The Aquaculturists - June 2011

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June 2011

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Finding suitable environmental sites for aquaculture

Aquaculture is a booming industry, but that means effluent from fish farms will be booming, too. What happens to that drifting waste in coastal settings is critical to maintaining a healthy environment, but little has been known about how that waste travels once it is no longer down on the farm, writes Louis Bergeron for Stanford University. Stanford researchers have developed a highly detailed computer simulation that will help find suitable sites for aquaculture and help monitor any plumes of waste wafting through the waters. One of the fastest-growing segments of livestock farming in the United States is aquaculture, according to Roz Naylor, a Stanford professor of environmental Earth system science. And like any other form of livestock, fish generate waste. But just what happens to the waste produced by coastal aquaculture has largely been a matter of conjecture. Read more Fishing stimulates coastal economy in Minnesota

Expansion of fish processing in PNG

The European Unions duty free arrangements are helping Papua New Guinea (PNG) to become one of the world's leading fish processing nations. Specialising in tuna, PNG aims to become a powerhouse by processing a larger catch and encouraging other Pacific nations to send their fish to its canneries. At present 60 percent of the world's tuna is caught in the Pacific and, over the past decade, fish processing has become a major employer in PNG.

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He reports that harvesting Lake Superior fish and processing fish along the North Shore, directly creates 108 jobs in Minnesota and, after following the money trail of direct, indirect, and induced spending, he reports these enterprises result in economic activity that exceeds US$41 million (€28.447 million), annually (US$1,379,466 (€957,098.341) harvesting; US$40,299,682 (€27,960,644.) processing). "I was surprised how valuable commercial fishing is to this region," said Mr Skurla. "I also think it is remarkable how many non-fishing jobs are related to commercial fishing." Read more ...

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In November, Jim Skurla, the director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the Labovitz School of Business and Economics at the University of Minnesota Duluth, gave the public another reason to feel good about eating Lake Superior fish it adds significant cash flow to the fragile economies of North Shore communities. Mr Skurla completed an economic analysis concerning the impact of commercial fishing on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior.

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However, according to PNG's National Fisheries Authority managing director, Sylvester Pokajam, the eight tuna-rich Pacific Island nations, known as the PNA group, have struggled to bring jobs onshore. In an interview with Radio Australia, Mr Pokajam said he wanted to improve the situation 'We are looking at the fishery within the PNA of about 1.2 million metric tonnes sustainably harvested every year', he said. 

' We want to also extend our call to the Pacific, especially the PNA countries, to earn more from their resources rather than just relying on the access fees so we try to develop in that are to see how we can all work together as one group to benefit together.' Read more ...

Drop in temperature blamed for fish deaths

A sudden drop in temperature leading to oxygen depletion may have caused the death of 800 tonnes of fish in a lake south of Manila. The fish began to rot last week. The fish are being buried in Talisay and three other towns in Batangas province. Selling the fish has been prohibited, said Rose del Mundo of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The fish mortalities are said to be unrelated to recent signs of activity in the small Taal volcano near the lake, where many villagers have farmed milkfish and tilapia. On Monday, government volcanologist Allan Loza said magma might be emerging within the volcano, as 115 earthquakes were felt in Taal in the previous 24 hours, compared to an average of 1015 daily earthquakes in recent weeks. Read more ...

African countries could be partners in aquaculture

The fish sector is of utmost importance but investment in aquaculture is very conditional in Africa The Norwegian private sector has a great potential for good investments in terms of aquaculture, fisheries and fish processing. The purpose of this study is to provide relevant information for Norwegian companies interested in investment and/or joint ventures in African fisheries and aquaculture. The paper identifies potential investment projects and partners within the aquaculture, fish handling and processing sectors within selected African countries. 

The review of individual countries has revealed a wide range of features and characteristics: in almost all cases, the role of fish in food supplies and livelihoods is very important most fishery resources in the region are near or at full exploitation levels, and may be further threatened by overfishing progress in effective resource management is highly variable investment in adding value is very conditional on future management directions The authors emphasis that strategies for fishery sector development and investment in the region need to ensure a workable balance between export earnings, national economic development and local welfare. Moreover, the following conclusions are demonstrated: Read more ...

Umami looks set to expand operations

A recent press release from Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc. has announced that the company is making progress towards financing for the fishing and growing seasons. Umami Sustainable Seafood Inc are a holding company of fish farming operations that supply sashimi-grade Northern Bluefin Tuna to the global market.

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Recently the Company has been actively negotiating with multiple funding sources to secure short term financing for its seasonal farming. 

Upon the closing of approximately US$35 million (€24.289 million) in total net new funding, the Company is expected to have sufficient funds to complete its planned fishing for the season. The Company also expects that this US$35 million (€24.289 million) will provide the capital necessary for budgeted fish farming operations through the next harvest season, which would commence this coming October. Read more ...

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Promising fatty acid in fish feed

The bioactive fatty acid TTA in fish feed can have an extremely positive effect on fish health, says Norwegian business oriented research group Nofima. A fresh doctoral thesis points to the fact that it has a similar effect on the heart as exercise. Fabian Grammes at Nofima has studied the use of tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) in feed for Atlantic salmon smolt in sea cages. Trials during a natural outbreak of heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) showed a significantly lower mortality rate of Atlantic salmon that were fed the TTA supplemented diet than salmon which were not. Grammes also observed increased relative heart weight and increased cardiac gene expression six weeks after TTA feeding ended. In addition, the study indicates that TTA increases the expression of genes that regulate the immune system. Read more ... Press Release: Inaugural roundtable series on aquaculture to be held in Singapore, August 17-18, 2011 A shared vision for aquaculture in Asia While modern aquaculture has been around for the past 40 years, it has not developed at the speed expected of an industry that has the enormous responsibility of creating an alternative source of seafood to the dwindling capture fisheries. One of the major contributing factors is the lack of direction, coordination and technology development to propel the industry forward The Aquaculture Roundtable Series 2011 (TARS) seeks to address these challenges by providing a neutral platform for all stakeholders, from the public and private sectors to come together to discuss, deliberate and formulate a clear strategy to take Asia’s aquaculture industry to the next level. The first in the series, TARS will be held in Singapore from August 17-18, 2011 and will focus on Aquaculture Feeds and Nutrition. Internationally renowned experts in aquaculture technology and nutrition will speak on a range of topics that will: Review the present status and trends for aquaculture development in Asia; Address emerging issues in aquaculture development; Assess opportunities and challenges for future aquaculture development; Build consensus on advancing aquaculture as a global, sustainable and competitive food production sector. For more information, visit: www.tarsaquaculture.com For program and presentation highlights, visit: http://www.tarsaquaculture. com/program.html For registration, visit: http://www.tarsaquaculture.com/registration.html

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New fish rich organic fertiliser available

Bell Aquaculture, the nation's largest yellow perch farm and pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, has announced the launch of its new product; Fish Rich Organic Fertiliser 2-3-2 (Fish Rich). The announcement was made by Norman McCowan, president of Bell Aquaculture, who said, "Fish have been used as soil fertiliser since the Native Americans first began farming our nearby land centuries ago. Our new natural plant fertiliser, Fish Rich, is made from the remains of the Bell Perch processed at our aquaculture facility in Indiana." Fish Rich is made from toxin- and mercury-free fish, has a very mild fish odour and is good for any soil. Fish Rich contains these three major nutrients: Nitrogen, which promotes green leaves, and quicker growth response.

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Boost for aquaculture in Newfoundland and Labrador

As the aquaculture industry sets record production values, the Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA) will use a CAN$200,633 (€142,353.832) investment from the Provincial Government to continue workforce training and skill development. The continued development of a highly-skilled workforce creates a solid foundation on which the industry can continue to grow and prosper. Employees in Newfoundland and Labrador’s aquaculture industry will undergo extra workforce training thanks to a provincial government investment of more than CAN$200,000 (€141,904). In 2010, NAIA, with assistance from the Provincial Government, coordinated a series of courses to improve the proficiency of those employed in the sector. Read more ... Soybean industry looking to help domestic aquaculture producers, but it's complicated US soybean producers are doing a lot these days to help the aquaculture industry. The United Soybean Board (USB) notes that soybean check-off dollars are being spent on research efforts and to promote US aquaculture's health, economic and environmental benefits through the National Aquaculture Association. It is, in fact, the American animal agriculture and aquaculture sectors that are the leading consumers of US soybeans, according to the USB. "US soybean farmers support the interests of all US animal farmers, including aquaculture producers, in order to help protect our number one market for our crop," said USB Director David Wilson, a soybean farmer from Lincoln, Ala. "We're interested in making US soybean meal as good as it can possibly be for our customers." Read more ...

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Inland aquaculture in Namibia

Namibia, compared to other countries, is among the driest countries in the world, but yet holds massive potential for the development of aquaculture. The Government of Namibia, under the Ministry of Fisheries has embarked on a national plan to develop the aquaculture industry in which they have established research stations in key areas in the northern, north-eastern, south-central parts, and the west and southern coast of the country. This has facilitated many Namibians within the regions access to not only information, but also to fish, which can allow them to conduct the actual fish farming. Read more ...

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Are GM plants safe for fish feed?

After reviewing numerous publications, Norwegian researchers have presented their findings on the current state of knowledge about the use of genetically modified (GM) plant ingredients in fish feed. The review focuses on fish performance and health, and the fate of DNA fragments from GM plants in the fish. 

 The researchers are from the National Institute of Seafood and Nutrition Research (NIFES), the Aquaculture Protein Centre’s (APC), the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science (NVH), and the National Veterinary Institute (VI). The researchers base much of the review on experiments they have performed themselves. 

 The researchers concerns with GM were over the way the new DNA settles in the host plant as it can lead to new characteristics that have not been accounted for. For example, changing the level of nutrients or toxicants in the GM organism. These unknown characteristics may then effect the feed it helps create and then the animal eating it. Read more ...

Panama: Aquatic animal health program 2011

A major international conference will help to demonstrate the important contribution of aquatic animal health programs to improving aquaculture productivity and sustainability, and alleviating poverty globally. The World Association for Animal Health (OIE) Conference on Aquatic Animal Health, will take place on June 28 - 30, 2011 in Panama. The conference will help to raise awareness of the need for good governance of Aquatic Animal Health Services (both governmental and private sector), and the involvement of veterinarians and other partners in assuring the production of aquaculture products that are safe for human consumption and appropriately certified to meet international trade requirements.

 Aquaculture is one of the world's fastest growing industries and already provides nearly 50 percent of the seafood and high quality animal protein for the growing human population. 

As aquaculture develops and expands in all regions of the world, there is an increasing need for improved aquatic animal health to increase production, and to facilitate safe trade in aquatic animals and their products. The goal is to help feed the global population while avoiding risks to human health, aquatic animal health, and the aquatic environment. Read more ...

Friday, June 3, 2011

Shrimp disease hurts Mekong Delta farmers

Vietnam Shrimp farmers in coastal provinces of the Mekong Delta are suffering unprecedented losses due to a disease that has infected tiger shrimp in 40,000 hectares of farm area. Pham Hoang Giang, head of the Bac Lieu Aquaculture Department, said microsporidiosis was the main cause of the losses. 

