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A monthly review February 2013
The AquaculturistA regular look inside the aquaculture industry
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01/02/13: Sea lice and salmon mortality; new logo for IFFO A study by Marine Institute and NUIG Galway has concluded that sea lice do not play a significant role in salmon mortality. The research, which has been published in, Journal of Fish Diseases, involved more than 350,000 fish, released into eight different rivers in 28 separate experiments over a nine year period.
In this long-term study, one group of salmon smolts were treated with a commercial agent which protects them against sea lice infestation for eight weeks after going to sea. The return rates of control or unprotected mirror groups of fish were compared with the ‘protected’ fish to see if they suffered any additional sea lice induced mortality following release into the sea. Read more...
IFFO (the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil organisation) has intro-duced a new logo. The organisation, which was formed in 2001, has a collective history of over 50 years, encompassing the activities of its pred-ecessors, namely the Fishmeal Exporters’ Organisation (FEO), Interna-tional Association of Fish Meal Manufacturers (IAFMM) and International Fishmeal and Oil Manufacturers’ Association (IFOMA). The organisation continues to move with the times and is introducing a new look for 2013.While the fishmeal and fish oil industries are still at the core of the organi-sation, recent years have seen members from the human nutraceutical sector, marine crustacean processing, algae cultivation and even retailing join the organisation as the importance of renewable, responsibly man-aged marine ingredients has grown. To reflect this broader membership, the IFFO board agreed a modernised logo and strapline, while retaining the name IFFO to maintain a link to the long history of the organisation. More information...
04/02/13: Canadian lobster set to benefit from EU trade deal; Australian aquaculture plans; calls for improved feed in Uganda A potential free trade agreement between the EU and Canada could ben-efit lobster farmers in New Brunswick. At the moment, Canadian lobster and seafood exports are taxed between six and 20 percent in Europe. Read more...
the Aquaculturists blog is an online offshoot of international Aquafeed magazine. While the bi-monthly magazine covers aquafeed issues in-depth, the Aquaculturists takes a lighter approach.
our columnists have a keen eye for the most interesting, relevant and (let’s face it) bizarre aquaculture stories from across the world. each weekday we scour the internet for top-notch news and package it for your perusal in one neat daily digest.
the Aquaculturists are also massive fans of industry events and shows and can often be found out on the road. Here they share stories (and photos) from their travels and, being unable to keep a secret, share details of upcoming events.
but the Aquaculturists is your space too; feel free to comment and share your views.
if you have any aquaculture news you think we should shout about, email Alice at [email protected]
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The Department of Fisheries, Australia is close to finalising plans for a Kimberley aquaculture zone, reports ABC. In 2011, $1.25 million was ear-marked for two zones for ocean fish farms, to meet the growing demand for fin-fish such as barramundi. The State Government is organising environmental approvals for a 20 square kilometre site in the King Sound, to make it easier for new producers to establish farms. Read more...
Fish dealers in Uganda have urged the government help control fish feed production. This issue of poor fish feeds was raised at the 6th annual fish farmers symposium and trade fair at the Industrial Research Institute. bad quality feeds can lead to stunted growth which in turn affects the profit-ability of fish farms. Government can help feed producers by providing them with machinery and improved feed ingredients. Read more...
05/02/13: Growing grouper onshore; net pen aquaculture in Washington State; seawater pipeline for algae production Researchers in the Japanese prefecture of Nagasaki have started a project to feed kelp grouper at an onshore facility. The experimental study aims to shorten the raising period to two years instead of four years it cur-rently takes in offshore cages.
The institute will eventually raise a total of 3,000 groupers stocked in onshore fish tanks, which can be warmed up by geothermal heat. Read more...
Net pen aquaculture in Washington State, USA may come to an end if a proposed bill is passed by the State House. Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, a Sequim Democrat, filed the one-page proposal to allow counties to ban net pen aquaculture. Unsurprisingly, fish farmers in the area have come out in opposition to the bill. Read more...
