February 2011- The Aquaculturist update

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February 2011

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Fish farming overtaking traditional fisheries

Aquaculture is overtaking traditional fisheries in global production, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Monday, but a scientist with the organization, a United Nations body, said that the practice could not continue growing indefinitely at the current pace.

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Fish farming is the fastest growing area of animal food production, increasing at a 6.6 percent annual rate from 1970 to 2008, the F.A.O. said in a report, State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010. Over that period, the global per capita supply of farm-raised fish rose to 7.8 kilograms, or 17.2 pounds, from 0.7 kilogram. “We’re going to run into constraints,” Kevern Cochrane, director of the F.A.O.’s resources use and conservation division and a contributor to the report, said by telephone, “in terms of space availability, water availability particularly fresh water and also environmental impacts and supply of feed.” Read more...

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The American attempt to kill B.C.'s salmon farms

The province's industry is being demonized while Alaskan 'ranched' fish are marketed as 'wild caught'. Since 2002, the ex-vessel value of Alaskan salmon more than tripled from $US125 million to US$409 million in 2008. After prices for Alaskan salmon began to improve, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations wrote, "A lot of folks can take credit for the improved market for wild salmon, from the California Salmon Council and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, to the chefs that revolted at serving farmed salmon, but the programs Packard [the David and Lucille Packard Foundation] helped fund played a big part in boosting our markets and no one in our industry should ever forget that." Based in San Francisco, the Packard foundation is a charity created by a co-founder of tech giant Hewlett-Packard. With US$5.6 billion in assets, it is the ninth-largest foundation in the U.S. and grants about US$300 million per year. Since 1999, Packard has been implementing a Market Intervention strategy as part of its program for Marine Fisheries. This program has a focus on "the U.S. Arctic," which presumably is Alaska. Read more...

Seaweed Farming May Be Key For Alternative Aquaculture Feeds Dr John Forster, a US consultant looks at whether seaweeds could be used in aquaculture feeds.

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Could seaweeds be used in aquaculture feeds? The answer appears to be yes. While terrestrial ingredients have served as the immediate replacements for fish meal in aquaculture feeds, the possible use of seaweeds in the future holds the promise that marine aquaculture could, one day, be sustained without using land, fresh water, or fertiliser. Presently, there are about 14 million metric tons (15.4 million US tons) of seaweed farmed worldwide compared to about one mmt harvested from the wild. Most seaweed is farmed in Asia where about half is used for human consumption and half for industrial processing into marine colloids (used to make paint and foods smooth) and other products. Extrapolation from Chinese production of a seaweed known as Laminaria, for which the average yield in 2004 was 19.4 mt dry weight per hectare (8.7 US tons per acre) suggests that the world's present total agricultural out put of about five billion mt (5.5 billion US tons) could be matched by seaweed production in an area of 2.6 million km (1.0 million square miles). This is only 0.74 percent of the 349 million km_ (135 million square miles) covered by the world's oceans. Read more...

China reports rise in aquatic production in 2010

CHINA - In 2009, China's output of aquatic products achieved 51.20 million tons, up 4.6 percent from a year earlier. Alongside with the improving living standard of people, the consumption of high-protein aquatic products goes up year by year, and the robust demand drives the output of aquatic products to grow ever. As far as the product mix is considered, the output of seawater products has an annually bridging gap with that of freshwater products in percentage, with a share of 52.4 percent and 47.6 percent, respectively. China increases its export volume of aquatic products with the soaring demand in overseas market. In the first three quarters of 2010, the export volume and value of aquatic products of China reached 2.302 million tons and US$9.52 billion respectively, an increase of 8.9 percent and 25.6 percent from the same period of last year. Of all, prawn, shellfish, tilapia, eel and large yellow croaker are still major exporting varieties, with the total export value providing 50.2 percent of the total export value of aquatic products. As for the unit export price, eel and large yellow croaker gained the huge growth by 38.7 percent and 43.4 percent respectively. Coastal provinces like Shandong and Guangdong are the major exporters of aquatic products which are largely exported to the US, Japan and South Korea. Read more...

Pompano from Anova Food receives AquaGAP Certification

Anova Food, LLC announced earlier today that the Institute for Marketecology (IMO) has inspected the farm, processing facilities and feed used in the production of their ocean farm raised pompano, and has certified the pompano to meet IMO and AquaGAP standards. IMO congratulated Anova Food on becoming the first company to achieve AquaGAP certification for Pompano. "This achievement recognizes Anova Food's commitment to good management practices and the high quality of their products. IMO is proud to work with companies such as Anova Food to ensure the sustainable production of aquaculture products" remarked Kim Bedford of IMO. AquaGAP certification on farm raised seafood aims to ensure consumer trust in quality, sustainably produced seafood products. Certification from AquaGAP assures: • transparency of origin • quality and food safety at each stage of production • good aquaculture farming to maintain or improve the health of surrounding ecosystems

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Camarines Sur Fisherfolks undergo training on Aquaculture

Sangay, Camarines Sur, Fishermen from the coastal barangays of Bongalon and Sibaguan, this town will be the lucky recipients of a 2-day training workshop which will focus on the proper cultivation of freshwater prawns, seaweeds and saline telapia. The activity will be conducted at the Partido State University (PSU), here from February 1 until February 2. Funded by the European Union under its Food Facility – Facility for Rapid Response to Soaring Prices in Developing Countries, the training is part of the activities under the European Union – Focused Food Production Assistance to Vulnerable Sectors otherwise known as the EU-FPAVAS project. It aims, among others, to increase aquaculture yields of fisherfolks cited as its beneficiaries and alleviate the ill effects of climate change on agricultural production. The activity also seeks to impart to the participants how to use the appropriate technology specifically concerning saline telapia cultivation. Invited speakers include Dr. Hermogenes Tambalque, WorldFish aqua-culture consultant who will impart his expertise on how to nurture freshwater prawns and develop that learning into a business opportunity. Important details on putting up fish cages will also be discussed. Read more...

Salmon farmers talk sustainable seafood

Canada - A contingent of BC salmon farmers is visiting the Lower Mainland to talk sustainable seafood with colleagues and experts from around the world. The BC Salmon Farmers Association, along with its member companies, will be represented at the Seafood Choice Alliances' Seafood Summit, opening today in Vancouver. "Direct engagement with others who share our interest in conservation and sustainable seafood is important," said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association. "There may be differences in approaches but the bottom line is we're all looking to provide a good product in a sustainable way." Salmon is the most important element of many grocery seafood counters and BC's salmon farmers produce the largest agricultural export in the province. They've been unable to meet demand for their product for five years. According to the federal government, exports of farmed salmon are second only to east Coast lobster in value across Canada. That's why, along with participating in the development of aquaculture sustainability standards with the World Wildlife Federation and the Global Aquaculture Alliance, the BC Salmon Farmers Association and its members are also reaching out to existing seafood guide programs. Read more...

February 2, 2011

Global campaign launched against Big Aquaculture

The brand-new Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture (GAAIA) has commenced a global campaign against Big Aquaculture warning consumers about the dangers of salmon farming. This month, the alliance will issue a new report on salmon called “Smoke on the Water, Cancer on the GAAIA’s “Salmon Farming Kills” campaign uses similar graphic imagery to the “Smoking Kills” campaigns employed against Big Tobacco.

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“Salmon farming kills around the world and should carry a global health warning,” said Don Staniford, global coordinator for GAAIA in British Columbia (BC). “As good global citizens we need to face the fact that salmon farming seriously damages human health, the health of our global ocean and the health of wild fish.” Kurt Oddekalv, leader of Norges Miljøvernforbund (Green Warriors of Norway), disputed that salmon aquaculture’s pricey PR campaigns endorsing farmed salmon as safe and sustainable are red flags that salmon farming is injurious to the environment and human consumers. He said it is thus counterproductive for salmon farmers to deny peer-reviewed scientific evidence describing human health and environment dangers. “Here in Norway the industry is on death row with infectious diseases, sea lice infestations, chemical resistance, escapes and depleted fish feed issues looming as the last nails in the coffin,” Oddekalv stated. Read more...

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First closed-containment fish have been put in project tank

The first fish are in the water at the Middle Bay Sustainable Aquaculture Initiative (MBSAI) closed-containment project and the excitement is spreading. Roughly 50,000 chinook salmon smolts, about 15 centimeters (six inches) in length, were poured into the new 3,000-cubic-meter solid-wall tank floating in Middle Bay last Friday evening. That marked the beginning of an 18 to 20-month experiment to raise the Pacific salmon to roughly four kilograms in size. "It's so exciting," said Rob Walker, of Agrimarine Industries, partners in the initiative. "It's hard to stop smiling because it's such a huge moment for us, the first tank in the water and then the fish following. We're on to a whole new world again, rearing fish in this closed-containment system. "The fish always take a little while to adjust to their new environment. They're doing very well. We're quite pleased. They're feeding well. They're schooling. They're doing all the right things." The fish were trucked in tanks from the Omega Pacific Hatchery at Great Central Lake near Port Alberni. The trucks were driven onto a barge at the Marine Link terminal and towed to the Middle Bay tank for offloading. Read more...

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New National Aquaculture Charter published Mexico

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa) has released the National Aquaculture Charter, which was prepared and completed by the National Fisheries Institute (Inapesca), among others. The main objectives of the Charter are to:

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• Be a management tool for actions relating to aquaculture in communities; • Provide summary information of the regulations in the field of aquaculture; • Guide the general public about the conditions under which aquaculture activities should be conducted in waters under federal jurisdiction, including protected natural areas; • Guide users on the status of resources. The Charter provides information on activity indicators, development of biotechnology, cultivation areas and species used for aquaculture, common and scientific names, status and harvesting development, geographical distribution, morphology, relevant aspects of their life cycle, feeding habitat and the natural environment, among other issues.

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Among the species suitable for commercial aquaculture include: bluefin tuna, catfish, Pacific white shrimp, carp, freshwater lobster, Malaysian shrimp, freshwater ornamental fish, bullfrogs, tilapia and rainbow trout. Read more...