 Right now there is no specific remedy for the disease and farmers can only prevent it by testing the breeding shrimp to make sure they are disease-free before raising them, he said. Over 11,000 hectares of shrimp farms in Bac Lieu have been destroyed, Luong Ngoc Lan, head of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said. 

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Salmon Pancreas disease gene marker identified

A recent research project conducted and funded by SalmoBreed has newly identified a gene marker named Quantitative Trait Locus (QTL) which has a significant effect on salmon's resistance to Pancreas Disease (PD). The disease has recently caused huge losses of fish which has cost the Norwegian aquaculture industry hundreds of millions of NOK. The disease also affects farmed salmon in Scotland and Ireland. Until now, the industry has not had the instruments or tools to tackle it. 

The project was conducted by CIGENE (Centre for Integrative Genetics), UMB (Norwegian School of Life Sciences) under the leadership of Dr Sigbjørn Lien, in cooperation with Nofima Marine and the Institute of Aquaculture Research Genetics Center (AFGC). Read more ...

Aquaculture: Libreville hosts African conference on aquaculture

African conference on aquaculture a three-day regional seminar on commercial aquaculture development strategies will commence on June 8 in Libreville, Gabon, to facilitate fishing cooperation between African countries riparian of the Atlantic Ocean (COMHAFAT), based in Rabat, Morocco. The meeting is being organised by the Executive Secretariat of the regional organisation, in collaboration with the Gabonese government and the Japanese Foundation for International Cooperation in Fisheries (OFCF-Japan). Almost 11 million Africans depend on fishing for their livelihoods, while fish resources account for nearly 50 percent of the animal proteins of several countries. According to FAO data, despite the existence of a proven potential, aquaculture is still under developed in Africa and represents only 1.8 percent of the world’s aquaculture production, considering that in 2008 its contribution in sub-Saharan Africa was only 0.5 percent and 1.3 percent in North Africa. Read more ..

US hygiene warning on some types of imported fish

Michael Doyle, a microbiologist with the University of Georgia, told a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans recently that this is because a lot of fish is now coming from countries where sanitary standards for production are not as stringent as those in Canada or the United States. There are also similar fears with fresh produce. However, he stressed that consumers should not rule out all food from these countries as ‘unsafe’, pointing out that most food manufacturers will only import ingredients or products if they can verify that they have been produced in sanitary conditions. In addition, Mr Doyle said that food safety standards are not the same throughout the world, pointing to the use of domestic sewage and livestock manure in some Asian fish farms, and the use of pesticides for agriculture and antibiotics for fish and shrimp production in China that are not approved for use in the United States. Read more ...

Aquaculture monitoring in Shetland completed

The Marine Planning Service of Shetland Islands Council have just completed the latest round of monitoring for the marine aquaculture industry in Shetland. This involves inspecting each aquaculture development to make sure that it complies with the conditions of its planning consent and ensuring that the equipment on site is fit for purpose. There are at present 236 aquaculture sites around the Shetland coastline and mussel sites now outnumber fin fish sites, 109 for fin fish and 127 for mussels. Of this total, 195 sites are currently active (equipment on site), 90 being finfish farms and 105 being shellfish farms. Read more ...

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Tilapia, lettuce co-exist happily in LaPorte

In a little corner of LaPorte, a sustainable agriculture operation is quietly ramping up, getting ready for large-scale production. "Eat local" folks are already enjoying ultra-fresh salads from the LaPorte facility. As soon as processing is available, they will be able to dine on fresh tilapia from the same source. Quatrix Aquaponics is an unusual agricultural operation that produces both fresh produce and tilapia. The business, owned by Matthew Westenhaver, consists of a large greenhouse and an attached steel fish house, all located on County Road 54G in LaPorte. Read more …

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Shellfish: Our undervalued resource

The 14th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR) comes to the UK this year for the first time in its 26 years history. The conference will be held at the University of Stirling, Scotland and its title and theme will be “Shellfish: our undervalued resource”. The theme of the conference, “Shellfish: our undervalued resource”, reflects the UK perception of shellfish as something that is good to eat, often in upmarket restaurants. Shellfish fisheries and aquaculture are indeed a very important part of the UK economy; shellfish reefs however form an ecosystem that provides myriad benefits (“ecosystem services”) many of which have been lost through acute fishing pressures, disease, pollution and other factors. Read more ...

FAO receive Asian Fisheries Society Gold Medal

The Asian Fisheries Society (AFS) has awarded the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the United Nations (UN) with the Gold Medal Award. The award was given in recognition of the FAO's role in the development of aquaculture and fisheries in the Asian-Pacific region and its active support to AFS activities. The president of the AFS presented FAO with the medal during the Opening Ceremony of the ninth Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum of the AFS, which was hosted by the Shanghai Ocean University in Shanghai, China last April. Dr Matthias Halwart, FAO Senior Aquaculture Officer, accepted the award on behalf of the Department. 

Mr Halwart commented: “It is very rewarding to see the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department’s efforts for the Asia-Pacific Region and beyond recognised with this Gold Medal. The triennial forum especially provides an excellent opportunity to liaise with leading aquaculture and fisheries scientists and key commercial stakeholders from all over the world to flag and discuss important issues pertaining to sustainable aquatic resource production and management.” Read more ...

Monday, June 6, 2011

Traceable, sustainable and cost-effective fish feed

Nicovita is a fish feed company with over 20 years experience in the aquaculture industry, focused on giving advice to its clients towards profitability as a basis for generating sustainable business. Nicovita offers cost-effective personalised solutions and a highly specialised technical consultancy program that seeks to maximise productive yields.

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The company has also an area of research and development devoted to innovate and optimise diets that will allow widening the options of raw materials and making flexible the dependence on those with limited availability. Nicovita offers traceable, sustainable and cost-effective products that allow significant improvement in its clients’ production yields with quality products that can assure the best profitability in aquaculture business. Read more …

Bell Aquaculture starts a US$5 million expansion of the largest Yellow Perch farm in Indiana. Bell Aquaculture, a pioneer in sustainable fish farming operations, broke ground today on a US$5 million (UK£3,045 million) expansion at its production facility in Albany, Indiana, the nation's largest yellow perch (Perca flavenscens) fish farm. The announcement is made by Norman McCowan, president of Bell Aquaculture, who says, "Our team has been working diligently to bring this expansion to fruition and are thrilled the financing finally came together to help fuel Bell Aquaculture's continued growth." Further, according to McCowan: "We are happy to partner with The Conservation Fund, Indiana Soybean Alliance, and Pranger Enterprise, Inc, to further develop Indiana aquaculture using sustainable water recycling technology. The added capacity of three million more fish per year is much needed to meet our growing customer demand." Read more ...

Drought hits fish farmers of the Yangtze river Region

Fish farmers are struggling as the production of freshwater species has been hit by the ongoing drought in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region. Zheng Hongbing, a fish farmer in the city's suburban Qingpu District known as Shanghai's land of rivers and lakes filled his pond at Xinyang Village with water from nearby Xinyang Creek on April 25. But a month later, the water level dropped 40 percent from 2 meters to 1.2 meters, as the city experienced its lowest rainfall figure for the start of a year since 1873. Usually, water resources should be sufficient in this period of the year and not drop by more than 0.2 meters in one month, Zheng told the Shanghai Youth Daily. Read more ...

Closed containment salmon farming too energy intensive

Salmon farming, and our ongoing research and development, is a complex topic and this story regarding closed containment aquaculture highlights a few of the most common misunderstandings. Yes, on-land re-circulation containment systems are being used today in fact, they’re used by British Columbia salmon farmers to raise their fish for one-third of their lives. We understand the potential and the limitations of this technology well. The reality is that it has not been developed to a point where the industry at its current scale could implement it. The few projects that are using this technology to raise fish to full market size are small, niche programs providing a boutique product that would be unable to sustain our industry, which is a key economic driver in coastal British Columbia. Read more ...

British trout given the green light by Marine Conservation Society (MSC)

The British Trout Association is delighted to announce that land based farmed British trout has received a ‘green’ endorsement from leading environmental organisation, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). The MCS published an updated version of its ‘Pocket Good Fish Guide’ this month which uses a traffic light system for rating both capture and farmed fish, and shellfish products. 12

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The scale goes from green (indicating good, environmentally sustainable purchases fish to Eat) down to red (indicating fish to Avoid). Land based-farmed trout in the UK alongside that of other Northern European producers is classified as a green good choice giving a clear environmental endorsement of UK production acknowledging the higher standards to which UK operators comply and the robust regulatory framework regulating the industry. Read more ...

Friend of sea Pangasius now on sale in Italian market

Vietnam - Swiss market expansion group DKSH is now selling Friend of the Sea (FOS) certified pangasius to Italian retailer Multicedi, the first retailer in Italy to offer FOS certified pangasius, reports the Vietnamese Seafood Exporters Association (VASEP). DKSH has recently introduced the FOS-certified pangasius filets to Multicedi, a retailer operating in the Campania region of Italy, through its agent Varriale. Area manager for seafood for Europe for DKSH, Thomas Schefer, said, “Italy has shown a strong growth in pangasius over the last two years, the focus however was on offering cheap product." “Multicedi is therefore giving a strong signal to the consumers, showing that they are serious about offering products from sustainable sources, even if they are more expensive purchase.” Read more …

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Australis buys two companies to get more aquaculture concessions

As preparing to open in the Santiago Stock Exchange on June 9, Australis Seafood announced the acquisition of the companies Mitrahues and Galway. According to general manager of the salmon company, Andrew Saint Jean, the acquisition of both companies will facilitate the increase in the number of marine area concessions for salmon farming, which today are 48 areas. Currently, the two companies account for about 90 applications for new areas for aquaculture, the newspaper El Mercurio reported. Both acquisitions are performed within the planned growth framework by Australis to achieve a production of around 80,000 tonnes of salmon within five years The total investment is estimated at US$274 million (€186.68 million). Part of this amount is expected to be funded with US$70 million (€47.692 million) raised at the opening of 12.77 percent of the property in the Exchange. Read more ..

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Aquaculture is the fastest growing form of food production in the world, accounting for 50 percent of all seafood consumed globally. Faced with gravely endangered wild fish stocks, aquaculture is increasingly bridging the gap between declining supply and growing global demand for healthful seafood.

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Although aquaculture has become more eco-friendly due to advances in fish biology and operational technology in recent years, environmental concerns remain about the inclusion of fishmeal and fish oil from wildcaught resources in aquafeeds. Feed conversion ratios are a factor in determining an aquaculture product's sustainability how many pounds of wild fish in feed it takes to produce a pound of farmed fish. Read more ...

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The government's Department Of Agriculture has announced that they will help fish farmers struggling after the Lake Taal tragedy by distributing water pumps and fish. The Agricultural Secretary, Proceso J. Alcala, stated that the government will distribute an initial 50 water pumps to affected fish cage owners in Taal Lake, Batangas, that will help aerate lake waters and improve oxygen level. The Department of Agriculture, through its Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), will also distribute over one million bangus and tilapia fingerlings to affected fish cage owners in Taal Lake and Pangasinan, once the oxygen level in their respective fish pen areas have stabilised and improved, Mr Alcala said. Read more ...

