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April 2011
THE AQUACULTURIST | April 2011
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New Zealand Marlborough blue cod fishery reopens
Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Phil Heatley will be in Marlborough today to celebrate the re-opening of the blue cod fishery in the Marlborough Sounds Area (MSA). The fishery, which has re-opened 18 months ahead of schedule, will remain open until 31 August 2011, then will open seasonally from 20 December to 31 August each year.
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The Minister says he is delighted to participate in the re-opening of what can, once again, be a truly superb fishery. "This is a significant day for an iconic fishery," says Mr Heatley. "This opening has been supported by a lot of hard work and research. I need to acknowledge the efforts of the Marlborough Sounds Blue Cod Management Group (BCMG), the Ministry of Fisheries, and also the contribution of the local Marlborough community," he said. Read more ...
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Safe radioactivity levels in fisheries products
In relation to the accident occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the Chiba Prefectural Government has implemented the monitoring inspection on radioactivity level, in order to ensure safety of fisheries products in Chiba Prefecture. The result of the inspection is that radioactivity was not detectable (below the provisional regulation value) in the Japanese sardine sample at the Choshi fishing port. The radioactivity level of the raw milk, pork, sea cucumber, mackerel (southern mackerel) and anchovy samples show that all the measurements were below the Provisional Regulation Value, and that consumption of these fisheries and livestock products will not affect human health. Read more ...
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Mexico and Chile to co-operate on fishing and aquaculture Government authorities in Mexico and Chile have signed the Agreement on Co-operation in Fisheries and Aquaculture, in order to strengthen activities in the technical, scientific, economic and commercial development of fisheries and aquaculture in both countries. Those who participated in the signing of the agreement included the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa), Francisco Mayorga Castañeda, the national commissioner of Aquaculture and Fisheries of Mexico, Ramon Corral Avila, and the Minister of Economy, Promotion and Tourism of Chile, Juan Andres Fontaine Talavera. Read more ...
Impacts On The Marine Ecosystems Of Antarctica
A team of scientists in the United Kingdom and the United States has warned that the native fauna and unique ecology of the Southern Ocean, the vast body of water that surrounds the Antarctic continent, is under threat from human activity. Their study is published this week in the peerreviewed journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. “Although Antarctica is still the most pristine environment on Earth, its marine ecosystems are being degraded through the introduction of alien species, pollution, overfishing, and a mix of other human activities,” said team member Dr Sven Thatje of the University of Southampton’s School of Ocean and Earth Science (SOES) based at the UK’s National Oceanography Centre. Read more ...
Growing Shrimp and Tilapia together
When a disease known as white spot appeared in Santa Catarina, years ago, producers of shrimp in captivity were banned from selling shellfish. Instead of closing the marine farms, some have tried to diversify production, including producing tilapia in the same pond. "The ecological balance generated in this system enabled the production in polyculture farms infected by the virus before the white spot (white spot syndrome virus)," says engineer Aquaculture Frederico Santos da Costa, who graduated from the University of Santa Catarina. Mr Costa was one of the pioneers in the state to work with this type of system and made the first experiments on a farm in Barra do Sul, in 2007. During his Masters, Mr Costa tested the technical and financial feasibility of creating tilapia with shrimp and the results were published in 2008. Shortly after, he opened the company Marine Aquaculture Eco, with a colleague at the Aquaculture Department of UFSC. Read more ...
Some salmon likely to survive climate change
Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that any further environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations, while others may be less affected, says a new study by University of British Columbia scientists. The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, flowing more than 2,000 kilometres through the province. It is known for its large salmon runs, where typically several million sockeye salmon return to the river to spawn each year. There are more than 100 distinct populations of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River watershed and to spawn, each population completes a unique migration route that varies in distance, elevation gain, river temperature and river flow. Read more ...
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World Aquaculture 2011 – Aquaculture for a Changing World
World Aquaculture 2003 in Salvador de Bahia was one of the most highly attended WAS meetings ever held. On June 7 – 10, 2011, the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), in conjunction with Fenacam, will once again hold a World Aquaculture meeting in Brazil; this time in the northeast city of Natal with its beautiful beaches, and diversified aquaculture sectors. For this meeting, attendance is expected in excess of 3,000 participants, representing over 50 countries. The 4-day program will host in excess of 60 sessions complementing general categories such as: Aquaculture and Human Health, Crustacean Culture, Finfish Culture, Mollusc Culture, Aquaculture for a Changing World, Production Systems, and FeedstuffsFeeds-and Feed Additives; finishing up with assorted Special Topics including genetics, education, engineering, economics, and much more. Read more ...
Monday, April 4, 2011
IFIF Appoints New Executive Director
The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) announces the appointment of Alexandra de Athayde to the position of Executive Director of IFIF based in Brussels, Belgium. Alexandra is new to IFIF but brings extensive agriculture and international experience encompassed through her 14year career representing the industry with governments and businesses. In her new role, Alexandra will lead IFIF as the representative body of the global feed industry and an essential participant in the food chain that provides sustainable, safe and nutritious food. "I couldn’t be more pleased with this appointment” says Dave Cieslak, Chairman of IFIF. “Alexandra brings a wealth of global experience to IFIF and with her knowledge of the industry she will strongly support IFIF's mission to provide a unified leadership to represent, defend and promote the global feed and food chain and contribute to the supply of safe, healthy food and high standards of health for animals and people." Alexandra previously held positions within the Monsanto Company Corporate Affairs Department in Brazil, USA, and Europe. She focused on building coalitions with industry partners in the Food/Feed Chain, farm industry organizations, governments, academic community, and other stakeholders, with an emphasis on agricultural biotechnology policy, to create awareness and acceptance in the world regions. She has also worked for the Brazilian Government as Adviser to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Adviser to the Foreign Trade Secretary. Alexandra holds an International Executive M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States of America and a B.A. degree in International Relations from York University in Canada. She has lived in Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, India, USA, Canada and she speaks English, Portuguese, Spanish and French. She currently resides in Brussels with her husband and son.
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Ctaqua proposes new uses for aquaculture by-products In the Autonomous Region of Andalusia, in southern Spain, 55 percent of aquaculture by-products are included in the Animal By-products Not Intended for Human Consumption category, with an estimated annual volume of 1,374 tonnes. Because treating the waste generated by the sector in Andalusia is complicated and expensive, it is important to research the possibility of providing these by-products with added value, optimising sustainability and increasing environmental commitment. Read more ...
Aquaculture may enhance fish production in Ceará The state of Ceará has today become one of the five largest fish producers in Brazil, thanks to the significant development achieved in marine and inland aquaculture.
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Ceará in 2009 produced a total of 88,694 tonnes of fish, representing 7.1 percent of the total Brazilian production (1.24 million tonnes), said the director of the Registration Department for Fisheries and Aquaculture, of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), Sebastião Saldanha Neto. Noting that "the potential of Brazil is in aquaculture," the official said that this state has the potential to further expand aquaculture production as encouraged by cultivation in tank-networks. Read more ...
Projects in place to make aquaculture sustainable through soy feeds
US seafood producers and US soybean farmers continue to join in efforts to improve the national aquaculture industry as a sustainable source of finfish and shellfish. The United Soybean Board (USB) is investing in projects meant to benefit domestic aquaculture producers. The majority of the projects entail one of two categories. The first entails research to improve fish farming output. This includes researching new soybean traits to boost soybean meal characteristics for diets fed to farmed fish, and upgrading the efficiency of aquaculture production by using best practices and standard operating procedures at critical control points. Read more ...
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Oyster aquaculture thrives, but consequences loom
Growing oysters in Virginia used to be a lousy business venture. Only the most ardent farmers could steer the Chesapeake Bay delicacy past diseases, predators and other obstacles into adulthood. That was before advances, most notably the creation of a genetically modified oyster, made cultivation easier and profitable. Now everyone from watermen to real estate agents want part of the action. And the industry, after years of flying under the radar, is stirring controversy in Hampton Roads and beyond. Waterfront property owners worry their serene views will be fouled by the sights and smells of the seafood trade. Oyster growers are concerned the tension will prompt lawmakers to zone the bay, effectively limiting where they can work. That, they say, could hamper a business that many believe is the commercial fishery's only chance for survival. Read more ...
Recently released market study: Aquaculture in Norway
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A couple in Leon Iowa launch Tilapia farm
Kevin and Liza Hassevoort have a set of chores that is highly unusual for a farm in Iowa. At some point, every day, they have to feed and care for tilapia. That's right - tilapia - a firm, mild-tasting, white-fleshed fish, usually raised in China, that has become increasingly available at major grocery stores around Des Moines. Virtually unknown in the United States as a food fish less than a half century ago, the species was originally indigenous to the waters of the Middle East or Africa. But over the past 50 years or so, tilapia has gone global and is one of the top farm-raised fish in the world. Read more ...
Canary Islands advances the use of microalgae for food and biodiesel
A team of researchers from the Technological Institute of Canarias (ITC) have been able to produce new foods and enrich others, generate biodiesel and treat waste water with some microalgae and its derivatives. According to the director of the R+D Division at the ITC, Gonzalo Piernavieja, the Canary Islands is a world leader "in the matter, as for the last 20 years, several research groups working on seaweed at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the National Bank of Algae, as well as the institution he represents. Biotech experts from the ITC proposed to promote research, development and innovation of the microalgae present in the Canaries, and become a commercial and industrial property "in the short to medium term." Read more ...
Letter: Oyster farm’s costs outweigh the benefits
I have been intimately involved in the current oyster farm proposal in Nanaquaket Pond for over a year as the director of the Nanaquaket Neighbourhood Association. Before NIMBY or anti-aquaculture judgement is passed on opinions and attitudes of pond residents, recreational users and quahoggers of the pond, please read on. We are NOT antiaquaculture. Nanaquaket Pond is one of Tiverton’s little jewels and has a long-established tradition of use with generations of water enthusiasts and fishermen. The proposed farm would only pave the way to maximise the state’s five percent projection for any body of water in the state of Rhode Island to be used for aquaculture. Read more ...
Marine technology holds a bright future for Ireland
Revolutionary medical treatments based on new compounds from the deep oceans, sustainable power from wave energy and a network of sensors feeding back a spectrum of marine environmental information in real time are all developments predicted by Dr Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive of the Marine Institute, in an innovative presentation to the Engineers Ireland 2011 in Galway last week.
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Projecting the audience forward in time to the year 2021, Dr. Heffernan reported on the careers of three fictional engineers - a biotechnologist, a marine energy engineer and an expert in sensors technology. Each of the reports was grounded in actual projects being conducted in Ireland today as part of the Sea Change Marine Knowledge, Research and Innovation Strategy for Ireland 2007-2013 and clearly demonstrate the potential of each area to contribute to jobs and economic growth in the decade ahead. Read more ...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
ITI project adds value to fish waste
A Total of 50 to 60 percent of the annual fish harvest is discarded as fish waste or by product due to the processing methods practised by the fishing industry. This leads to environmental problems and disturbance of off shore fishing activities. Fish heads, viscera (gut) gills, skin and fins are discarded as fish waste. ITI and with the Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research under a NORAD funded project commenced a project to find methods to add value to fish waste. Prior to the implementation of the project the fish waste collected in the harbours too were dumped into the sea causing environmental and other problems. Read more .
Alcala urges tilapia growers to skip-feed
To cut on production costs amid rising costs of consumer goods, Agriculture Secretary Proceso G. Alcala urges tilapia growers to try skip-feeding their fish. “During these times of impending food crises and rising costs of consumer goods, we advise our fish growers to follow proper fish cage management practices so that they would be able to benefit more from their fish farming venture,” Alcala said. He said that by skip-feeding, fish farmers would be able to cut by half the cost of feeds which would be beneficial to them, their consumers, and the environment. The alternative feeding scheme of skip-feeding is one of the important findings of extensive studies conducted by the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) to determine best fish cage management practices in the country’s major lakes. Read more ...
Achill fish farm in awards forum
A Mayo couple who are growing farmed fish in the picturesque Achill Islands have made it to the final of the 2010/11 JFC Innovation Awards, with a prize fund worth €40,000 (US$ 56,691). The awards for rural business are an all-island competition for farmers and rural entrepreneurs who have a business that have commenced trading in the last five years. Michael Flanagan and Aishling Roche of Achill Island Turbot grow sustainable, farmed turbot using new technology in the form of a fully traceable, recirculation aquaculture system. "We farmed and saw this as simple a new farming opportunity," said Michael. "Not only that, we saw it as a farming system with no production restrictions and where demand is greater than supply." Read more ...