Environmentalists skeptical of Loblaw’s boost for salmon farming

Sustainable isn’t a word most people associate with salmon farming. Given the industry’s widely documented problems with pollution, sea lice, disease and its threat to wild fish stocks, many environmentally conscious consumers have dropped farmed salmon from their grocery lists altogether. A new farmed Atlantic salmon that’s marketed as less polluting and more environmentally friendly is poised to change the future of aquaculture. But how sustainable is it? Canada’s largest grocery retailer, Loblaw Cos Ltd, announced last week it will sell WiseSource salmon, supplied by New Brunswick’s True North Salmon Co., which is raised using “integrated multi-trophic aquaculture,” or IMTA. The environment mimics the natural ecosystem and includes other species, such as mussels and seaweed, that feed off the waste and can also be harvested and sold. Thierry Chopin, a professor of marine biology at the University of New Brunswick who has been leading the research on IMTA, says Loblaw’s decision provides commercial validation for this experimental method. “We are always told that [as] scientists, we like to be in the ivory towers,” he said. “Well, we’ve left the towers and we’re having an impact on the evolution of aquacultural practices.” Read more...

Aquaculture grows healthy food in healthy oceans

In his January 30 column "Keep salmon farms out of the ocean," Silver Donald Cameron does a disservice to the people of Nova Scotia who are working to grow the economy and social fabric of their communities. He also does a disservice to the proud men and women who already work in the region’s salmon-farming sector. They are proud because they know they are working in a responsible, innovative and home-grown business that is keeping families together by providing well-educated young people with highly skilled jobs and a reason to stay home to raise their families. Mr. Cameron is correct when he says there is controversy over salmon farming. Most of it is due to misinformation that is spread by articles such as the one written by Mr. Cameron. We invite him to tour a farm to get a first-hand experience of how salmon are farmed in Nova Scotia. There are issues, but let’s consider them in light of the facts, not fiction. Read more...

Algal bloom most liklely cause of NSW South Coast fish deaths

Test results have so far revealed that a microalgal bloom in the Carama Creek area is the most likely cause of death for thousands of fish which washed up on the NSW South Coast earlier this month. Residents reported dead and dying fish at a number of locations along Jervis Bay, including Honeymoon Bay, Hare Bay and Callala Bay in early January. No dead fish have been reported in the area since January 14. Industry & Investment NSW Manager (Fisheries Ecosystems) Sarah Fairfull said sampling undertaken by I&I NSW, working in conjunction with the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water and the Marine Parks Authority has shown a natural biological cause is most likely, rather than a chemical one. 8

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“The agencies are awaiting results of further microalgae DNA analysis to positively identify this species and to determine the likelihood of it being a potential cause of the fish kill,” Ms Fairfull said. “These results are due later this week". “The agencies involved are working as fast as possible to obtain and release all test results". “So far, all testing has indicated normal levels of nutrients and heavy metals in the water and sediments sampled in the affected area. No pesticides or ecotoxins were present in the water samples.” Harmful algae species do occur naturally in estuarine and marine environments and can bloom if environmental conditions are right from time to time. There is no link between the algae reported in the water samples and the macro green algae Microdictyon that has been reported in the bay previously. Fish species affected by the kill include a large range of fish species and size classes including flathead, whiting, mullet, luderick and catfish. Any further fish kills should be reported to I&I NSW’s 24 hour hot line 1800 043 536.

February 3, 2011

Norway launches new research effort to make aquaculture sustainable

A new aquaculture research & development (R&D) program developed by the Norwegian Research Council is to focus on the sustainability of Norway's vast fishing industry The Norwegian Research Council has announced a revised program of R&D in aquaculture, which puts the emphasis on ensuring that the industry is developed in a way that is sustainable. Pressing problems that need to be solved to ensure sustainability and allow the sector to grow include, sea lice infestations, discharges of pollution and escapes of production fish into the wild. While Norway is currently the world’s leading producer and exporter of salmon and rainbow trout and an important global supplier of expertise, technology and equipment for aquaculture, the country accounts for only 1.7 percent of the total aquaculture production volume. Given this the vision of turning Norway into the world’s leading aquaculture nation, is ambitious. The revised work program - Aquaculture – An Industry in Growth, is the result of a broad-based process involving industry players and the government. The Research Council says the inclusive, broad-based process leading up to the revised work program has helped to raise industry awareness and increase willingness to take responsibility for generating new knowledge. Read more...

New Zealand Government backs mussel project with $26m

A Government-backed mussel-breeding project aims to boost industry earnings by nearly NZ$250 million. The NZ$52.1 million project by Shellfish Production and Technology New Zealand (SPATnz) has been given NZ$26.1 million of funding over seven years by the Government's Primary Growth Partnership. SPATnz is collaboration by Sanford, Sealord Group and Wakatu Incorporation aiming to domesticate the New Zealand greenshell mussel. Toni Grant, chairwoman of the SPATnz steering group for the bid, said "it would enable the biggest development in the industry since the start of long-line mussel farming nearly 40 years ago".

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"This project will revolutionise the industry by domesticating the mussel and developing selectively bred, high-value product," Grant added. "It will create in excess of 1000 new jobs and add up to NZ$230 million per year to the New Zealand economy at the completion of the project." Read more...

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Developer touts salmon-rearing tank over fish farms

The developer of the first ocean-based salmon-rearing tank says his system will prove that healthy salmon can be produced for about the same cost, and with less environmental damage, as salmon grown in marine net cages.

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“I came out of the net industry and appreciate all of the issues of rearing salmon in net cages,” said Richard Buchanan, CEO of Vancouver-based AgriMarine Holdings, citing disease, sea lice, fish escapes and waste deposits that contaminate shellfish. In mid-January, the first of four massive fibreglass and foam tanks was installed near the Vancouver Island community of Campbell River.

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The tank was stocked with 50,000 15-centimeter Chinook salmon, which, over the next 16 to 18 months, will be raised to four kilograms at a cost AgriMarine estimates at US$4.56 per kilogram, based on 2010 data collected at its freshwater salmon farm in China. Read more...

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Experts look at ways to use sea cucumbers

IT’S not what you’d want in your sandwiches, but the sea cucumber could be heading for a brighter future thanks to North East scientists. At Newcastle University, a team led by Professor Selina Stead is investigating how we might be able to use sea cucumbers to develop a more sustainable way of farming in the sea. Sea cucumbers belong to the starfish and sea urchin family and there are some 1,250 known species, with many shaped like cucumbers. It is a delicacy in Asia and a rich source of nutrients, but is also an important part of the marine ecosystem. Much like worms working soil in a garden, sea cucumbers are responsible for cleaning up the sea bed – moving, consuming and mixing marine sediments. Used widely in Chinese medicine and cuisine, sea cucumbers are also a rich source of glucosamine and chondroitin which are used in a range of common food supplements. As a result, natural stocks of sea cucumbers are now seriously depleted around the world. Dr Matthew Slater, an expert in sea cucumbers and part of Professor Stead’s team, said the aim was to investigate the sea cucumber’s potential as a natural, organic cleaner on fish farms around the world – including the UK – as well as a source of food. Read more...

Legislation Introduced to Ban GE Salmon

US Senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski have formally introduced legislation to ban genetically-engineered (GE) salmon. The legislation, and a companion bill that would require labeling of GE fish, are in response to a proposal by AquaBounty Technologies currently under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “Frankenfish threatens our wild stocks, their habitat, our food safety, and would bring economic harm to Alaska’s wild salmon fishermen,” Begich said. “Genetically-modified salmon, the first such hybrid to be considered for human consumption, is risky, unprecedented and unnecessary.” “I am strongly opposed to the FDA approval of genetically engineered salmon. It is completely irresponsible for the FDA to even consider this action without evaluating the impacts on Alaska’s wild salmon fisheries,” Murkowski said. “The FDA has not studied the environmental effects, let alone the economic impacts on the salmon and seafood markets that would result from approval.” Read more...

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ESFA commissioned a report on emerging disease preparedness

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has commissioned a report, which gives an inventory of data sources relevant for the identification of emerging diseases in the European aquaculture population. EFSA commissioned the report, entitled Inventory of data sources relevant for the identification of emerging diseases in the European aquaculture population, which was prepared by C.J. Rodgers and A. Roque (of IRTA, Sant Carles de la Ràpita in Spain) and M. Marcos López (Marine Scotland – Marine Laboratory.) The abstract of the report explains that EFSA is charged with establishing monitoring procedures for data sources useful for the identification of emerging risks, and the emergence of diseases is an important constraint to the expansion and sustainability of aquaculture. The attempt to identify an emerging disease requires good quality data related to concepts such as trade movements, health status and production systems. Consequently, the purpose of the assignment was to create an inventory and undertake the quality assessment of data sources relevant for identifying potential emerging diseases posing a threat to European aquaculture populations. Read more...

Aborigines file for judicial review of numerous aquaculture licenses

The Kwikwasut'inuxw/Haxwa'mis First Nations (Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwamish) have filed for a Judicial Review of eight Finfish Aquaculture Licences within the First Nations' Territories. The Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish is a First Nations band government based on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, in the Queen Charlotte Strait region. The territory of the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwa-mish First Nation spans the southern Broughton Archipelago and the Gilford Island area just north of the mouth of Knight Inlet. The main village of the Kwicksutaineuk-ah-kwamish is Gwa’yasdams, a small community located on Gilford Island. The tribe claims that these licenses were issued with virtually zero consultation. Furthermore, they believe that the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) is not complying with Supreme Court of Canada rulings that both federal and provincial governments must consult with, and accommodate, First Nations whose rights are affected by government actions. Read more...

Friday, February 4, 2011 Fisheries, aquaculture support 540 million, says FAO

Fisheries and aquaculture support the livelihoods of an estimated 540 million people, or eight percent of the world population, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Also, the contribution of fish to global diets has reached a record of about 17 kg per person on average, supplying over three billion people with at least 15 percent of their average animal protein intake. This is due to the ever-growing production of aquaculture which is set to overtake fisheries as a source of food fish, the State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture released by FAO said. The report also stressed that the status of global fish stocks has not improved. According to the report, fish products continue to be the most-traded of food commodities, worth a record US$102 billion in 2008, up nine percent from 2007. The overall percentage of over-exploited, depleted or recovering fish stocks in the world’s oceans has not dropped and is estimated to be slightly higher than in 2006. About 32 percent of world fish stocks are estimated to be over-exploited, depleted or recovering and needs to be urgently rebuilt, the report says. Read more...

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European aquaculture experts to certify fish farms in Armenia The Government of Armenia are inviting European inspectors in aquaculture to certify their fish breeding companies. Premier Tigran Sargsyan stated at the Government’s sitting February 3.

Getting European certification would allow exports to Europe, recently some 22 fish farms recieved export permission from Russia (2009) and have exported 500 tons of fish. The Premier of Armenia is confident that the Armenian fish farms will increase production output this year. Read more...