BC salmon farms welcome the public

The British Columbian Salmon Farmers Association's (BCSFA) has announced that they are opening their doors again to the public. Anyone wishing to learn or ask questions about BC salmon farming are welcome to join a farm tour, beginning June 16. The BCSFA annual farm tour program is ready to begin, with public visits to local farms scheduled each Thursday from June 16 to September 15. 

 "Tours are a great way for the public to learn more about this important local industry: how we operate and who we are," said David Minato, member and community relations co-ordination for the BCSFA. "It's an opportunity to pose any questions you have directly to the people working on these farms every day." The BCSFA and its members started the tour program five years ago as a way to provide more information to the general public. Visitors get to visit farms, learn more about their operations and ask questions of those working on the site. Read more ...

Better management practices for Catfish

Better management practices for Catfish Aquaculture Version was discussed at a national workshop in Long Xuyen City, An Giang Province, Vietnam on November 24, reports the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia- Pacific( NACA). These improved farming practices are the culmination of a three-year project investigating catfish farming practices in the Mekong Delta, funded by AusAID under the auspices of the program Collaboration for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), and conducted in partnership between NACA, the Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2, Can Tho University, the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and catfish farmers in the Mekong Delta. 

 Speaking at the workshop, NACA’s Director General, Prof. Sena De Silva, said that Vietnamese catfish aquaculture is the most productive farming sector in the world and has put Vietnamese aquaculture firmly on the global map. ‘More than one million tonnes of fish are produced from an area of less than 10,000 hectares in the Mekong Delta. Read more ...

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11 sessions for Aqua Nor Forum announced

The final program for Aqua Nor Forum occurs every second Aqua Nor, August 16 - 19, 2011, Trondheim Spektrum, Norway. The forum takes place every second year, this years will address one of the critical constraints to the development of aquaculture in Europe. The forum will be in three sessions, each session will be two hour long with presentations of the issues and discussion of solutions taking priority. The firsts session will be upscaling land based systems on Wednesday morning, August 17, with the session moderator: Jean-Paul Blancheton. Read more ...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Scottish salmon celebrates 40 years

Scotland, UK - As the salmon sector celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first commercial farms in Scotland, the industry’s representative body has expressed a desire to grow by four percent per annum over the next ten years from 144,000 to 210,000 tonnes. The ambition to achieve an annual production of 210,000 tonnes by 2020 is highlighted in the newlypublished Annual Report from Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation (SSPO). Professor Phil Thomas, Chairman of SSPO, said: “This is a year of celebration for the Scottish salmon industry; it is also a year of planning for the future. “The first commercial harvest of Scottish salmon was 14 tonnes back in 1971. Now, farmers grow 144,000 tonnes and it has become Scotland’s single largest food export. Read more .

Breakthrough research to increase production

Seafood exports are set to rise in line with the remarkable breakthrough for ensuring the supply of high quality all male Scampi seeds. April 2011 saw the Scampi Broodstock Development Project of RGCA successfully develop the first proven Neofemale in the country and, also achieved production of all male progeny of the Giant fresh water prawn (scampiMacrobrachium rosenbergii). This outstanding achievement is unmatched by any research organisation in the nation so far. The technology developed at RGCA involves sex reversal of healthy scampi males into functional females (called as Neofemales) through micro surgical interventions and crossing these females with normal males to produce all male progeny. This technology, which does not involve any kind of genetic manipulations or hormonal treatments, has the potential of increasing the unit area production by around 40 percent. 
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Possible salmon breeding breakthorugh

Researchers in Norway are working on possible measures which could improve the lives of farmed salmon and simultaneously increase production. The country's Institute of Marine Research believes that by releasing feed below the surface and using underwater lights, it is possible to lure the fish away from the sea lice larvae on the surface, while greater monitoring could make it possible to optimise the environment. If simple procedures are also developed to spot abnormal behaviour, fish farmers will be able to discover signs of disease at an earlier stage. These proposals for possible measures are based on the results of many years’ work. The scientists have described in detail how salmon behave and respond to the cage environment, and how fish farmers can best use that knowledge to increase production. Read more ...

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Using Oreochromis andersonii (Threespot Tilapia) in Zambia

The current advice offered by the Zambian Government's Fisheries Department on farming tilapia is very diverse and ranges from the polyculture of three different species to monoculture. This article, by Emmanuéle Cayron-Thomas of Kalimba Farms, compares the performance of two tilapia species, Oreochromis andersonii (Kafue bream) and O. niloticus (Nile tilapia imported) under farm conditions in Zambia.

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Generally in Zambia, small-scale farmers use the polyculture system of mixing Oreochromis andersonii, O. macrochir and Tilapia rendalli. This is due to the different feeding habits of the fish and the availability of nutrients at village level. The larger farms practice the monoculture system using either O. andersonii or O. niloticus, and integration and use of waste from pigs or ducks is used to build up the biomass of the ponds. Read more ...

South Australia looks to harvest seaweed

South Australia wants to cash in on the increasing demand for seaweed by farming it alongside tuna and yellowtail kingfish. Fisheries Minister Michael O'Brien said farming seaweed within existing ocean pens used for tuna and kingfish could deliver an enormous boost to South Australia's fishing and aquaculture industries. "The overall aim is to farm seaweed alongside finfish, where waste products and dissolved nutrients can be utilised by seaweed for growth," Mr O'Brien said. The minister said a $A1.1 million (€798,530.) three-year project would seek to establish a viable harvest. Read more ... World's largest caviar factory opens in the Middle East The Middle East's first and largest caviar farm of its kind today unveiled future plans and a new brand identity for The Royal Caviar Company. With its first commercial batch of caviar in 2012, the factory will become the world's largest and most technologically advanced producer of high quality sustainably sourced caviar, playing a key role in addressing the world's growing demand for top quality caviar. Developed by Bin Salem Holding, in co-operation with United Food Technologies AG, The Royal Caviar Company factory currently contains approximately 18 tonnes of sturgeon with a further 124 tonnes scheduled for delivery this year. The first production of caviar and sturgeon fillets is scheduled for late in 2011, with caviar commercially available in the UAE in the second half of 2012. Read more ...

Aquaculture worth US$6 million in Ohio

Ohio State University's South Centers at Piketon, located off State Route 32 in Pike County, may not look like the ideal place for yellow perch, lake sturgeon, largemouth bass and blue gill. But it's full of surprises. The facility boasts the only aquaculture genetics lab in the Midwest and is the cornerstone of research and education for Ohio's US$6 million (€4,103,268) aquaculture industry. Farmers, businesses, fish enthusiasts or just the plain curious are invited to OSU South Centers Aquaculture Field Day on Saturday 25, June to learn more about the aquaculture program and how its research benefits the industry, and gain knowledge about aquaculture species from the popular (yellow perch) to the new (baitfish) to the unique (shrimp). Read more ...

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Fence around Pagla sewage treatment plant lagoons soon

The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) is going to set up boundary wall around the Pagla Sewage Treatment Plant to stop illegal fish farming in the toxic lagoons, senior officials said. Like almost every year, the authorities also carried out a drive this year in May to kill the fishes reared illegally in 16 lagoons of the sewage treatment plant by locally influential people, they added. The DWASA managing director, Taqsem A Khan, on Tuesday told New Age, ‘The construction of the boundary wall will start very soon.’ A senior official, seeking anonymity, told New Age that the 247-acre plant area remained unguarded and needed a security fencing of about 4.5 kilometres around the lagoons to check the illegal fish rearing there. Although there are about 50 Ansar personnel posted for security, it is tough to guard the huge area particularly during the night when the miscreants sneak into the area to release fish fry and net the reared fishes, he added. Read more ...

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Stage set for Scottish marine aquaculture awards

The Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards take place tonight at the Prestonfield House in Edinburgh. The biannual awards ceremony and dinner celebrates outstanding achievements by individuals and companies involved in the development of Scotland’s fastest growing food sector. Total output of this sector is estimated to be around UK£434 million (US$712.911 million) per year at farm gate, including around £412 million (US$676.772 million) for farmed Atlantic salmon, £14.34 million (US$23.556 million) for rainbow trout and £7.7 million (US$12.648 million) for shellfish. Brown trout, sea trout, halibut and Arctic char are also farmed in Scotland. Read more ...

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Seychelles to host first Africa Focused Fisheries Summit

The first Africa Fisheries and Aquaculture Summit is an annual event that sets to create a platform that brings together various Fisheries and aquaculture experts and practitioners from Africa to look at sustainable ways that will strengthen the industry as a whole and turning it into a viable business model. It is a platform that draws its aims and objectives from the recent Conference of African Ministers of Fisheries & Aquaculture (CAMFA) which was held in The Gambia in September 2010 and seeks to support national efforts by aligning the private sector investments in order to strengthen the sustainability of the industry. Read more ...

Prospects for Greek fish farmers improve, says IOBE

Prices in Greece’s fish farming business, one of the country’s largest food exporters, may rise this year, from 2010 levels, improving prospects for the sector over the next few years, according to a report issued on Wednesday. In a report on the highly fragmented sector, consisting of 117 fish farmers, the Foundation For Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) said tight liquidity in Greece and Spain. A key competitor market, may lead to lower production levels, helping lift the sales price of seabream and seabass above the cost of production. Prices will be determined by how competitors react in countries such as Turkey and their production levels, the report said, adding that strategies from markets offering cheaper substitute products will help shape fish prices. Read more ...

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Jefferson County shoreline plan to address fin fish farming

Public officials hope they will soon be able to write “fin” or “the end” on the five-year process to update Jefferson County's Shoreline Master Program. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners is expected to issue a new draft of the master program that addresses allowing but regulating fin fish farming, i.e, salmon farming or net-pen farming. A legal notice would be published Wednesday, June 15, opening a 30day window for public comments and requiring a public hearing, tentatively set for July 11 in the county Superior Court room. The board discussed Monday various changes to the proposed document which must ultimately be approved by the state Department of Ecology. Read more ...

The Frankenfish should be a wake-up call

Last month at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Cooking for Solutions Conference , the emergence of genetically modified salmon on the US market was a matter of great debate. After three days of listening to speakers and chatting with colleagues, what stood out most to me was that we have a major disconnect when it comes to informing the public in this country, with companies touting “innovation” on one hand, environmentalists crying foul on the other, and consumers in the middle with no one– certainly not the government–looking out for them, or giving them honest, unbiased information. In other words, hey, FDA, if genetically modified salmon is perfectly safe for human consumption, why can’t I know which salmon are genetically modified? The answer, of course, is that the genetically modified salmon people would probably have to worry about their business model if they had a big GMO label slapped on their product, but why should their business be more worth protecting than the public’s rights, or the environment? Read more ...

Best Aquaculture Practices program adds Thai Union Group as 4-star company

Best Aquaculture Practices, the leading global certification system for farmed seafood, has gained Thai Union Group as its largest “four-star” aquaculture operation. Thai Union, whose widely recognised retail brands include Chicken of the Sea, Sealect and John West, is a leading producer and exporter of frozen and canned seafood. Thai Union’s four-star status reflects the top level in the BAP program, which addresses environmental, social, food safety and traceability issues at aquaculture farms, hatcheries, feed mills and processing plants. Each of the four facility types within the aquaculture seafood production chain is designated by a star on retail packaging. Read more ...