Montana Hutterite colonies diving into commercial salmon farming
In the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, miles from salt water, salmon are growing in Montana's first commercial fish farm. In December, batches of 10,000 and 12,000 tiny salmon eggs arrived at the Miller Colony, just outside of Bynum, and the East End Colony north of Havre.
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The fish already have grown to between 2- and 3-inches long. By fall, they will be nearly 6 pounds large enough to fillet, eat and sell. The Hutterite colonies rely on cutting-edge technology to filter the waste from the water and to essentially re-create a stream in a 30-foot-in-diameter steel tank.
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"This is a very expensive operation," Miller Colony secretary/treasurer and spokesman David Wipf said. "There's a lot more going into it than people realise, but I think the opportunity is out there, and that had to do a lot with our decision." Wipf said aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of the agriculture industry. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, fish farms reported US$1.1 billion (€776 million) in sales in 2005. Catfish accounted for 40 percent of sales, but there are a growing number of farms raising trout, salmon, tilapia, striped bass, sturgeon, walleye and yellow perch. Read more …
Oxygen sensor invention could benefit fisheries to breweries
Monitoring oxygen levels in water has applications for oil spills, fish farming, brewing beer and more and a professor at Michigan State University is poised to help supply that need. The concept of oxygen sensors isn't new. The challenge, however, has been manufacturing one that can withstand fluctuations in temperature, salinity, carbon dioxide, phosphates and biological wastes. Ruby Ghosh, associate professor of physics, was able to overcome those obstacles as well as build one that provides real-time data and is relatively inexpensive. "We have been able to take advantage of steep price drops in components used for telecommunications and medical imaging," said Ghosh, who will be presenting her research at the Bio-Optics: Design and Application meeting April 4-6 at Monterey, Calif. "We were able to build a sensor with relatively inexpensive components, yet it is sensitive, reliable and can operate in a variety of environments. Read more ...
Value of Norwegian salmon exports highest ever
Exports of Norwegian salmon in the first quarter of 2011 set a new record of NOK 7.5 billion (UK£841 million). This is an increase of 17 percent or NOK 1.1 billion (UK£123 million) compared with the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. In the same period, the volume of exports showed a slight decline of two percent to 177,000 tonnes. ”The growth in Norwegian Salmon exports is attributable to high, stable prices resulting from a general increase in demand for salmon globally,” says Paul Aandahl, market analyst with the Norwegian Seafood Export Council. Read more ... Adaquate processing capacity for sockeye salmon The annual Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) preseason survey of Bristol Bay sockeye salmon processing capacity is complete. Results indicate that there will be adequate processing capacity for the number of sockeye salmon expected to be available for harvest during the 2011 Bristol Bay season. This conclusion is obtained by comparing the processing capacity survey data with the ADF&G sockeye salmon forecast for 2011. For 2011, the combined daily processing capacity reported in the survey is 2.07 million sockeye salmon. This is approximately 200,000 fish higher than 2010. The seasonal processing capacity is estimated at 33.7 million sockeye salmon, 5.2 million fish above the ADF&G estimate of the commercial sockeye salmon available for harvest in Bristol Bay during the 2011 season. Read more ...
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Xenohaliotis Californiensis: How it affects Abalone
Xenohaliotis Californiensis is a disease which affects abalone, often causing large scale mortalities. This article, from the OIE, looks at the causes of the disease, its life cycle and advise if the disease is present in stocks.
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Intracytoplasmic infections with Xenohaliotis californiensis, a rickettsial bacterium, in gastrointestinal epithelia causes disease (termed withering syndrome) in wild and farmed abalones, Haliotis spp. (Vetigastropoda: Mollusca). Gross signs of the disease include pedal atrophy, mottled digestive gland, anorexia, weakness, and lethargy. Read more ...
How much wild fish is there in fish farming feed?
Fishmeal and fish oil have traditionally been the main ingredients in feed for farmed salmon. Today, less is used of these ingredients. To find out how much fish oil and fishmeal goes into the production of farmed fish, Fish In Fish Out (FIFO) is calculated, which is the ratio between the amount of wild fish in the feed and the amount of farmed fish produced. Fishmeal and fish oil have an optimal nutritional composition for farmed fish, and they were previously both affordable and readily available ingredients. Today, fishmeal and fish oil produced from wild fish are limited resources, and global growth in seafood production requires less use of wild fish as a raw material in fish feed. Examples of alternative raw materials are plant protein ingredients and vegetable oils. Read more ...
Salmon farming comes ashore in Denmark
The environmentally friendly Danish Model fish farms are to be expanded from the current freshwater farms to also include saltwater fish farms. This requires new technological solutions, which in itself could become something of an export bonanza, according to Fish farming is currently one of the world's fastest growing food industries. Denmark has a long tradition for fish farming and today is among the world leaders in equipment for green production, thanks to the development of so-called Model fish farms. The high-tech and environmentally friendly Model fish farms use water from boreholes, rather than from rivers, and are based on water recirculation technology. This means that the fish farm recycles more than 95 percent of the water instead of merely letting it drain away into the water course. Read more ... Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Lallemand introduces probiotic applications for aquaculture at VIV Asia 2011 Based on scientific research & performance trials conducted with leading international research centers, universities, Aquafeed industrials & commercial farms, Lallemand is launching aquaculture applications for its range of microbial-based nutritional solutions to safeguard health & performance of aquatic farmed species in a natural way. We offer 2 probiotics solutions: Bactocell, the dietary probiotic to secure fish & shrimp performance is the first probiotic strain authorized for use in aquaculture in the European Union. Its application is even covered by a patent in several countries around the world. Levucell SB, the unique dietary live yeast probiotic now available for applications in shrimp culture. And specific yeast fractions for targeted applications: 12
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Alkosel R397, the highly consistent source of bioavailable selenium Agrimos, the premium source of yeast Mannan-Oligosaccharides Laltide, a well balanced supply of available nucleotides Go to the engormix.com site to view the video about VIV Asia 2011 Oyster aquaculture creating water-use conflicts A co-operative of watermen want to place thousands of oyster growing cages in the shallows off her backyard. "We put the pier in to give the kids access to the cove," said Queen, who worries the cages may injure kayakers and jet skiers. Her neighbors are concerned about the noises and odors that typically accompany the seafood trade. "I don't want to look at it. I don't want to listen to it," said Julian Cox, who grows oysters off his dock to help clean the bay's murky waters. Watermen counter that the operation will hardly be noticeable. "You're not going to see anything," aside from boundary markings and low-powered workboats, said Ken Smith, chief operating officer of the cooperative, Oyster Company of Virginia. The conflict is one that government regulators expect to see more of as oyster aquaculture becomes more common in the bay and its tributaries. Read more ...
Norway and Brazil progress in fisheries co-operation
The Governments of Norway and Brazil have given the initial go-ahead for the launch of an Action Plan for the development of fisheries and aquaculture activities between the two countries. The head of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), Ideli Salvatti, and the Ambassador of Norway in Brazil, Tured Euzébio, met on April 1, in Manaus, where they agreed on the first collaborative activities in these areas. The Norwegian Ambassador stressed the importance of Brazil for investments in his country, particularly in the field of sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture. "Aquaculture represents the generation of healthy foods, and that is of interest to our country and around the world," said Euzébio. Read more ...
Flooding to cost shrimp industry US$116 million
Floods in the country’s southern provinces have ruined 15 percent or around 50,000 tonnes of the year’s shrimp production and will make it impossible to meet the export target, said Thai Frozen Foods Association (TFFA) President Panisuan Jamnarnwej. He estimates the loss of export revenue at THB 5 billion (USD 116 million), reports Bangkok Post. Not only that, but Thai shrimp exporters are also seeing the consequences of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Panisuan said. The country has reduced its imports of frozen Thai shrimp since the catastrophic disaster that started last month. Read more ...
Radioactive fish lead to first legal limits for radiation in seafood
High levels of radioactive iodine and cesium were detected by Japan's Fisheries Ministry in fish caught near the Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. Japan has responded to the findings by announcing its first legal limits for radiation in fish and said it is considering a ban on exports of some marine products.
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As well, the country communicated that there has been a tremendous surge in ocean contamination: radioactive iodine-131 has been found to exist at 7.5 million times the legal limit near the damaged nuclear reactors in Daiichi on Friday. On Monday, levels were down to five million times the legal limit, reports Business Insider. After radioactive iodine of more than double that concentration was found in a variety of fish known as launce, a local fishing cooperative plans to impose a ban on the species. Read more ... CRAFTMANSHIP IN THE ANIMAL FEED AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
International Aquafeed secures its final Editorial Panel member
International Aquafeed has now secured their final member to the Editorial Advisory Panel we look forward to working with them closely.
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Bringing fish farming into the modern age
Salmon farming has long been a controversial issue, especially in British Columbia. But is the tide starting to turn? We think it is. Many problems with salmon farming have yet to be addressed, but thanks in part to the work of organisations like the David Suzuki Foundation and its allies in the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform, consumers, retailers and industry are all paying more attention to seafood sustainability. We can now envision a future when Canadian seafood, wild and farmed, will provide healthy choices, regional food security, innovation and jobs while allowing us to live in balance with the natural world. We're not there yet, though. Some fisheries and aquaculture systems continue to put too much stress on our water and ocean environments. But with salmon farming, the tide is starting to turn. Read more ...
Southern Bluefin Tuna growing in sea cages
Successfully moving 60 baby fish into sea cages off South Australia is a big leap for a company that plans to breed, grow and sell southern bluefin tuna. They're the second batch of fingerlings to be transferred from onshore nursery cages at Arno Bay on SA's Eyre Peninsula to Clean Seas Tuna's offshore aquaculture facility for grow-out trials. Managing director Clifford Ashby says its "a major, major step" for the world-first research and development trials they hope will close the lifecycle and lead to production of 10,000 tonnes of aquaculture-bred southern bluefin tuna. "As a company it gives us the feeling and the comfort that what we are doing is right and that we will be successful," Mr Ashby told AAP on Wednesday. Read more ...
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Biologist Alexandra Morton launches a "vote salmon" campaign to coincide with federal election
Before the election, biologist and wild-salmon activist Alexandra Morton mused publicly about whether or not she should run for the NDP in the riding of North Island. She decided not to enter federal politics as a candidate. But now, she's launching a different sort of campaign to coincide with the federal election. Today, she announced that she will visit candidates' offices and ask them three questions: 1. Will you stake your reputation that these Norwegian aquaculture companies are not releasing foreign viruses into B.C.? 2. Will you work to build an innovative land-based Canadian aquaculture industry to provide jobs to the 1,259 people directly employed by salmon feedlots? 3. Will you remove salmon feedlots from B.C. waters within 12 months of being elected? This "Vote Salmon" campaign, as she calls it, was developed because the wild species "are dying of politics". Read more ...
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome confirmed In Canada
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome has been confirmed in a wild adult catfish in Lake Ontario, Canada. This event was not associated with a visible die-off of finfish. This finding represents a new geographic location and a new species (brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus). On September 25, 2010, sick fish were found in Hamilton harbour. The water temperature at the time of collection was 19 degrees Celsius. Seven adult brown bullheads were sent to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for diagnostic work up. Another sample, 16 morbid adult brown bullheads, was submitted to DFO from the same location on November 2, 2010. Read more ... Thursday, April 7, 2011
Projects in place to make aquaculture sustainable through soy feeds
US seafood producers and US soybean farmers continue to join in efforts to improve the national aquaculture industry as a sustainable source of finfish and shellfish. The United Soybean Board (USB) is investing in projects meant to benefit domestic aquaculture producers. The majority of the projects entail one of two categories. The first entails research to improve fish farming output. This includes researching new soybean traits to boost soybean meal characteristics for diets fed to farmed fish, and upgrading the efficiency of aquaculture production by using best practices and standard operating procedures at critical control points.
Fourteen die after eating toxic sardines in Madagascar
At least 14 people have died in Madagascar after eating toxic sardines. Officials say more than 120 people remain seriously ill after the incident in the south-western town of Toliara. The government sent its condolences to the victims' families, promising to foot the medical bills of those being treated in hospital. Samples of the sardines have been sent for analysis. In previous incidents, researchers said the contaminated sardines had eaten poisonous seaweed. They say seaweed has proliferated among Madagascar's coral reefs as global warming changes the sea conditions. Read more ... Omega Protein Co. (OME) posts large volume increase, hits US$14.71
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Shares of Omega Protein Co. (OME) saw unusually high trading volume on Wednesday. Approximately 667,639 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 33.21 percent from the previous session. The stock last traded at US$14.71 (UK£9.008). Separately, analysts at Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Omega Protein Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note to investors on Monday, March 7th. Omega Protein Corporation (Omega) is a processor, marketer and distributor of fish meal and fish oil products in the United States. The Company produces and sells a variety of protein and oil products derived from menhaden, a species of wild herring-like fish found along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts. The fish are not genetically modified or enhanced. The Company processes several grades of fish meal, as well as fish oil and fish solubles. Read more ...
