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December 2013
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The Aquaculturist A regular look inside the aquaculture industry
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The Aquaculturists blog is an online offshoot of International Aquafeed magazine. While the bi-monthly magazine covers aquafeed issues in-depth, the Aquaculturists takes a lighter approach. Our columnists have a keen eye for the most interesting, relevant and (let’s face it) bizarre aquaculture stories from across the world. Each weekday we scour the internet for topnotch news and package it for your perusal in one neat daily digest. The Aquaculturists are also massive fans of industry events and shows and can often be found out on the road. Here they share stories (and photos) from their travels and, being unable to keep a secret, share details of upcoming events.
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02/12/13: Reef fish feeling the heat; LED nets could prevent turtle deaths; Spanish fishery awarded MSC certification
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Research at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, Queensland, Australia has revealed that global warming is affecting large reef fish.
Researcher Dr Jacob Johansen was part of the study that looked at the impact of global warming on the commercially important fish species, coral trout, suggesting that increasing ocean temperatures may cause large fish to become lethargic. Full news available here... John Wang, a fisheries researcher at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA and his colleagues teamed up with fishers in Baja California Sur, Mexico, to experiment with reusable, battery-powered UV LEDs for use as a turtle deterrent. Acording to previous studies, turtles can perceive light across the visible spectrum as well as into the ultraviolet. The researchers stated that securing UV lights at five-meter intervals on fishers’ gill nets, lowers accidental sea turtle capture, or bycatch, by around 40 percent, compared with control nets with inactivated LEDs. Full report available here... The Spanish Association of Cod Fishing Ship Owners (AGARBA), has been awarded Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for its Barents Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) cod fishing operations. From now on, cod caught by AGARBA is eligible to bear the blue MSC ecolabel, helping shoppers to make responsible and sustainable decisions when buying seafood products. Full news available here...
03/12/13: Feed facility planned in New Zealand; largest sturgeon breeding farm; first live fish shipment
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The largest sturgeon breeding farm in the Caspian Sea will be established in the Mazandaran province, Iran. According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), Hassan Habibnejad, director general of the province’s Fisheries Department said the farm, which is capable of producing 7 tons of caviar and 250 tons of fish per year, will be built in on an area spanning 5 hectares. Full news available here... Australian based transport equipment manufacturer FishPac Pty Ltd has managed to perform the first ever fully successful live shipment using the world’s only approved live fish transport system sustained by oxygen. The shipment, which transported 400-900 gram greenlip abalone specimens from Melbourne, Australia to Los Angeles, USA arrived with zero mortality, representing a 30 per cent mortality reduction compared to any other transportation system previously used. Full news available here...
04/12/13: Tilapia tops the menu in Mexico; salmon quota reductions in Poland; Iceland’s eco-friendly seafood cooperative
Tilapia is quickly becoming a staple of the Mexican diet as a result of sustainable growth. This was the news shared by Kevin Fitzsimmons, an international expert on aquaculture issues at the University of Arizona (UA), USA during the recent Fisheries and Aquaculture Economic Forum in Mexico city. Fitzsimmons touched on the support offered to tilapia producers from the Mexican government, which enables this increase in domestic consumption as well as export to overseas markets. Full news available here... According to the European Commission, Poland faces a reduction regulation that will reduce the approved annual salmon catches allocated to the country. The regulation has been put in place to allow recovery of the country’s salmon quota after the species was overfished by local fishermen in 2012. It is believed overfishing was due to fishermen misreporting salmon catches as sea trout. Although a closely related species to salmon, there is currently no EU annual quota for sea trout caught in the Baltic sea. Full news available here... A new cooperative website has been launched by ten Icelandic Ocean technology firms with the aim of promoting eco-friendly solutions for fisheries and fish processing. The new website - greenmarinetechnology.is - allows users to explore a virtual world of eco-friendly technology solutions and how they are used in fisheries around the world. Full news available here...