Western Australia is to fund a A$10 million pipeline to transport seawater to companies in the Pilbara region that make products from algae. At first the pipeline will support Aurora Algae Inc., which is investing A$86 million in a facility that to produce biodiesel, Omega-3 fatty acids for health sup-plements, and protein-rich biomass for aquaculture and animal feed. Read more...
Event: Aquarama Everyone is geared up and looking forward to the exciting event happen-ing this coming May 30- June 2, 2013 in Singapore – Aquarama 2013!
This year, new Aquarama faces such as Aquaria Land (Italy), Fusion Agri-tainment (Singapore), and Zoomed Laboratories (USA), will join the acclaimed list of Aquarama exhibitors in creating awareness and claiming their spot at the 2013 international Ornamental Fish Extravaganza.
International players such as Ocean Nutrition (Belgium), Aquarium Mun-ster (Germany), Prodac International (Italy) Tropical Tadeusz (Poland), Hai Feng (Taiwan), Seachem Laboratories (USA) and many more return-ing exhibitors will once again reinforce their status at the one of the most important ornamental fish platforms in the world.
Ornamental Fish International (OFI) will announce the 2013 OFI Award winner during the AQUARAMA Opening Ceremony on 30th May 2013 and they will also host the OFI Annual General Meeting during AQUARA-MA 2013.
A string of activities are planned for Aquarama 2013, including the new Hosted Buyers Programme, NEW Star Product Showcases, Trade & Pub-lic Seminars, New Product Showcases, the world renowned International Fish and Tank Competition, Farm Visits, and much more.
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06/02/13: Vietnam responds to shrimp subsidy claim; aquaculture apprenticeships and more Sparsholt College in Hampshire, UK has unveiled its new aquaculture building and launched apprenticeship in aquaculture. The £500,000 Salmonid Rearing and Trials Centre was officially opened on January 31, 2013 and will be home to students studying Fish Husbandry and Fishery Management. Read more...
Vietnam rejects US shrimp subsidy claim. Vietnamese seafood producers are planning to contest a US Department of Commerce anti-subsidy in-vestigation to see whether the country and six others have been engaged in unfair trade practices. The Vietnamese Association of Seafood Export-ers and Producers (VASEP) says that the shrimp industry in Vietnam is not subsidised by the government. Read more...
An oyster farm in Marin County, California, USA has lost its appeal to a federal judge to remain open. The judge upheld the decision by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's not to renew the farm's 40-year lease. The farm is on a 1976 Wilderness designation area meaning agriculture is kept to a minimum. Read farm...
Event: World Aquaculture 2014 Adelaide Plans are well underway for World Aquaculture 2014 Adelaide (WAA14).
“The theme for the conference is ‘Create, Nurture, Grow’ which reflects the dynamic nature of aquaculture development in the region” said WAA14 Chairman, Dr Graham Mair.
“Agreeing the theme early on has given us a head start and we have a number of strong teams already working on a range of conference development tasks and we are confident that, with the support the event is receiving from industry and government, this will be an exciting and rewarding event.” added Graham.
A booth is being supported by both the World Aquaculture Society and the Adelaide Convention Bureau at the forthcoming Aquaculture America Conference/Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee specifically to promote WAA14. The booth will highlight both the diverse aquaculture activities and the wonderful tourism attractions of South Australia and Australia more broadly. Additionally there are a range of planned meetings, compe-titions and promotions in Nashville targeted at engaging the many del-egates who will be there.
The websites and other promotional activities are planned to kick start after the USA event. The Program Committee headed by Professor Jose Fernandez-Polanco and Dr Jenny Cobcroft have their Call for Papers ready to roll out soon after the conference.
Workshops and tours, both pre and post conference, will be featured ad-ditions to the strong conference program in Adelaide and they will include important activities for farmers, researchers and students alike.
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Dr Mair emphasised “We are grateful for the support we are receiving from all our sponsors and the willingness of the many organisers to put in time and effort to develop the wide range of planned activities. I am certain that the end result will be excellent and memorable experience for delegates and we look forward to seeing everyone in Adelaide in June 2014.” More information about the World Aquaculture Society...