Anchovy growth is key to survival
The more anchovies grow, the greater the probability of their survival, and it is precisely those born at the peak of the season of egg-laying and promptly moving out to the ocean area which enjoy optimum growth. These are the key factors to good recruitment, according to the conclusions of biologist Naroa Aldanondo in a thesis drawn up at Azti-Tecnalia and defended at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Dr Aldanondo investigated patterns of growth and movement of young anchovies, in order to elucidate their connection with survival. The thesis is entitled, Young-of-the-year European anchovy in the Bay of Biscay: study of recruitment-determining processes based on otolith microstructure analysis. Furthermore, she has just received the CAF-Elhuyar Prize for the best article on science and technology for the general public based on the author’s PhD thesis. Read more ...
Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
Study Examines Impact of Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation on Pink Salmon Product Development. PWSAC Hatcheries Produced Nearly Half (46 percent) of the Statewide Pink Salmon Harvest in 2010, Forecast Strong for 2011. Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation [PWSAC] recently released findings from an economic report that examines the impact of its hatchery program on the pink salmon market. PWSAC played a critical role in the recent economic recovery of the Alaska salmon industry. Since 2006, PWSAC has produced one in four of Alaska's commercially caught pink salmon. Large harvests of PWSAC pinks have provided the industry with the volume and economies of scale needed to fulfill demand. Read more ...
Inspections reveal 'sea lice breaches' in salmon farms
Official inspections of Scottish salmon farms have raised concerns over high levels of sea lice and the proper containment of fish, a report claims. The Scottish government Fish Health Inspectorate reports were obtained by the Salmon and Trout Association. The anglers' body said there were 68 instances of fish farms having sea lice above recommended threshold levels. The claims were dismissed by the Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation as part of an "orchestrated" campaign. However, the Salmon and Trout Association claimed the reports showed the "true extent" of the threat to wild fish conservation from salmon farms. Read more ...
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Fish farm waste can drift to distant shores
New research shows aquaculture discharge may not disperse evenly in open water. Concentrated waste plumes from fish farms could travel significant distances to reach coastlines, according to a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Environmental Fluid Mechanics, available online now. Roz Naylor, Oliver Fringer and Jeffrey Koseff of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University found that relatively high concentrations of dissolved waste from fish pens do not consistently dilute immediately. The paper is the first detailed look at how 'real world' variables, such as tides, currents, the earth's rotation and the physical structure of the pens themselves, influence the flow of waste from fish farms. The research, which was funded by the Lenfest Ocean Program, can serve as an important tool for determining the impacts of aquaculture discharge on waterways and surrounding shorelines. Read more ...
Canadian fish exports rise by seven percent
Despite a strong currency, Canada has announced a seven percent increase in the export sales of its fish and seafood products last year. Fisheries Minister Gail Shea said this was good news, adding: "Fish and seafood is Canada's second largest single food export commodity. Our government is working with all stake-holders to ensure the sustainability of our fisheries. Consumers can be confident that Canadian products are among the best in the world." She said Canada's fisheries were a valuable natural resource and a significant driver of the national economy. Canadian fish and seafood products are exported around the world and generated more than US$3.9 billion in export revenues in 2010, an increase of more than seven percent from 2009. The biggest market was Canada's next door neighbour, the United States. "The increase in Canada's landings and exports for 2010 demonstrates the trust consumers place in our products worldwide. We are proud of this industry and will continue to support it," added Minister Shea. Read more ...
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A Review: Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change ISBN: 978-92-64-09036-1
In 2010 the OECD Committee for Fisheries (COFI) chaired an international workshop entitled ‘The Economics of Adapting Fisheries to Climate Change’ in Korea this workshop was to address the challenges and to provide an insight for future decisions on both catch fisheries and aquaculture. 19
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This publication is the result of that workshop and its agenda, to build a comprehensive picture of the economics of fisheries and aquaculture adaptation to climate change. The information gained from this workshop will help those that make the policies in the future. Chapter one looks at fisheries management and governance challenges in climate change. How and where does global warming potentially impact on fisheries? With an overview of the global warming relevant to fisheries, the social, economic and environmental consequences of the impact of climate change on the fisheries sector. How can policy makers respond? Chapter two deals with economic and policy issues related to the impact of climate change on fisheries as well as the physical changes and biological effects in the marine environment. The economic effects of climate change and governance effects of climate change. The Policy responses to climate change and finally conclusions: Insights on climate change and capture fisheries. Chapter three covers from an ecosystem approach to assess climate change impacts on fisheries with an introduction. The IFRAME model as an EAF approach: Elements and structure. Also demonstration of the IFRAME approach on the Korean large purse seine fishery and implications for fisheries management under a changing climate. In later chapter the subjects covered are dealing with uncertainty, implications for fisheries adaptation. Fisheries management and governance challenges in a changing climate. Is the current fisheries management toolbox sufficient to address climate change? The economics of climate adaptation and marine capture fisheries. The final two chapters look at Korea’s effective approach to adapting climate change in the fisheries sector and the Chinese Taipei: The impact of climate change on coastal fisheries. Understanding the economics of fisheries and aquaculture and how the climate will affect both is of key importance for the future of world food stability. This publication is the result of many top level experts in their fields ranging from policy makers to fisheries managers, biologist and economists. A well-presented and comprehensive publication. That in my opinion will guide future policy makers and scientists alike as well as those who are making policies today. I believe this would be of use to students of economics and fisheries as well as aquaculture and to academics in general.
Vietnam: Rising fuel prices reduce shrimp production
The executive director of the Chamber of Nicaraguan Fisheries (Capenic), Armando Segura,warns that the situation surrounding the domestic shrimp industry is worrying. He says that shrimp catch levels are low in the country as a result of increased operating costs, mainly due to an increase in fuel prices. Currently, only five of the 25 boats that make up the industrial fishing fleet are operating in the Caribbean Sea. In addition, some 250 people are now no longer working because numerous vessels are no longer going out to fish resulting in shrimp processing plants receiving less raw materials. The reduction in raw materials is also impacting export volumes. "The cost of fuel has a direct impact on production costs and the shrimp fishery is the most affected, in this case by the rising price of diesel. Right now, most of the shrimp boats have remained docked, affecting production and employment," Mr Segura said. Read more ... Stirling breakthrough first Genome Sequencing for Tilapia
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Researchers have made a breakthrough in sequencing the complete genome of the Nile tilapia, one of the world’s most important cultured food fishes. Using DNA from a special line of tilapia developed in the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, the sequencing was carried out by the Broad Institute (part of MIT, near Boston in the USA). This is the first commercial aquaculture species to have its genome sequenced. The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is the most important cultured foodfish globally after carp, even outstripping salmon, and is closely related to the huge flocks of cichlid species in the East African Rift Valley lakes which are studied by evolutionary biologists. Dr David Penman of the Institute of Aquaculture explained: “This tilapia line was developed to have two identical copies of every part of its genome (normally vertebrates show some differences between the genes inherited from the mother and father), which simplified the processing of the genome sequence data. Read more ...
The Salmon & Trout Association exposes sham of salmon farming industry
A dossier of material obtained under freedom of information reveals alarming results of Government inspections of Scottish salmon farms including high levels of sea-lice - the major concern for wild fish conservation. The Salmon & Trout Association (S&TA), has published a dossier based on hitherto unpublished Scottish Government Fish Health Inspectorate reports of inspections of Scottish salmon farms from 2009 and 2010, obtained under freedom of information law. The reports of inspection visits to Scottish salmon farms made by Government inspectors over the last two years reveal: 68 instances of fish-farms recorded as having sea-lice levels above the thresholds recommended in the industry's own Code of Good Practice during the period for which records were inspected; 52 instances of fish-farms recorded as having other sea-lice related issues, such as damage or mortality caused by sea-lice, or high lice loads on sampled fish; 48 instances of fish-farms reported as not recording farm sea-lice numbers in accordance with industry standards; 21 instances concerning evidence of a lack of efficacy of, or tolerance to, or potential resistance to available sea-lice treatments, including unexpectedly low sea-lice clearance rates using licensed treatments and failure to control sea-lice numbers; Concerns related to the proper containment of farmed fish, including the presence of misshapen cages, nets with holes or tears, either deliberately or otherwise made, and nets sagging at or below the water line. Read more ...
Additional 53 Vietnamese businesses export seafood to EU
Vietnam - The European Commission has recognised an additional 53 Vietnamese businesses which have good enough conditions to export seafood to the market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Processors (VASEP). Businesses had to join strict quality inspection program conducted by the EU delegation to get the certificates for export to the EU. Earlier, 330 businesses were allowed to export their products to the market. In 2010, the EU imported more than US$ 1 billion seafood from Vietnam. Currently, the EU is still a big market for Vietnamese seafood products. Read more ...
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Amino acids gain growing popularity as feed additives
Despite witnessing a temporary deceleration in growth in the recent years, primarily due to the recent global economic recession, the world market for compressors and vacuum pumps is expected to recover poise and gain steady momentum in the short to medium term period to reach US$18 billion by 2015. The market will be primarily driven by factors such as the ever increasing number of health conscious individuals, growing number of medicated as well as non-medicated applications for poultry, pig, aquaculture, companion animals, and ruminant feed, and focus of market participants on innovative feed additives. Animal feed additives have long profited from the rising global demand for responsible and healthy food and the growing emphasis on animal nutrition and health. Feed additives market has always been influenced by growing demand for meat products, which represents a key end-use segment animal feed additives. Read more ...
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Fish farm waste can drift to distant shores
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Concentrated waste plumes from fish farms could travel significant distances to reach coastlines, according to a study to be published in an upcoming issue of the journal Environmental Fluid Mechanics, available online now. Roz Naylor, Oliver Fringer and Jeffrey Koseff of the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University found that relatively high concentrations of dissolved waste from fish pens do not consistently dilute immediately.
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The paper is the first detailed look at how 'real world' variables, such as tides, currents, the earth's rotation and the physical structure of the pens themselves, influence the flow of waste from fish farms. The research, which was funded by the Lenfest Ocean Program, can serve as an important tool for determining the impacts of aquaculture discharge on waterways and surrounding shorelines. Read more ...
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Gene tech to grow Omega-3 canola
An alliance of Australian research organisations is hoping to use gene technology to develop a canola plant that is naturally rich in long-chain Omega-3. Long-chain Omega-3 is a nutrient which is useful in maintaining heart and brain health. It is traditionally obtained from fish oils, but declining fish stocks mean the supply is limited. Now a $A50 million alliance, which includes CSIRO, will take the genes that produce Omega-3 from microscopic algae in the oceans and insert them into canola plants. The CSIRO's Bruce Lee says the research alliance hopes to be trialling the new canola in the next two years. "What we are trying to do is to produce an alternative source of long-chain Omega-3 that is sustainable," he said. "That will be in canola, and it will be a consistent supply that we can either use directly in supplements or that we can feed in aqua-feeds to the growing aquaculture industry of the world." Read more ...
Gas prices putting a stink on Region 8 fish farms
As gas prices continue to rise, the Region 8 farming industry is preparing for the summer; however in the fishing industry, there are fewer farms in operation this year, partly due to fuel and feed costs. According to Dr. Carole Engle, Director of Aquaculture/Fisheries Center and Chair of the Department of Aquaculture/Fisheries at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, several fish farms closed last year when they weren't able to make money.
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Engle said catfish farmers were unable to make money. She said the fish processing companies gave farmers 80 cents per pound in 2010. This year, that same pound of fish is being sold for US$1.25. She said the outlook for catfish farmers now is positive. Read more ..
Dilution fish farm waste is not an automatic solution
One of the fastest-growing segments of livestock farming in the United States is aquaculture, according to Roz Naylor, a Stanford professor of environmental Earth system science. And like any other form of livestock, fish generate waste. But just what happens to the waste produced by coastal aquaculture has largely been a matter of conjecture. "For many years, people have assumed that because of the ocean's size, because of the energy in its currents, that any substance you introduced into the ocean would quickly be diluted into concentrations that were barely detectable," said Jeff Koseff, professor of civil and environmental engineering. Now Koseff and Naylor, together with Oliver Fringer, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and a team of colleagues, have developed a computational model that allows researchers to predict where the effluent from a coastal fish farm would go. Read more ...