Sri Lanka in a strong position to become leaders in aquaculture

Due to a new vibrant program launched in Sri Lanka, to develop their aquaculture industry, could mean that they would become world leaders in aquaculture said Dr. Craig Stephen, Director of Coastal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Calgary Canada. He went on to say that Sri Lanka is well focused to develop aquaculture in the North and East regions and has potential to breed and export ornamental fish. Dr Stephen was addressing a media briefing at the launch of a collaborative venture between the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and the University of Calgary, Canada to exchange knowledge and address food and nutritional security in Sri Lanka. He also said that that developing the aquaculture industry is vital to sustain rural liveihood and increase income levels but would also improve nutrition and food security in rural communities. Read more...

World fish consumption surges, India is one of the top ten producers according to FAO

Thanks to modern fish farming tecniques, global fish consumption has increased to new levels according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). In the FAO latest assessment of the global seafood industry they said that fish consumption has climbed to nearly 17 kilograms per person as modern fish farming is starting to over take the traditional trawl catch method. In 2009 about 145 million tons of fish were caught and consumed, that was an increase on the previous year of five million tons. According to the FAO aquaculture employs nearly 10.8 million workers worldwide or nearly 24 percent of all fishing related employment Where as fish farming only employed four million in the 1990’s.

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British Columbia salmon farmers dismiss the advertising campaign as immature

Canada - The salmon farmers of British Columbia, have dismissed the advertising campaign of the anti fish farming organisations the Global Alliance Against Industrial Aquaculture as irrelevant and immature.

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Mary Ellen Walling the excutive director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association told Canada.com that they will not be responding to this latest campaign even thou the adverts were upsetting, she also said that they considered the adverts as immature, inappropriate and irrelevant and will not be taking them seriouly. She pointed out that the BC salmon farmers association has a website — bcsalmonfacts.ca — on which there is good and intelligent dialogue on the subject of salmon farming. Read more...

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In its report, State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010, released this week, the FAO said that fishing for pleasure or competition contributed to local and national economies through employment in secondary sectors. However, a lot more could be achieved if there were policies to encourage modern small-scale fisheries to produce high-value products for local and international markets.

The report said the supply of fish as human food hit a record high in 2008, "underlining its significance in contributing to food security and nutrition as a source of high-quality, affordable animal protein". "International trade in fish also topped previous values, pointing to the sector’s continued important contribution to economic expansion and human well-being," the report said. Read more...

Aquaculture giants plan joint venture in Costa Rica

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South Africa is missing out on the opportunity to develop its inland fisheries industry which could help poverty alleviation and food security. Based on a nw report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Business Day of South Africa reports that at the moment, most inland fisheries focus on recreational fishing, rather than commercial production.

The BioMar Group and one of the world leaders in tilapia production, Aquacorporacion Internacional SA (ACI), are to launch a joint venture factory for the production of tilapia feed in Costa Rica. The new factory is expected to start production within the next year and will deliver premium quality fish feed to the growing production of tilapia in Central and South America. The Joint Venture is also later going to be central in BioMar efforts to develop new concepts and diets for marine species supporting the aquaculture development in Central America. ACI is the second largest individual producer of fresh tilapia fillets in the Americas and a major exporter of fresh premium tilapia to the US with an estimated market share of 25 percent. ACI’s Rain Forest brand is one of the most recognised brands in the industry. Read more...

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Oysters at risk as one percent of reefs remain

A new, wide-ranging survey that compares the past and present condition of oyster reefs around the globe finds that more than 90 per cent of former reefs have been lost in most of the "bays" and eco-regions where the prized molluscs were formerly abundant. In many places, such as the Wadden Sea in Europe and Narragansett Bay, oysters are rated "functionally extinct," with fewer than one per cent of former reefs persisting. The declines are in most cases a result of disease and over-harvesting of wild populations, often exacerbated by the introduction of non-native species. Oysters have fueled coastal economies for centuries, and were once astoundingly abundant in favoured areas. The new survey is published in the February issue of BioScience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

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It was conducted by an international team led by Michael W. Beck of The Nature Conservancy and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr Beck's team examined oyster reefs across 144 bays and 44 eco-regions. It also studied historical records as well as national catch statistics. The survey suggests that about 85 percent of reefs worldwide have now been lost. The BioScience authors rate the condition of oysters as "poor" overall. Read more...

High Turnout Expected for VIV Asia Mycotoxins Conference

Mycotoxins2011 is stimulating a lot of interest and registrations are strong for this respected technical conference that will once again be being held on the day before VIV Asia (Tuesday 8th March 2011). The speakers come from a dozen different countries and after focusing on defining problems and monitoring in the morning session the afternoon looks at features a series of presentations on the interface between science, products and solutions. Among the speakers will be Carlos Mallman from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria in Brazil who will speak on Brazilian experiences with mycotoxins, Alois Schiessl who will speak on reference testing, Swamy Haladi from Canada who will consider the interaction between mycotoxins and immunity Alain Reocreux from France on mycotoxins and reproduction. Full programme and booking details can be seen in the conference section at www.positiveaction.co.uk or from Palm at palmpositive@yahoo. com.

State must save, not end, open-ocean fish farming

Two anti-open-ocean fish farming bills have been introduced in this legislative session. Both reflect a profound lack of knowledge of the subject, especially the strategic importance of the budding aquaculture industry to our economy. HB 221 would stop open-ocean fish farming (mariculture) with a moratorium on permits and expansions. SB 626 would require an environmental impact statement (beyond the already rigorous environmental assessment) and codify a percentage rent on revenues in addition to lease rent. They're both bad bills, and there's no room for them here, where mariculture is a unique advantage. In addition to creating jobs, export revenues and economic expansion, mariculture provides critical food security. We're still spending almost as much buying foreign fish as buying foreign oil, and that's simply not sustainable. We're Hawaii, surrounded by millions of miles of ocean, the only state with a regulatory process that allows entrepreneurs to pursue mariculture. We should be world leaders in that, but we're too busy shooting ourselves in the foot. Read more...

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Marine products exports up by 18.92 percent in Apr-Dec 2010

Marine products exports grew by 18.92 per cent to Rs 9,187.18 crore (US$202.071) during April-December 2010, Marine Products Export Development Authority said today. This was the for the first time that the exports witnessed such a growth since the global financial crisis, MPEDA Chairperson Leena Nair told reporters here. During the corresponding period a year ago, export of marine products fetched Rs 7,725.42 crore (US$169.92). India exported 5,47,249 tonnes of marine products in April-December 2010 against 5,13,373 tonnes in the corresponding period in 2009. According to her, frozen shrimp continued to be the major export value item accounting for 41.40 per cent. Fish retained its top slot while frozen cuttle fish, frozen dried items, live items and chilled items also showed positive trend. Exports to the European Union accounted for 29.89 percent of total shipments while China came second, which was followed by South East Asia, Japan and USA respectively. Read more...

Agreement with Norway to develop fishery-aquaculture activities

The head of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA) in Brazil, Ideli Salvatti, and the Deputy Minister of Fisheries in Norway, Hans Kristian Amundsen, have agreed to carry out actions aimed at developing fisheries and aquaculture in both countries. The decision was taken during a meeting in Rome, whilst both officials participated in the meeting of the Committee on Fisheries of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Under this agreement, an international seminar will be held next March, in Manaus, with the assistance of authorities and experts from Norway. The event will analyze data on fisheries and aquaculture, Brazilian policies and legislative progress in the sector, among other issues. The Brazilian government seeks to specify a program for aquaculture development. "For this, we must expand our partnerships with the Norwegian Government, with the aim of making the most of the experience of that country in the areas of research and technology in the production of fish," said the head of the MPA. Read more...

Australia: Arrests over Hidden Abalone Haul

Two Melbourne men will be charged on summons after allegedly being caught at Altona at the weekend with an illegal haul of abalone in a hidden compartment of a portable icebox. The two men, a 45-year-old from West Footscray and a 32-year-old from Coolaroo, were arrested by Fisheries Victoria officers after the men returned to the Altona boat ramp with their vessel early on Saturday afternoon. Fisheries Victoria Central Operations Manager Iain Bruce said it was alleged that one of the men used Scuba gear to dive to a reef under about three metres of water near the RAAF base at Point Cook and remove the abalone. Mr Bruce said the man was allegedly seen lifting several bags up from the water to his companion waiting in the vessel. He said Fisheries Officers later approached the two men and inspected their vessel when they returned to the Altona boat ramp. Read more...

Sea lettuce good for fish farms

The open ocean nutrients that feed the pongy sea lettuce in Tauranga harbour do have a benefit; they will feed the new aquaculture industry in Opotiki waters. The nutrient rich waters of the Bay of Plenty are great for feeding shellfish farms, says Opotiki District Council chief executive Aileen Lawrie, and aquaculture is a big part of the council’s vision for the future.

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“As far as we are concerned, aquaculture is the future of the Eastern Bay,” says Aileen.

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The council has an Opotiki harbour transformation project that incorporates the Eastern Seafarms aquaculture venture – the country’s largest offshore marine farm, and a large scale infrastructure project to improve the navigability of the Opotiki harbour entrance. “Our role is to provide an all-weather access to the harbour to enable aquaculture.” Read more...