07/02/13: FEFAC welcomes PAPs in EU; algae as a fish feed ingredient; small-scale fisheries and 'wellbeing' FEFAC President Patrick Vanden Avenne welcomed the European Com-mission decision to adopt and publish the new regulation on the reau-thorisation of non-ruminant processed animal proteins exclusively for use for fish feeding. He stated that “this measure paves the way for our EU aquaculture producers to step up their efforts to encourage the sustain-able development of EU aquaculture by creating a level playing field with seafood imports from third countries”.
“EFSA has provided clear scientific evidence that non-ruminant PAPs produced in accordance with the high EU processing standards are safe. They can help in reducing the EU dependency on fishmeal imports thus contributing to the Common Fisheries Policy reform goals of pairing sus-tainable wild fisheries with the sustainable development of aquaculture”.
He highlighted that "the European feed industry is fully committed to sup-port the competitiveness and sustainability of aquaculture production in the EU, as set out in the Commission proposal on the Common Fisheries Policy and supported by the EP Committee on Fisheries in their Decem-ber 2012 vote on the CFP report of MEP Mrs Ulrike Rodust”. The new measure contributes to global food security, by reducing the EU depend-ency on seafood imports which account for more than 70 percent of the current EU consumption". He noted that PAPs are widely used by aquac-ulture producers in Asia and North- and South-America, who are export-ing farmed fish to the EU.
Look out for an article on PAPs and aquafeeds in the next issue of Inter-national Aquafeed. Read more...
There are many studies looking at the feasibility of using algae as a fish feed ingredient on a wide scale. One such company is OriginOil which has joined forces with Pennsylvania-based aquaculture company, We-FeedUs, to test and validate OriginOil’s proprietary water decontamina-tion and algae harvesting technologies for aquaculture systems.
In lab tests, OriginOil researchers used a lab-scale SOS system to process water with total ammonia content of approximately 30 parts per million , more than a dozen times the limit for optimal fish production. The process reduced this high ammonia content to less than 0.25 ppm in three minutes without the use of chemicals, or more than a 99 percent reduction. Read more...
A new document published by the World Fish Center examines the small-scale fisheries through the concept of 'wellbeing'. Despite recognition that small-scale fisheries make contributions to economies, societies and cultures, assessing these contributions and incorporating them into policy and decision-making has suffered from a lack of a comprehensive integrating ‘lens’, say the authors.
The paper focuses on the concept of ‘wellbeing’ as a means to accom-plish this integration, thereby unravelling and better assessing complex social and economic issues within the context of fisheries governance. Read more...
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08/02/13: Rice-fish farming; WAS website and more... Integrated rice-fish farming is the need of the hour says, the Financial Express, Bangladesh. Although rice production is well-established in the country, fish farming lags behind. However, around 10.14 million hectares of rice fields, there is scope to integrate fish production and rice farming. In addition to increasing fish production, combined rice-fish production can also improve productivity and profitability of rice farming. Read more...
The World Aquaculture Society (WAS) website is undergoing a makeover with the new look site due to go live on February 20, 2013. The team are encouraging people attending the Nashville meeting stop by the WAS booth, take a look and give some feedback.
A fisherman in South Africa has become the first person to be convicted of killing a great white shark. Leon Bekker, of George, Western Cape, was found to have violated the Marine Living Resources Act which includes attempting to kill, disturb or be in possession of a white shark without a permit.
11/02/13: Salmon special: equipment and escapees; ISA; Marine Harvest Equipment failure is the reason behind more than two thirds of salmon escapees according to research conducted by the SECURE project. The study, which analysed all escape incidents from salmon farms in Norway from 2006 to 2009, found that faulty nets and cages were the main cause of 68 percent of fish escapes. Read more...
Earlier this year, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) allowed salmon infected with ISA from a Cooke Aquaculture farm in New Bruns-wick to be processed. This decision was controversial in the aquaculture community as it was first time the agency had given permission for fish with the disease to be processed for market.
However, that's not where the story ends. Now, various restaurants and in have refused to serve or stock fish infected with the disease. Read reactions here...
Marine Harvest has expanded its portfolio of farms with the acquisition of Lewis Salmon in Scotland. Read more...