Kiotech sales and profits soar
Kiotech International unveils a significant increase in sales and profits for the year to the end of December. The firm which supplies natural high performance feed additives to enhance growth, health and sustainability in agriculture and aquaculture said it had also largely completed the integration of the Optivite Group and its results are included for the full year. Kiotech's underlying profit before tax and exceptional items rose by 146 percent to UK£1.9million (US$3.096million) while earnings per share increased 58 percent to 7.27p. Sales rose to £21.6m (US$35.195million) up from £11.0million (US$17.923million) and the proposed final dividend of 2.0p per share is 74 percent up on 2009. Read more .
Martek among 3rd Algae World Europe Experts
Martek among 3rd Algae World Europe Experts Addressing Product/Applications from Microalgae, Macroalgae & Cyanobacteria The third edition of the Algae World Europe series will kick off with a half morning session dedicated to topics on products & applications from microalgae, macroalgae and cyanobacteria. Be sure not to miss out on our top speaker line-up including key algae industry players! Highlights include presentation by Martek Biosciences Corp, a leader in the production and sale of high-value products from microbial sources. Martek was recently acquired by the world’s largest vitamins maker DSM at the sum of about €790 million. The acquisition adds a new growth platform for infant formula and other food and beverage applications from natural sources, especially focused on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) such as microbial Omega-3 DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and Omega-6 ARA (arachidonic acid). The presentation led by Dr. Bill Barclay, Chief Intellectual Property Officer will review the potential of algae and other marine organisms for human/ animal nutrition and health, as well as outline challenges faced in application. Additionally, draw first-hand insights from other authoritative experts who will address the production & applications of cyanobacteria and macroalgae:
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Cyanobacteria for the Production of Biomass and Biofuels
Dr. Miguel G. Guerrero, Head of the Microalgal Biotechnology group Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis (Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis). Mass Production of Macroalgae, Bioethanol and Value Added Ingredient Dr. Stefan Kraan, Scientific Director and co-founder Ocean Harvest Technology Ltd. Functional Properties of Ulvan, a Polysaccharide from Green Seaweed Mr. Hervé Balusson, President, CEO SA Olmix. The conference will also have sessions on: Algae Biofuel Algae for Environmental Mitigation (waste water treatment and carbon capture) Algae Production & Processing Hurry, click here to register online now before seats are fully subscribed! For any questions, do send an email to Ms. Lee Lin at leelin@cmtsp.com. sg Contact the Organizer LeeLin Tan (Ms), Marketing Team CMT - Centre for Management Technology Tel: +65 63469146 Fax: +65 6345 5928 Email: leelin@cmtsp.com.sg www.cmtevents.com www.futureenergyevents.com/algae Charoen Pokphand Foods to focus on more outlets & channels Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) expects more distribution outlets and new marketing channels, especially social networks, will strongly drive the sales of its CP brand food products this year. The company, which produces and sells more than 50 items of frozen ready meals and snacks for domestic and export markets, forecasts that its sales will reach THB16 billion baht ( US$531.74400 million) this year, a 55 percent rise from last year, according to Bangkok Post. Of the revenue, THB10 billion (US$330 million) is expected from overseas markets, mainly from the US, where CP shrimp wonton soup sells briskly at 500 branches of Wal-Mart. Local sales will grow significantly thanks to the a larger distribution network of about 10,000 branches – 5,800 outlets of 7-Eleven and the balance CPF's retail stores such as CP Freshmart, Chester's Grill and the Five Star Chicken franchise. Reads more ...
Aquaculture and inland fishery CFP Reform
European Union Ministers will be briefed on a declaration supported by six member states concerning the future role of freshwater aquaculture and inland fishery within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform, at the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council. In the perspective of the upcoming reform of the CFP, the landlocked countries Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and Slovakia endeavour to draw attention to their common priorities in relation to freshwater aquaculture and inland fisheries and have adopted a joint declaration that was already presented to the Commission in the margins of the Agriculture Council in February 2011. Read more ... 25
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Waubetek to develop First Nations fishing strategy
The Waubetek Business Development Corporation on Manitoulin Island will develop a fishing strategy for 27 First Nations across Northeastern Ontario after receiving funding from FedNor. The Whitefish River-based organisation received Can$44,306 from the funding agency on March 18, and will use the funds to enhance First Nations involvement in commercial fisheries, aquaculture, fish processing, and related industries through a fisheries strategy. “Today's announcement demonstrates the government of Canada's commitment to work with First Nations to build a strong economy in Northern Ontario,” said Tony Clement, minister responsible for FedNor, in a news release. “By supporting this strategy, we are helping to increase the capacity of existing Aboriginal businesses, which will result in greater economic benefit for First Nation communities.” Read more ...
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Fisheries and aquaculture sector to receive EUR€13.6 million The Fisheries Sectoral Conference has approved the distribution of EUR€13.6 million for the Spanish fishing sector of the autonomous communities of Spain. This money will go to projects selected by each community under the European Fisheries Fund (EFF), and on the other hand, to National Marine Aquaculture Plans.
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The Conference met on Monday in Madrid, under the chairmanship of the head of the Ministry of Environmental, Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM), Rosa Aguilar. To date, the transfers from the General State Budget for the years 2007 to 2010 of the Directorate General of Fisheries Management were not entirely used by the state government, so there are still funds remaining, which are available from the payment of EFF co-financing. Read more ...
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Finfish farming in the Hauraki Gulf?
On December 17, 2010, the New Zealand Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture announced a proposal to establish a marine farming zone available for finfish farming in the Hauraki Gulf and initiated a consultation process in respect of the proposal. Justine Innes was appointed as one of three members of a ministerial panel to lead that consultation, hear community, iwi and stakeholder views and make a recommendation to the minister as to whether the proposal should proceed or not. These consultations are continuing and Justine obviously have an open mind as to what they might reveal. This article does not, therefore, consider the merits of the proposal in any way, but looks at the current process, the steps that might follow it and how they illustrate some of the options that might be available, should the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment (No. 3) Bill pass into law in its current form. Read more ...
Complex question of wild salmon survival deserves discussion, says BC Salmon Farmers
Wild salmon cannot be protected using misrepresentations and incorrect information - and trying to do so only risks harming responsible businesses in BC, said BC Salmon Farmers today. "The challenges faced by wild salmon are complex and need our attention," said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association. "They are not assisted by those who twist information to make people fearful and who ignore the complexity and simply blame salmon farming."
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The comments come as anti-salmon farm campaigner, Alexandra Morton launches a ‘Mayday for Wild Salmon’. Starting on 14th April in Vancouver, Alexandra Morton and the Wild Salmon People will travel to communities asking people to lead government by flying the flag for wild salmon with events in Campbell River, Cultus Lake, Harrison River, Fish Lake, Horsefly, Quesnel Lake, Adams River, Saltspring Island. Read more ...
Aquaculture: The next ten years…
Seafood is in Australia’s top five most valuable primary industries.The product that is harvested in Australia is regarded as the healthiest food you can put in your mouth and is worth more than four billion dollars per annum. Aquaculture is the fastest growing primary industry in the world. Food-obsessed Melbourne is therefore the perfect destination to host the Australasian Aquaculture International Conference and Trade Show from May 1-4, 2012, the largest primary industry conference in Australia. This is the fifth biennial event held in Australia as a joint venture between the National Aquaculture Council and the World Aquaculture Society – Asian Pacific Chapter and follows on from the excellent event held in Hobart. Read more ...
Candidates offer synopsis on fish farming
Now that aquaculture jurisdiction has moved from Victoria to Ottawa, are you satisfied with the current state of fish farm regulations and enforcement? If so, why? If not, what changes should be made? Sue Moen, Green Party: I welcomed the reversion of fish farm oversight to DFO jurisdiction. It is becoming clear however, that the system is broken. Changes to the Fisheries Act have had the effect of changing DFO's focus to promotion of the aquaculture industry. Our government's mandate should be to make protection of critical stocks and habitat mandatory. DFO must return to ensuring equitable access to resources for citizens and communities in preference to industry. Read more ...
Morton takes her battle back to the streets
Anti-open-net cage fish farming activist Alexandra Morton is once again taking her battle to the streets. Her new campaign begins in Campbell River today. Morton says she is inviting federal candidates to attend and offer their views on wild salmon policies and salmon farming issues. The theme of the campaign, which will take in other communities on the west coast, is "Vote Salmon." Her questions will be political hot potatoes on North Vancouver Island, especially after a release March 15 of a study outlining the importance of fish farming to the economy. The study was commissioned by the Mount Waddington Regional District and the Living Oceans Society. Read more ...
Macquerie Perch bred for 1st time in captivity
Victorian Government scientists have successfully bred large numbers of Macquarie perch in captivity for the first time. Minister for Agriculture Peter Walsh said the breakthrough was made by aquaculture scientists from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) at Snobs Creek. Mr Walsh said the scientists used improved diet management and advanced hormone therapy to induce egg maturation and spawning. “Four fish spawned over summer resulted in the hatching of 11,700 larvae,” Mr Walsh said.
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“During the 1980s and 1990s, Fisheries Victoria produced Macquarie perch for stocking programs using broodstock caught from the wild during the spawning season. “But despite numerous attempts over the last half century, we have been unable to breed Macquarie perch using fish held in captivity at Snobs Creek until now.” Read more ... Thursday, April 14, 2011
Effects of dredging on shrimp farming to be evaluated
The president of the Aquaculture Health Committee of Sonora (Cosaes), Reyes Eugenio Molina Moreno, announced that Northwest Center for Biological Research (CIBNOR) will coordinate a series of surveys to determine whether dredging in the bays of Tóbari, in Benito Juárez, and Lobos, in San Ignacio Río Muerto, have a real impact on shrimp farming.
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BCSFA asks candidates to defend salmon farming
The British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA) has taken the provincial election campaigns as an opportunity to address potential representatives in a letter regarding a recent effort to pressure them “into statements based on misleading information and incomplete explanations” about salmon farming. The letter calls for the protection of both wild salmon stocks and the practice of salmon farming in BC. "We felt it was important to correct misinformation that is commonly circulated before candidates form their position on our business," said BCSFA Executive Director of Mary Ellen Walling. The association insisted that well-regulated farms run by conscientious businesses can operate without endangering wild salmon populations that they can safeguard the surrounding environment while simultaneously enabling business but that this requires strong leadership on the part of federal representatives. Read more ...
SA company fined over bizarre dive
Aquaculture company Clean Seas Tuna has been fined more than $A 27,000 over an industrial accident in which a worker blacked out following a "bizarre" dive into a large fish cage out at sea. In a judgement handed down in the Magistrates Court of South Australia on Thursday, Industrial Magistrate Michael Ardlie said Chris Norman had to be rescued by another diver and spent a week in hospital after the incident in September 2007. He had come to work at the company's Arno Bay facility, off Eyre Peninsula, affected by alcohol and initially went to sleep in the cabin of the company's vessel, Sultana, after it left shore to conduct maintenance work on the fish cages. Read more ...
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Cod ranching could keep fishermen flush
Analysis shows training wild fish to herd is economically advantageous. Ranching cod off the coast of Iceland is far more financially sensible than conventional fishing methods or keeping the fish in cages, according to a new analysis.
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Fish ranching where the animals are free to roam but trained to return to a certain point so they can be caught could one day become a significant part of global fisheries, fitting between traditional catching and aquaculture, says Björn Björnsson, the lead author of the study, published in Marine Policy on 1 April 2011. Read more .
Fish farm expansion plans
Three Tasmanian aquaculture companies have revealed plans to double their farmed salmon production at Macquarie Harbour on the west coast. Tassal, Huon Aquaculture and Petuna Seafoods have jointly applied to the State Government to expand their leases by 120 hectares each. The companies also want to create an aquaculture hub at Strahan where they can share some facilities. Huon Aquaculture's managing director Peter Bender says the companies decided the best approach is to work together on the application. Read more …
Kodiak sockeye crash has cure
Sockeye salmon stocks have bottomed out at some of Kodiak's biggest producing systems. The Karluk, dubbed the "green goddess" by sports anglers, along with its two sister systems on the island's west side, for decades produced yearly harvests that topped one million reds. Last year, catches were a quarter of that. "It's a massive drop," said Gary Byrne, operations manager for the Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association, explaining that the crash hit in 2008. "Those fish are averaging five pounds each, so you're talking about millions of dollars just in ex-vessel value, never mind what it means to the communities as those fish move through." Read more ...
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The ongoing spread of non-native mussels in the Great Lakes has caused "massive, ecosystem-wide changes" throughout lakes Michigan and Huron, two of the planet's largest freshwater lakes, according to a new University of Michigan-led study. Whatever you are looking for in the milling industry? ...