Friday, June 10, 2011

Controversial aquaculture sites OK’d

Saint Marys Bay near Digby could be home to as many as two million farmed salmon following government approval of two controversial aquaculture sites. Cooke Aquaculture of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick has received federal and provincial environmental approvals for the farms, part of a planned CAN$150 million (€106.459 million) expansion that could create more than 400 jobs in Nova Scotia, company spokeswoman Nell Halse said in an interview from Saint John, New Brunswick, on Thursday.

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"The first step was getting the sites approved," she said. The Saint Marys Bay farms are part of an ambitious multi-year plan that could also see Cooke develop a hatchery in Digby, three more farms and a processing plant in Shelburne, and expand its feed mill in Truro. "It’s in the order of CAN$150 million (€106.459 million), if we do everything we want to do," said Halse. Read more ...

Ausrtalian company success in breeding bluefin tuna

An Australian aquaculture company has recently announced that it has been successful in breeding one of the world most endangered fish species the bluefin tuna. Clean Seas Tuna Company has announced says it has managed to produce bluefin from its offshore Arno Bay facility on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. In the past year bluefin tuna has become the main cause celebre among environmentalists with calls for a total global fishing ban from some groups, even though claims that the fishery is in danger everywhere are strongly disputed. Few doubt, however, that stocks in the Mediterranean and in waters around Australia are seriously threatened. But hope may be on the horizon. The Clean Seas Tuna Company has said that two world-first transfers of batches of fingerlings have been carried through successfully from onshore nursery tanks to sea cages “for controlled grow-out trials in the ocean environment”. Read more ...

Joint national aquaculture policies released

The US Department of Commerce and NOAA have announced the release of their national sustainable marine aquaculture policies that aim to meet the growing demand for healthy seafood, create jobs in coastal communities and restore vital ecosystems. Foreign aquaculture accounts for about half of the 84 percent of seafood imported by the US, contributing to the US$9 billion (€6.2 billion) trade deficit in seafood. “Our current trade deficit in seafood is approximately US$9 billion (€6.2 billion),” Commerce Secretary, Gary Locke, said. “Encouraging and developing the US aquaculture industry will result in economic growth and create jobs at home, support exports to global markets, and spur new innovations in technology to support the industry.” Read more ...

Marine Harvest makes offer to shareholders

Marine Harvest ASA has received permission from the Ministry of Trade and Finance to carry out such compulsory acquisition of shares from small shareholders. On February 14, 2011 Marine Harvest ASA made a voluntary offer to the company's shareholders that owned less than 1,000 shares as per February 8, 2011. 

 The offer price was NOK 6.9837 (€0.889) and the acceptance period expired on February 28, 2011. The offer included a notice that Marine Harvest ASA intended to apply to the Ministry of Trade and Industry for permission to carry out a compulsory acquisition of shares owned by shareholders whose shares have a total value of up to NOK500 (€63.645). 

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Conference on molluscan shellfish safety

The Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward Island will welcome delegates from around the world to the 8th International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety in Charlottetown, June 12 to 17, 2011. "The Government of Canada is proud to support this conference as the shellfish industry is key to our economy and to our coastal communities," said Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz.

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"It's one example of the ways we work with industry to find ways to help them continue to deliver the safe, high quality product that they are known for." Prince Edward Island Fisheries Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister, Neil LeClair, added, "Using science to advance procedures for testing shellfish is invaluable for the shellfish industry." Read more ...

Scottish Salmon wins top accolade

The Scottish Salmon Company have won the title of “The Best Marine Aquaculture Company” in Thursday night’s Scottish Marine Aquaculture Awards. The Scottish Salmon Company, who operate salmon farms in the Outer Hebrides, were awarded the top prize for all-round excellence. The company, which also has a processing factory in Stornoway, are one of the largest private sector employers in the islands. Congratulating the company on their achievement, Na H-Eileanan an Iar SNP MP Angus MacNeil said: “I am delighted that The Scottish Salmon Company have been recognised in this way, winning the top prize for allround excellence is a fantastic achievement. The company employs over 150 people in the Outer Hebrides and as one of the largest private sector employers is important to the local economy. Read more ...

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The first group of salmon has been successfully grown in a new stateof-the-art, land-based aquaculture facility near Sayward. The facility was built with state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) technology, which can re- use about 99 percent of the freshwater in the system through complex cleaning and re-oxygenation technology. Currently, this system allows salmon farmers to grow smolts (young salmon ready for saltwater) for about one year in a carefully controlled and disease-free environment. The salmon, which were grown to 80 grams in size, were the first to be raised in the new facility, which represents a significant investment in the Sayward area.

The Brazilian government decided to regulate organic fish, crustacean and mollusk production, that is to say, farmed less intensively and more qualitatively. The announcement was made by the head of the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MPA), Ideli Salvatti, during the 8th National Shrimp Fair (Fenacam) held in Natal, capital of Rio Grande do Norte. The new regulation was established in an inter-ministerial policy statement that was signed by Salvatti, and that will soon be subscribed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The Government's objective is to set technical standards for Organic Aquaculture Production Systems. Read more ...

Over 4.3 million salmon confirmed dead

The sudden interruption of the normal water flow in the river Nilahue caused the deaths of more than 4.3 million salmon in Nilahue River farming centre, informed Guillermo Rivera, Los Ríos regional director of the National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca). The flow interruption may have been caused by a landslide, among other factors, following the eruption of Caulle-Puyehue range.

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100 percent of the Atlantic salmon fry and smolts from the fish farming plant of the company Nilahue SA died, that is to say, 150 tonnes of fish. In the coming days, the dead salmon will be removed from the Nilahue River to prevent them from being scattered in the river due to excessive flooding, Aqua reported. Read more ...

Monday, June 13, 2011

Opponents fight fish farm approval

Opponents of a St. Mary’s Bay fish farm are confident a provincial government decision to allow the operation can be quashed. "Most definitely," Karen Crocker, chairwoman of the St. Mary’s Bay Coastal Alliance, said Friday."We have been looking at our options. We’ve been in discussions for several months now with eco-justice lawyers and we definitely are not done with trying to have this decision overturned." Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Sterling Belliveau recently approved two fish farms, as did Ottawa, off Long Island. Cooke Aquaculture of New Brunswick has received the nod to go ahead with the Digby County farms as part of a planned CAN$150 (€106.992) million expansion in Nova Scotia involving Digby, Shelburne and Truro, a company source said last week. Read more ...

US aquaculture plans attacked

A US group has vowed to fight fish farm expansion in the wake of a federal policy announcement on increased aquaculture. Wenonah Hauter, Executive Director, Food & Water Watch, said: “Industrial ocean fish farming is a filthy way to produce fish, and contrary to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration claims, it is not a sustainable means to supplement the US seafood supply, protect ocean resources, or promote a healthy economy in the United States.” “To add insult to injury, NOAA announced that it would begin implementing its plan to allow the set up of the first factory fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf has already been battered by the oil industry the last thing we need is enormous ocean fish farms that can and do spread disease, allow for millions of fish to escape, kill off wild populations, jeopardise the tourism industry, and further destroy the livelihood of local fishermen. Read more ... INTERNACIONAL AQUAFEED - EDICIÓN ESPAÑOLA Quiero suscribirme por un año a la edición española de laInternacional de piensos para la acuicultura, a un costo de UK £43 (€48.755) (seis números). Por favor, inicie mi suscripción después de enviarme los dos primeros números de la FAI sin costo Mis datos son Nombre: Apellido: Teléfono: Me gustaría hacer el pago por: Con una tarjeta de crédito por teléfono - Por favor, llámame. Online - Voy a ir a su servicio de pago seguro en línea en www.perendale.co.uk. Yo le enviará la confirmación de esto. Por transferencia bancaria - por favor, envíe sus datos

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BFAR says no moratorium needed

Despite the recent fish-kill which again struck the Caquipotan Channel in western Pangasinan, the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) is not recommending an outright moratorium on aquaculture in the area. NIFTDC, which is under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has instead recommended the reduction of fish cages and the total dismantling of all fish pens in the area. Dr. Westly Rosario, NIFTDC chief, said what is needed is tighter regulation from the concerned local government units (LGUs). A moratorium, Rosario pointed out, can be disastrous to the fishing industry since it is the source of livelihood for thousands of people in the two towns and western Pangasinan is a major supplier of fish for Metro Manila. Rosario called on the LGUs of Anda and Bolinao to remove all the illegal structures. Read more ...

Fife nets hundreds of jobs with massive new fish factory

Several hundred jobs are to be created in Rosyth after the world’s largest fish processor, Morpol, acquired the former Lexmark building in Admiralty Park, the Sunday Herald has learned. The Norwegian firm, which trades in the UK as Lakeland Smolt Ltd, bought the former computer printer plant in March for €4.2 million (£3.7 million). The firm said its intention is “to establish a large-scale, value-added processing plant, which will contribute to the expansion of its market strength in the UK and other regions”. A UK spokesman said that its full plans for the site, and prospective vacancies, will be unveiled after “community consultations”. Read more ...

Investment to enhance oyster industry

The Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development has announced that funding will be made into the country's oyster industry, focusing on rural Prince Edward Island. Fisheries, Aquaculture and Rural Development Minister, Neil LeClair, said: “We are investing CAN$100,000 (€71,328.037) this year in the Oyster Enhancement Program with the Prince Edward Island Shellfish Association to help ensure the industry becomes more sustainable and productive.” The news of investment comes only a day after Mr LeClair announced that the department is to face cuts of CAN$57 million (€40.657) million and loose 275 jobs. The oyster fishery currently supports approximately 700 active fishers that fish oysters over the two fishing seasons spring and autumn. The industry employs 1,500 people in total, with landings in excess of five million pounds annually. Read more ...

High tech Canaries hatchery remains unopened

Following a 30 percent fall in aquaculture production in the Canary Islands, Alevines y Doradas SA has decided to keep its fish hatchery, the most modern in the European Union (EU), closed. According to the company director, José Luis Guersi, the plant will not start fry breeding until aquaculture recovers. This delay occurs even though the hatchery located in the south of Gran Canaria is ready to operate and employ about 40 people. Demand is weak and the sea bass and sea bream farming plant can only start when it has all the guarantees of profitability, the businessman said. The hatchery has the capacity to produce not only sea bass and sea bream, but also other species such as croacker. It has the potential to replace imports of fry to the Canary Islands as it can produce up to 40 million fish a year. Read more ...

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Jefferson County shoreline plan to address fin fish farming

Port Townsend public officials hope they will soon be able to write “fin” or “the end” on the five-year process to update Jefferson County's Shoreline Master Program. The Jefferson County Board of Commissioners is expected to issue a new draft of the master program that addresses allowing but regulating fin fish farming, i.e, salmon farming or net-pen farming.

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The tragic earthquake and accompanying tsunami in Japan is affecting world markets for food. Japan is the world’s single largest importer of fish and fishery products, and in the short term, the damage to infrastructure and the disruption in transportation and electricity transmission is negatively impacting imports, distribution and consumption of chilled and frozen products.

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Handling fish correctly to improve quality

Research carried out in Norway by Nofima points to the fact that fish which is bled, cooled and stored correctly can keep for at least 24 hours before being gutted and still maintain good quality. How the fish is handled during and immediately after catching plays a decisive role in the quality of the product. Fish is often gutted on board the fishing vessels in order to maintain a high quality. If the fish is left too long before it is gutted, it can lead to quality defects such as belly bursting, discolouration and bad smell.