04/12/13: New knowledge on salmon immune defenses calls for new feed ingredients The mechanisms leading to feed-induced enteritis in salmon and an insight into salmon’s intestinal immune defense systems is the work of a PhD research project at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science which is providing essential knowledge. This research provides a good foundation for developing new types of salmon feed, which must be based on new ingredients. Fundamental and targeted research has always been an important prerequisite for this growth. 4
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“Nevertheless, we still do not know enough about a number of fundamental, biological factors that are essential for achieving continued growth in the industry and for safeguarding fish welfare,” say researchers reported in Science Daily. “One example is a lack of basic understanding about the physiology of the salmon’s digestive system in the early stages of life. Furthermore, we know little about the long-term consequences for the development and health of salmon when feed based on marine ingredients is replaced by alternative feed sources -- an issue that profoundly affects future growth in the industry,” they add. Christian Sahlmann’s doctoral thesis describes in detail for the first time, the development and functions of salmon fry’s gastrointestinal tract. His findings indicate that salmon is capable of digesting feed and absorbing nutrients approximately one week before the yolk sac is absorbed. It may therefore be appropriate to consider whether the feeding of salmon in hatcheries should start a week earlier than is commonly the practice today. The increased use of plant materials results in many cases to less growth and presents a hazard to the digestive health of many fish species, including salmon. Salmon living in seawater and given feed containing soy and certain other pulses, such as peas, develop a serious inflammation of the distal (posterior) intestine. Sahlmann found that during the first months of life, salmon do not suffer from inflammations of this kind. This indicates that the immune defence system in the intestines of salmon fry is less sensitive and therefore more able to tolerate variations in the composition of feed than during later life. This discovery provides a new premise for developing feed which will ensure optimal growth and welfare in salmon when feeding commences and perhaps also later in life, reports Science Daily. The digestive system of smolt can react very rapidly to changes in feed Sahlmann’s studies are the first to show how the distal intestine in salmon at the smolt stage is affected in the earliest stages following a change in feed from one based on fishmeal to one containing a large proportion of soybean meal.
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Only 24 hours after such a change in feed, changes could be seen in both gene expression and protein expression and on a functional level. This research presents us with fundamental knowledge about the mechanisms leading to feed-induced inflammation in salmon in particular, and increased insight into the intestinal immune defence system in general. Further, it provides a stronger platform for developing types of feed which must be based on new ingredients and points out relevant indicators for good intestinal health.
05/12/13: New! IAF article: Animal co-product hydrolysates: a source of key molecules in aquaculture feeds In the first article of the latest edition of International Aquafeed, Joyce Li, customer service, Amisy Machinery, China presents some interesting information about grinding equipment for aquatic feed pellets.
Aquatic animals have various feeding habits and feed intakes. For example, fish swallow feeds so they need about 40 minutes to intake feeds. However, shrimps nibble feeds so they need three to six hours to intake feeds. Read the full article here...
05/12/13: Event: Aquaculture America
The only major national aquaculture conference and exposition held in the USA returns next year.
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Sponsored by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Aquaculture America is the largest aquaculture trade show in the Western hemisphere. With over 200 booths, it is a fantastic opportunity to inspect the latest products and services in the aquaculture industry. What will aquaculture America involve? The event will address the current issues facing producers in the US as well as around the world. Topics include: - Communications and media
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- Federal agency updates The event will also feature an extensive technical programme combining special sessions, contributed papers and workshops on all of the species and issues facing aquaculturists around the country. A plenary will be presented by Patrick Sorgeloos - director of the Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center of the University of Ghent, Belgium - addressing the conference theme: “Taking Aquaculture to New Heights Through Technology, Marketing and Collaboration” When/where is Aquaculture America? The event will take place at the Washington State Convention Centre, Seattle, USA from 9 - 12 February 2014. A discount rate is available for registration before 16 January 2014. For more information and to register, visit the event website here.
06/12/13: New! IAF article: Prevalence of mycotoxins in aquafeed ingredients: an update
In this article Nathan Atkinson, MSc Sustainable Aquaculture Systems student, Fish Nutrition and Aquaculture Health Group, Plymouth University, United Kingdom discusses the potential of microalgae meals in compound feeds for aquaculture. Intensive production of mainly carnivorous fish has resulted in fish feeds containing high levels of fishmeal and fish oil, with Europe requiring around 1.9 million tonnes a year. Although this use of fishmeal was initially the recycling of waste from fishing through the use of bycatch and trimmings, due to the rapid development of aquaculture this reliance on fishmeal and fish oil is environmentally unsustainable. Read the full article here...