12/02/13: 'Super chilled' fish; knife fish infestation; rooftop aquaponics in India Ice is the no-brainer way to keep fish fresh during transportation. How-ever, scientists at Nofima, Norway believe that ice and insulated boxes create a false sense of security and restrict innovation in the sector. Ac-cording to the feed research institute, in 2010 Norway exported 922,000 tonnes of salmon – the vast majority of this packed fresh in polystyrene fish boxes with 5–6 kg of ice per approx. 22 kg of fish. This is equivalent to 7,500 articulated lorries full of ice (around 230 million litres of water).
Nofima has been working on alternative methods for transportation of fish including 'super chilling'.
This method involves reducing the temperature down to the equalisation temperature of the fish, typically -1 to -2 °C. Super chilling is the easi-est way of increasing the primary quality period of the fish and may be combined with packaging in a protected environment of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, during both distribution and in consumer packaging. This enables high quality to be maintained for several weeks in a cooling chain that is in accordance with the regulations (0 to +2 °C). Read more...
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Aquaculture operations in Laguna Lake, The Philippines are under threat from an infestation of knife fish. Over 5,000 fishers in the lake have been affected while municipalities have also reported knife fish problems.
The Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources – National Inland Fisheries Technology Center (BFAR-NIFTC) and local governments are currently undertaking mass retrieval operations to address issue.
The collected knife fish will then be turned over to BFAR for the develop-ment of technologies for its economic utilisation. Read more...
Here's a five minute coffee break treat for you. Talk a tour of a rooftop aquaponics garden in Kolkata, India.
13/02/13: Is Brazil the next seafood superpower? Drugs in aquaculture course Brazil has the potential to be a seafood superpower but there are various barriers stopping the country from reaching its full potential according to Rabobank. A report by the company pinpoints difficultly obtaining aquac-ulture licences, a lack of biosafety standards a, low yields and an under-developed feed industry as the the main issues hampering growth. Read more...
The FDA and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)
have launched an online training module titled 'Aquaculture Drugs and US Regulations'. Aimed at international producers, the course is designed to clarify how the FDA regulates drugs for aquaculture and identify which drugs may be used. More information...
19/02/13: Aquaculture in Kenya and seafood production in New Zealand Kenyans may be about to enjoy more fish suppers. Aquaculture produc-tion in the country has increased by more than 500 per cent in the last four years, according to the ministry of Fisheries Development. Produc-tion stood at 4,220 metric tonnes in 2008 before shooting to 22,000 tonnes in 2012. Read more...
One of New Zealand’s largest seafood companies is coming to Cawthron Aquaculture Park, near Nelson.
Aotearoa Fisheries Limited will take over and expand Cawthron Institute’s commercial oyster nursery and spat growing operation at the Cawthron Aquaculture Park. Cawthron Institute will continue to produce and supply oyster larvae to industry.
“Cawthron Institute has developed a scientific selective breeding pro-gramme for oysters over the last ten years,” says Ian Kearney, chairman, Cawthron Institute. “Three years ago we established the outdoor nursery to grow and supply increased volumes of selectively bred spat to the industry.”
“It is now appropriate to allow our industry partners to take over this expanding spat production activity and for Cawthron Institute to focus its expertise on scientific research for the aquaculture industry.” Read more...
Cloudy Bay Clams, New Zealand is celebrating after being given Friend of the Sea international sustainability seal of approval. The audited fishing vessels for storm clam (Mactra murchisoni), diamond (Spisula aequilatera) and moon shell (Dosinia anus) and Tua Tua (Paphies donacinia), were found to be compliant with all Friend of the Sea criteria for sustainable fishery.
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The clams are harvested from a sandy substrate along the coastline. The fishing method is based on a hydraulic winnowing clam rake, designed and developed by the company itself. The Clam Rake mesh is 10mm Dia and no nets are used.
The use of water jets is designed to maximize catch, minimise mortality of clams and minimize the effects of dragging the dredge through the sand. The only by-catch is the occasional paddle crab which represents less that less than 1% of the catch. If alive and unharmed, they are returned to sea.
