Commercializing Ocean Resources: Aquaculture & Biomedicines

Don KentHubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

Presented at the

Maritime Business and Technology SummitSan Diego, California

November 16, 2010

The Aquaculture Imperative

40 million more tonnes of aquatic food will be required by 2030 to maintain the current per capita”

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At a landed price of $4/kg this is $6 billion supporting 60,000 seafood industry jobs for a benefit of $24 billion to the US economy.

Courtesy: Jingjie Cho, NOAA Aquaculture

Increasing Global & Domestic Demand

NOAA Strategic Goal: 1.5 million more tonnes by 2025

Over 83% of USA’s seafood

is imported

Technology is well-established and can be engineered to each site

Site Requirements

• Need – 100 ft < and > 350 ft deep– Clean water with consistent

current

• SCB offers an ideal climate– predictable temperature– Infrequent extremes

• Avoid conflicts– Outside busy coastal zone– Sandy bottom

• Close to seafood industry market and distribution centers

San Diego has Everything Needed

Spiny Lobster $2,881

Thornyhead $500

Swordfish $1,477 All Others $1,060

Sea Urchin $503

Spot Prawn $648

Value of Fish Landed in San Diego for 2006(Values are in $1,000 USD)

Total harvest = $7 million

San Diego Is No Longer the Tuna Center

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Source: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/landings06/table15.pdf

S. Calif. Landings

2006 Landing Weight and Value by Port

Source: CDFG Fish Bull 109S. Calif. Fishing Areas: 194 x 100 sq. mi. = 19,400 sq mi

Commercial Fishing:100K mt worth $59 MM/19K sq mi =

$3,041/sq. mi.

Offshore farms:100K mt/yr in 40 farms in 20 sq. mi. worth $400 MM at $4/kg =

$20 million/sq. mi.

Efficient Use of the Offshore Environment

Baja California Tuna Farming

The Sonoran Marketing Plan

•Hermosillo to:• Los Angeles: 500 miles• Chicago: 1,550 miles• New York: 2,200 miles

Estimated 50+K tons of Hamachi Yellowtail is imported to USA every year: • @ $12/Kg = $600 million

Commercializing Ocean Resources: Aquaculture & Biomedicines

Don KentHubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

Presented at the

Maritime Business and Technology SummitSan Diego, California

November 16, 2010

Thank You!