06/12/13: Event: European Algae Biomass
Active Communication International’s (ACI) 3rd annual European Algae Biomass Conference will once again bring together senior executives from industry and academia to discuss the latest commercial and technical developments, challenges and research breakthroughs throughout the entire algae value chain.
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What will the conference involve? The conference will have a heavy focus on case study examples of latest technologies in operation in the global algae industry and low-cost production of microalgae. Discussion will focus on technical challenges faced when optimising the cultivation of algae, the current and future commercial markets for algae products and the challenges faced during the commercialisation process including the views from three different end markets. Who is the conference for? The conference attracts a range of industry professionals including: - algae cultivation plant owners and operators - leading algae/biomass research institutes - technology providers for cultivation, harvesting, drying, oil extraction and processing - plant engineers and constructors, algae end market users - biofuel producers - green energy & biotech investors When/where is the conference? The European Algae Biomass conference willtake place in Seville, Spain from 6-7 May 2014 For more information and registration details, visit the conference website here.
06/12/13: Mussel harvesting technology; Asia’s rice eel traps; geosynthetics in aquaculture webinar Canadian mussel farm Connaigre Fish Farms Inc., has received CAD$33,367 from the provincial government to develop deep water mussel socking and harvesting technology. The farm operates two mussel sites on the Connaigre Peninsula, located on the south coast of the island of Newfoundland. The two sites have a total 457 hectares of available growing space. Full news available here... Asia’s demand for a live supply of rice eel (Monopterus albus), is growing. In light of this, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the Philippines has designed a trap which can hold live eels. In the first half of the year, the rice eel brought an estimated amount of P517 million export value. BFAR estimates the export value will reach one billion by the end of the year. Full news available here... The Geosynthetic Institute (GSI), a consortium of organisations involved with geosynthetics, has announced it is to host a webinar with the aim of illustrating applications which can be used in aquaculture. A brief explanation of geosynthetics will begin the webinar, which will taking place on Wednesday 11 December 2013 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm (EST), followed by a discussion on specific aqauculture operations including lined ponds, factory controlled systems and offshore fish pens and cages. Full news available here...
10/12/13: New! IAF article: Green gold in Brittany’s blue economy
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Nowadays, all animal production is concerned with vaccination. This is an essential technique for the protection of livestock health which, however, entails significant costs for stock breeders. Maximizing the efficiency and profitability of prophylactic vaccination strategies is therefore a major stake. Read the full article here...
10/12/13: Harvesting the power of sea squirts; ongoing fishpen development; aggressive Asian paddle crab
A few years ago, Christofer Troedsson, a researcher from the University of Bergen, Norway saw the potential of the slimy tunicates which have always been a nuisance for boat owners, including shellfish growers.
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11/12/13: New! IAF article: Pellet distribution modelling: a tool for improved feed delivery in sea cages In this article K R Skøien, M O Alve, M Føre, T Solvang-Gartern, T S Aas, T E Åsgård and J A Alfredsen discuss pellet distribution modelling with regard to improved feed delivery in sea cages.
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11/12/13: Ghana calls to stop fish imports; Chilean authorities visit China; EU bans fish discards The Ghana Aquaculture Association (GAA) has called on the government to stop fish imports into the country following a negative impact on local production. According to GAA members, despite the high demand for tilapia, local farmers were facing huge challenges selling their fish as a result of the importation. Full news available here...
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Representatives of the Government of Chile visited China recently to gain a better insight in to the country’s salmon farming, fishmeal and fish oil industries. During the visit, the recovery of the salmon industry was analysed and changes were put in place with the aim of improving the health and environmental standards of the fisheries-aquaculture sector. Full news available here...
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The practice of discarding fish was banned yesterday as part of the EU Parliament’s Common Fisheries Policy reform. The new policy which comes into action on 1 January 2014 - also includes a legally binding commitment to fishing at sustainable levels. According to the EU Parliament, annual quotas will be governed by scientific advice in order to maintain healthy fish stocks and a prosperous fishing industry. Full news available here...
