New! IAF article: The potential of microalgae meals in compound feeds for aquaculture

Microalgae has attracted much attention as a potential aquafeed ingredient so we thought we’d take a closer look. One of Simon Davies’ MSc Sustainable Aquaculture Systems students, Nathan Atkinson, weighs up the potential of microalgae meals in compound feeds for aquaculture.

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The potential of microalgae meals in compound feeds for aquaculture

25/09/13: Breakthourgh in octopus aquaculture; combined agriculture; Nofima's R&D course

Aquaculturists have struggled with octopus aquaculture but one company has made a breakthrough and it's all down to diet.

Mayab Molluscks, based on the Yucatan coast of Mexico have managed to successfully rear octopi from eggs.

At first, the octopi were given live feeds but the graduated onto a mix of crab and shrimp.
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The potential food security benefits of combining aquaculture with other farming is being explored by the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (WECARD) and University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

In a pilot project, the team used poultry or pig waste to raise maggots to supplement fish feeding and using a stocked fish pond to cultivate lowland rice.

Dr Kolawole Ajani, project coordinator, University of Ibadan, told the Nigerian Tribune that, “the aims of the project include developing viable and sustainable aquaculture with rice and poultry for rural farmers; to ensure integration of livelihood, that is, poultry, piggery, rice and fish farming; to eradicate hunger among small scale farmers”.
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Nofima is collaborating with the University of Tromsø to run a course on management of R&D.

On one hand, the course aims to get the seafood companies to work more strategically with research, development and innovation. On the other hand, it aims to help develop closer contact and interaction between research, industry and funding agencies.

The target group is small and medium-sized seafood companies. The course is particularly aimed at managers, mid-level managers and others who have or are intended to have responsibility for research, development and innovation.

“The objective is to improve the companies’ ability to run their own R&D activities, and the course will also help to raise the industry’s expertise in commissioning research, so that research funding is spent on research that is even better adapted to meet the industry’s needs,” said Audun Iversen from the food research institute Nofima.
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Rice grains (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Event: Asian Pacific Aquaculture

“Positioning for Profit" is the theme of the Asian Pacific Aquaculture Conference and Trade Show scheduled from December 10-13, 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The conference emphasizes the need for the whole industry to take a more strategic approach to expansion.

Plenary speakers 

There will be two plenary speakers who will both bring their expertise to the show.
Dr Pham Anh Tuan has been deputy director general at the Directorate of Fisheries (D-FISH) of the Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (MARD) in Hanoi since March 2010. Dr Pham Anh Tuan is an aquaculture expert in various fields such as Aquaculture extension, project design & management, development of aquaculture techniques suited to varying geographic and socioeconomic conditions, aquaculture extension and development as a component of integrated rural development. Dr Pham Anh Tuan has experience in freshwater species such as grass carp, Chinese carp, tilapia, etc. especially on the reproduction cycles and techniques.

Dr Pham Anh Tuan

Dr David Hughes, the second plenary speaker, is emeritus professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College London, and visiting professor at the University of Kent Business School and at the Royal Agricultural College, UK. David is a much sought-after speaker at international conferences and seminars on global food industry issues, particularly consumer trends, and is a strong proponent of building vertical alliances between key chain members in the food industry  - farmers, life science and input companies, ingredient firms, food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and food service.
 

Dr David Hughes

A range of sessions

Session titles include: husbandry environment, hatchery genetics, molluscs, IMTA, biofloc, aquaponics, lobsters, economics & management, crustacean health, seahorses, crustacean husbandry, recirculation systems, tilapia, tuna, cobia, yellowtail, pangasius, seabass, algae, sustainable development, etc.

Oyster Symposium

The 5th International Oyster Symposium is joining forces with the conference ensuring that there will be an exciting stream of oyster expertise engaging the great work done in recent years which has seen production in Northern Vietnam climb to over 7,000 mt in just a five-year period.

International exhibitors

Over 75 international exhibitors (Asia, America, Europe and Australia represented) and many more local suppliers will demonstrate their products and services at the APA13 exhibition. There are still some booths available as the organization decided to expand the trade space.
 

But that's not all...

‘Special’ organised sessions during APA13. Uni-President, the APA13 Gold sponsor is organising a special ‘disease on shrimp’ session for producers while Biomin, the APA13 Silver sponsor organises a ‘feeding for profit’ session.  Evonik sponsors the ‘Utilization of amino acids in aquaculture. Pentair sponsors the Aquaponics session. Dabomb sponsors the ‘alternative proteins of aquafeed’ session. USSEC sponsors the ‘Soy utilization in Aquaculture’ session and Pharmaq sponsors the ‘Health management’ session.

The WAS Premier sponsors Novus, Tyson and Alltech will promote their products and services at the APA13 trade show and conference. Novus sponsors the ‘finfish and shrimp nutrition’ session while Alltech the ‘lipids and functional ingredients’ session. Tyson will be the exclusive ‘President reception’ sponsor at APA13 which will be held on December 12, 2013.

There will be several workshop organised just prior to APA13. The Aquaculture Engineering Society workshop ‘Biofloc Technology’ on December 9-10, 2013 focuses on Bioflocs, Integrated Aquaculture and Disease Prevention. Many more workshops being organised by the APA13 exhibitors are on invitation only.

Some very special tours will be set up by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. One tour to Cat Ba and Ha Long will include a visit to the National Marine Broodstock Center and to the Ban Sen Oyster Farm. A second tour includes the visit of several fish cages while the tour to Ben Tre includes the visit of a clam and a shrimp farm and a shrimp hatchery and processing unit.

More information on www.was.org or in Vietnamese on www.vienthuysan2.org.vn
Email: apa2013ria2@hcm.fpt.vn
For trade show info: mario@marevent.com

Look out for a full preview of the event in the next issue of International Aquafeed magazine.

24/09/13: Salmon stress; climate change and fish farming; addressing sustainability in aquaculture

Stress might be the reason why losses is salmon aquaculture are high and why large numbers of  salmon do not return to their breeding ground to spawn, according to research by Uni Research AS.

The team researched new ways to evaluate salmon's mental robustness, their ability to learn and react to a new environment.

They found that salmon exposed to mild chronic stressors such as being transferred into new tanks can limit their ability to deal with new situations.

It's hoped that being able to identify what causes salmon stress will help improve management to 
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An increase in aquaculture and marine protected areas could help Pacific countries in the Coral Triangle adapt to climate change according to a report by the Asian Development Bank and the International Food Policy Research Institute.

The report found that domestic fish production is likely to be slow until 2050 due to climate change.

It also warns that Pacific coral triangle countries could become net importers of fish unless there are significant adaptation measures.

The findings were launched at a workshop assessing development strategies in response to climate change in Vanuatu.
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Aquaculture often comes under fire for its sustainability credentials so it is great to find an article which looks at ways the industry is addressing the issue.

This article on GreenBiz highlights five different projects or companies that are cleaning up fish farming.

They include innovative technology, new species and industry-led sustainability drive. Take a look.
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English: Illustration of various salmon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New! IAF article: Grinding equipment for aquafeeds

The first article form the September/October 2013 issue of International Aquafeed Joyce Li of Amisy, China looks at the importance of grinding equipment in aquafeed production for different fish and crustaceans.

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Grinding equipment for aquafeeds

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Norel

Norel makes a range of products for aquaculture species including pellet binders, organic acids, organic minerals and flavours. Click on the image to visit the Norel website.