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Future of aquaculture feed industry promising”

The future of the aquaculture feed industry in India is looking promising, but India needs to increase the species it is producing according to P.E Vijay Anand the technical director of India’s Animal Feed Program, American Soyabean Association. Anand was addressing a technical session on the ‘Status of the Indian aquaculture feed Industry and future trends’ on the second day of Aqua Aquaria 2011, he said the India relied on two species, carp and pungasius, where as China and Bangladesh which breeds about 15 species. He went onto say that depending on only two species means more risk to the indian aquaculture industry. Read more …

New Zealand new aquaculture course begins well

Mr Burdass, an aquaculture expert previously based in the United Kingdom, moved to Nelson in January to take up the role of diploma of aquaculture programme co-ordinator at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, (NMIT).The course started yesterday, and Mr Burdass said the first day had gone well, with the students all keen to get started. It has proved popular, with far more applicants than spaces for this first year, and five applications for 2012 already. While the first week would be about outlining the course structure, students would soon get stuck into the real work, he said. Students were a mixture of ages and backgrounds. More than half of them are mature applicants looking to re-train. Some were already employed in the industry, and were taking a break from working to learn more. The aquaculture industry has been identified as a huge potential source of growth for the country, and industry leaders are aiming to triple its size to more than $1 billion a year by 2025. Nelson MP Nick Smith said he rated aquaculture as the most promising growth industry for Nelson over the next decade, and praised NMIT for the course. "For us to take up these opportunities we need to invest in training to ensure we have the skills to support the industry's growth. Read more …

Federal aquaculture licences infringe First Nations' title & rights

The issuance of aquaculture licenses on December 18, 2010 without meaningful First Nation consultation was a clear infringement on the rights and title of many B.C. First Nations. Since the B.C. Supreme Court Morton decision on February 9, 2009, the First Nation Fisheries Council (FNFC) has been working with Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) in an attempt to increase the opportunities for B.C. First Nations to contribute to, and participate in, the development of the new Pacific Aquaculture Regulations DFO, however, has moved forward and issued new federal aquaculture licenses without adequately consulting First Nations or meaningfully addressing their concerns

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This has led the Kwicksutaineuk Ah-Kwa-Mish First Nation (KAFN) to file for a Judicial Review of the eight Finfish Aquaculture Licenses issued within their territories. The KAFN, who hold rights and title in the Broughton Archipelago, have repeatedly articulated that these licenses were issued with virtually zero consultation and/or accommodation, and therefore constitute an unjustified infringement to the rights of the KAFN people. Ken Malloway, Co-Chair of the First Nation Fisheries Council (FNFC) has said: "First Nations have received no information from DFO as to what licenses exist, or will be issued in their traditional territories. The issuance of licenses without meaningful consultation is a clear infringement of First Nations rights, and is a serious concern for many First Nations who have significant aquaculture activities occurring in their territories." Read more …

Using Soy In Aquaculture Feeds

A market for over six million metric tons of soybean meal has been successfully created over the past 15 years through the development, field testing, and demonstration of all-plant protein, soymeal-based feeds to fish farmers in China, says Dr Michael Cremer, from the American Soybean Association. Opening this market to alternative feeds has helped boost China’s freshwater aquaculture production from less than five million metric tons to more than 20 million metric tons (5.5 to 22 million US tons) by alleviating the necessity for traditional animal protein sources, such as fish meal, in most freshwater fish diets. In the process, it has helped the Chinese aquaculture industry advance from traditional manure-fertilised to modern, feed-based production of the majority of carp, tilapia, catfish and other freshwater fish species farmed in China. This new approach to feed has provided domestic and international consumers with ready access to higher quality farmed seafood from China at reasonable prices, while providing a growing market for US grown soybean products. Read more ...

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As aquaculture booms will wild fish recover?

In the past seven months global food prices have achieved record levels, but with concerns about future shortages, aquaculture is a glowing beacon in the generally challenging outlook for food production. This is one reason why Asian countries are so interested in aquaculture In the past wild caught fish has been sustaining the world, but with the advent of overfishing and dwindling wild fish stocks, fish farming is a rapidly growing industry. Utilising land tanks and nets in the ocean, lakes and rivers helping to meet the growing demand for fish protein. Aquaculture has become a US$100 billion dollar industry. Asia has led the way in production and exports of both wild capture and farmed fish, making an increasingly important contribution to the region's food security, while providing expanded employment opportunities and alleviating poverty. Read more …

Fish hatchery offers research opportunities

Catfish research at Mississippi State University is no surprise given that Mississippi leads the nation in catfish production, but the potential applications of that research through the College of Veterinary Medicine’s fish hatchery are another story.

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As the state’s land-grant university, MSU conducts research that benefits this valuable aquaculture industry and consumers. While some of that research can take place in farm ponds, other studies require fish with known health histories. “In some disease research, we need animals free of external factors that could influence results,” said Dr Lora Petrie-Hanson, an associate professor of immunology in the CVM’s Department of Basic Sciences. “These animals are referred to as specific pathogen free, or SPF, and we rear our fish under SPF conditions.” Read more …

Support for Scottish Aquaculture

Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham met today with European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki, to highlight Scotland's successful aquaculture industry. Commissioner Damanaki views the growth of aquaculture - fish and shellfish farming - as a priority for the EU, a position shared by Ms Cunningham in Scotland. Scotland is the EU's largest producer of farmed salmon and one of the three top providers of Atlantic salmon in the world, alongside Norway and Chile. Aquaculture is a success story for Scotland, supporting over 6,000 jobs and producing 144,000 tonnes of product in 2008-09, worth an estimated UK£434 million. Speaking after the meeting, Ms Cunningham said:"I had a very constructive dialogue with Commissioner Damanaki, who recognised Scotland's key position within the EU as a leader in aquaculture - in terms of the quality of our farmed fish produce, innovative marketing and leading research. Read more …

Scottish Mussel Sales Predicted To Boom

Valentine’s Day looks set to bring a boom for Scotland’s hard working shellfish farmers with sales of mussels predicted to double as consumers snap-up up the ‘new food of love’. Shellfish such as oysters are well known for their aphrodisiac properties, and the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group expects to sell around four times more oysters than normal during the Valentine’s week. However, in recent years, farms belonging to Scottish Shellfish have also experienced a sales surge for mussels during the same period. Stephen Cameron, Scottish Shellfish managing director, says: “We have always seen a major sales increase in oysters over the Valentine’s period, but in recent years we have also experienced a significant sales boost in our mussels, which makes it in our view the new ‘food of love’. “We believe that part of the reason for this is because mussels are now seen as a ‘sexy’ dish, as it is quite an intimate experience to share a bowl of mussels that helps couples to relax and feel comfortable in each other’s company. Read more …

Strong Profitability For Marine Harvest, As Harvest Increasesability

Profitability for Marine Harvest increased substantially in the first quarter of 2011, as harvest volumes are expected to increase by 15 per cent in 2011. The Marine Harvest Group achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 1 062 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to NOK 520 million in the corresponding quarter of 2009. "We are satisfied with the good result and the improvements made in the quarter. Overall performance is good, specifically in Norway.

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The farming operations in Canada are still struggling with biological challenges. Our operations in VAP Europe are gradually adapting to higher raw material prices, and Marine Harvest Chile is now profitably adapted to the biological situation in Chile. We are very well positioned to benefit from the expected strong market in 2011 and 2012, "comments CEO of Marine Harvest ASA, Alf-Helge Aarskog. Read more …

First products listed under Aquaculture Disinfectant Listing Scheme

The first independently validated disinfectants have been listed under the new UK Aquaculture Disinfectant Listing Scheme. The scheme was first announced in January 2010 and provides disinfectant manufacturers with a means to publicly list aquaculture products that have demonstrated efficacy against viral and/or bacterial diseases. The Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) – based at Cefas – operate the scheme in partnership with Marine Scotland Science (MSS) and the AgriFood and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland (AFBI). Evans Vanodine International PLC is the first manufacturer to submit products for review under the new scheme. Their products – FAM 30 and Vanoquat New Formulation – were formally listed on 10 December 2010.

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NUTRECO : agreed to acquire fish and shrimp feed company in China

Shihai Co supplies a growing market and produced approximately 100,000 tonnes of fish and shrimp feed in 2010, a year in which it commissioned a new feed plant with a capacity of approximately 150,000 tonnes. The new plant is constructed and equipped to a high standard and is capable of operating to Skretting specifications. Shihai Co employs 300 people. Following completion of the acquisition, Skretting continues growing the business, supplying fish feed for species such as shrimp, various marine fish species, tilapia, snakehead and catfish. Read more …

Aquaculture processors face closer scrutiny in Vietnam

Food-safety inspections of seafood processing plants will be stepped up this year, the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) has warned. It follows up on a circular issued late last month by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) which called for clearly indicating origins and withdrawing products that do not meet quality and safety standards.

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The moves seek to bolster exports of aquaculture produce by ensuring their quality following widespread reports of quality violations late last year. Following an inspection of 30 Vietnamese aquaculture companies last month, Ukraine's State Committee for Veterinary Medicine approved only 10 of them to export to Ukraine. Analysts said Ukraine was a promising market that could become a big buyer of Vietnamese seafood but the market's high quality requirements could pose a big challenge for Vietnamese exporters. MARD has urged people's committees in key provinces mostly in the Mekong River Delta, like Ca Mau, Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, and Kien Giang to step up oversight of aquacultural products through the supply chain until reaching the processing stage. Read more …

Aquaculture exports set to expand in Vietnam

Exports of cuttlefish, squid and shellfish are expected to increase this year as part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's programme to diversify the nation's seafood exports. Over 120,000 tonnes of shellfish were exported in 2010, earning US$489 million and accounting for 9.7 percent of seafood exports, according the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). Of the total, 100,000 tonnes were unprocessed, accounting for US$400 million, or 82 percent of the total export value. VASEP's Nguyen Minh Tam attributed the result to the increased efforts by exporters to expand export markets from such traditional customers as the EU and the US to new markets in the Middle East. Vietnamese cuttlefish, squid and shellfish are now exported to 80 markets around the world. Read more …

Sri Lanka is the location of the worlds first land based aquaculture farm

The worlds first land based aquaculture farm is being built in Sri Lanka at Thalahena Negombo. The farm complex for the Asian species of fish - Sea Bass (Barramundi) is being build by the the internationally recognised Norwegian aquaculture specialists Hobas AS. The farm, according to Managing Director of Hobas AS, Asbjorn Drengstig is the first of its kind in existence anywhere in the world. He said, “Initially the fingerlings of the Asian Sea Bass (Barramundi) usually found in sub tropical regions in Asia and the Pacific will be introduced to the huge tank at the farm complex.” Even though this fish species can withstand varied strengths of salinity ranging from freshwater to sea water, lower salinity promotes full scale growth, according to research findings. Usually the Asian Sea Bass is ready to be harvested when the size of the fish reaches about 2.5 cm, he said. Read more ...

How things work: Aquaculture proves problematic

While a large portion of our food supply is harvested from the land, there also exists an important underwater component of farming. On Feb. 9, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a suggested procedure to the federal government about the future of American aquaculture, or the farming of aquatic organisms for human consumption and other uses. The NOAA, in a public statement released on its website, said that such practices could improve nationwide food production, advance technological innovations, and create jobs in coastal regions.