12/12/13: New aquaculture application; world’s largest barramundi hatchery opens; omega-3 corporation closes plant
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MainStream Aquaculture of Werribee, Australia recently opened the world’s largest Barramundi hatchery. The hatchery, located in Lock Avenue, Werribee is set to export barramundi stock to 14 countries across four continents and produce seed stock that will account for almost half the global barramundi industry. The hatchery was officially opened by Peter Walsh, minister of the state Agriculture and Food Security on Monday. Full news available here... Omega-3 fish oil and protein production firm Omega Protein Corporation has announced plans to organise its Gulf of Mexico operations and increase efficiencies. In order to achieve this, the company is closing its menhaden fish processing plant located in Cameron, Louisiana, USA. Full news available here...
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12/12/13: New! IAF article: New functional fish feeds to reduce cardiovascular disease
In this article, Constantina Nasopoulou, post-doctoral researcher, and Ioannis Zabetakis, assistant professor, University of Athens, Greece discuss the use of functional fish feeds to reduce cardiovascular disease. In our previous article in International Aquafeed (vol. 16, issue 2, March/ April 2013, 22-24), the concept of sustainable production of functional fish feeds and hence fish was introduced. Our work focuses on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and how we can produce sustainably functional fish feeds and hence fish with enhanced cardioprotective activities.
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13/12/13: Major supermarket called to end fisheries contract; new fisheries college in Ghana; Marel’s Innova system breaks 1000 mark
The Salmon and Trout Association, UK has called on major British supermarket chain Asda to take a stand for wild salmon conservation by ending its relationship with Wester Ross Fisheries Limited. Wester Ross Fisheries Limited was featured in Asda’s magazine in July this year following a scandalous sea-lice record. “The sea-lice numbers in the region where Wester Ross Fisheries have all their marine farms are shocking and the salmon farmers in these areas have lost all control,” said Hugh Campbell Adamson, chairman of the Salmon and Trout Association. Full news available here...
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13/12/13: Event: Aquaculture UK
Aquaculture UK is the UK’s premier aquaculture exhibition and conference . A truly international event, in 2012 it attracted almost 1000 visitors from 27 countries. What will Aquaculture UK involve? Back in 2012, Aquaculture UK presented a conference featuring some of the most promising aqua researchers from the British Isles.
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16/12/13: New! IAF article: Herbal medicine in aquaculture
In this article, Dr Sagiv Kolkovski, R&D director, Nutra-kol, Australia discusses herbal medicine in aquaculture. With an average annual growth rate of 7 percent, more than 60 percent of the global seafood is currently supplied from aquaculture. However, this growth is not without its problems, as demonstrated by the latest outbreak of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS) in the shrimp industry, sea lice in the salmon industry and an array of other diseases. Read full article here...
16/12/13: Antioxidant supplement use in aquaculture; Chinese government suspends shellfish imports; EU marine project launched
In its purest form, Astaxanthin is used to produce the pinkish-red colour in salmon, trout and crustaceans. Following a growing demand for astaxanthin in animal feed, particularly aquaculture and poultry, the Business Times of Malaysia recently reported on research into use of the antioxidant in aquaculture. Full news available here... The Chinese government recently announced that the country has suspended imports of shellfish from the US West Coast, a move that will end one of the biggest export markets for Northwest companies. The ban follows the discovery of high levels of arsenic and toxins in shipments of geoduck clams from Northwest waters. Full news available here... The European Union has launched a project in a bid to better monitor the environmental status of oceans and seas. The new project will enable member states to meet their obligations under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Full news available here...
17/12/13: Producing better catfish; net pen use in Washington; Ethiopia’s seafood consumption
US catfish producers have been struggling lately as a result of a slow economy, high feed costs and fish imports from foreign countries. In a bid to help out, scientists at the Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center in Mississippi, USA are looking at breeding, nutrition, genetics, and management practices to produce a better catfish. Full news available here... Commissioners from Jefferson County, Alabama, USA recently approved a new Shoreline Master Plan concluding a process that began nearly three years ago. However, a ban on net pens is now dividing county and state officials. Back in 2011, the state’s Department of Ecology approved the update of the county’s shoreline management program, except for a proposed ban on fin-fish aquaculture. Full news available here... Ethiopia, the second biggest market in Africa with an estimated population of 85 million people is facing a seafood deficit. Currently, apart from dried catfish trade in the north of the country, Ethiopia trades in frozen fish. Full news available here...