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The blitzkrieg advance of two closely related species of mussels the zebra and quagga is stripping the lakes of their life-supporting algae, resulting in a remarkable ecological transformation and threatening the multibillion-dollar U.S. commercial and recreational Great Lakes fisheries. Previous studies have linked the mussels to far-reaching changes in Lake Michigan's southern basin. Now a paper by two University of Michigan ecologists and a colleague shows that the same dramatic changes are occurring in northern Lake Michigan and throughout Lake Huron, as well. Read more ...
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A new series of maps showing all operating Atlantic salmon farms during the out migration periods of 2007 to 2010 is being released by the Britsh Columbian Salmon Farmers Association today. "At this time of year, we hear questions about farms operating during the spring out-migration of wild salmon," said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association.
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"As well as explaining how we manage our farms to protect those wild smolts, we wanted to create a resource for the general public, researchers and others who are interested in farm site locations." The series of four maps show all farms that were in operation at any point between March 1 and July 1, 2007 to 2010. It also indicates which were first-year farms, and which had second year fish during those operations. The dots marking those locations are greatly amplified from the scale proportion of an actual farm so that people can easily see where these sites are located. Read more ...
Feed grains database from the USDA
This database contains statistics on four feed grains (corn, grain sorghum, barley, and oats), foreign coarse grains (feed grains plus rye, millet, and mixed grains), hay, and related items. This includes data published in the monthly Feed Outlook and previously annual Feed Yearbook. Data are monthly, quarterly, and/or annual depending upon the data series. Of related interest is the interactive Feed Grains Database on the ERS- Economic Research Service website. Available data include: Supply: beginning stocks, production, and imports; Demand: utilization for food, seed, and industrial uses, feed and residual, exports, and ending stocks; Prices: farm and market prices; Quantities fed: concentrates, oilseed meals, and animal- and grain-protein feeds; Feed-price ratios for livestock, poultry, and milk; And much more! Current Documents Feed Outlook, 04.12.2011 [pdf] Press Release: Gleadell Market Report GRAIN MARKETS - David Sheppard, managing director
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The Ukrainian parliament has allowed the government to sell grain export quotas at auctions. Pakistan is expected to produce at least 25million tons of wheat in its 2010/11 crop, higher than initial thoughts following the lifting of an export ban in December. The country has already exported, or contracted to sell about 1.5million tons of wheat. Algeria’s Agriculture Ministry has issued preliminary drought warnings for several grain-growing regions, and reported that the absence of rain since the start of the month was stressing cereal crops. USDA reported corn plantings at three percent complete as of Monday, similar to last year and the average. However, traders believe that farmers are sowing the crop more slowly than expected, increasing concerns they may not expand acres as much as previously projected to rebuild low stocks. USDA reported 36 percent of the winter wheat crop in good/excellent condition down one percent on the week. This represented a fall of one percent in HRW, unchanged ratings in SRW and a three percent increase in White wheat. AgriMer reported yesterday that French soft wheat exports outside the EU will likely hit a record 12.8 million tons for the season. Endings stocks were projected at 2.3 million tons, down from 3.4 million tons in 2009-10. Strategies Grains leaves its EU-27 2011 soft wheat production estimate unchanged at 135.2million tons, up seven percent from 2010. 32
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The USDA report released last week, leaving US corn stocks unchanged, did little to calm the markets as corn continued to rally to new highs. Plantings have only just started and, over the next few weeks, markets will remain nervous as weather issues and plantings progress becomes closely monitored. Market fundamentals still point to a bullish scenario, with tight global stocks and many weather related issues regarding new crop wheat prospects. However, a Goldman Sachs recommendation to ‘book profits’ before a market reversal has encouraged investors to cash out long positions, bringing markets off the recent highs and consumer buyers of old crop wheat in the EU and the UK are few and far between. It remains to be seen who will be proved right in the end.
OILSEED MARKETS - Jonathan Lane, trading manager
Oilseeds opened on a strong footing on Monday, initially attempting to shrug off bearish USDA data, but gains were limited and prices trended lower as South American Soybean supplies relieve the strain on the tight US balance sheet. Chinese demand for the oilseed complex appeared to be slowing. China announced that it might cancel some of its Soybean booking on the belief that it has overbooked purchases. This, coupled with an escalating threat of radioactive release from the damaged nuclear power plants in Japan (a disaster which has been compared to Chernobyl), added further weight to a market that has seen some strong gains over the course of the previous weeks. Markets finally broke sharply lower as Goldman Sachs issued a recommendation to investors to trim and book profits on commodity positions. This added pressure to a market that was already on the back foot due to demand concerns from China, and fresh South American supplies providing some relief to the US balance sheet. On the domestic market, prices were very volatile and trade was limited. Cash markets lagged behind the futures as crushers have mostly covered old crop requirements. Going forward, global tight supplies are still a concern as farmers are seen to expand corn plantings at the cost of soybeans. Tight supplies and uncertainty surrounding the acreage planted in a year where oilseed supplies are limited may underpin prices going forward.
Gleadell: Fertiliser Market Report
Following the continued trend from last week, Global Urea prices are all still increasing. As Urea prices rise in a lively market, buyers are convinced that prices have bottomed out and these have come back with force. It is unsure whether the market is in recovery mode or just experiencing a bounce after a downturn. In the UK, the wide spread currently between Urea and Ammonium Nitrate prices is prompting some farmers who have already sold grain in the forward positions, to buy Urea for the 2012 season to lock in input prices. The Potash market remains bullish as end crop prices climb and inventories dwindle. However, there has been minimal activity this week as many producers are holding off making deals in anticipation of Indian MOP contract settlements, which are expected in the current weeks. FERTILISER market information contact Calum Findlay, fertiliser trader on 01427 421244 calum.findlay@gleadell.co.uk Press queries or for further Gleadell contacts, call Ahead PR on 01904 634040 mail@aheadpr.eu
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Salmon farm project defeated in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
Fish Legal is celebrating with local protestors on the Isle of Lewis following the Western Isles Council’s (“Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar”) refusal of planning permission for a salmon farm in Broad Bay near Stornoway, one of the last pristine bays on the island to be free of fish farms. The application for planning permission was made by Lighthouse Caledonia, a company which already has 35 fish farms in the Hebrides and the West Coast of Scotland. The company has a productive capacity of over 20,000 tonnes per annum, which amounts to 20 percent of Scottish farmed salmon production. The company is now known as ‘the Scottish Salmon Company’ although the vast majority of the company is owned by Swiss and Norwegian investors. Read more ...
Vietnamese production and exports increase
Vietnam - In February, 2011, Vietnamese seafood production was expected to reach 355,400 million tonnes, up 2.4 percent in comparison with the same period last year. Of this shrimp volume was 27,200 million tonnes, up 6.3 percent. This boosted total seafood volume of the country in first two months to 711,800 million tonnes, up 2.4 percent against the same period last year. Due to the forecast on shortage of food and growing demand, most agricultural products recorded a rise in both export price and value. Therefore, exports are predicted to boost to US$3.6 billion (UK£2.203 billion), increasing 50.7 percent in comparison with the same period a year ago. Read more ...
Investing in marine biotechnology
Norfima’s bioprocessing pilot plant in Tromso will be co-located with the new biotechnology facility being built in kaldfjord near Tromso and expanded from 150 m2 to around 1000 m2. This expansion will enable companies to take what they do in the laboratories a step further than what is possible at Nofima’s current bioprocessing pilot plant, from production on a pilot scale to a larger scope of product and process development on both a pilot and industrial scale. “Marine bioprospecting deals with mapping the active substances found in marine species. Marine bioprocessing involves taking a step further so that the research results in new products. The new plant will be able to assist the companies with this. This bioprocessing pilot plant will be marketed to industrial players not only nationally, but also internationally,” says project manager Even Stenberg at Nofima. Read more ...
Reformed CFP to include new measures to boost European aquaculture
European Fisheries Commissioner, Maria Damanaki has emphasised the growing role of aquaculture, saying that the upcoming Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform will include organisational and funding changes designed to boost the sector. The comments came after the April Council meeting of Fisheries Ministers held in Luxembourg yesterday. Commissioner Maria Damanaki thanked the Hungarian Presidency for chairing the meeting and stated: "We are going to do our best to boost the aquaculture sector, in the framework of our proposal for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. We need to develop more aquaculture projects, as fish is a particularly healthy and nutritious product and there is an increasing demand, which is now covered largely through imports. Read more ...
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Sustainable fishing no longer an option, says Faroese Premier
The Faroese Prime Minister, Mr Kaj Leo Johannesen has said that sustainable seafood is no longer a choice but is now a necessity. He made the comments while opening the recent 2011 North Atlantic Fish Fair in the Faroese fishing port of Klaksvik. However, there was no direct reference to the current dispute between Iceland and the Faroe Islands on one hand, and the European Union and Norway on the other, over the long running mackerel dispute. The EU is expected to shortly announce details of sanctions against the two countries over their large self declared mackerel quotas. Welcoming visitors to the fishing exhibition, Mr Johannesen said the fish fair stated the importance of people having personal contacts and being able to talk face to face, sharing their experiences and opinions. Strategic networks created values and growth and he hoped it would create innovative solutions to many of the problems facing the industry. Read more ...
Are we losing fight against farmed salmon?
Looking as the tempting platter of sushi, I asked “is it wild?” I was referring to the small chunks of pink salmon I could see encased in white rice and dried seaweed. After receiving confirmation that the seafood in question was not farmed, I went to reach for a piece when the sound of nervous laughter stopped me and I looked up. The host admitted he didn’t know or care one way or another and had extended the “yes” out of... politeness? I shrugged and selected a roll that was undeniably vegetarian instead. My personal bias against farmed salmon began when I was a fledgling reporter on Vancouver Island, asked to write about the new seal management measures at a local fish farm. Rather than continue a policy of shooting seals, the company had installed a secondary net system that acted as a barrier, preventing the seals from coming into contact with the underwater nets full of farmed fish. Read more ...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform to include boosting aquaculture
Fisheries ministers from all 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) advocated increasing aid to boost aquaculture in the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in Luxembourg, according to a plan proposed by the European Commission (EC). Several EU countries that are landlocked - Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Luxembourg and Slovakia - presented a project that claims more support to fisheries and aquaculture in fresh water. The EU commissioner of Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, pledged at a meeting of the Council of Ministers to do everything possible to "strengthen" the aquaculture sector, as there is growing demand for seafood. Damanaki also mentioned that the EC intends to launch an "advisory committee on aquaculture, with the participation of countries, producers, retailers and environmentalists". She also promised greater "co operation" to "push" aquaculture management plans, reports the EFE news agency. Read more …
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Abu Dhabi closer to building world's largest caviar factory
In another addition to their list of biggest and splashiest, the desert city of Abu Dhabi is closer to building the world's largest caviar farm after two dozen live sturgeon were flown in last month. The fish were flown in from Frankfurt and arrived at the world's largest aquaculture plant in Abu Dhabi, a new 60,000 square meter facility that is expected to produce 32 tons of caviar a year. The notion of building a caviar market was an audacious and ambitious one for a desert city. But as appetites for luxury goods continue to climb in this affluent city - Abu Dhabi has one of the highest GDPs in the world thanks to its oil and gas reserves - spiking demand for one of the most decadent food products was destined to follow. Read more ...
Okisollo and Hoskyn Channel salmon farms update
Canada - Seven of nine salmon farm sites in Okisollo and Hoskyn channels are fallow right now, as it moves into the second month of the out-migration period for wild smolts. This is the fourth monthly update from the BC Salmon Farmers Association regarding the channels, in response to questions from the public about current status of operations in the area. Okisollo Channel is located just north of Campbell River and is home to five farms: two of Marine Harvest Canada's, two of Mainstream Canada's and one operated by Grieg Seafood. Hoskyn Channel, on the east side of Quadra Island has four Marine Harvest Canada leases. (To see a map of where all these leases are located, click here). The Conville Bay site located in Hoskyn Channel, has been sub-leased from Marine Harvest Canada to Grieg Seafood, is stocked, and as per regulation, are following all fish health and sea lice management programs. Read more ...
Insights ahead of the third Algae World Europe
Spain - The algae industry as a renewable energy and feed source will be the focus of the 3rd Algae World Europe conference in Spain. UK - In an exclusive 3rd Algae World Europe interview, Augusto Rodríguez-Villa, president of AlgaEnergy says, “AlgaEnergy was first attracted to venture into the algae industry due to the revolutionary manner of the business: being able to work on the development and fine tuning of CO2 reduction technology, while at the same time producing food and clean and sustainable energy, ensuring environmental stewardship. “This is in line with one of AlgaEnergy’s functions, which is to improve processes and make profitable products derived from microalgae that will contribute to improving the welfare of society worldwide.” Read more ..