“Friend of the Sea certification confirms our efforts and continuous com-mitment to sustainability" explains Mr. Mike Ponder, general manager, Cloudy Bay Clams “and it represents an important added value for our product”. More information...
20/03/13: Australia special There's a bit of a buzz about cobia at the moment. The species is being earmarked as 'the next big thing' in aquaculture thanks to its quick growth and firm flesh. One farmer keen to explore the potential of the species is Alistair Dick, of Pacific Reef fisheries, near Ayr, Australia.Dick told ABC Rural that the financial potential for fish farmers is significant consider-ing cobia can grow up to 10 kilograms within their first year - double the speed of barramundi and triple the speed of Atlantic salmon. Read more...
If you're a cobia fan, look out for the next issue of International Aquafeed has a cobia expert topic.
There are successful fish farms in South Australia, Tasmania and West-ern Australia and now there are plans for a farm in New South Wales. However, the proposal to build a farm four kilometres off the Central Coast is running into trouble. Aquaculture advocates argue that the New South Wales Fisheries Institute farm will take the pressure off wild fish stocks while other believe the farm will be a polluter. Listen to AM radio discuss the plans...
PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture has released a proposal to introduce snapper spatial closures for public consultation.
The proposed spatial closures encompass several snapper spawning aggregation sites within Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent, which would be closed to Snapper fishing between November and January each year, when Snapper are known to aggregate in South Australian waters. This is a temporary management measure that would be reviewed on an annual basis. Read more...
21/02/13: news stories from the Philippines, Australia and Scotland A fish forum in the Philippines has discussed the potential of pangasius aquaculture. Local farmers, Municipal Agriculture Officers, and business-men of Rizal province recently attended Department of Trade and Indus-try (DTI)-Rizal’s Investment Opportunity Forum on the fish called panga-sius Antipolo City.
Romy Pol of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – National Inland Fisheries Training Center briefed the attendees on the characteris-tics and history of pangasius.
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According to Pol, pangasius comes from the family of the catfish and originates from the Mekong River which runs through China, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand. The specie is very hardy and lays around 50,000 eggs. However, studies show that pangasius only lays eggs in the Me-kong River and must be induced to lay eggs in other habitats or fish-ponds. The fish also only reach sexual maturity after two to three years. BFAR also reiterated that pangasius are only allowed to be bred in inland fishponds in the country. Read more...
The team at AM, one of Australia's most popular radio shows, is into all things aquaculture at the moment. The team is on the Gold Coast report-ing from Australia's largest tiger prawn farm. Listen here or read a transcript...The Scottish Salmon Company has submitted plans for a new farm site at Reibinish with the potential to farm 2,000 tonnes of salmon the applica-tion is one of three being considered by the Scottish based and operated salmon farming company for Harris. Read more...
22/02/13: Salt tolerant plant for aquaculture use; AKVA acquisition; research into salmon virus vaccines Researchers at Murdoch University are investigating the uses of a salt tolerant plant in both aquaculture and agriculture. The saltgrass, Distichlis spicata is very effective at removing salt from water.
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AKVA Group has bought 70 percent of the shares in Plastsveis AS for a price of NOK 20 million. 90 percent of the purchase price will be paid in cash on completion. The remaining 10 percent will be paid six months after the transaction is completed. The transaction is subject to final ap-proval from the Norwegian competition authorities and is assumed to be completed mid March 2013, with operational effect from January 1, 2013. Read more...
The Research Council of Norway's Platform for Viral Aquaculture Medi-cine is getting closer to developing a much-needed vaccine against ISA and IPN in salmon. Researchers have been studying how these viruses side step the salmon immune system and which immune response may provide protection against diseases. Read more...
Event: Aquaculture 2013 We're in Nashville, USA for Aquaculture 2013. If you're at the show, come and visit us on stand 227 to find out more about what we do and pick up a copy of International Aquafeed magazine.
To whet your appetite, check out our preview article which includes inter-views with Sandy Shumway and plenary speaker Edward Allison.