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17/12/13: New! IAF article: Natural additives for fish - do we have to reinvent the wheel or is there a shortcut? In this article, Susanne Kirwan, Malte Lohölter and Andreas Lewke, Dr Eckel, Germany discuss natural additives for fish.
The global importance of aquaculture, in particular finfish, is growing and correspondingly, the demand for high-quality feeds and additives is increasing year by year (Aquafeed Directory Issue 2013/14). 18/12/13: New! IAF article: Expert Topic - Carp This issue’s species focus is carp, one of human history’s original farmed fish and also one prized by the ornamentals market. The three stories take in contributors from China, Great Britain and the USA. Read the full article here...
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18/12/13: Water technology firm present aquaculture showcase; Vietnam shrimp exports; FAD’s in the Caribbean
Water technology firm and developer of Electro Water Separation™ (EWS) OriginOil announced the inauguration of its Permanent Technology Showcase with a demonstration of its EWS Aqua Q60™ and EWS Algae A60™ models at Aqua Farming Tech, a sustainable fish farm in California, USA. Full news available here...
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Countries in the Caribbean are looking in to the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) - objects used to attract schools of fish - in a bid to boost earnings, increase employment opportunities and improve conservation. “Pelagic species, such as, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, blackfin tuna, marlin, and dolphinfish -- which are the ones targeted by the use of fish aggregating devices -- are very important to Caribbean countries because of their contribution to food and nutrition security and livelihoods in coastal communities,” said Milton Haughton, executive director, secretariat of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism at a workshop held in St Vincent back in early December. Full news available here...
18/12/13: Thai Shrimp output expected to recover somewhat in 2014 says Shrimp Association As shrimp farmers expect to recover from a difficult year - overcoming disease and especially EMS - and a glimmer of a promise that western markets are on the road to financial recovery, there is significant optermism that 2014 will be a good year for Asia shrimp farmers, and Thai farmers in particular.
“With stringent control of disease and innovation in shrimp hatcheries, output should increase next year. Shrimp production should be back to normal by the second quarter. Shrimp exports should also rise, thanks to more supply and stronger demand from importing countries including the US, EU and Japan,” says Somsak Praneetatyasai, the Thai Shrimp Association’s president.
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An increase of 20 percent in local output is expected, offsetting some of the losses of 2013 and reaching some 300,000-320,000 tonnes for the year ahead. In 2013 output fell by an unprecedented 54 percent to just over 250,000 tonnes due to EMS (early mortality syndrome) in shrimp hatcheries. For more detail on this story please go here ...
19/12/13: Consumer confidence
If we are to change the world and get more people eating seafood then we need so much in our favour. One of the major problems is the need for consumer confidence and to correct perceptions in the mainstream media. I have just had the experience of being in Vietnam and if ever there was an example to exemplify this issue then Vietnam and its seafood is it. But first I must relate to something that happened on LinkedIn through our Association page discussions. It is the perfect combination of urgency and principles when looking at extremely poor journalism. The thing we must do is to attack that and embarrass the people involved in the hopes that they will not err again. We were alerted to an article (I will not publicise it as it does not need more airing but you can follow the postings in the LinkedIn discussions) which basically blamed seafood imported in USA for much of the foodborne illnesses that Americans suffer each year. It was suggested by one of our members, Todd Wendt that we should all communicate with the journalist (?) and let her know our feelings to the poorly researched article. Many members of the Association did this and some contacted the publisher, Scripps media, to ensure they were aware of the inaccuracies. In her defence the author replied “the article is referenced to Food & Water Watch, multiple times. It’s a non-profit in America that does this research. It’s not so my research, it’s research conducted by the non-profit in which I reported on so I suggest instead of taking your frustrations out on me, you take it up with Food & Water Watch. It’s just my job to report what I find.” It was pointed out quite strongly that promoting fiction as fact was not a good idea. The issue was further exasperated by another article written in a US Professional fishing magazine which attempted to defend USA produced seafood. As another Association member, Matt Briggs, pointed out this article was totally biased (after rightly calling for balance from the previous author) as it went on to say that all domestic American seafood is good and sustainable, and, by inference, only filthy nasty fish from outside America is bad and unsustainable. That is nonsense! Matt stressed what I have often said – the seafood industry is own worst enemy when it comes to knocking seafood. Matt said ‘remember what happened when the US catfish industry tried to differentiate between (lovely, clean and healthy) US produced catfish, and (nasty, filthy unhealthy and not really catfish at all) Vietnamese catfish? Everyone lost out as all catfish was tarred with the same brush in the consumers mind.’ Anyway back to Vietnam. We had a great Marketing session at Asian Pacific Aquaculture 13 in Ho Chi Minh City where well over 2000 people attended over the 3 days of the conference and trade show. In the session the aim was to try and set the scene of where we are today and to see how we can improve into the future. I set the scene highlighting how people come to Vietnam for a holiday and when asked what was special about the holiday they generally remark on how great and reasonably priced the food was, especially the seafood. Of that there can be no doubt from my own experiences.