University of Arkansas to offer Doctoral Program in Aquaculture
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is set to begin offering a doctoral degree program in aquaculture/fisheries this autumn, allowing the university to expand its research to address problems facing the aquaculture industry. The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board approved the program at its meeting today in Mountain Home. “This is a great day for UAPB but an even greater day for the industry,” said UAPB Chancellor Dr Lawrence A Davis, Jr. “My accolades go out to Dr (Mary) Benjamin, Dr. (Carole) Engle and all those that worked to bring this together and especially the industry that supported us in moving in this direction.” Benjamin is UAPB’s vice chancellor for academic affairs and Engle is director of the UAPB Aquaculture/Fisheries Center of Excellence. Read more ...
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Government to Cap antibiotic use for Poultry, Fish & Shrimp
India - The Government is to introduce a cap on the use of antibiotics and ban some products altogether in poultry, shrimp and fish during production in order to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance in human pathogens. Antibiotic shots used at will to make chickens fatter or shrimps bigger will be regulated soon, reports Times of India. For the first time, National Policy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance has put a cap on how much antibiotics can be pumped into seafood or poultry products, including shrimps, prawns or fish and fishery products. CRAFTMANSHIP IN THE ANIMAL FEED AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
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Astaxanthin is the new supplement trend in Sacramento: what are the effects?
Sometimes numerous Sacramento supermarket fish retailers will tell you that farmed salmon usually is coloured orange with astaxanthin. Interestingly, Sacramentans are taking astaxanthin as the latest supplement (antioxidant and carotenoid) that passes the blood-brain barrier. Check out the April 14, 2011 guide, Astaxanthin Information | Evidenced-Based Supplement Guide. Astaxanthin is found in microalgae, yeast, salmon, trout, krill, shrimp, crayfish, crustaceans, and the feathers of some birds. Astaxanthin is also used in aquaculture and may be derived from natural or synthetic sources. Farmed salmon may be fed astaxanthin to make the salmon flesh appear to be a bright orange. Sacramento's interest in supplements now finds astaxanthin promoted as a supplement, an antioxidant with health effects and/or benefits still undergoing research, mostly on lab animals. Read more ...
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Eyre Peninsula abalone companies could soon benefit from a different kind of feed for their produce as a result of a new research project launched by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). The project, which also involves scientists from Flinders University and the University of Adelaide, will look at growing seaweed on land that has the potential to be used as abalone feed. Currently, importing seaweed costs Australia more than AUS$15 million (UK£ 9.7 million) a year. SARDI project leaders Steven Clarke and Dr Sasi Nayar said the small quantity of seaweed currently available in the state was only obtained once it washed up onto beaches. "The best way for the industry to grow is through aquaculture," Mr Clarke said. Dr Nayar said a large part of the project would be developing a seaweed-based manufactured product that could be used to feed abalone. "As an abalone feed, a modest 10 percent replacement of manufactured feed with the seaweed could lead to savings for growers of about AUS$200,000 (UK£129,404.771) per annum on a typical farm," Dr Nayar said. Read more ...
Mariculture should flourish in India, says expert
With sustainable aquaculture fish farming practice, it has gained incredible potential globally. Fifty percent of global seafood has been produced by adopting the best aquaculture methods, according to Michael Schwarz, an expert of aquaculture, Virginia Tech, USA.
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Mr. Schwarz was addressing students and scientists at a ‘workshop on cobia and other marine finfish farming and celebration of World Veterinary Year 2011,' which was organised by the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tuticorin, on Monday. Since global aquaculture assumed greater significance to provide food for people, its growth would be doubled phenomenally by 2030. Based on the availability of natural resources, stakeholders could well materialise opportunities to employ themselves. Read more ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Feed Outlook - April 2011
The recent grains stocks report confirms that supplies are tight, according to Tom Capehart and Edward Allen in the latest report from the USDA Economic Research Service.The Grain Stocks report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at the end of March shows relatively tight March 1 stocks for each of the feed grains. US corn feed and residual use is lowered 50 million bushels due to the recent run-up in corn prices and increased prospects for wheat feeding this summer. Corn used to producer ethanol is increased by 50 million bushels this month as ethanol production continues at near-record levels. The midpoints of the forecasts of the marketing year average prices received by farmers for corn, sorghum and oats are unchanged this month but the price ranges were narrowed. Read more ...
New catfish feed formulations tested
High ingredient prices in 2008 led feed mills to begin manufacturing new, less expensive feed formulations untested under commercial catfish farming conditions. New feed formulations have been tested at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff (UAPB) for the past three years by professors at UAPB and researchers at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2008, three 32 percent protein diets (an industry standard, an alternative and a corn gluten feed diet) and a 24 percent protein diet were tested. The 32 percent industry standard diet resulted in significantly greater yield of carryover fish. Feed conversion ratios of the standard and alternative diets were significantly lower than those of the 32 percent corn gluten and 24 percent protein diets, but visceral fat content was higher for the standard and alternate diets. Read more ...
Vertical integration key to sea cucumber success
Large numbers of larvae of the sea cucumber (Australostichopus mollis) have settled in the intensive settlement system at the Ahumoana a Toi Aquaculture Centre, writes Andrew Morgan. Currently, the ability of this pilot intensive commercial settlement system to produce large numbers of juveniles is being assessed. This system is also part of a production platform designed as a pilot for selective breeding. The nutritional requirements of larvae and its impact on growth and development and how this relates to the rearing environment is used for successful intensive and sustainable pilot commercial-scale production. Larval competency and the ability of large numbers of larvae to complete the larval cycle, settle and become juveniles are very dependent on this. Handling techniques during larval rearing have a significant impact on the numbers of larvae completing the larval cycle and settling. Read more ...
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Probiotics – An alternative treatment for bacterial coldwater disease Probiotics are generally defined as bacteria that promote the health of other organisms. Carolyn Gunn, DVM, Assistant State Fish Pathologist at Colorado Division of Wildlife, looks at probiotics as an alternative treatment for bacterial coldwater disease. Specifically, probiotics are live microorganisms, which when consumed in adequate amounts provide a health benefit for the host.
Probiotics have been used to promote the health of humans and terrestrial livestock for a considerable period of time. Probiotics are available in foods and dietary supplements. Yogurt, fermented and unfermented milk, miso, and soy beverages are examples of foods that contain probiotics. Read more ...
Fortunes turn for Marine Harvest
Norwegian aquaculture and fish processing company Marine Harvest has seen profits more than double last year compared to 2009. In its annual report the company shows that profits rise to NOK3.108 billion (US$573 million) from NOK1.302 billion(US$238 million) the previous year.
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However, the rise in sales and profits comes on the back of lower harvest volumes last year with production at 295,683 tonnes last year compared to 327,100 tonnes in 2009. In its annual report, Marine Harvest said that strong underlying demand and tight global supply resulted in a solid market and increased prices for salmon in 2010. Read more ...
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Sustainable indoor urban fish & vegetable farms in Sacramento
With all the new hydroponics stores opening in Sacramento, the green health trend that's emerging in Sacramento emphasises indoor farms in urban areas, sometimes in basements. Check out the Sustainable Urban Gardens website. Also watch this video capture carbon in soil with organic farming. The popular trend goes beyond hydroponics or aquaculture. It's about aquaponics growing indoors fish and vegetables together so that fish and plants coexist under the same roof. An April 18, 2011 article by Chicago Tribune writer, Melissa Harris, reprinted today in the Sacramento Bee, "Sustainable urban farms are cropping up indoors: fish, plants coexist at aquaponic sites," explains how people are turning former factories and even meatpacking plants into urban indoor farms in various cities. Let's say you want to start on a tiny scale in Sacramento and you can't afford to buy or lease large abandoned industrial buildings or lease stockyard space. Instead, on a smaller scale, you grow vegetables and fish indoors, creating sustainable urban farms. Read more ... 41
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For 60 years before the early 1990s, an average of nearly eight million wild salmon returned from the Pacific Ocean to the Fraser River each year to spawn. Now the salmon industry is in a state of collapse, with mortality rates ranging from 40 to 95 per cent. The salmon run has been highly variable. The worst year came in 2009, with 1.5 million salmon, followed by the best year in 2010, with 30 million salmon. But the overall trend is downward. Read more ...
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Pacific salmon may be dying from a leukemia-type virus, according to a new theory to explain falling wild salmon numbers in the Fraser River. In Canada's Fraser River, a mysterious illness has killed millions of Pacific salmon, and scientists have a new hypothesis about the cause. The wild salmon may be suffering from viral infections similar to those linked to some forms of leukemia and lymphoma, reports McClatchy newspapers.
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Sea Urchins turning into cannibals
Sea urchins have becomes a trendy food, and because of our feeding and overcrowding them, they're even starting to eat each other. Sea urchins, prized for their edible gonads, resort to cannibalism when starved and forced into overcrowded tanks, according to new research. There are no documented reports of cannibalism among wild sea urchin populations, according to the study, so little doubt exists that man-made conditions are driving this behaviour. Aquaculture of sea urchins is particularly popular in Japan and China, where millions of tons are harvested each year. Certain fish raised for human consumption, such as Cobia, trout and flounder, as well as many species of shrimp and lobsters, are also known to become cannibals when under stress. That is one reason the claws of lobsters are bound when these shellfish are confined in small fish market tank. Read more ...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Aquaculture in Minas Gerais grows by 30 percent over two years
Statistics from the Federal Superintendent of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) in Minas Gerais reveal that between 2008 and 2009, the aquaculture production chain grew on average by 30 percent, while between 2002 and 2007, that growth was 10 percent. Meanwhile, at the national level, aquaculture has increased on average by 10 percent, reports Agrosoft. "Besides being an activity that requires little capital to those who only produce, the National Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES) is firm to help develop new businesses in the area," said the coordinator of the agency, Lucas Rocha Carneiro. According to the latest census conducted in the state of Minas Gerais, 29 percent of the surveyed producers were cultivating more than 11 million units of ornamental fish. Read more
Catching an industry in Koh Kong, Cambodia
Cambodia is increasingly turning to fish farming in order to meet domestic demand. The business can be lucrative, but faces hurdles such as requiring substantial investment and know-how, according to Cheng Chhun, owner of the Cheng Chhun Seafish Farm. Dozens of fish farms hug the shore in the Mondul Seima district of Koh Kong province, but Cheng Chhun’s is the largest, with eight ponds on a nine-hectare farm. Each pond contains between 5,000 to 10,000 fish, with a single pond worth of fish taking some six months to mature and fetching between US$30,000 (€20,793.63) and US$40,000 (€27,724.84). Read more ...
Salmon: There's trouble upstream
The Atlantic salmon is under threat from over-fishing, pollution and farming. So what can be done to preserve this regal fish? An epic traveller and spectacular high-jumper, the Atlantic salmon is one of Europe's most enduring creatures. For thousands of years they have roamed free across the Atlantic Ocean and spawned in the rivers and streams that flow out into the North Atlantic. Yet this remarkable animal given the regal nickname of the "king of fish" faces an uncertain future.
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Over the past 40 years overall European stocks of Atlantic salmon have experienced a multi-decadal decline from around eight million in the early 1970s to around three million today, resulting in the lowest population levels observed since regular monitoring began in the 1970s. While stock levels in a handful of individual rivers (eg, the Tyne) have increased in recent years, due to intense and localised conservation efforts, Atlantic salmon populations in general are contracting. Read more ...
UK - Money for fish farming
An innovative crab waste recycling scheme topped a list of fishing industry projects in Devon and Cornwall sharing a UK£1.9 million (US$3.11 million) pot of European funding this month. A total of 16 projects benefited from the money, made available through the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The Blue Seafood Company received UK£179,000 (US$293,024.) to develop its Paignton factory so that crab processing waste can be turned into a by-product for use by whelk fishermen, as well as UK£6,500 (US$10,640.) for cold storage. Nick Howell, owner of the Pilchard Works in Newlyn and a member of the port's harbour commission, said the fund was "hugely important" for the industry. Read more ...
Untreated sewage blamed for fish deaths
Discharge of untreated sewage has been blamed for recent fish deaths in Nanjing in eastern China. Untreated sewage that ended up in a nearby river following the shutdown of a water treatment plant was blamed for the deaths of thousands of fish in east China's Jiangsu Province, the local government there says. Official sources report that thousands of dead fish were found floating in sections of the Waiqinhuai River in the province's capital city of Nanjing over the past two days, a spokesman with the city government said. The results of tests and monitoring by the city's environment bureau showed that the mass fish deaths might be related to the recent shutdown of a sewage treatment plant, he said. Read more ...