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Hendrix Genetics aquires Landcatch & LNS

The Netherlands Hendrix Genetics has announced the completed acquisition of UK Landcatch & Landcatch Natural Selection (LNS) from Lithgows Limited. The acquisition marks the companies first move into aquaculture breeding. Thijs Hendrix, President of the multi-species breeding company, Hendrix Genetics, said: “Today, Hendrix Genetics enters the world of aquaculture breeding, a natural fit with our existing multi-species portfolio.” Read more ...

Cermaq chief steps down as CEO to join NSB Group

The CEO of Cermaq ASA, Mr Geir Isaksen, has announced he is stepping down from his role after accepting the position as CEO of NSB Group, Norway’s largest transport group. The Board of Cermaq will immediately initiate the recruitment of a new CEO, Geir Isaksen will continue as CEO of Cermaq until 30 September 2011. Mr Geir Isaksen has been CEO of Cermaq ASA (previously named Statkorn Holding AS) since 1996. 
Chair of the Board, Bård Mikkelsen stated: “The Board regrets the resignation of Mr Gir Isaksen, but understands his decision and expresses its gratitude to Mr Isaksen for his determined and dedicated efforts as CEO over a period of 15 years.” Read more ...

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Campaign launched over aquaculture expansion

Following on from NOAA and the US Department of Commerce's announcement of a National Policy that will allow for fish farming in US waters, the US Food and Water Watch group have strongly opposed the policy, launching a campaign on what it brands as destructive. “Industrial ocean fish farming is a filthy way to produce fish, and contrary to NOAA’s claims, it is not a sustainable means to supplement the US seafood supply, protect ocean resources, or promote a healthy economy in the US,” the Food and Water Watch Group announced. Read more ...

Global Aquaculture Alliance to promote GOAL 2011 conference

Representatives of the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the worlds leading standards-setting organisation for farmed seafood, are to promote the upcoming GOAL 2011 conference on aquaculture seafood. The briefing, to be held June 20-23 in Santiago, Chile, will be co-hosted by the Chilean Undersecretariat for Fisheries and SalmonChile, with sponsorship by ProChile and a variety of other international companies. GAA Editor and Development Manager, Darryl Jory, will join Assistant Director, Sally Krueger, for the trip to encourage participation in GOAL 2011 by members of Chile’s aquaculture and investment sectors. With assistance from Adolfo Alvial Consultancies, the two will also provide information on the program and other elements of the conference. Read more ...

CAIA voices support for new salmon farms

Following the large amount of negative press around the approval for two new salmon farms in St Mary's Bay, Nova Scotia, the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) has voiced its support over the planned farms. As the voice of Canada's aquaculture industry, the CAIA said it was also pleased to see the government of Nova Scotia and Fisheries & Oceans Canada supporting the plan and for recognising the huge value and potential for the aquaculture industry.

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"The government of Nova Scotia is to be congratulated for its announcement, for its exemplary support of this sustainable industry and for its efficient inter-governmental and public consultation processes," said Ruth Salmon, CAIA Executive Director. "Canada's CAN$2.1 billion (€1.51 billion) aquaculture industry is strong, but given our vast potential, our overall footprint is still very small and our contribution to global aquaculture production also remains small," said Ms Salmon. Read more ...

Closing a nutrient loop in aquaculture

Aquaculture results in small, but growing and locally significant emissions of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) to the Baltic Sea, contributing to eutrophication. Aquaculture is estimated to contribute <5 percent of total nutrient emissions to the Baltic, but the local impact can be considerable in areas of intensive aquaculture. Technical measures to reduce nutrient emissions from fish farms are difficult, but the authors suggest that significant local reductions in eutrophication could be achieved by replacing externally-sourced fishmeal used in diets by fishmeal produced by harvesting fish (non commercial catch species) locally around the aquaculture discharge. This would contribute to closing the nutrient loop. Eutrophication is recognised as a major environmental problem in the Baltic Sea, with the central areas of the Sea being generally nitrogen limited and coastal areas generally phosphorus limited. Read more ...

Striped bass growers annual awards

The Striped Bass Growers Association is encouraging students to apply for their Walter Landry Memorial Award which, each year, is awarded to the student with the most outstanding achievement in research related to the culture of any of the species in the Morone genus and/or Morone hybrids. The award is presented at the Striped Bass Growers Association (SBGA) General Membership Meeting which is held during the SBGA Industry Forum at Aquaculture America each year. Applicants for the Landry Award will, among other items, be asked to provide a summary (two-four pages) detailing their research accomplishments. This year, the travel assistance budget has been increased to US$500 (€348.02). Read more ...

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Kenya: Kiambu county fish farmers get fridges

It is good news for fish farmers in Kiambu County as the government unveiled plans to turn fish farming into a lucrative business. The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Ministry of Fisheries Development Micheni Ntiba said the government will ensure fish farmers make money by providing technical support and infrastructure for profitable production and marketing. Due to the perishable nature of fish, farmers have been trained to minimise losses before the fish gets to the market. The government, he said, will construct a fish cooling and processing plant in each constituency to preserve the products. The cooling plant will be completed by the end of the year. The PS added that the government will also be install fish pellet production machines for ready fish food. Read more ...

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Fish farm foes to haul traps to legislature

Groups opposed to open-net salmon farms will be in Halifax on Friday with trucks filled with lobster traps they say will be permanently lost from inshore waters when Cooke Aquaculture proceeds with a couple of new salmon farms in St. Marys Bay.

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Harvest of Fears: farm-raised fish may not be free of mercury and other pollutants Aquaculture fish, usually fed a controlled diet, are generally less exposed to mercury than their wild, free-foraging cousins. But because they are raised in the ocean they can still absorb mercury, PCBs and dioxins. Mercury is a neuro-toxin that settles into the ocean in large concentrations after we spew it out of industrial smokestacks when burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. It is then taken up by smaller sea life such as plankton and then spread up through the food chain as larger fish eat smaller ones. We humans then eat the mercury-laced seafood wild salmon, tuna, swordfish and other fish and breathe it in our air. Repeated exposure to mercury pollution can cause brain, kidney and developmental problems for people. Read more ...

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A little care, proper planning and timely technical advice can bring amazing results for any farmer, according to Dr. V.A. Parthasarathy, Director, Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala. In that context, farmer Mr. K.K. Manoj's backyard freshwater prawn hatchery unit at Atholi in Kozhikode district, Kerala is a model worthy of emulation.

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Launch of new Scottish salmon egg-breeding company

SalmoBreed AS, which has been developing salmon selective breeding programmes in Norway since 1999, has over the years assembled a unique team of experts in genetics, fish health and fish husbandry, and now supplies around 20 percent of the market for Atlantic salmon ova world-wide. To satisfy the ever-increasing demand for specialised ova that produce salmon to meet the needs of both farmer and processor, SalmoBreed AS has newly established SalmoBreed Scotland Limited, which will bring all the expertise of SalmoBreed's Norwegian operation to Scotland. Read more ...

Aquaculture means jobs for rural Nova Scotia

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion and concern raised about aquaculture in Nova Scotia. The province has regulations and environmental monitoring for this industry. It is difficult to name another industry in Nova Scotia as closely monitored and scrutinised as aquaculture. Regulations and monitoring ensure aquaculture is practised in an environmentally sustainable manner. Government veterinarians and scientific staff ensure that aquaculture sites are monitored and inspected regularly for fish health and environmental compliance. The environmental assessment considers everything, including recreational and traditional uses of harbours and waterways, potential environmental impacts and site selection to minimise any possible displacement of traditional fisheries. Read more ...

Fish farms spark green debate in New Zealand

As a flock of seagulls swoops on a salmon farm in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds, attracted by the thrashing fish within, tour boat operator Peter Beech sighs and says: "I'm not sure this is a fight we can win." Beech has plied the pristine waters at the top of the South Island all his life but fears plans to increase aquaculture in the Sounds will create an ecological time bomb in the area his family has lived in for six generations. The New Zealand government has announced the end of a 10-year moratorium on aquaculture in the region, a magnet for tourists who come to marvel at dolphins, seals and whales on eco-tours such as those operated by Beech. Read more ...

Reducing the burdens of feed

At the the 54th FEFAC Annual General Meeting, FEFAC President Patrick Vanden Avenne highlighted that the European feed industry is fully committed to support the responsible development of livestock production in the European Union and at global level, thus contributing to global food security, while safeguarding animal health and welfare. With a view to the EU 2020 “greening the CAP” agenda goal of improving “resource efficiency” in European food production and the FAO global agenda of action to support the development of sustainable livestock production, Patrick Vanden Avenne stressed that safe and balanced compound feed is an essential prerequisite for the health and welfare status of food-producing animals. Read more ...

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Almost one-third of the world fish harvest is not used for direct human consumption, but is converted into fish meal or fish oil for further application in animal feed. Therefore, about 25 million tonnes of fish are annually handled and processed in ways other than fresh, frozen, smoked or canned which are eaten (Balios, 2003). The supply of huge volumes of high quality fish meal is necessary to supply the rapid growing aquaculture industry, which is growing with around 10% annually (FAO). The amount of high quality fish meal of the total amount of fish meal is expected to grow from 8 percent to 50 percent during the next 30 years (Hydro Norway, 2000). Read more ... This article was supplied by engormix

Friday, June 17, 2011

Company profile: AquaMor Technologies Ltd

AquaMor Technologies is a young Israeli company that provides costeffective solutions to the growing aquaculture industry. AquaMor's addresses a rapidly growing need that has arisen with the growth of the aquaculture industry the need to significantly reduce mortality of fish and other aquatic organisms. AquaMor's solutions are based on innovative formulations of organic compounds derived from plants and extensively proven in clinical tests, in field tests and in operational use. Dany Neifeld and Dr. Raanan Ariav, AquaMor's founders, combine entrepreneurial experience, expertise in fish health management winning global recognition, and many years of experience in implementing innovative products and techniques in aquaculture. AquaMor is part of Stockton Group, a research-based company involved in high quality crop protection products and services, which operates in more than 35 countries worldwide and holds over 300 product registrations of branded herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. Biomor, another company of the Stockton Group founded by Dani Neifeld, is involved in the development of natural pesticides and operates stateof-the-art development laboratories. The marketing and research capabilities of the Stockton Group and of Biomor leverage the innovative solution developed by AquaMor.

Efficient aquaculture needed for World food security, particularly in Asia

Aquaculture is the best way to meet future demand for seafood, which is expected to rise significantly by 2030 due expanding middle class populations in China, India, and Southeast Asia expand, argues a new report. Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture, produced by Conservation International and WorldFish, says that while aquaculture has less of an ecological impact than livestock production and wild sea-catch, gains in industry efficiency are needed to ensure both environmental quality and global food security. Read more … Mainstream responds to criticism In his most recent letter regarding aquaculture activities in Clayoquot Sound Mr. Wright could, once again, not be more wrong. Without be-labouring the reader with responses to all his opinions, I wanted to focus on the broader, sweeping statements made based on presumptions of both ethical and environmental wrongdoing by companies such as my own, Mainstream Canada.