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Neither the argument for aquaculture, nor the resistance it has met by many who favor safer aquatic environmental practices, are new developments. Modern aquaculture grew out of millennia-old practices of sea harvesting and fishing. After World War II, it became seriously considered as a viable source of food. Aquaculture in the 20th and 21st century took place primarily in Asia, over 70 percent of global aquaculture activity was in China in 2002, following forty years of growing business. In 1970, aquaculture made up 3.9 percent of worldwide fish production, and in thirty years, that number had risen to 27.3 percent. Three of the largest distributors of aquaculture products are Costco Wholesale Corporation, the Kroger Corporation, and Sysco Corporation, one of the largest food distributors in the world. According to an article about genetically engineered salmon in the Washington Post on Aug. 2, the global aquaculture market totaled over US$86 billion. Read more …

NOAA releases aquaculture draft policy

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a draft policy on aquaculture in US waters, saying it balances economics and the environment. After crude oil and natural gas, seafood is the third-largest contributor to the US trade deficit as the country imports about US$9 billion worth each year, AAAS ScienceMag.org reported Wednesday. Hoping to foster the growth of a US aquaculture industry, NOAA says it will use its US$10 million research budget to do more ecological and technological analysis to improve and monitor the environmental sustainability of aquaculture operations. Read more …

Some fishy genetic modification

Memorial University professors have made a scientific breakthrough by researching and developing AquAdvantage salmon. These fish, the product of research done by professors and researchers Garth Fletcher and Choy Hew of the Ocean Sciences Centre, grow at a rate twice that of regular salmon. It has been promoted by its supporters as a candidate for improving the efficiency and economic viability of fish farms across the globe. In September 2010, the FDA pronounced that salmon hatched from AquAdvantage eggs were safe to eat. The company that holds the rights to the fish, AquaBounty Technologies, is now seeking final approval from the US regulatory body to sell the fish in American markets. The prospect of genetically modified salmon showing up on American dinner plates has prompted concerns from a variety of critics in the United States, as well as in Canada. Legislation that would ban genetically modified salmon was recently introduced by Alaskan senators Mark Begich and Lisa Murkowski. A similar bill, requiring the labelling of all types of genetically modified fish, has also been formally proposed both federally and in multiple state legislatures. Read more …

February 15, 2011

Philippines government urges fishermen to develop mariculture

Fisheries production in the Philippines has achieved strong growth during the past decade in spite of the impact of overfishing on fish stocks in a number of important fishing zones. The government’s response has been to launch a series of initiatives to protect threatened marine areas and reduce the use of illegal fishing methods while promoting aquaculture to ensure the development of sustainable fisheries production in future.

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In one of its latest initiatives the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is urging fishermen to develop mariculture, or sea cage farming, to cope with the effects of the El Nino phenomenon which, together with the effects of typhoons, have reduced the previous high rate of fisheries production growth in the Philippines by more than half during the past 18 months. Read more …

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Development of freshwater shrimp aquaculture is underway in Brazil

The Secretariat of Agriculture and the Environment of the Prefecture of Alegre, in association with the Municipal Prefecture of Jeronimo Monteiro, is developing a project to establish a center for growing freshwater shrimp in the city, in order to meet the growing scarcity of marine fish. The importance of aquaculture in federal and state governments is demonstrated by the creation of the Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries (MPA) at a national level, and the inclusion of aquaculture in the Secretariat of the State of Agriculture, Water Supply, Aquaculture and Fisheries (SEAG) of the Espírtito Santo Government. In this context, the cultivation of freshwater shrimp is one of the alternatives to reduce pressure on fisheries, particularly on marine shrimp. The new cultivation centre will have Malaysian shrimp, which will be reproduced in a laboratory. Read more …

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Vegetables can replace much of fish ingredients in feed

The AquaMax international project has determined that vegetable ingredients can replace a large portion of the fish proteins and fish oil used in farmed salmon and salmon trout feeds without sacrificing the products’ health benefits. The project is a collaboration between 33 partners from 14 countries and was headed by the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES). The researchers found that 70 percent of the fish oil and 80 percent of the marine proteins in conventional feed can be substituted with vegetable ingredients without harming fish health. “We know we risk losing some of the beneficial marine omega-3 fatty acids in fish fat by altering the feed composition,” noted Project Coordinator Øyvind Lie, director of NIFES. “Compared to vegetable sources, however, those same marine ingredients may contain more pollutants such as dioxins, PCBs and brominated flame retardants.” Read more …

Research: Extrusion of plant meals for fish food

A study was undertaken by Norwegian scientists to evaluate fish feed with inclusion of different plant (legumes, oilseed, or cereals) meals. The trail consisted of 11 fish meal based diets formulated to the same macro-nutrients, with varying levels of either starch or protein source, and were processed in five twin-screw extruders. The purified starch was added to achieve the nutritional specifications of the diets and was significantly correlated to expansion, durability and hardness, the total starch in these diets did not have such correlation. Cellulose was added as a filler to achieve the same level of NSP in the diet, but was negatively correlated to the expansion. The specific mechanical energy of the extrusion process was weakly correlated to starch gelatinisation. Read more …

Novartis To Commercialise Pancreas Disease Vaccine

Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has granted Novartis Animal Health exclusive rights to part of its patent portfolio for pancreas disease (PD) vaccines. The agreement paves the way for Novartis Animal Health to commercialise a new pancreas disease vaccine based on innovative vaccine technology. This will potentially offer salmon producers in Norway, the UK and Ireland a unique alternative for managing this costly disease, which is prevalent in these countries. In 2008, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health introduced its current vaccine for pancreas disease, Norvax® Compact PD. This whole virus-based vaccine is currently used successfully in over 100 million salmon in Norway each year. Read more …

February 16, 2011

United Arab Emirates leading aquaculture firm records US$19 m profit

The United Arab Emirates' leading aquaculture company Asmak Tuesday announced a net profit of AED72.4 million (over US$19 million) for the fiscal year ending 2010. Asmak, which is the international fish farming holding company, earned total revenues of AED503 million in 2010. Hamad Al Shamsi, chairman of Asmak, said: 'The judicious fine-tuning of our strategy and the diversification of our business interests into distinct areas have significantly contributed to our successful performance.'

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'Along with fish farming, which remains our principal business, we continue to invest in a complete portfolio of aquaculture areas such as breeding, processing and trading of the finest fish strains and fisheries products at competitive prices. This has established us as one of the most comprehensive sources for seafood in the region.' Read more …

Difficulties in digesting Pea/ Soybean mix in fish feeds

Norway - Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have discovered that fish feed, with combined pea/ soybean proteins in it, causes digestive complaints in fish. Marie Hillestad, Senior Scientist at BioMar in Trondheim, has headed the project “Sources of plant protein for fish feed. Understanding and controlling anti-nutritional factors”, which received funding under the HAVBRUK program and is presented in the latest program newsletter (“Nytt fra HAVBRUK” no. 3-4/2010, available in Norwegian only). The project mapped various protein-rich plants as potential feed ingredients for salmon and rainbow trout. Part of the project involved researchers at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in Oslo, who studied the fish intestinal tract and fish health. The project featured collaboration with researchers in the US and Canada as well, two countries which are major suppliers of soybeans and peas, respectively, for fish feed. BioMar’s North American research partners included the University of Saskatchewan (Canada), the Agricultural Research Service (the research arm of the US Department of Agriculture), and the Hagerman Fish Culture Experiment Station (Idaho/Montana, USA). The Catholic University of Temuco (Chile) also collaborated. Read more ...

Marine resource-rich Indonesia sets higher fish production, consumption target

Indonesia as one of the world`s largest maritime countries has about 5.8 million square kilometers of marine territory and 92,000 kilometers of beach and coastal strips, second only after Canada. As around 70 percent of Indonesia`s territory consists of water, it is but logical if Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has the ambition of making Indonesia one of the world`s biggest fish producers. For 2011, the ministry has set its fishery production target at 12.26 million tons, or an increase of 13 percent from 10.85 million tons in 2010. Indonesia`s fish production in 2009 was 9.82 million tons. Speaking in a discussion on "The Fishery Outlook 2011" held in Jakarta early February 2011, the minister said the government has set a target of fishery production at 22.39 million tons by 2014, while aquaculture 16.86 million tons. This year, the volume of aquaculture production is expected at 6,847,500 tons, the number of quality fingerlings is 4.2 billion, and seaweed seedlings 350,420 tons. Read more …

Hughes supply fifty aquaculture net cleaning systems

In the past two years Hughes Pumps has supplied over fifty of its Aquaculture Net Cleaning Systems to some of the industry’s leading specialist companies. These include Mainstream Fish Farms, Marine Harvest and Bremnes Seashore, with 10 systems being delivered to one of Norway’s largest Contractors. Hughes says: “Aquaculture producers are only too aware that marine growth build up reduces the tidal flow of oxygen rich seawater through nets, limiting fish growth and increasing the possibility of disease. In severe cases the weight and additional drag of marine growth can damage nets, leading to a breakdown of the cage allowing predators in and fish to escape.

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February 17, 2011

Fish factor: Draft U.S. aquaculture policies released

Americans have a chance to help shape the way in which aquaculture projects take shape in their regions as federal agencies move steadfastly towards growing the industry across the nation. Last week the Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released drafted national aquaculture policies that aim to "increase the U.S. supply of healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal and other communities, spur innovation in technology, and help restore depleted species and marine habitats." (Algae farming is included in the policies.). The policies are based in part on input from listening sessions held around the U.S. last year, including Alaska. Let's put aquaculture in context, advised Dr. Larry Robinson, NOAA assistant secretary of commerce, at a media teleconference from Washington, D.C. Aquaculture has overtaken wild fisheries as the main source of seafood, 84 percent of the seafood Americans eat is imported, and about half of that is farmed, he said. Read more …

Tilapia dispersal project a huge success

Farmers along the different tributaries of the Abra River are now harvesting tilapia as a result of the tilapia fingerlings dispersal project of Governor Eustaquio P. Bersamin. True to his promise to really help the farmers uplift their living condition by providing them income augmentation sources, Governor Bersamin had disposed thousands of fingerlings to the many fish-farmers in the province.

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The tilapia fingerlings were grown in various fishpens and fish cages in barangays along the Sinalang River and the Abra River particularly in barangays Namanrabar and Malamsit in Penarrubia, Malita in Bangued, Balais in Lagangilang, and the different barangays of Bucay and Tayum. The tilapia fingerlings are home-grown as these are raised in the two hatcheries in the province - Kirmay Fishery in Brgy. San Marcial, San Isidro; and at Brgy. Malamsit, Penarrubia.

