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Building Confidence in Aquaculture: Thoughts on the Future in the Pecha Kucha Styleo SUNIL KADRI, AQUAINNOVATION
o MATT THOMPSON, NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM
o ROBERT JONES, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
o ISAAC FRAYND, AQUA-SPARK
o JENNIFER BUSHMAN, ROUTE TO MARKET
o SCOTT WILLIAMS, BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB
RobertJonesRobert is the global lead for aquaculture for The Nature
Conservancy. He manages projects designed to demonstrate
the environmental, social and economic benefits that
aquaculture provides for people and nature. Previously, he
was the program coordinator for the NOAA Fisheries Office of
Aquaculture, where he worked to develop the agency’s new
Marine Aquaculture Strategic Plan. Before that, Robert served
as Knauss Fellow with the U.S. Department of State.
AQUACULTURELEADTHE NATURECONSERVANCY
Aquaculture By Design: The Nature Conservancy’s Sustainable Aquaculture ProgramRobert Jones, Global Lead for Aquaculture
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Persistent Narrative: Environment OR Aquaculture
New Paradigm: Environment AND Sustainable Aquaculture
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Resource Use of Beef versus Aquaculture
337112
75
9.8
8.8
2.4
GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2 emissions per tonne edible protein)
Land Use (hectare per tonneedible protein)
Fresh Water Use (mᵌ per tonneedible protein)
Credit: Aquarium of the Pacific
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Aquaculture cannot fulfill its promise if major challenges are not addressed
Environmental Challenges• Habitat Impacts• Water Pollution• Impacts to wild stocks• Disease
Social Challenges:• Labor Issues• Gender Issues• Impacts to fishing communities and other ocean users
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A sustainable future for aquaculture means rethinking the:
species
we grow our seafood
places ways
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places
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Areas not optimal foraquaculture operations
Aquaculture developmentzones
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Countries are asking for help:
3.73.63.63.6
3.53.53.5
3.33.23
2.82.8
2.72.72.7
0 1 2 3 4
Farm Registration SystemEssential Management Measures (overall)
National Aquaculture PolicyFood Safety Regulations
National Aquaculture PlanAquaculture Regulations (overall)
Access use rightsSupporting Measures
Support Capacity (Overall)Implementation of Good Aquaculture practices
Water abstractionFeed regulation
Carrying Capacity modelsEscapes
Aquaculture Zoning /area management
0 = Absolute Lack of Measure; 5= Full Enforcement at Ground-Level
Source: FAO Aquaculture Subcommittee, Rome 2017
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Partnership with NOAA on aquaculture spatial planning to transfer these
techniques to countries around the world
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species
Bivalves and Seaweed –A Big Part of Our Future?
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Can aquaculture help restore ecosystems rather than degrade them?
Mitigate PollutionShellfish and seaweed aquaculture can improve water quality by extracting nitrogen and phosphorous from coastal waterways. As filter feeders, bi-valve shellfish can improve water clarity. These factors can lessen the symptoms of eutrophication, which effects 415 estuaries worldwide.
Habitat Provision85 percent of native oyster populations have been lost worldwide and many seaweed communities are similarly in decline. Shellfish and seaweed aquaculture can provide some of the benefits of these lost habitats.
Support Fish StocksShellfish and Seaweed aquaculture gear provides refuge for macro-fauna including fish, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.
Reduce Local Climate Change ImpactsAquaculture can reduce carbon dioxide and oxygenate waterways, and thereby locally mitigate the effects of ocean acidification. Through increased water clarity, shellfish aquaculture may promote the growth of eelgrass beds, a carbon sink.
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Countries reliant on wild fish and nutritionally vulnerable
(Golden et. al)
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Marine aquaculture currently not benefitting nutritionally insecure communities
(Golden et. al)
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Is nutritionally-sensitive & sustainable marine aquaculture possible?
new collaboration with Harvard and piloting of rabbitfish aquaculture in Palau to assess opportunities
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waysenvironmental performance
profitability socialbenefit
new aquaculture technology and innovation
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Production Methods
Moving Offshore
Moving onto Land
RestorativeShellfish
and Seaweed
New Candidate Species
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Supply Chain Innovations
Alternative Feeds
Aquatic Animal Health
Advanced Monitoring Systems
Genetics / Genomics
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Pre-competitive Information Productsfor Investors and Philanthropists
Robert JonesGlobal Lead, [email protected]