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Recently we became the first company in Canada to be certified through the Aboriginal Principles for Sustainable Aquaculture (APSA) framework. Being a third-party certification, it ensures our partners in operation, the Ahousaht First Nation's values and interests are represented and sustainably managed. This First Nations-driven initiative was created by the Aboriginal Aquaculture Association (AAA) and is based on the elements of: transparency and First Nations inclusiveness social responsibility

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The 4th Congress of the ISAP will showcase Algae innovation

Experts come together at the 4th Congress of the International Society for Applied Phycology (ISAP) to share the latest innovations and discoveries in the algae industry in Nova Scotia. Researchers, marketers, manufacturers and entrepreneurs from 30 countries and 114 companies came together to present the latest developments with in this billion dollar industry. The uses for algae is wide open from medical to biodiesel to food supplements, cosmetics, horticulture. In Japan they have found that eating seaweed may slowdown the onset of AIDS symptoms. Spirulina algae strains containing plant-based insulin, which could be commercialised to treat diabetes. These are just a few of the possibilities that Algae research and development may help. The congress was also supported by and co-hosted by the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). And will be held in Canada’s algae research capital, Halifax, from 19-24 June. Read more ...

The fish called Frankenfish that won't go away now faces Congress moves to ban it

The Salmon genetically modified by Aquabounty, to grow faster on less food was modified using genes from other fish species. Over the last few months the FDA has been deciding as to weather this fish is fit for human consumption and it would seem that they were going to approve this creation. Some of the concerns over this fish was that if escaped it would complete with local populations eventually replacing them as the stronger and fitter species. However Congress has moved to stop the FDA from approving the so called frankenfish for human consumption, if the salmon was to be approved it would be the first time the Government has allowed a Genetically Modified Organism to be marketed for human consumption. Read more …

Soybean farmers get long awaited help due to the National Policy

Since 2009 the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) have been participating in dialogs with the US Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on policies that will open the way forward to "full-scale aquaculture in US federal waters". Doug Winters ISA director and soybean farmer from Mill Shoals, Illinois said " this is big news for Illinois soybean farmers". Winters went on to say "that the completion of this policy removes a self imposed impediment that had blocked marine aquaculture for the past two years in the United States. Read more … 35

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Farmed fish plenty of them in the Sea

The US House of Representatives sealed the fate of the Frankenfish as they voted to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving this Genetically Modified fish for human consumption. This came less than a week ago after US aquaculture received a boost from the Obama Administration. Its new guidelines that are designed to help promote and stimulate open ocean aquaculture (OOA) or the development of fish farms in federal waters (three to 200 miles offshore). The basic idea is to improve and increase aquaculture thus creating more jobs and improving the economic growth of the industry. The zone that is targeted by the new policy is the Gulf of Mexico. Read more ...

Devastation hits Bagerhat, Bangladesh due to tidal surge and heavy rains Over six thousand enclosures were washed away during a tidal surge and sever heavy rains during the last three days in Bangladesh. Farmers fear that if the water does not recede from 4,500 hectares of cropland within the next four or five days irreparable losses will occur. Md Abdul Gafur, deputy director of district agriculture office, "said boro crops on 1,175 hectares in Kachua, 2,500 hectares in Moralganj, 400 hectares in Sharankhola and 425 hectares in Chiltamari upazila have gone under water". The water development board (WDB) has asked for emergency finance to be put in place for repairs to several points along the embankment. Read more ...

Freshwater fish growers in the Philippines undergo tilapia farming skill training

20 fish farmers from Mabini town in the Philippines have been trained in tilapia farming skills on Tuesday at the provincial fish hatchery in Barangay Libsong. OIC-Provincial agriculturist Dalisay Moya said "that the aim was to teach and pass on valuable skills and technology to the fish growers to encourage them to improve their aquaculture management system". Mabini is a non coastal town where agriculture is the major source of livelihood, The municipality is crossed by the Balinkaguing River and could become a good source of tilapia and other freshwater species. So the Fish farmers were invited to join the skills training for them to have on farm training. Read more ...

FDA announce that Ocean Harvest is restrained from practice

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Ocean Harvest Inc due to a violation of federal food safety standards has been restrained from practice. The president of Ocean Harvest Minkyu Park recently signed a decree of permanent injunction with the FDA. The decree restrains Ocean Harvest from preparing, packing or distributing seafood until the company has complied with the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations. They also cannot prepare, pack or distribute until it complies with the FDA's current Good Manufacturing practice regulations. Read more SalMar aquires Villa Milijølaks AS

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SalMar announced its entry into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Villa Miljølaks AS a fish farming company. Villa Miljølaks AS hold three fish farming licenses. Two for the production of organic salmon (awarded in the licensing round in 2009) and a research and development license that ends on December 31, 2012 in addition, the company operates an R & D license for Aalesund University College that runs until June 2012. The R and D licenses are aimed at projects related to the wrasse/cleanerfish to combat sea lice in the salmon pens. It is also an area where the SalMar group hold considerable expertise, completion of the transaction is subject to due diligence, board approval and approval from competition authorities in Norway. The transaction is scheduled to be completed 11 July. Read more ...

The Coalition Government does not back British

Instead of serving Scottish Salmon at 10 Downing Street, and other government departments they have chosen to serve Alaskan salmon. This is because the government has been manipulated into pledging to buy only sustainable fish by a group of organisations co-ordinated by the group ‘Sustain’ that includes the Marine Conservation Society, the Marine Stewardship Council and Seafood Choices. The buyers from any government would be able to see that Scottish salmon is actually sustainable, the fact that these so called organisations are not supporters of aquaculture means that any decent aquaculture product which is fully traceable and sustainable should be a choice that would make any government proud to buy. Read more ...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Philippines aquaculture grows along with exports

The Philippines saw a growth of 6.6 percent last year in aquaculture, particularly in the seaweed business. The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA 7) said that the expansion of seaweed farms in Bohol as well as extra fish ponds in various areas of the region help to increase production in aquaculture. There was also a significant increase in marine exports and processed fruits by 46 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to 2010 at the same period. Exports of processed marine products in the first quarter of 2011 reached 41 percent higher than that of the same period last year. Read more ...

Newfoundland and Labrador lead the way

In the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, aquaculture has become a key industry worth over CAN$100 (€71.368 ) million. The growth levels have positioned the province as a national leader in the industry. Miranda Pryor the executive director of Newfoundland and Labrador Aquaculture Industry Association (NAIA), says"each job in the industry offers the potential to provide additional jobs in the aquaculture processing, supply and service sectors". She points out that Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout, and blue mussel farms are continually expanding and developing new markets. "Demand for those products right now is at an all-time high". She also said that "the industry in the province operates to strict provincial and federal regulations" and that "they maintain the highest degree of bio-security protocols". Read more ...

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Neogen acquires new laboratory from GlycoMar Ltd

An American company Neogen who's European head-office is based in Scotland has acquired a seafood testing facilities VeroMara in Scotland as part of an expansion of its food safety operations. The laboratory based in Oban offers testing services to the aquaculture industries for shellfish toxins, foodborne pathogens such as E.coli.

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"The acquisition of VeroMara deepens Neogen's advancement into the aquatic sciences," said James Herbert, Neogen's CEO and chairman. "VeroMara's services are complementary and a nice fit with our existing product lines for the seafood industry, including one of our biggest food safety diagnostic products our histamine tests for the tuna industry.” Read more ...

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Chilean production of the Atlantic Salmon was less that half of the production in 2010, the figures showed that up to November 2010 there was a 54 percent reduction in the output of aquaculture in Chile. A similar trend was seen in coho salmon 51 percent up to November. During 2010 the Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISA) spread through the Salmonid populations and this accounted for 40 percent of the population, the total production for 2010 was 22 percent below the production of 2009 at 287,500 tons. Read more ...

Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture a report

A new report published today June 21, 2011 is a comprehensive analysis of global aquaculture looking at all major species and farm production systems. The aim of this report called Blue Frontiers: Managing the environmental costs of aquaculture, is to inform the policy makers about the impacts of aquaculture on the environment and to stimulate debate. The report was compiled for the purpose of informing and stimulating debates, discussions among the polices makers. It provides a global review and analysis of those issues for both coastal and freshwater aquaculture. These efforts can lead to a more ecologically sustainable industry an important goal, given the likely rapid growth in aquaculture production. They will also help ensure that aquaculture contributes fully to meeting our future needs for fish. Read more ...

US spark Marine Farms expansion with demand for cobia

Marine Farms (Vietnam) the largest producer of farmed raised cobia in the world, are planning to increase their production facilities due to the surge in demand for cobia from the US. Mr Carlos Massad, general manager of Marine Farms, said "that sales of the company’s akvacobia brand has increased dramatically from 2268 Kg to 9072 Kg per month during the first four months of its official launch in the American market". He also said that "the company had just leased a hatchery in the Nha Trang area to test out a larval rearing protocol, the first step in potentially building its own hatchery to increase its source of juveniles". Mr Massad maintains that "the company is on track to expand capacity to 4,000 metric tons by 2014". Read more ...

Final count-down for BioMarine Business Convention 2011

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Congress in move to ban Frankenfish

In general the scientific communities opinion was that the transgenic salmon was safe to consume. This transgenic fish that was created and designed to grow more rapid than a normal salmon and eat 10 to 25 percent less feed by adding the genes from two fish has caused a lot of debate. Its creators Aquabounty has maintained all along that it is safe to eat. One of the major concerns related to this fish was that if it ever escaped into the wild , it would threaten the wild population in competition for food and a fish that can eat up to 25 percent less feed would have the edge against the wild salmon. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supported the frankenfish, however Congress stamped it authority and is moving to ban the transgenic fish. Read more ...

Feed deliveries for catfish May 2011

The report on catfish feed deliveries showed that in the US during May 2011, catfish feed was down 22 percent and was only 50,068 tons from May 2010. It was up on last months figures at 65 percent, foodsize catfish feed delivered totalled 47,896 tons, down 21 percent from the corresponding month a year ago. Fingerlings and broodfish totaled 2172 tons, down 32 percent. May feed delivered to Mississippi catfish growers for foodsize fish totaled 21,465 tons, down 27 percent from last year. This latest report from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) gives a breakdown of all catfish breeders and the feed results. Read more ...

Processing on catfish is down 35 percent

The results from a statistical survey by the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) showed that catfish processing was overall down 35 percent for farmed raised catfish. Net pounds of processed fish sold during May 2011 totaled 12.6 million pounds, down 34 percent from the comparable month in 2010. The total end of the month inventory decreased two percent from last month and was down 54 percent from a year ago. The total fresh and frozen average price for May 2011 was US$3.51 (€2.34), up US$1.03 (€0.715) from a year ago. The May 2011 average price received by processors for total fresh fish was US$3.38 (€2.34) per pound, up 94 cents from last year. Fresh catfish fillet exports totaled 38.7 thousand pounds, with 33.6 thousand pounds going to Canada and the rest going to the Netherlands, Antilles and Nigeria. Read more ...

