{"id":279655,"date":"2026-05-21T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279655\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:35:07","slug":"turning-beach-sargassum-into-sustainable-fish-feed-key-biscayne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/279655\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning beach sargassum into sustainable fish feed | Key Biscayne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Rotary Club of Key Biscayne will host guest speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juliocamperio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Julio Camperio<\/a>, a research associate at the University of Miami Aquaculture Program, for a presentation on innovative coastal management solutions for a problem impacting Key Biscayne beaches; sargassum.<\/p>\n<p>The talk, titled &#8220;Utilizing Black Soldier Fly Larvae Biotechnology to Upcycle Sargassum for Sustainable Aquafeed Production and Coastal Impact Mitigation in Florida,&#8221; addresses a persistent environmental challenge for local beaches.<\/p>\n<p>Camperio\u2019s presentation will explore how black soldier fly larvae can break down harvested sargassum seaweed, transforming a costly coastal nuisance into a high-value, sustainable nutrient source for aquaculture feed.<\/p>\n<p>Camperio holds a PhD in marine biology and ecology from <a href=\"https:\/\/aquaculture.earth.miami.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UM\u2019s Rosenstiel School.<\/a> His extensive background spans commercial farming operations across four continents, peer-reviewed research, and competitive grant funding focused on aquafeed innovation and sustainable marine ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) biotechnology is a rapidly growing field in sustainable agriculture and waste management that uses the larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) to recycle organic waste into valuable, high-quality products. Black soldier fly larvae are voracious eaters. In their larval stage, they can consume up to twice their body weight in organic waste every day.<\/p>\n<p>The hybrid meeting takes place on Friday, May 22, at 7:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can join in person at the Village Hall Community Room, located by the turtle fountain at 88 W. McIntyre St., Key Biscayne, or participate virtually via Zoom (meeting ID: 819 3183 7406, passcode: 660027).<\/p>\n<p>A full breakfast is served for in-person guests at $22 per person. Those interested should RSVP to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandernews.com\/news\/keybiscayne\/turning-beach-sargassum-into-sustainable-fish-feed\/mailto:kasaromano@me.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kasaromano@me.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotaryclubofkeybiscayne.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rotaryclubofkeybiscayne.org<\/a> for more information on the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Rotary Club of Key Biscayne will host guest speaker Julio Camperio, a research associate at the University&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[94757,20983,119337,119340,16765,119336,126,266,123,125,124,26469,42951,119338,9724,119339],"class_list":["post-279655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-aquaculture","tag-beach-cleanup","tag-black-soldier-fly-larvae","tag-environmental-resilience","tag-islander-news","tag-julio-camperio","tag-key-biscayne","tag-local-news","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-rotary-club","tag-sargassum","tag-sustainable-fish-feed","tag-university-of-miami","tag-ways-to-combat-sargassum-buildup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}