This download brings the presentation of Dr. Rasha El Kholy, President of ECU, on aquaponics at the fifth progress meeting in Izmir, Turkey. It informs about the research conducted by the ECU team to maximize the revenue from the aquaponic wetlands facility since its initial installation over one year ago. While the selection of high-revenue crops and fast-growing fish species were high on the agenda, also nature-based plant pest control and biosecurity measures were put in place to prevent diseases among the fish population. Furthermore, the facility was upgraded by putting in place automated controls and an IOT system which transmits the data collected by sensors over the internet. It is highly noteworthy that the payback period from the facility has been estimated at just over one and half years to three years depending on the type of crops and fish selected. The facility is currently in the fifth round of seedling and planting, the fourth round of safe control of plant pests and the third round of fish farming.