State poised for rapid strides in prawn cultivation
Better late than never. After a long delay, Assam is poised to make rapid strides in freshwater prawn cultivation. Pilot projects in the state have dispelled doubts over the feasibility of fresh water prawn farming in this region. According to sources in the Fisheries Department, fresh water prawn will be available in the state very soon. Scampi, the commercial name of the large fresh water prawn (Macrobrachium rossenbergii) has been commercially cultured in the state’s agro climatic condition sending a positive message to fish farmers. Read more ..
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Royal DSM NV Donates US$70,000 to CEI’s sustainable aquaculture program
Royal DSM NV presented the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) with a cheque for US$70,000 (UK£42,433.37) for further research for offshore aquaculture. DSM and CEI are collaborating to demonstrate that raising fish in an offshore cage within the Bahamas and other warm water locales is possible and can be done with assured success and in a sustainable manner.
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DSM and CEI have been actively working together since 2009 in a partnership to find improved predation controls for warm water aquaculture. This is the first Corporate sponsorship that CEI has received. CEI promotes conservation of tropical and coastal ecosystems throughout. Read more ...
Stirling University: Lecturers to strike in dispute over job losses
Lecturers are to strike next week at Stirling University in a row over job losses at the School of aquaculture department. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will take the action on Tuesday outside the campus's main entrance. Picket lines will be manned from 8am at the university gate off the A9, and a general meeting will take place later in the morning. Students are expected to show their support by joining lecturers in a march from the rural campus to the town center, followed by a rally. A hustings with the Scottish parliamentary election candidates for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane will follow. Read more ...
Aquaculture Dialogues to be handed over in Brussels
At the 2010 European Seafood Exposition in Brussels the Aquaculture Stewardship Council presented it's visual identity. This year the Aquaculture Dialogues Standards for Tilapia, Pangasius and Abalone, that have independently been formulated by multi-stakeholder groups led by World Wildlife Fund, will be officially handed over by WWF to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council on the first day of the Brussels Seafood Exposition. The event will take place on May 3 at the ASC stand at 1300 hrs. The ASC says: “We cordially invite you to be present at this event which is a milestone in the development of the ASC and in the implementation of the most robust, independent and metric based sustainability standards for farmed fish. Read more ...
Chilean mussel producers look to consolidate international markets
In recent years, there has been a steady growth in Chilean mussel farming, which encourages fishing companies to seek new markets and diversify its production, mainly salmon. While the fishing industry spent only around US$190 million (UK£115 million) in this activity over the last 15 years, the production of farmed mussels rose sharply. The fishing sector intends to position mussels as one of the best seafood products in the world, reports Diario Financiero. According to data provided by the National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca), during mid 1990, Chile produced 2,100 tonnes of mussels. Whilst 10 years later, a total of 28,000 tonnes were obtained. In 2009, the harvest of mussels came to 168,000 tonnes, and in 2010, the figure reached over 214,000 tonnes. Read more ...
Stirling’s MSc Aquaculture distance learning continues to grow
The Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling says that its new approach to obtaining an MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture by Distance Learning continues to prove popular as another student module starts. Professor Brian Austin, Director of the Institute of Aquaculture expressed his delight at the continued growth in interest in these innovative programmes.
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He said: "It is great to see a further 20 percent increase in student enrolment on this program." Expanding, he explained that the flexibility of the distance learning approach allows students to select modules over several years allowing them to build their credits on their own schedule, depending on personal circumstances. Read more ...
New Brunswick shrimp industry given a financial boost by government
New Brunswick's shrimp industry, which generates CAN$82 million (UK£52.464 million) a year in product sales, received a significant boost this week with the announcement that the province is investing CAN$840,000 (UK£537,437) to help in the rationalisation of the traditional shrimp fishing fleet in the province. New Brunswick Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries Minister Michael Olscamp and Economic Development Minister Paul Robichaud were in Lameque Tuesday to make the announcement. The provincial funds, from the Regional Development Corporation, represent 30 percent of the total investment with the balance coming from the harvesting and processing industries. The Fisheries Renewal Framework outlines how balancing harvesting capacity with the availability of the resource is one of the ways government can support an industry-led strategy. Read more ...
Canada supporting the expansion of aquaculture
Canada's new survey reveals the majority of Canadians support national legislation to govern and enable the growth of our aquaculture industry. Conducted from April 7 - 14, 2011, the survey found that eight in ten Canadians (81 percent) either strongly support (40 percent) or somewhat support (41 percent) a national Aquaculture Act. Only four percent oppose national legislation. Even in British Columbia where campaigns opposing aquaculture are most active, 79 percent of respondents either strongly or somewhat support the development of an Aquaculture Act. More than six in ten Canadians indicated support for national legislation, saying the country needs national standards for the industry (69 percent) and a framework for industry growth (60 percent). Read more ...
Fishermen hamper efforts to reduce beach shark attacks
Director of Quy Nhon City Urban Environment Company's Planning Unit Nguyen Huu Dung said the company and local authorities were responsible for removing fish and shrimp rafts and traps just off the city beach over the last six days. The move aims to prevent sharks from coming inshore and attacking swimmers. Fish and shrimps bred on rafts and captured in traps were believed to have attracted sharks to the shallow water, he said. "Nine teams have collected rubbish and 40 large rafts and traps in deep water from Hai Cang to Gheng Rang Ward and removed tens of small rafts further away from the beaches," Dung said. However, thousands of rafts, set along the coast by local fishermen, remain unmoved. Company worker Nguyen Van Tin said they had tried to carry out their task but had faced major opposition from local fishermen. Read more ...
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Soybean meal in tilapia diets
Chinese scientists studied the effects of different levels of soybean meal inclusion in replacement for fish meal on growth, digestive enzymes and transaminase activities in practical diets for juvenile tilapia. This study evaluated the effects of replacing fish meal (FM) in practical diets for tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus) with different levels of soybean meal (SBM) on growth, digestive enzymes and liver transaminase activities. Five isonitrogenous (crude protein 300 g/kg) and isoenergetic (gross energy 16 kJ/g) practical diets were formulated by replacing zero (the control), 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent of protein from fish meal with SBM. Each diet was randomly assigned to triplicate groups of 30 fish per aquarium (mean initial weight 4.0 g). Fish were fed three times daily to apparent satiation for eight weeks. Read more ...
Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) Virus Discovered
Norway PHARMAQ and the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science have identified the virus causing cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) of Atlantic salmon. Through this discovery more tools will become available that will make it possible to control the disease and limit the spread and the impact of the disease. PHARMAQ will explore the possibilities for developing a vaccine against CMS, a disease which currently results in significant losses for the aquaculture industry. Cardiomyopathy syndrome of Atlantic salmon was first recorded in the mid 80’s in Norway. Economic losses are high since primarily fish at slaughter size die. The virus was discovered through a close research collaboration between PHARMAQ with project manager Marit Rode, and Professor Ă˜ystein Evensen and his research group at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. This is a result of a close and productive collaboration over many years, say the two scientists. The research program was partly funded by the Research Council of Norway. Read more
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
March 2011: Catfish feed deliveries up
US Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during March 2011 was 17,459 tons, up 29 percent from March 2010 and up 252 percent from the previous month. Foodsize catfish feed delivered totaled 16,891 tons, up 33 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. March feed delivered to Alabama catfish growers for foodsize fish totaled 6,951 tons, up 100 percent from last year. Alabama accounted for 41 percent of the total foodsize catfish feed delivered to United States farmers. The other major States with catfish feed deliveries for foodsize fish in March and their comparison to the previous year were Arkansas with 1,431 tons, up two percent; Louisiana with 298 tons, up four percent; and Mississippi with 5,446 tons, up 20 percent. Read more ...
Green' farming key to exports
The environmental impacts of aquaculture and sustainable production practices have become important factors in purchasing decisions made by export markets, experts said yesterday. Farmers, breeders and processors should be aware of this and apply strict standards in all their operations, Pham Anh Tuan, deputy director of the General Department of Fisheries told a conference in HCM City.
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The conference, which focused on tra (pangasius) exports, heard that Vietnam exported 153,062 tonnes of the fish worth US$376,430 (â‚Ź257,361) in the first three months of the year, an increase of 5.2 percent in volume and 21.6 percent in value over the same period last year. Read more ...
Review: Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture
ISBN: 978-90-481-3085-0 In July 2007 a workshop was held on 'Research Needs for Sustaining Aquaculture to 2025 and beyond' where the idea for this book originated. The workshop was funded by the International Development Research Center (Canada). Sena S De Silva is the Director General of Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific and also an Honorary Professor, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. F Brian Davy is a Senior Fellow at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (Canada) with over 35 years experience in the field of aquatic resources edited Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture which was published in 2010. This publication looks at selected success stories of aquaculture in Asia and the lessons learned. Chapter one looks at the successes in Asia, contributing to sustained development and poverty alleviation. It deals with fish and human nutrition the traditional fish food supplies and the fish food needs. It also deals with key features of the aquaculture sector and the public perceptions on aquaculture. Chapter two covers recent developments in rice-fish culture in China looking at the livelihood improvements and the holistic approaches used in this culture. It cover the historical accounts of this kind of aquaculture along with the evolution of fish culture in rice fields and recent developments. The important systems and practices and the contributions to food security and safety. In later chapters the book looks at shrimp farmers in India, backyard hatcheries and small scale shrimp and prawn farming in Thailand and cage fish culture in Nepal. It also looks at enhancing rural farmers income through fish production in Sri Lanka and the Striped Catfish aquaculture in Vietnam. The final three chapters deal with the genetic improvement of farmed tilapias: impacts and lessons learned. The role of exotics in Chinese inland aquaculture and a synthesis and the lessons learned. Success Stories in Asian Aquaculture is an interesting book, showing the success stories of aquaculture. Aquaculture from Asia accounts for 85 percent of the global production. Aquaculture in Asia is on a small scale, mainly due to the fact that it is carried out by families who own and operate fish farms. Most involved in aquaculture in Asia are in the rural communities.
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I think this book is a good starting point for anyone that has an interest in aquaculture and especially to those involved in research or are development workers and decision makers. Its a good starting point for students who are interested in aquaculture in developing countries.
Chinese fish drowning in antibiotics
The reservoir at the back of the home of Mr. Zhang, a Guizhou Province resident, “used to be so clear that we could see the bottom,” he told The Epoch Times in an interview. It was the source of drinking water for the whole village. But when the reservoir was contracted out to fish farmers they almost turned it into a toxic waste dump. Because they want to maximize profits by breeding far more fish than the natural environment could support, Mr. Zhang said, they were liberal in use of urea, animal manure, and antibiotics, with no regard for how things would turn out down the line. Read more ...
Sea lice “breakthrough” ready for sharing, say salmon firm
What is claimed to be an innovative way of collecting and removing sea lice is being developed following a trial by Loch Duart Ltd. The company Loch Duart say they are keen to share this “innovation” with any other salmon farmer interested. “Sea lice have been around as long as salmon have existed and will be as long as they continue to,” said Nick Joy, Managing Director. “Loch Duart hopes and aim to work to ensure that salmon have a long future ahead and that sea lice will not be a significant factor affecting the species’ future. Whilst we are not yet at the point where we can say that sea lice are over as an issue, we can say that we have taken a new step in the control of this perennial pest.” He added that for some time they have been researching and developing “novel” methods to counter sea lice. Read more ...
Canadians back aquaculture regulation
A recent survey indicates most Canadians support national legislation to govern the aquaculture industry, says a group representing fish farmers. The survey, involving 1,196 randomly selected Canadian adults, was done earlier this month by Abacus Data Inc. "Canadians overwhelmingly support our call for a federal aquaculture act," said a news release from the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance. Survey results found 40 percent strongly support the creation of an act, while 41 percent somewhat support the establishment of one. The survey found four percent were opposed to national legislation and the remainder apparently had no opinion. Although the Canadian aquaculture industry is governed by 73 separate rules or regulations from coast to coast, Canada is the only major seafood-producing nation without national legislation specifically designed for the aquaculture industry, said the release. Read more ...
Aquaculture field day to focus on raising coldwater fish species
A workshop is being planned for later this spring to unveil new research and advances in the culture of coldwater species of fish. The program is being held June 8-9 at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point's Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility near Red Cliff. Sponsored by University of Wisconsin Steven Point (UWSP), UW-Extension, UWMadison/Aquaculture Program, and the Wisconsin Aquaculture Association, the event will take a closer look at fish like arctic char, coho salmon, Atlantic salmon, and rainbow trout.