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Vegetable ingredients can replace much of the fish proteins and fish oil used in conventional feeds for farmed salmon and salmon trout – without sacrificing the health benefits of consumer products. AquaMax, a large international research project with strong Norwegian participation, has studied the effects on the nutritional benefits of fish raised on a diet that substitutes vegetable feed ingredients for some of the marine ingredients. The AquaMax researchers conclude that fully 70 per cent of the fish oil and 80 per cent of the marine proteins in conventional feed can be replaced with vegetable ingredients without any adverse effect on fish health. Vegetable ingredients can replace much of the fish proteins and fish oil used in conventional feeds for farmed salmon and salmon trout without sacrificing the health benefits of consumer products. Read more … 30

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2010 A "Transformational" year for Scottish salmon

The Scottish Salmon Company has announced strong Q4 results to complete a record year as the Company continues to capitalise on a favourable market for premium Scottish salmon. The company reported profits before interest and tax of UK£5.6m for Q4 2010 (Q4 2009: UK£5.1m) and UK£22.5m for the year compared to UK£11.1m for 2009 (figures before fair value adjustment for biomass). Turnover for the Q4 period increased to UK£29.2m (2009: UK£22.9m), pushing revenues for the year to UK£92.4m (2009: UK£64.6m) with harvest volumes exceeding previous estimates at 24,516 tonnes. The market has remained strong throughout the year and the Company said that continuous investment to produce a high quality salmon product in response to customer demand underpinned its solid performance. The Scottish Salmon Company, a principal player in the Scottish aquaculture industry responsible for approximately 20 percent of salmon production, is seeking to build a distinct brand and secure long-term market relationships which will continue to maximise premium price opportunities for Scottish salmon. Read more …

Friday, February 18, 2011

Tecumseh research firm works to sustain fish populations through farming

Matt Osburn has been a fisherman all his life. When his long-time friend, Kent Herrick, asked him to manage the Aquaculture Research Corporation facility at 105 E. Russell Road, he was happy to accept. Osburn also works as an EMT with the Tecumseh Fire Department. “Kent saw a need for this, and obviously he isn’t able to be on-site every day,” said Osburn. The non profit Aquaculture Research Corporation, funded by the Herrick Foundation, has been growing through its first three-and-a-half years with additional support in the research venture through such institutions as the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, the Toledo Zoo, and the Michigan Aquaculture Association. The ultimate goal is to raise healthy, sustainable, home grown seafood and make it available to restaurants, grocery stores and individuals. Kenneth Herrick once kept an automobile collection in the large pole barn next to the fire station, but it has been renovated so it could be a sanitary facility to grow yellow perch in tanks. Read more ...

Trialling ocean temperature forecasts for fish farms

Marine scientists are trialling the first near-shore water temperature forecasts to assist Australia’s aquaculture farm managers contending with rising ocean temperatures. While land farmers have used seasonal forecasting for nearly a decade, marine farmers in south-east Australia have sought the technology for a region identified as a climate change 'hotspot', with rates of ocean warming up to four times the global average. CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship scientist, Dr. Alistair Hobday, said the project, funded through the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, is a response to requests by Tasmania's four major salmon companies for short-term ocean forecasts for their farm sites. "Marine farms in this region, particularly south-east Tasmania, want to use all available resources to ensure proper planning and response measures are in place to combat against the warmer summer months which can have adverse effects on fish performance," Dr. Hobday said. Read more ...

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Cermaq enters feed production in Vietnam

Cermaq has signed a joint venture agreement with the local partner, Anova Corporation, in Vietnam. Through its feed operations, EWOS, Cermaq is entering operations in the Vietnamese feed market. Through acquisition of shares and a targeted emission, Cermaq has obtained 51 percent of the shares in the joint venture company. Cermaq will control the Board of Directors and the management team. Mr Rune Vamråk, supply chain director of the Norwegian company EWOS AS, is appointed as general manager for the company. By this agreement EWOS enters the feed market for farmed Pangasius. The broad competence the company has within salmonids can be successfully transferred to Pangasius, a white fish that has enjoyed a tremendous market growth in Europe and the US over the last decade. Pangasius eats feed made mainly from plants, and can supply significant volumes of animal protein to the global food market. Read more ...

Sea cucumber aquaculture to deliver real benefits

Stocks of high-value sea cucumber species have been chronically overexploited throughout the Asia-Pacific region, as elsewhere in the world. They are in great demand, not only for food but also for their reported medicinal and supposed aphrodisiac qualities, particularly among the Chinese. Collected by divers in deep water and by women and children in the shallows, sea cucumbers are dried before being sold to traders. The market price for dried sea cucumber can top AU$200 a kilo, which makes them an important source of cash income for many poor and remote coastal communities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. While better overall fisheries management is needed, for a small number of species, farming in ponds and sea-ranching promise to boost production, thereby taking the pressure off wild stocks so their numbers can be restored. Read more ...

Facilitating toxic pesticide use on salmon farms

Canada - Despite mounting public concern over the impact of aquaculture pesticides on the marine environment, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is in the process of developing regulations that will facilitate and enable the ongoing use of eco-toxic pesticides in the open water by the salmon aquaculture industry. DFO’s proposed “Pathogen and Pest Treatment” regulation would undermine the Fisheries Act, which prohibits the dumping of toxic substance into fish bearing waters, effectively exempting salmon farmers from legislation designed to protect the marine environment and Canada’s fisheries. Indeed, DFO is tasked to oversee the very Act it threatens to weaken with these new regulations. Today 20 groups, representing tens of thousands of Canadians, have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging him to protect the marine environment and coastal communities by halting progress in the development of these regulations. Read more ...

VIV Asia 2011 to showcase world-class livestock technology

VIV Asia 2011, Asia’s largest livestock technology exhibition, is ready to showcase world-class technology to Thailand and also to Asian livestock producers during March 9-11, 2011 at BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand. The show organiser, NCC Exhibition Organizer Co, Ltd, said that the show will feature 650 leading companies offering the latest livestock technology and solutions to 22,000 industry professionals from 94 countries.

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Ms. Ladda Mongkolchaivivat, General Manager, N.C.C. Exhibition Organiser Co., Ltd., (NEO) said that “VIV Asia 2011, which is the 10th edition, will be the biggest show in VIV Asia’s 20-year history Read more ...

Monday, February 21, 2011

Inclusion of natural antioxidants in aquaculture feed to be assessed

The Dibaq Group, along with a further five companies and two technology centers in the Autonomous Community of Castilla and Leon, will participate in a project for the use of natural antioxidants in animal nutrition. Dibaq's main objective is to include these natural antioxidants in the groups two business lines: aquaculture and pet feed. "The use of natural antioxidants is of great interest for the animal nutrition sector as their is consumer demand to replace the synthetic antioxidants. The main cause is the reassessment of the physical and chemical properties of synthetic food and the approach of animal feed with functional properties," explained the Segovian company. The Project for Regional Strategic Sectors (Primer) entitled 'DesignBased Ingredients for Natural Antioxidants and a Study Over Behaviour in Various Food Matrices (Diana)', has a budget of around EUR 3.8 million and will be overseen by the Association of Food Biotechnology of Castilla and Leon (Vivartis). Read more ...

Out with tuna, in with sardines – a recipe for saving the seas The world's oceans would be a better place for wildlife if people shifted from eating large, predatory fish such as tuna and cod to smaller, "grazing" fish such as anchovies and sardines, a major scientific study has found.

Fish at the top of the marine food chain have been the favourite species for the dining table for decades but overfishing has led to a catastrophic decline, scientists said. The number of predatory fish such as tuna, cod, swordfish and groupers has fallen by two-thirds over the past 100 years; 54 percent of this decline is thought to have occurred in the past 40 years, they said. Read more ...

Looking at health controls of aquaculture animals

The UK has a satisfactory system for prevention, control and eradication of aquatic animal diseases in accordance with requirements on aquatic animal health laid down in Directive 2006/88/EC, concludes a report by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO). The report's objective was to assess the implementation of national measures, aimed at the control of animal health requirements for aquaculture animals and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of certain diseases in aquatic animals, in accordance with EU regulations. Read more ...

The relevance of sea lice, toxins and fish still debated

In Mr. Werring's effort to find discrepancy, he succeeds only in misinterpreting statements and misrepresenting a very good academic text. As I said in my letter, B.C.'s salmon farming industry is not subsidised by the government. While there are some research partnerships into innovation that receive direct targeted funding, companies here support themselves through their regular operations.

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The Aquaculture Controversy in Canada, UBC Press 2010, lays that out clearly - showing that federal funding is directed to research and development and B.C. specific funds are focused on shellfish, first nations and research. Perhaps Mr. Werring didn't understand that the book as referenced in the title - refers to all aquaculture in Canada, while I represent finfish aquaculture in B.C.

Investigating Ostreid Herpesvirus-1 Âľ Variant in New South Wales

The New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment continues to investigate a syndrome of mortality in Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas), detected in the Georges River estuary and Botany Bay, New South Wales. Formal controls remain in place on the movement of oysters and oyster farming equipment from the Georges River and Botany Bay. There are also restrictions in place on the recreational take of oysters from the affected area. Laboratory testing found Ostreid herpesvirus 1 (OsHV-1) genetic material in association with the affected Pacific oysters; however, a causative role of this virus has not been established. Read more ...

Bangladesh farmers fatten crabs on polluted land

They are pale, small and have very sharp claws but the tiny crabs found in local bazaars in Bangladesh are in big demand. In fact farmers cannot seem to get enough of them. In the south-west of the country, where swathes of farmland are submerged in salty water, many people have taken up crab farming after struggling to grow rice. The financial returns are so good that some farmers are contemplating carrying on with crab-farming even if their land becomes suitable for growing rice and other crops one day. Fattening crabs is becoming the profession of choice for unemployed farmers such as Mujib. He switched to crab-farming after his land was flooded by a tidal surge which followed Cyclone Aila in May 2009. "We had to move to temporary shelters on the road because water came into our home," says Mujib, who like many local people uses only one name. Read more

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

RUSVM begins marine lab research

Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine’s (RUSVM), faculty member, Dr Esteban Soto, assistant professor of Bacteriology, has recently introduced an aqua animal laboratory to the campus. The new marine lab located below the campus Auditorium is home to approximately thirty aquariums where Soto and his team two student volunteers and two RUSVM laboratory staff will be exploring bacterial diseases in tilapia and other warm-water fish species. Dr Soto and his research team has just started two new projects, one focused on the pathogenesis and tissue distribution of Francisella asiatica (a warm-water bacteria) in tilapia fingerlings (weight of 10-20 milligrams) and the second focused on the effects of temperature and salt concentration on Francisella asiatica infections in tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus). Ultimately, the research team will be reviewing bacterial infections in tilapia and trying to understand what prohibits and inhibits the infectious capacity of these new bacteria in the fish host. Read more ...