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Cooke Aquaculture encouraged by open house major turnout

Hundreds of people crammed into the Sandy Point Community Hall on Monday evening to talk to company officials from Cooke Aquaculture about their plans for new fish farm sites in Jordan Bay and the development of a multi-million dollar fish processing facility in the area. Nell Halse, a spokesperson for the company, said "they were overwhelmed by the interest received from the event". The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were needed to direct traffic because the turnout was so overwhelming. “We welcome those conversations,” she said. Some who attended the open house were disappointed that the company did not do a presentation. Halse said that" they would be interested in talking to anyone who wants more information. We are very open to community groups who would want us to come in and do a presentation,” said Halse. The company recently received notice that its application for new fish farms was approved in St. Mary’s Bay. Read more ...

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Starbird purchases seeds for Pacific oysters (Crassostrea gigas) from Washington State. At that point, they’re about two to three millimetres in diameter. During five month he will mature them to about 18 millimetres and then they are sold to the growers. I was surprised to learn that his operation is indeed a farm, in every sense. There’s the vocabulary (silo, trough), the list of unknowns that can make or break a season (weather, disease) and the unremitting list of strenuous and often precariously positioned tasks. Read more …

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EU-funded bluefin tuna project positive and natural results

The European Union funded project with Bluefin tuna has for the second year spawned without any chemical help from the researchers. The team, from the Murcian Oceanographic Centre, part of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO), are overjoyed at the success of the spawning. The work being done is part of the SELFDOTT project ('From capture based to SELF-sustained aquaculture and Domestication Of bluefin tuna, Thunnus tynnus'). The fact that the spawning has now been obtained naturally two years in a row indicates that the 60-strong broodstock has reached a very important degree of domestication as a result of their 4-year stay in two floating cages 25 m wide by 20 m deep in the bay of El Gorguel (Cartagena). Read more ...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Aquaculture passes EU inspection on waste control

European inspectors from the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) carried out assessments in Chile on the monitoring systems for waste and contaminants in live animals and animal products to the EU market. As for the National Fisheries Service (Sernapesca), the audit included visits to the Laboratory of Pharmacology from the University of Chile, to two fish processing plants and to a salmon farming center in the region of Los Lagos. Read more ...

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The Ministry of Advanced Education announced that grant funding awards will be available for training programs to support First Nations aquaculture workers. Thirty-six of the first nation workers will receive an assortment of training in shellfish technician, supervisory and management roles giving them the skills they need to access good jobs in the local communities. The Province is providing CAN$300,000 (€216,010.771), in one time funding at Vancouver Island University CAN$167,750 (€120,786), Nicola Valley Institute of Technology CAN$110,000 (€79,203.949) and Northwest Community College CAN$23,250 (€16,740.835). Read more ...

The road to Halifax salmon farm protester

A75 strong group of protesters from the Save Our Bay Alliance gathered outside Province House in Halifax to voice their concerns “We just wanted to get our message out,” says Karen Crocker, chair of the Save our Bays Alliance. “There was lot of media there and hopefully now Nova Scotians are a little better educated what our concerns are and that we have valid concerns.”

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“We have a long tradition of building relationships with our neighbouring communities. I had the full support of my chief and council to go there and express our disappointment at the process – it really makes me question the whole process of community consultation. We have never received any answers to any of the questions we asked over a year ago.” Read more ...

New Zealand a court hearing will set back aquaculture by years

A high court decision could hold up plans for expansion for marine farming in Tasman and Golden Bays by several years and may well require a new round of consultations and potential litigation. for 13 long years the parties that are opposed to expansion and the marine farm owners have been fighting it out. Now in a lengthy new interim decision giving the parties a month to respond, Justice Denis Clifford has suggested that the ministry's chief executive is the appropriate person to make the rulings. "That means that the ministry now has to go back and re-do the entire decision," counsel for the opponents of the expansion, Tony Stallard, said yesterday."My view is that we've been set back probably another two or three years, and where the matter is going to end up as the result of these new decisions, I do not know." Read more ...

New model for aquaculture takes hold far from the sea

Aquaculture now produces 50 percent of the world fish needs, some companies are now working to reduce the environmental impact that fish farming is having. One of the ways looked at to reduce the effects of fish farming on the environment is closed containment fish farms. In Massachusetts, Josh Goldman of a Australis Aquaculture gave an interview with Yale Environment 360. Located on the Connecticut River, more than 80 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, Turners Falls, Massachusetts is an unlikely setting to rear a seagoing fish. But that is precisely what Josh Goldman, co-founder and CEO of Australis Aquaculture, is doing, using some of the most sustainable aquaculture techniques in existence today. Read more ...

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Bill Taylor, president of ASF, said: “With concerns growing over the impacts of salmon farming on threatened and endangered wild Atlantic salmon, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the future of salmon farming must lie in closed containment systems (CCS). ASF has decided to put our purse behind our policy and get involved in developing a promising new way to sustainably grow out healthy Atlantic salmon in closed containment facilities.” The Atlantic Salmon Federation has joined forces with the Conservation Fund to attempt grow farmed Atlantic salmon in fresh water closed contaminant system. The Conservation fund has spent 20 years working on closed containment system for aquaculture rearing Perch, Trout and new Salmon. Read more .

Friday, June 24, 2011

Sea lice research show they can transfer waterborne infections

Studies carried out at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo have found that sea lice pass waterborne infections from one fish to anther. The early findings were disclosed to scientists attending an international conference on fish health at Vancouver Island Conference Centre. "You can take one of those lice and move it into (a tank with) fish that have not been infected and there is some evidence you may transfer (pathogens) from fish to fish," said Mark Higgins, Department of Fisheries and Oceans research biologist. Read more ...

Bay of Fundy aquaculture venture faces protest from coalition

The government of Nova Scotia has approved a salmon aquaculture project in St Mary's Bay on the outer limits of the Bay of Fundy. Cooke's Aquaculture has received approval from the federal and provincial environmental departments of the government. Part of the planned project is a CAN$150 (€107.547) million expansion that could create 400 jobs in the neighbouring province. Protests have been voiced on the subject of the planned expansion by Cooke's Aquaculture "Salmon feedlots are expanding in Nova Scotia because disease and environmental problems have limited such opportunities in New Brunswick," said Matthew Abbott, project co-ordinator with NB based Fundy Baykeeper. "If Nova Scotians value their coastal environments and traditional fisheries, they need to act now to prevent aquaculture of this scale in their bays." Read more ...

A new study into salmon feeding paths

The University of Southampton with funding by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has discovered a new method of tracking where Atlantic salmon feed in the ocean. The study has shown that the marine location can be recovered from the chemistry of the fish scales. Another surprising fact has show that British salmon from different rivers migrate to different places to feed and may respond differently to environmental change. A paper published recently in the Scientific Reports shows that fish carry natural records of feeding location hidden in the chemistry of their scales.

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Using this idea, the Southampton team, working with scientists from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT) and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Read more ...

Salmon farmers publicise their influence

BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA), have released a pamphlet highlighting the contribution it makes to coastal communities. "We stress the importance of three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic this economic activity is providing stability for communities by offering steady, year round work for people of many different backgrounds," said Mary Ellen Walling, Executive Director of the BCSFA. "The people working in salmon farming know about our good work with this publication we hope to educate others as well," said Ms Walling. The New pamphlet seeks to answer questions on salmon farming as well. Read more ...

AquaNor sourcing food supply from environmentally friendly aquaculture

Aquaculture in the future will be extremely important in providing a good food source from aquaculture. AquaNor announced the akvARENA SEA 2011 "Food supply from environmentally friendly aquaculture - a dream or reality" conference, which will feature at the AquaNor event on August 18, 2011.

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Kristine Gramstad, State secretary in The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in Norway:Environmental sustainability - a prerequisite for further growth. Alf Helge Aarskog, Chief Executive Officer Marine Harvest ASA: Foodsecurity and environmental issues; can the world manage without farming the oceans? JosĂŠ Villalon, Director Aquaculture Programme, WWF: Standards for responsible aquaculture. Felipe Matias, Brazilian Secretary of Aquaculture Development and Executive Secretary of Aquaculture Network of Americas: Brazil - aquaculture production and conservation policies is it possible to combine? Karl AlmĂĽs, Director of SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture. Is technology the answer to increased aquaculture production? Rohana Subasinghe, Senior Aquaculture Officer Fisheries and Aquaculture in FAO: Requirement and availability of feed input. For details on registration see: www.sea2011.no . Read more ...

AgriMarine announces Board of Directors changes

AgriMarine Holdings the leader in floating closed containment technology and production for sustainable aquaculture, announces the resignation of John D. Reynolds from his position as Chairman of the Board and as a Director, and the new appointment of Harry Knutson as Chairman of the Board, following Reynolds resignation. "On behalf of the Board, we wish to thank John for his hard work and significant contributions as Chairman over the past three years and are appreciative of his desire to remain in an advisory capacity to the Company," said Richard Buchanan, CEO of AgriMarine. Read more ...

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Aurora Algae awards MWH and John Holland (JH)

A new project get underway in Maitland, Western Australia. Aurora Algae after securing the1,500 acres of land have awarded the contracts to MWH and John Holland (JH) for the design and construction of Aurora's new facilities. Aurora Algae’s commercial facility will be equipped to manufacture thousands of tonnes of algae-based biomass annually for the production of sustainable products in the nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, aquaculture and renewable energy markets. “The John Holland team is excited to be working with Aurora Algae and MWH to deliver this commercial-scale new technology carbon reduction project that will have a positive benefit on the environment”. Read more ...

Monday, June 27, 2011

BioMar Norway factory opens new feed line

On BioMar's 25 anniversary last week the company opened a new feed production line. The new line more than doubles the total production at the Myre factory to 260,000 tons. This is the largest investment that BioMar has ever carried out. “BioMar plays an important role, with a high activity level in R&D to ensure that the fish is utilising the feed in the most efficient way. And BioMar makes use of new raw materials and new technology,” said Ms Berg-Hansen. She added: “I worked for a competing feed producer many years ago, so the words come from the heart. It is important for the aquaculture industry that the suppliers to the industry take responsibility for research in their respective areas. And BioMar is actively working to ensure a sustainable use of our resources.” Read more ...

Stirling University to receive Chinese aquaculture students

The University of Stirling and Guangdong Ocean University recently signed an international agreement to allow Chinese students to study aquaculture at Stirling demonstrating the Universities world class expertise in this field. The Agreement signing is the culmination of a long standing research partnership between the two Universities. This agreement will see the Chinese students transferring after they have attained their four year BSc degree to pursue an aquaculture Masters degree at Stirling. Professor Sandra Adams of the Institute of Aquaculture explained the background: "I have had close links with senior scientists from Guangdong Ocean University (GOU) for about 15 years, co-chairing sessions and giving talks at international conferences in China and elsewhere. Our research areas are very similar, focusing on fish disease diagnosis and vaccine development." Read more ...

Japan to be the location for AgriMarine to rear Bluefin Tuna

AgriMarine are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement with Tokai University to enter into research and development for a project to rear bluefin tuna on a commercial scale, using AquaMarines solid wall closed contaminant systems. What has become important over the last few years is to ensure we have a stable population of bluefin tuna without depleting the wild stocks. Bluefin is a species of major importance and prized by the Japanese, recently in Japan at the Tsukiji fish market a 342 kg bluefin was sold for a record US$400,000 (€281,027). "We look forward to working with Tokai University. This project represents another avenue to demonstrate the application of the Company's containment and life support technology with a very high value, high margin species," said Richard Buchanan, CEO of the Company. Read more ...