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Coldwater fish nutrition and health will be addressed as well as flowthrough and recycle systems technology, pond management, water quality, and various lighting strategies for coldwater species culture. Speakers will include experts in coldwater species culture from around the country, including Steven Summerfelt, Chris Good, Brian Vinci and John Davidson Bill Wolters and many more. Read more
Vietnamese tra fish faces nasty trick, once again
The false information released at “Pangasius Lie” by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the program broadcasted on German television one month ago, has made the demand for tra fish in the north of the Europe decrease dramatically. At the 30 minute program, a fisheries expert of WWF, Catherine Zucco, said “tra fish are dangerous because they are being farmed on dirty waters.” Right after the program was broadcasted, a retail group has stopped providing tra fish products on its supermarket chain in Denmark and Norway. Metrol has also stopped selling tra fish in Germany. The tra fish consumption in the north of the Europe has been decreasing sharply over the past several weeks, especially in Germany. Read more ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Two locally-owned salmon farms sold to Norwegian operator
Two of the last Shetland owned salmon farms have been sold to the Norwegian fish farming giant Grieg Seafood Hjaltland in a deal worth UK£2.2 million (US$3.619 million). The sale of Robert Nicolson’s Skelda Salmon and George Duncan’s G Duncan (Salmon) Ltd leaves just four working salmon farms in local ownership: two in Unst, one in Yell and one in Skerries. Over 90 percent of the industry is now in the hands of three foreign operators who are keen to increase production in a booming market. The two farms bought by Hjaltland at Spoose Holm, off the Scalloway isles, and Setter Voe off Burra are licensed to produce 2,100 tonnes of fish but neither is currently growing fish. Hjaltland plans to restock them in spring next year. G Duncan has not grown its own fish for a number of years and was leased to Skelda. It was hit by the outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia in 2009 which started in a nearby Scottish Sea Farms site. Skelda was forced to harvest the fish in November 2009 and leave the site fallow. Read more ..
Nutreco invests in upgrade of fish feed capacity in Norway
Nutreco is investing €27 million (US$39.579 million) to upgrade its fish feed plant in Averøy, Norway. The investment in the Averoy plant consists of an upgrade of the grinding facility, a new intake line and expansion of both storage capacity and operation premises. The investment will enable Skretting, Nutreco's fish feed business, to meet future market demand for high quality feed for salmon and to maintain its market leader position in Norway. The Norwegian fish feed market has grown with an average of eight percent a year from 2006 to 2010.
Growth of aquaculture
Knut Nesse, Nutreco's Chief Operating Officer Aquaculture: "This investment clearly demonstrates our commitment to support the growth of aquaculture in Norway and to maintain our market leader position in this fish feed market. Growth is expected to continue at a high rate in the coming years, especially in salmon feed. Read more ...
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Cameroon: New fish development strategy in view
Cameroon's Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) is carrying out research in view of putting at the disposal of fish farmers and donors a new development strategy that is expected to boost local production and bail the country out of incessant importation of fish. A two-day workshop to validate the research results, dubbed, "Research Strategy on Fish Culture Development in Cameroon" went underway in IRAD premises at Nkolbisson Yaounde yesterday April 25. Speaking during the opening ceremony, the Director General of IRAD, Dr Jacob Mbua Ngueve said the study sought to develop methodology about the constraints to sustainable fish farming in the country. "Cameroon imports a lot of fish irrespective of the potentials we have. Oceans, rivers are aplenty. Government has wanted to increase fish production and given that we cannot go and tell farmers to increase production without a strategy to guide them, there was need for a study", he said. The study, he added, is to come up with a strategy that will help farmers know exactly what they are supposed to do to increase production without destroying biodiversity. Read more ...
Aquaculture may boost state agribusiness
To ramp up the automotive industry in Michigan, Henry Ford built the Rouge Plant a manufacturing infrastructure that could produce everything needed, from glass to steel, to make cars. Today, Russ Allen is looking for a way to build a shrimp Rouge Plant a pollution-free, recirculating facility that could breed, grow, process and ship a million pounds of shrimp a year.
Shrimp-growing system
It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. Allen, who spent 23 years establishing outdoor shrimp farming in Central and South America, has been raising shrimp indoors in Okemos since 1994 at his Seafood Systems research facility. He closely guards his proprietary technology from other companies and scientists around the world who also are racing to create the first successful, commercial-sized, indoor shrimp-growing system. "This could be the start of an entirely new industry for Michigan, a clean industry, with new jobs," he said if he can find the US$10 million (UKÂŁ6.079 million) he needs to build a commercial plant. Read more ...
Europe scorns "supersalmon" as GM battle widens
European salmon farmers and breeders who dominate global sales have a wary eye on transgenic American superfish that grow fast and might gulp part of the US$107 billion (UKÂŁ64.872 billion)-a-year aquaculture business. "We don't have any monster pigs in Europe, or monster cows, and there's no need for such a salmon," said Geir Isaksen, the chief executive at big Norwegian fish farmer Cermaq. Genetically modified (GM) Atlantic salmon patented by US biotech firm AquaBounty are widely billed as growing at double speed and could be approved by US regulators as early as this summer, taking the global GM food fight to the fish counter. "This is a safe and stable construct," AquaBounty CEO Ronald Stotish told Reuters, explaining how technicians inject Atlantic salmon eggs with genes from Pacific Chinook and bottom-dwelling ocean pout. The result three species in one, thus transgenic would be the first GM animal approved for human consumption, joining GM plants like soy and corn that have been altered to tolerate harsh herbicides. Read more ...
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Fish farm seeks to drift cages off Hawaii
Kona Blue Water Farms has applied for a permit to determine wether it would be possible to grow young amberjack to harvest size in just 10 months in submerged cages tethered to surface bouys drifting freely on a circular ocean current off the big Island. “This is one of the next steps that we have to do to grow more fish in an environmentally responsible manner, “he said. “ The whole world could benefit from this Presently there are two ocean based farms operating in Hawaii. One is Kona Blue trading as Kona Kampachi and the other is Hukilau Foods. Read more ...
Solid sustainability results from Cermaq
In its 2010 sustainability report published today, Cermaq says it has demonstrated sustainability through good production results based on preventive fish health measures with minor use of medicines and with zero escapes. Cermaq has today presented its sustainability results for 2010. The company is a leader in farming of salmon and trout and production of feed for the same species. Cermaq demonstrates sustainability through good production results based on preventive fish health measures with minor use of medicines and with zero escapes. Read more ...
Fish project in China launched by AgriMarine
AgriMarine Holdings Inc, based in Vancouver, and the Zhoushan Fisheries Research Institute in the People's Republic of China (ZFRI), are pleased to announce a joint venture for a commercial scale research project for the rearing of yellow croaker in a closed containment system. The joint venture project is an important step for the Company as it advances its solid wall closed containment technology into other high value species in China. Yellow croaker wild populations (called 'gold fish' in China) have declined since the 1970s and are now cultured in ocean net cages in the Fujian Province. These practices are contributing to pollution, disease and significant use of antibiotics, resulting in flesh quality issues. Previous research on the culture of yellow croaker using manufactured feeds has been conducted by the American Soya Association (ASA) in co-operation with the Ping Yang County Fisheries Bureau of Zhejiang Province. ASA will also provide advice on the feed formulation for the research conducted by AgriMarine and ZFRI. Read more ...
Thursday, April 28, 2011
VIV sets world standard in animal protein production
VNU Exhibitions Europe says its shows set the world standard for top quality in innovative animal protein production. VNU Exhibitions Europe, part of Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs, is active organising trade shows in the field of intensive animal farming for many years and has achieved a high international standard with the exhibition brand, VIV. The exhibition program of VIV typically includes companies active in feed milling and supplying feed milling equipment, animal feed and feed additives, animal health products, breeding and housing, meat products, meat processing, packaging and logistics and other services related to the animal protein production industry.
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VIV started as a vertical trade fair meaning that the entire process, from feed milling equipment to genetic basic material to ready-made end products, is on display. Moreover, VIV expanded even further with the increasing demand for value-added products. Read more ...
Sustainable Pangasius production in Vietnam
Vietnam - Members of the Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade (SEAT) project, met in Scotland recently to discuss the development of sustainable pangasius in Vietnam. They invited MEP and Senior Vice President of the European Parliament’s Fisheries Committee Struan Stevenson to increase his understanding on safety and sustainability of pangasius. In November 2010 Struan Stevenson added to a raft of criticism in the media over Pangasius production in Vietnam and European imports of the finished product. His comments in the European Parliament raised concerns over safety standards of the finished product and welfare standards of those working in the industry. The Sustaining Ethical Aquaculture Trade (SEAT) project, led by the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University, is heavily involved in researching the burgeoning trade in pangasius from Vietnam. Read more ...
Catfish processing down 37 percent from last year
US - Farm-raised catfish processed during March 2011 totaled 29.4 million pounds round weight, down 37 percent from March 2010. National Agricultural Statistics Service The average price paid to producers was US$1.07 (UK£0.641) per pound for March 2011, up 6.9 cents from last month and 28.7 cents above a year ago. Net pounds of processed fish sold during March 2011 totaled 17.6 million pounds, down 22 percent from the comparable month in 2010. Sales of fresh fish, at 5.84 million pounds, were down 31 percent from March 2010 and represented 33 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 11.8 million pounds, were down 16 percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 67 percent of total fish sales. Sales of whole fish represented 19 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 57 percent, and the remaining 24 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The total end of the month inventory decreased 32 percent from last month and was down 49 percent from a year ago. Read more ...
New department set up for Sea Lice research
Norway - Nofima and Tromsø Aquaculture Research Station have developed a new department for salmon lice research. This is an important contribution in the effort to combat the problems with salmon lice in the aquaculture industry. The department is located in a separate hall containing tanks where the scientists have full control of all relevant environment factors such as water, temperature, salt content, oxygen and feed. All water is cleaned before it is pumped out again to avoid salmon lice being transferred to the surroundings. Nofima Senior Advisor, Heidi Mikalsen, explained: "We have established this department to meet the industry’s requirement for research that can contribute to getting rid of the lice problem. We have had a large influx of enquirers from commercial actors wanting to study and document how efficient treatments for salmon lice are." Read more ...
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Vietnam: Tien Giang rejects fish cancer rumour
Tien Giang Rumours that eating square-head anabas causes cancer were untruthful, said deputy director of the Tien Giang Aquaculture Department Phan Huu Hoi. The rumours have caused great public concern in the southern province for the past 10 days, affecting the trade and consumption of the fish. Before the rumours appeared, prices of squarehead anabas in the province were quite high, at about VND30,000-50,000 (US$1.5-2.5) a kilo. However, after the rumours, the prices decreased sharply to about VND18,000-23,000 ($0.9-1.15), leaving the breeders having to shoulder major losses. This was not the first time such rumours had been spread, Hoi said. Before last Tet (Lunar New Year), rumours that grapefruit and durian could cause cancer appeared in the province, causing the fruit price to drop before a recent rebound, he said. Read more ...
Costs, disease hurt shrimp breeders
Despite an increase in prices, shrimp breeders in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are facing difficulties due to higher input costs and an outbreak of disease among their crops. The price of baby shrimp, feed and veterinary medicine as well as costs to improve breeding ponds have increased strongly over last year, pushing up production costs. Each baby shrimp price, for instance, is VND10-15 higher than the previous year, while the feed price rose by thousands of dong a kilo. In addition, shrimp raised in many delta provinces, including Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu and Kien Giang, have died in large numbers because of unseasonable rains earlier this month, creating heavy losses to farmers. Read more ...
Western Australian Shire seeks barra farm funds
The Western Australian wheat-belt Shire of Wagin hopes a plan for an aquaculture farm to help tackle salinity and generate its own power will gain government approval. The shire has applied for more than AUS$3 million (UKÂŁ1.797 million) in Federal Government grant money to fund the facility, which would use the town's saline groundwater for the inland barramundi farm. The farm would be integrated with a desalination unit and co-generation power station. Read more ...
Push for aquaculture would reap benefits
Trinidad & Tobago: A stronger emphasis on aquaculture not only on tilapia but also other freshwater and marine fish species would help the domestic economy and exports, according to a local reporter. With the end of the Lenten season and its traditional heavy demand for fish, what strikes forcibly in the wake of this year's fish shortages is that a great deal more needs to be done for the fishing industry, according to Newsday of Trinidad and Tobago. On the plus side, however, is the Minister of Food Production's recent advice of plans to assist several of the country's fishing villages as well as the developments of strategies aimed at helping the winning of larger catch. But as welcome as this may be, the question remains: is it enough? In the meantime, the suggestion of aquaculture as a complement or indeed, in some instances, a credible alternative to sea fishing should be examined closely. Read more ..
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