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Researchers find uses for fish waste

The Fishery Industrial Technology Center (FITC) Agricultural Research Service seafood processing by-products project has resulted in a number of ways to use fish waste products, and is studying even more uses. The project, which has been going on for 11 years, was started with one goal: finding out how to convert fish processing waste into aquaculture feed ingredients. “This was the area where there was the greatest utility for the products that we could easily make,” FITC professor Scott Smiley said. Fish processing by-products or waste are the parts left over after food portions are removed. The major waste components are heads, frames (what’s left of the body when fillets are cut off), viscera (guts including testes, ovaries and livers) and skins. Smiley said Alaska harvested 2,090,379 tons of fish in 2008. Much of that results in waste. For example, about 35 percent of fish weight for landed salmon that is canned becomes waste. Only 65 percent goes into the can. Pollock surimi results in 80 percent of the product becoming waste. Read more ...

State requires shoreline programs to incorporate geoduck farming standards

Commercial geoduck farms operating on public and private beaches will come under increased scrutiny as the result of new rules adopted by the Washington Department of Ecology. The rules direct cities and counties to incorporate new aquaculture standards as they update their local shoreline master programs. In Kitsap County, such updates are taking place at the county level as well as in all four incorporated cities. "Aquaculture should not be permitted in areas where it would result in a net loss of ecological functions, adversely impact eelgrass and macroalgae, or significantly conflict with navigation and other water-dependent uses," states the rule adopted by Ecology. Geoduck farms typically protect tiny geoduck clams by growing them inside vertical plastic pipes embedded in the beach. The new rules specifically state that such farms should be allowed only in areas where significant clearing or grading is unnecessary. Read more .

South Australia to benefit from aquaculture

Aquaculture is a jewel in the crown of South Australian (SA) industries and its oysters, mussels and abalone are set to drive growth. Coffin Bay oysters, tuna from Port Lincoln, abalone and yellowtail kingfish are on restaurant tables around the world and that's paying economic dividends for SA, state Fisheries Minister Michael O'Brien says. "With world-wide demand for clean-green sustainable seafood on the rise, this is an opportune time for SA's aquaculture industry to position itself to capitalise on growing global demand," the minister told a business breakfast on Tuesday. Read more ...

Norway’s AKVA group continue with reduced losses for 2010

Norwegian fish farm equipment and services company, AKVA Group has reported continued, but slightly reduced losses for quarter 4 and the full year 2010. Operating revenue for the AKVA group in the 4th quarter of 2010 was 195.9 MNOK (UK£21 million) versus 142.9 MNOK in Q4 2009. Operating revenue for the full year 2010 was 742.5 MNOK (UK£80 million) versus 599.3 MNOK in 2009.

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Operating profit was -8.7 MNOK (-UK£940k) in 4Q compared to -16.1 MNOK in 4Q last year. The company said the result was negatively affected by increased costs on recirculation projects of which the major part related to two recirculation projects in Norway. Both projects are in the final stages and are operating. Profit before tax for the full year 2010 was -50.9 MNOK (-52.0 in 2009) after allowing for net financial items of -9.9 MNOK (-9.6). Net loss was -37.6 MNOK (-39.1 in 2009). Read more ...

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The Fish Feed Story

There have been substantial technical advances in recent years which have dramatically changed the use of fish meal and the efficiency of feeding. Marine Harvest, the worlds biggest salmon producer, has now explained some of the major factors behind the fish feed story and the use of fish meal. One aspect of the sustainability of salmon aquaculture is the quantity of wild fish-meal and fish oil within the feed supplies. In the 1990’s wild fish components of feeds were as high as 80 percent. Modern feeds now contain only about 15 percent of fish-meal and 15 percent of fish oil. this is due to the extensive research into fish nutrition and commercial feeds.

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During the last 20 years salmon farmers have gradually replaced raw marine material for vegetable raw material, while sustaining the health benefits and quality of farmed salmon. Read more ...

Changing aquaculture scene in red river delta, Vietnam

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European Union - The European Council has amended regulation (EC) No 708/2007 concerning the use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture. This proposal was previously adopted by the European Parliament (61/1/10). This regulation establishes a framework governing aquaculture practices in relation to alien and locally absent species to assess and minimise the possible impact on biodiversity of these species and any associated nontarget species on aquatic habitats. The regulation includes provisions for the establishment of a permit system at national level. Read more ...

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Major changes are taking place in two traditional integrated aquaculture systems, the VAC and wastewater-fed aquaculture in the Red River Delta, Vietnam, especially in peri-urban Hanoi and adjacent provinces, writes Peter Edwards, for the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the AsiaPacific. Traditional aquaculture is integrated with other human activity systems as these provided the only available sources of nutritional inputs for farmed aquatic organisms in the past. However, farmers are intensifying to earn more money through introduction of new or improved higher value species, sometimes raised in monoculture, and increasing integration with feedlot livestock and/or using pelleted feed. Read more ...

United States seafood exports to reach $2.3 billion

With significant rise in shrimp exports particularly to US, the country's seafood exports during the current fiscal year is likely to reach US$2.3 billion (UK£1.418 billion), having crossed US$2 billion (UK£1,233 billion) in the first three quarters of 2010-11. Export realisations have achieved a major milestone in spite of several negative factors including recession and the weakening of Euro because of political unrest in some countries, Marine Exports Product Development Authority (MPEDA) sources said. Read more ...

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DFO scientists suggest the wild salmon stocks could be harmed

There's a risk Canadian fish stocks could be harmed if the world's first genetically engineered salmon is approved for commercialisation, federal scientists suggest. Internal records obtained by Postmedia News also indicate experts from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans are concerned about "limited" and possibly "constrained" regulatory powers around the approvals for GE fish. The analysis, from senior scientists specializing in biotechnology and aquaculture, comes as a company called AquaBounty Technologies works to bring GE salmon to the dinner plate. Hoping to get approval in the United States to sell the first genetically engineered fish that people can eat, the company cleared an important hurdle in August, when the US Food and Drug Administration's preliminary analysis concluded that the salmon, engineered in Atlantic Canada to grow twice as fast as normal fish, are safe to eat and not expected to have a significant impact on the environment. Read more ...

Omega Protein hits new 52-week high at US$11.25

Shares of Omega Protein Co. (OME) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The stock traded as high as US$11.25 (UK£6.934) during mid-day trading and last traded at US$11.19 (UK£6.897). The stock previously closed at US$11.05 (UK£6.811). On a related note, analysts at Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Omega Protein Co from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on January 31st. 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. The Company's fish meal products are primarily used as a protein ingredient in animal feed for swine, cattle, aquaculture and household pets. Fish oil is utilised for animal and aquaculture feeds, industrial applications, additives to human food products, and as dietary supplements. Read more ...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Hjaltland hatchery approved

A multi-million pound salmon hatchery in Shetland was given the green light by local planners on Wednesday morning. Work to convert and extend the existing hatchery building at Girlsta will commence as early as April, according to Hjaltland Hatcheries, a subsidiary of Grieg Hjaltland Seafood, Shetland’s largest salmon producer. Shetland Islands Council’s planning board unanimously granted planning permission despite some concern for a disused lime kiln, which was described as in poor condition and led to an objection by Shetland Amenity Trust. Board chairman Frank Robertson, who is a trustee of SAT, left the meeting during the debate. The meeting heard that the developer had agreed to a number of preservation measures that would help access to the historic lime kiln. Read more ...

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Tilapia 'the zucchini of fish'

Mark McNaughton shakes a handful of pellets across the dark water and watches it start to roil. The placid surface hiding hundreds of sleek tilapia explodes with a slap and splatter. Almost as quickly, the fish slip back down to the bottom of the tank; only the paler ones remain visible, ghostlike under the water. Here, in a converted hog barn surrounded by acres of snow-covered grain fields, McNaughton and his family raise tens of thousands of the freshwater fish before shipping them live to stores in Calgary and Edmonton. It's unexpected, the idea of raising fish on the bald prairie, but it's not as unusual as it once was, says McNaughton, who also heads up the Alberta Aquaculture Association. Read more ...

Improving the physical quality of fish feed

Norway - Julia Wolska of Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) has started a PhD thesis that may contribute to the development of a new generation of feed pellets from Skretting. The expectations from a modern fish feed are many. The feed should have the required nutritional profile, good digestibility and be attractive to the fish.

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In addition, the physical quality of the pellets is of vital importance to the farmers. The pellet should not crumble or release fat and must withstand storage and have the proper sinking rate. The growing use of vegetable raw materials makes it increasingly challenging to meet all these requirements at once and there is a need for new research in this area. Another reason for this work is that demands for physical quality are changing, due to factors including changing logistics, longer feeding tubes at the customer and new markets. Read more ...

Catfish processing down 12 percent from last year

Sales of whole fish represented 17 percent of the total fish sold, fillets accounted for 60 percent, and the remaining 23 percent were mostly steaks, nuggets, and value added products. The total end of the month inventory decreased 10 percent from last month and was down 20 percent from a year ago. Read more ...

How fisheries can gain from the lessons of sustainable food

As agriculture and energy production have made strides toward becoming more sustainable, the world’s fisheries have lagged behind. But restoring our beleaguered oceans to health will require an emphasis on diversification and conservation and a more sensible mix of fishing practices. In The Dark, Blue Sea, Lord Byron famously stated, “Man marks the earth with ruin, his control stops with the shore.” That in 1812 the land side of the shore was already being compromised was not in doubt. But two subsequent centuries of misuse have demonstrated just how mistaken he was about the inviolability of the oceans. Man’s control beyond the shore today is not complete, but it is profound.

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Net pounds of processed fish sold during January 2011 totaled 18.2 million pounds, down six percent from the comparable month in 2010. Sales of fresh fish, at 6.32 million pounds, were down 11 percent from January 2010 and represented 35 percent of total sales. Frozen fish sales, at 11.9 million pounds, were down four percent from a year ago and accounted for the remaining 65 percent of total fish sales.

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The sea’s noteworthy denizens its finfish and shellfish, always major food sources have felt this control through over-harvesting and habitat destruction, so that today many species are in sharp decline or at perilous levels. Read more ...