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Freshwater hatchery established at Leyte

The Leyte provincial officer established a freshwater hatchery in Leyte to help cope with the growing demand of tilapia fingerlings in Barangay Libongao, Kananga town. “The pond area of the hatchery is about 1,338 sq. m. accommodating 600 breeders. The hatchery was made operational through the recommendations and careful supervision of the provincial agriculture office’s fishery experts. Thus far, KIPC has produced approximately 400,000 fry distributed to the backyard pond operators in nearby municipalities. But the demand is very high,” Portula said. Read more ...

Scotland show off Prawnfresh to visiting skippers and processors

Prawn skippers and processors visiting the Scotland skipper expo in Aberdeen on the 25 and 26 of June and they will be shown firsthand the health benefits of prawnfresh also the safer and effective treatment than sodium metabisulphite in preventing blackspot or melanosis in prawns. John Davis, the managing director of Scottish based company Xyrex, which manufactures Prawnfresh Plus, says: “Prawnfresh Plus is a liquid solution designed to increase shelf life, whilst retaining the natural taste and appearance of prawns, thus eliminating the use of sodium metabisulphite. Skippers also recognise that the health of their crew is paramount and this is reflected in the growing number of fishermen now using this highly effective alternative treatment.” Read more ...

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

New research station focus on coastal aquaculture in British Columbia

A new research facility at Deep-Bay British Columbia, is seeking ways to re-energise the coastal aquaculture industry. The off campus research unit is part of the facility of the Centre for Shellfish Research at Vancouver Island University that supports sustainable shellfish aquaculture development while encouraging preservation of coastal ecosystems. This facility will also support First Nation shellfish aquaculture businesses, through training and monitoring. It will also seek to strengthen innovation by increasing interaction between the aquaculture operators and the researchers and it will link research to training to support the coastal economies. Read more ...

Clean Seas first trail of bluefin tuna is encouraging

Clean Seas Tuna first trail of farming Southern Bluefin tuna has been encouraging by the survival of some of the Southern Bluefin juveniles in the sea trails to grow juvenile fish Managing director Clifford Ashby said "this milestone has reinforced the company's confidence in its research and development team as they move towards commercialisation". "Overall, we remain confident that commercialisation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna life cycle at Arno Bay is a realistic objective and the company is highly encouraged by its first at sea, grow-out trials this season," he said. Read more ..

Mandatory testing for shrimp has been implemented in India

The concerns presented by the Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) regarding the increase in shipments of shrimp from an Indian exporter who is currently subject to two separate import alerts has caused India to implement mandatory testing for the shrimp exports.

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The US Food and Drug Administration has carried out its own investigation and found that India has implemented measures that the FDA had recommended “including a mandatory preharvest sample and testing program for unapproved residues for all shrimp exported to the US.” Read more ...

Protests against fish farm change

The Medway River Salmon Association (MRSA), has been working extremely hard to repopulate wild Atlantic salmom, but a new threat has emerged in the form of open pen farming by Cooke Aquaculture. They recently acquired an ex trout farm off Coffin Island and converted it to open pen salmon rearing. The president of MRSA Darrell Tingley said “We heard from a local person that Cooke had bought the Ocean farms, which was a trout farm off of Coffin Island, and they were going to convert it from rearing trout to rearing salmon,” said Tingley. “That gave us great concern because the Medway River is right here through the harbor.” Read more ...

Novus and Verenium form partnership in animal feed

Verenium and Novus International have announced a joint strategic collaboration to develop and commercialise a suite of new enzyme products from Verenium’s late-stage product pipeline targeting the poultry, swine, beef, dairy, aquaculture and companion animals markets. Read more ...

Calls for risk assessment by AMI

The American Meat Institution (AMI) has filed a response to the Food Safety and Inspections Service (FSIS) about the proposed rule for implementing an inspection program on catfish and catfish products. They are urging the FSIS to make sure the rule on this subject does not trigger any retaliatory measures by important trading partners. “Exports are a key component to growth and profitability in the meat industry and for that reason AMI members and the meat industry have a vested interest in ensuring that any inspection program implemented by the FSIS does not adversely affect the meat industry’s export opportunities,” AMI wrote. Read more ...

University of Arkansas offers its first aquacultural doctoral program

The University of Arkansas is to offer its first aquaculture doctoral program. Professor Carole Engle director of UAPB's Aquaculture & Fisheries Center. She's talking about the university's plans to "offer its first doctoral program, in aquaculture and fisheries". The Center is widely recognised as a Centers of Excellence, partnerships between educational institutions and the USDA, perform research on agricultural issues and the US Department of Agriculture has designated it a center of excellence. "We have probably one of the best [aquaculture and fisheries] programs in the world," said UAPB Chancellor Lawrence Davis Jr. "It's quite appropriate that we offer a doctorate." Read more …

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Algae World Australia 2011

Algae World Australia will meet in Townsville, Queensland on 16-17 August 2011 to put the spotlight on topics like Growing algae in Australia, Government policies and programs, Waste-water based algae production, Development of aviation Biofuel from Algae, Cost effective Algae Harvesting & Processing, scaling up algae production, and more. In addition, the conference features an exclusive technical site visit to the MBD Energy & James Cook University Algal R&D Facility, occupying 5,500 square metres of JCU's Townsville campus. Drawing from their practical experiences, invited industry experts will also discussAlgae for Carbon Capture Microalgal Lipid Content & Productivities Algae in Health, Feed and Cosmetics Design and Optimisation of Photobioreactor & Open Pond Culture Systems Kicking off the 1.5-day conference is Dr Susan Blackburn, Head of Australian National Algae Culture Collection. She shares her expertise on algaeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideal location for growth, and evaluate suitable algae species and strains for Australia for biofuels and bioproducts via her session on "Towards a Knowledge Management System for Algae Biofuels". Registration for this highly anticipated event is already open but as places for the SITE VISIT are limited, contact huiyan@cmtsp.com.sg now to secure seats for the conference and site visit or immediately register online at the official Algae World Australia. See full press release

Salmon conservationist arrested by RCMP

Darrell Tingley, president of the Medway River Salmon Association was arrested at port Medway wharf where he attempted to block the delivery of salmon smolts that were destined to be transported to a fish farm near Coffin Island. He was arrested along with other people who had tried to interfere with the transport of the young salmon smolts. Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), whom made the arrested held him until the transports were loaded, he was then warned not to interfere with the future loading and transport operations again. Read more ...

Soybean meal and yeast replaces fish meal

Researchers at the Kentucky State University research centre are looking at replacing fish meal with soybean or yeast meal as an alternative feed for tilapia. Due to the cost of feed making up 40 to 80 percent of the operating expenses of an intense aquaculture enterprise it is essential to evaluate low cost nutritious diets. The use of sustainable, alternative protein sources, such as plant and yeast meals, provides the opportunity for the use of organic diets in aquaculture. Organic agriculture is the fastest growing food production industry in many countries and the sale of organic products increase revenue for producers up to 20 percent higher than non-organic counterparts. Read more ...

Thailand organisation wins award for sustainable aquaculture The Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia Pacific (NACA) have been awarded a top award for sustainable aquaculture. The FAO awarded the Lizarrage Medal to NACA in Thailand they were selected due to the significant contribution to the development of sustainable aquaculture in the Asia and Pacific region.

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The NCAC model as an intergovernmental organisation and a regional network this system and attitude has been emulated in other regions as a catalytic effect of the achievement. The Medal pays tribute to Ms Margarita Lizárraga, Senior Fishery Officer, for her decisive role in promotion the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. Read more ...

King Crabs prefer Salmon meal

In Norway a trail carried out under the direction of Norfima is indicating that salmon meal can replace the more traditional fish meal/herring meal without having an effect on growth or quality. This means that salmon producers can earn money from their salmon by-products. These trails are aimed at helping to develop the king crab fishery into a world leader in feed enhancement and sale of live king crabs. “In this project we wanted to replace as much of the traditional fish meal as possible with salmon meal, without having a negative effect on the growth, survival and quality of the king crab,” says Senior Scientist Sten Siikavuopio. Read more ... Marine Harvests and First Nation celebrate aquaculture agreement Three years of discussions, have ended and the result is that three First Nations and Marine Harvest have entered into a capacity-building agreement. This is the tenths agreement of its kind between Marine Harvest and the coastal First Nations. Ian Roberts, Marine Harvest communications manager "You want to make sure that the business that is going on in their territory is of benefit to the membership, to the bands, and provides operational security to the company," Read more ... Large retailers fight Catfish farmers over proposed rule A fight has broke out over the broad proposed rule about catfish safety, Wal Mart and other retailers do not want the US agriculture department catfish inspections to cover swai, basa and other Asian whitefish . One of the major concerns is that if the rule should be made law then prices would be pushed up. “Those offerings would be expected to disappear from store shelves following issuance of a final rule,” said Stephanie Lester, vice president of international trade for the association, reports Arkansas News. “The lack of available product would be expected to cause instantaneous price increases.” “This is vital to the safety of American consumers and is of vital importance to the survival of the US farm-raised catfish industry,” said Sissy Bridges of Catfish Farmers of America (CFA). Read more ... Thursday, June 30, 2011 Oyster aquaculture needs NOAA approval sooner rather than later The permits required for Oyster aquaculture are slow in arriving due to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) lack of momentum, which puts fisheries job in jeopardy. Senators Mikulski, and Cardin has called on the (NOAA) to speed up and complete the approval of the permits without further delay. In a letter to Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere Jane Lubchenco, they expressed their "frustration over the extended amount of time it has taken NOAA to approve Maryland's oyster aquaculture permits in the Chesapeake Bay." Read more ...

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Almost 600 jobs could be created in Marlborough New Zealand

New Zealand's King Salmon Company is looking to increase its production by 2015 they propose to double production to 15,000 tons a year. This increase in production will only go ahead if the company is allowed to double their water space in the Marlborough sounds. Read more ...

US$200 million investment in Malaysia by Norway's BioProtein

Norway's BioProtein Engineering AS plan to build a plant in Malaysia to produce high-protein feed for the aquaculture industry. Managing director Arild Johannessen said "it was currently evaluating whether to set up the plant in Bintulu, Malacca or the eastern part of the peninsula". “We need close access to natural gas for the fermentation process. The initial production capacity is expected to be 40,000 tonnes a year, which requires 50 million cu m of gas,” he told Malaysian reporters at the BIO International Convention (BIO Washington DC) here on Tuesday. Read more ...

The last ten years fish farms triple in Egypt to cope with demand

Increasing demand for fish in Egypt has caused a knock on effect that has resulted in the number of fish farms in Egypt being tripled. This also has an effect which is environmental and bring challenges to the aquatic environment. “In 1999, fish farms were producing 200,000 tons of fish annually to comply with consumers’ demands,” says Abdel Rahman al-Gamal, a senior aquaculture scientist for the African division of WorldFish Center. “Today, the demand has reached 750,000 tons per year and is expected to hit a million over the next five years,” he stresses. The majority of Egypt’s fish production is generated from natural fisheries and aquaculture. Read more ...

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