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When these people get home the ‘Product of Vietnam’ sign at the fish counter is not an issue but seemingly to some journalists it is like a red flag to a bull! Strange but true. I highlighted how Vietnam had suffered from various PR attacks which had mainly been promoted by others in our industry – we are our worst enemy for sure. Professor David Hughes had the audience in the palm of his hand as he highlighted the problems of being a commodity driven product comparing Chicken with Pangasius then Dr. Nguyen Huu Dzung from VASEP explained what their plans for the future were and the event was nicely completed by Norm Grant, chairman of the Seafood Importers Association of Australalia, who gave a run down on the Brand Vietnam that was happening in Australia. All this highlights is that seafood operators are not each other’s enemy – the enemy is chicken, pork, beef, lamb, etc. and that we all need to grasp that strongly and work together. We need to defend the whole industry and understand that if we denigrate any seafood that we are shooting ourselves in the foot. Let us all work together to lift consumer confidence – we cannot do that unless we have each other’s backs!
19/12/13: Marine recirculation system project; sea scum in Nova Scotia; Mud crab and Milkfish cultivation in Southeast Asia
Australian aquaculture systems specialist RADAQUA recently announced it has partnered with Quanying (Fujian) Technology Co. Ltd to develop a two staged multispecies marine recirculation system. The new project will be based around the commercial production of Coral Trout and Grouper. Full news available here... Sea scum has had residents of Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia in a state of bewilderment lately. Private testing of the substance - which has been floating off Jordan Bay’s West Green Harbour this week - revealed it was mineral oil. Sindy Horncastle, a local Jordan Bay resident suggested that the mineral oil may be a result of use in the aquaculture industry in medicines or treatments. Full news available here... Back in 2010, ACDI/VOCA - an international development organisation based in Washington, USA - was awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture under the Food for Progress program to fund a three-year project aimed at cultivating mud crabs and milkfish in the coastal villages of Timor-Leste, an island nation northwest of Darwin, Australia. The program will also explore the sustainable cultivation of other aquaculture species including milkfish. Full news available here...
20/12/13: No caviar this christmas; environmental firm purchases prawn company; registration open for Aquafeed Horizons Asia
In order to give highly endangered sturgeon a chance to recover in the wild, caviar should be avoided, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), an international conservation organisation.
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As one of the world’s most expensive wildlife product, persistent trade has left Sturgeon on the brink of extinction. Full news available here... Australian environmental services company CO2 Group announced it is further expanding in the aquaculture industry with the purchase of Queensland prawn company Seafarm for AUD$11.2 million.
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Speaking about Seafarm, C02 Group said the company was the oldest and biggest fully integrated prawn aquaculture business in Australia, producing prawns sold widely throughout Australia. Full news available here... Registration is now open for the Aquafeed Horizons Asia conference, held in association with Victam - the leading international trade show for the animal feed, grain and biomass industries worldwide.
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20/12/13: Seasons greetings and a happy New year from all of the Aquaculturists team!
2013 has been a fantastic year for the Aquaculturists. After a fun-filled year, it’s time for the Aquaculturists to clock off for Christmas and prepare for 2014. From all of us here at the Aquaculturists, we wish you a wonderful festive period and a fantastic new year! Roger Gilbert - managing director
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