Event: Aquaculture 2013: Craig Browdy wins Distinguished Service award The Distinguished Service Award recognises an individual who has made outstanding personal contributions to the US Aquaculture Society and/or the US. aquaculture industry. This award emphasises significant leader-ship and overall impact in research, education, extension, or industry development in the field of aquaculture.
He has devoted his career to aquaculture and to expanding the aquacul-ture industry in the United States. He has made significant contributions in research, education, and industry development and has exhibited outstanding leadership within the field.
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His research interests within shrimp aquaculture have been wide-ranging, including nutrition, health management, physiology, water quality, efflu-ents, analytical techniques, and microbial ecology. He may be best known for his work at the Waddell Mariculture Center in South Carolina which established the research basis for reduced water exchange, enhanced biosecurity, the development of high-intensity shrimp aquaculture tech-niques in greenhouses using the biofloc approach. While at the Waddell Mariculture Center, his reputation for applied research, his assistance to the research world and leadership in industry was well known.
He has served US aquaculture in a variety of position: He has been a strong supporter of the USAS, he was a Marine Scientist with South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Scientific Director for the Waddell Mariculture Center; Assistant Director for SCDNR’s Marine Re-sources Research Institute, and adjunct professor at several universities. He served as WAS President, Chair of the Book Committee, and an As-sociate Editor of the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. In 2008, he became Aquaculture Research Director for NOVUS developing and applying US products to provide effective alternatives for feed cost reduc-tion and health through nutrition for the global aquaculture industry.
He has devoted his life to furthering aquaculture, especially in ways that address world hunger and that seek to develop commercially viable ma-rine aquaculture in the US He has truly made a difference in developing technologies, training students and industry professionals, and leading the industry by example.
23/02/13: Japanese aquaculture restaurant; Canadian government promotes prawn industry; Marine Harvest apprentice An aquaculture restaurant run by Kinki University, Japan is set to open its doors to the public in April 2013.The Osaka-based eatery will specialise in blue-fin tuna and other fish raised from eggs at its aquaculture facilities. The aim of the restaurant is to popularise farmed seafood in stores on a scale equivalent to commonly available meats. More information...
The Canadian government and the Canadian Association of Prawn Pro-ducers have joined forces to promote prawn exports. A $165,000 market-ing campaign has been devised to draw attention to cold-water shrimp in countries including China and Russia. Read more...
The first aquaculture apprentice at Marine Harvest, Scotland has started work. Sixteen-year-old Ross MacDonald from Fort William beat off stiff competition to work at Scotland's largest aquaculture company. MacDon-ald will works across a range of departments, receiving training on boat handling, fish health, feed management and finance. More information on Marine Harvest...
Processed animal proteins (PAPs) in aquafeed formulations in Europe The re-introduction of processed animal proteins (PAPs) derived from Category 3 materials deemed fit for human consumption from non-rumi-nant sources is due within the EU member states from June, 2013 under revised legislation. The use of PAPs in all farmed animal diets, including those of fish, was banned in the EU in 2001 (part of animal health pro-tection measures against Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).
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Consequently, the EU aquaculture sector was disadvantaged within the global aquaculture market and alternative sources of protein (principally plant by-products such as soybean meal, various pulses and grain pro-tein concentrates) were the main commodities used in combination with fishmeal. Animal by-products are however a valuable protein resource that have been avoided for over a decade and this has constrained the potential to reduce our dependence on marine sources of both protein and fat for aquafeeds.
Strategic research conducted by the Plymouth University Fish Nutri-tion and Aquaculture Health group from 2005 to 2011 commissioned by Stephen Woodgate (previously technical Director of EFPRA; European Fat Processors and Renderers Association) resulted in several peer-re-viewed publications (Davies et al 2009; Laporte, 2007). These investiga-tions validated the safety and efficacy of poultry by-product meat meals, feather meals and porcine blood proteins for use in diets for trout, sea bass, sea bream, turbot, tilapia and carp.
This work, carried out under Professor Simon Davies, has clearly dem-onstrated the feasibility of replacing fishmeal with these products at high inclusion levels resulting in excellent growth, feed efficiency and added health benefits for these species.