No buyer for Tassal after Pacific Equity Partners offer is rejected

Shares in Tassal Group slumped today after Australia's biggest salmon farmer failed to find a buyer, following its rejection of a higher offer from private equity group Pacific Equity Partners. Tassal last December appointed advisory firm Gresham to assist with its strategic review, after receiving an expression of interest from PEP for a potential offer of AU$1.80 - AU$1.90 a share, or up to AU$278 million. Despite receiving an updated proposal from an unnamed party, to potentially acquire a controlling interest in Tassal at AU$1.90 per share cash, the Tasmanian firm today stayed its course that the price “significantly undervalues” the company. PEP is understood to have made the updated offer. Read more ...

North Dakota Soybean Council Sends Reps To Asia

“As a North Dakota soybean farmer, I found this overseas mission extremely rewarding,” said Brent Kohls, North Dakota Soybean Growers Association board member and soybean farmer from Mayville, ND. “To see first-hand how U.S. soybeans and soybean products are converted to food, feed, and value-added products in the countries of Vietnam and Indonesia was extremely educational and beneficial.” While in Vietnam and Indonesia, the North Dakota delegation had the opportunity to visit several feed mills, an aquaculture production farm, a large poultry company, and an international container terminal. Vietnamese imports of soybean meal for animal and fish feed is currently at 2.8 million tons, making it Southeast Asia’s largest importer. Vietnam has tripled its soybean imports since 2002 due to the demand of the pork, poultry, and aquaculture feed industries. Read more ...

A Review: Tilapia Culture ISBN: 978-0851990149

In 2006 Professor A.-F.M. El-Sayed wrote Tilapia Culture, a comprehensive book on Tilapia. In the book he starts with an extensive history of tilapia culture right up-to modern day practices. He has been engaged in research and teaching activities in marine sciences, particularly, fish biology, fisheries and aquaculture, for 30 years. He authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, in addition to four books. El-Sayed has participated in more than 40 local, regional and international conferences in fisheries and aquatic sciences as a keynote speaker, session chair, papers presenter or chairman/member of the organising committees. He is also a member of the scientific committee for the International Master in Aquaculture program, which is hosted at the University of Las Palmas De Grand Canaria, Spain. He obtained his B.Sc. in Oceanography, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, and M.Sc. in Fish biology, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, and a Ph.D. in Aquaculture (Fish Nutrition), Michigan State University, USA. In chapter one he give an historical account of tilapia, early aquaculture, global tilapia production and capture fisheries. He looks at major producers and the species that are cultured he also covers the major producers in Asia, Africa that produce cultured tilapia as well as South America, North America and the Caribbean.

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In chapter two he deals with the basic biology and ecology of tilapia, looking at the taxonomy, body shape and external morphology as well as its geographical distribution and the factors affecting it. He also covers the habitat diversity the environmental conditions of the regions that tilapia are found in. Chapter three covers environmental requirements, such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, ammonia and nitrates. He also looks at pH, photoperiod and water turbidity. In chapters four he looks at semi-intensive culture, with an Overview of Pond Fertilization, inorganic and organic fertilizers. He also covers supplemental feeding, polyculture and integrated culture along with economic efficiency of integrated culture. In chapter five he delves into the intensive culture area of tilapia production, looking at stocking densities along with cage culture and tank and raceway culture. As well as green-water tank culture, tilapia culture in recirculating systems, effluent treatment and management he also looks at tilapia production in aquaponic systems. In later chapters of this book Professor El Sayed looks at nutrition and feeding, reproduction and seed production, stress and disease. He also covers harvesting, processing and economics and the role of tilapia culture in rural development along with recent technological innovations. The final chapter of this book deals solely with the environmental impacts that tilapia culture has had on the environment. A superb and comprehensive book, Professor El Sayed has produced a complete guide to the understanding of tilapia culture that is well written and presented. In my opinion this is a valuable book; this book is for students, researchers and practitioners in aquaculture, as well as anyone with an interest in tilapia farming or fish farming in general. Definitely one to have in your bookcase.

Macroalgae to grow on land

South Australian producers could one day be harvesting macroalgae in a multi-million dollar industry from land-based farms – and collecting carbon credits into the bargain. SARDI, Flinders University and University of Adelaide scientists are collaborating with Abalone Investment Ltd, Adam & Amos Abalone Foods Pty Ltd, Coorong Aquaculture Pty Ltd, Marinova Pty Ltd, Penrice Soda Products Pty Ltd, PIRSA Fisheries & Aquaculture and Science to Manage Uncertainty to select the best species and explore farming options in a AU$2.3 million three-year project. Funding of more than AU$1.14m has been provided by the Premier’s Science Research Fund, with additional cash and in-kind investment from the partners, and support through Marine Innovation South Australia (MISA). The project aims to establish South Australia as the national leader in large-scale macroalgal aquaculture, scope potential new products from human food to nutraceuticals and abalone feed, and help local producers capture a slice of the annual AU$8 billion world wide industry. Read more ...

USDA announces proposed FSIS catfish rule

The US Department Agriculture (USDA) has announced a proposed rule requiring inspection of catfish and catfish products by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). USDA is proposing these regulations to implement provisions as required by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, also known as the 2008 Farm Bill.

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The 2008 Farm Bill amended the Federal Meat Inspection Act making catfish an amenable species under the Act, thereby requiring that all catfish undergo inspection by FSIS. In addition, the Secretary must take into account the conditions under which catfish are raised and transported to processing establishments as part of the new inspection program. Read more ...

Sea bass harvested from fresh water tanks at Saliyamangalam

Heard of marine fish culture in fresh water? The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has achieved this. A tonne of sea bass, purely a marine species, was harvested from fresh water tanks at Aqua Nova farm at Saliyamangalam village near Thanjavur on Thursday. M.S.Shanmugham, District Collector, saw the harvest and appreciated MPEDA for achieving this. According to S.Kandan, Assistant Director (Aquaculture) MPEDA, two hectares of fresh water pond belonging to G.S.Samarasam was selected at Saliyamangalam for the purpose. Around 4000 seabass fingerlings (6 c.m x 3.2 gram weight) produced at Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture at Sirkazhi in Nagapattinam were stocked in the 2x2x3.2 meter cages put up in the pond and cultured by giving imported pellet feed. Within eleven months the fingerlings grew to 38 cm size fish with an average weight of 750 grams. "The growth is better than in sea water and there is no disease attack", Mr.Kandan said. Read more ...

Cleanseas' tuna fingerling success

Cleanseas' tuna fingerlings have reached 34 days without the problems faced two years ago. The southern blue fin fingerlings are expected to go into sea cages in about three weeks if all continues to go well with its world-leading attempt to commercially breed the species. Spawning started on January 20 and has continued on and off since then with the oldest fingerlings transferred to nursery tanks yesterday. Clean Seas managing director Clifford Ashby said the aim is to transfer them to the sea in mid-March. "In the event of unsuitable sea conditions and or temperatures, the company also has the option of continuing the grow-out phase in the new land-based Arno Bay nursery tank facility,'' Mr Ashby said."The fingerlings are eating kingfish larvae and are soon to be weaned onto man-made feeds.'' Read more ...

Monday, February 28, 2011

Exports of premium salmon reach new peak

Exports of Scotland’s premium salmon product have increased to record levels for the second year in succession. Supported by the Scottish Government and Scottish Development International (SDI), exports of Label Rouge Scottish Salmon have increased by seven percent, rising from 7,251 tonnes in 2009 to 7,743 tonnes in 2010. This follows a 19 percent increase in the previous year. The Label Rouge accolade is awarded by the French Government to products of superior quality, particularly in relation to taste. Scottish salmon was the first non-French food to receive this accolade back in 1992. Scott Landsburgh, chief executive of Scottish Quality Salmon, the promotional and management body for Label Rouge Scottish Salmon, said: “This is great news for producers of Label Rouge Scottish Salmon. The strong export trade has been built solidly on provenance, the product’s PGI status and premium taste and quality. Read more ...

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January 2011 catfish feed deliveries down

Total catfish feed delivered in the United States during January 2011 was 1,121 tons, down 25 percent from January 2010 and down 66 per cent from the previous month. Foodsize catfish feed delivered totaled 1,045 tons, down 27 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. Feed delivered for fingerlings and broodfish totaled 76 tons, up 29 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. January feed delivered to Alabama catfish growers for foodsize fish totaled 212 tons, down 46 percent from last year. Alabama accounted for 20 percent of the total foodsize catfish feed delivered to US farmers. The other major States with catfish feed deliveries for foodsize fish in January and their comparison to the previous year were Arkansas with 52 tons, down 32 percent; Louisiana

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Aquaculture offers huge potential

Greenshell mussels, Pacific oyster and King Salmon dominate New Zealand's sea-based aquaculture industry but waiting in the wings are other species including kingfish and sea cucumber which may be farmed in the ocean and on land. A kingfish farm is proposed on land near Katikati and a joint venture between Chinese aquaculture company Oriental Ocean and the Whakatohea Maori Trust Board will see extensive land and ocean aquaculture operations established at Opotiki, including growing sea cucumber. It took adventurous pioneers to launch aquaculture in New Zealand, initially growing oysters and greenshell mussels, but before the early 1990s and the establishment of the Resource Management Act, it was mainly a cottage industry with individuals or small companies using their ingenuity and a lot of trial and error to produce commercial crops. Read more ...

Official endorsement for SELFDOTT reproduction of bluefin tuna project

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Animal reproduction research to transform industry

New biotechnologies that influence the sex ratio and fertility of production animals are set to not only dramatically boost the productivity and profitability of Australia’s cattle and aquaculture industries but also address significant sustainability and welfare issues. Being able to produce more animals of the desirable sex to re-stock the herd, pond or sea cage has been a long-held goal of industry, as have cost effective and welfare-friendly ways to control unwanted animal pregnancies. 45

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Thanks to new research being undertaken by an international partnership led by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), these goals are set to become reality. According to CSIRO’s Food Futures Flagship Director Dr Bruce Lee, the new multi-million dollar, three-year project aims to develop: • a vaccine to sterilise male and female cattle; • better ways to breed female only Atlantic salmon, which are more productive than their male counterparts; • sterile female prawns which grow 30 percent faster than males. The collaboration, involving CSIRO, The University of Queensland (UQ), The University of Newcastle, Simon Fraser University in Canada and Central Michigan University in the USA, brings together world-leading scientists to find solutions to these difficult problems. Read more ...

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