Whilst having excellent digestibility characteristics, poultry by-products were shown to increase bone density, support the immune response of fish and providing effective replacement of fish meal at up to 50 percent without compromising growth and development of fish. These investiga-tions were highlighted in documentation forwarded by EFPRA to the EU (European Food Safety Agency, EFSA as supporting evidence to recon-sider their introduction in aqua-feeds produced in Europe.
26/02/13: EU discusses discards; Yukon fisheries management; US shellfish bill gathers pace Members of the European Council are currently in Brussels, Belgium debating reform to the common fisheries policy. Top of the agenda is proposed changes to the discards ban. You can watch the proceedings live here.
The American Fisheries Society has released a report into improving fisheries management in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region. Fisheries management in this region is extremely challenging due to the mixed stock origin of most fisheries, remoteness, complexity, and vast size of the major river drainages, U.S./Canada Treaty agreements for the Yukon River, and the interdependence of subsistence and commercial fisheries. The proposed projects would provide necessary research and support management activities within the region. Read more...
The House of Representatives Agricultural and Natural Resources Com-mittee in the USA has approved a bill to address the concerns of shellfish producers. The bill addresses to key areas of concern in the industry in-cluding the need for new research in the light of rapid changes in shellfish farming practices and the environmental impact of shellfish farming. Read more...
Event: Aquaculture 2013 review Held in the Nashville Congress Centre, Aquaculture 2013 also hosted a very successful three-day exhibition during the four days of presentation running from last Friday to its Monday close.
This meeting will be noted for its keynote opening presentation delivered by Dr Edward Allison on ‘Aquaculture in a Changing Climate’.
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Dr Allison who has worked with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in West and Central Africa and until recently the director of policy, eco-nomic and social science research programme at the World Fish Center in Penang, Malaysia, suggested aquaculture was being overlooked in discussions on climate change. His research bridges economic and social development concerns with those of fisheries, aquaculture and environ-ment governance.
His current work focuses on the contribution of fisheries and aquaculture to food and nutrition security with aspects of adoption to climate change. In September 2013 he will take up a professorship in the School of Ma-rine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle.
He told delegates that feed manufacturers should be congratulated for the work they have been doing to make aquaculture viable through their development of efficient and effective ration formulation.
During the same opening session and among the various awards was a joint presentation of WAS Exemplary Service Awards made to its general manager John Cooksey and his wife Mary. Both were honoured for their work organising WAS activities since 1996. Kevan Main, President World Aquaculture Society 2012-2013, presented the award to the acclaim of the audience – the first time a join award had been made.
“I was taken completely by surprise,” John told International Aquafeed following the presentation. He recalled the first meetings he organised for WAS, the first in San Diago, California, prior to being invited to join the Society and take over all its meeting. The second his first international meeting for WAS in Thailand in 1996.
“Organising conferences has been getting easier but the scope of each is getting wider with meetings being held all over the world. Some locations in the beginning had no facilities at first including no pipe-and-drapes and where catalogues went handmade. But they were a lot of fun,” he recalled.
27/02/13: Life insurance for fish; Alaskan government vetoes GM; new BAP standards The Insurance Board, the insurance sector regulator in Nepal, has final-ised a policy on fisheries insurance that will make it mandatory for all non-life insurance companies to provide coverage to fishes grown in ponds of at least 200 sq m.
The measure will protect fish farmers in case of damages or losses of their products and encourage banks and financial institutions to provide credit for the industry. Read more...
The Alaskan House of Representatives has come out in opposition to GM fish. Representatives unanimously approved House Joint Resolution 5 which urges the US Food and Drug Administration to reconsider a prelimi-nary finding that genetically modified fish would not significantly impact the environment. The resolution asks for labeling for GM salmon, if the product is ultimately approved. Read more...
The new Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standards for finfish and crus-tacean farms are set to go live in spring 2013. The revamped standards come following a 60-day public-comment period which included contri-butions from from fish farmers, academics and NGOs from Australasia, Asia, Europe and America.
Changes include greater emphasis on social responsibly and will apply to all types of production systems for finfish and crustaceans, excluding cage-raised salmonids, for which separate BAP farm standards exist. Read more...
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