72 DECEMBER 2012 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG MARICULTURE FARM FOR SALE FLORIDA’S ONE OF A KIND POMPANO, REDFISH, TILAPIA, AND ARTEMIA FARM 12 YEAR OLD 10 ACRE FACILITY DESIGNED WITH GREAT EXPANSION FLEXIBILITY FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESEARCH USE FULLY LICSENSED FOR SALTWATER FARMING EXISTING BUSINESSES INCLUDED WWW.INLANDOCEAN.NET & WWW.LIVEBRINESHRIMP.COM LARGE INVENTORY OF MARKET SIZE FISH AND MUCH MORE SERIOUS BUYERS REPLY TO: Michael F. McMaster MARICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES INT’L., INC. P.O. BOX 1020, OAK HILL, FLORIDA 32759 386-345-3337 Some Asian fisheries are becoming low-value/trash-fish fisheries with fishing directed to supply aquaculture with feeds. This is being facilitated by government policies and perverse economic subsidies as aquaculture is being promoted through low taxes and limited environmental regulation while fuel costs for trawling are also subsidized. Thus, aquaculture is not paying the true cost for aquafeeds. While some new sources of fishmeal fisheries are being exploited and explored, coastal trawl fisheries have probably reached their limit in supplying low-cost/trash fish. Furthermore, it is probably more efficient to trawl to provide fish to eat rather than to feed to fish. All trawling generates some by-catch but this would be much less if trawling were undertaken responsibly. Aquaculture certification standards are now encouraging this through the incorporation of responsibly sourced fish products and fishmeal. Simon ended his presentation by making the important point that most Asian aquaculture is not highly dependent on fishmeal. Fishmeal supplies are likely to become increasingly in short supply with rising cost. However, this is more likely to affect highvalue fish and crustaceans, the production of which is more likely to be able to afford higher priced alternatives to fishmeal currently being developed. — Contributed by Peter Edwards, Emeritus Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and Adviser to NACA. Dr. Edwards may be contacted at pedwards1943@gmail.com. Towards a New Paradigm, continued from page 12 Advertiser’s Index • Aquaculture 2013....................................................49 • Aquaculture Association of Canada..........................42 • Aquaculture Directory..............................................70 • Aquaculture Systems Technology.............................37 • Aquaculture without Frontiers..................................43 • Aquafauna Biomarine..............................................15 • Aquatic Enterprises, Inc. .........................................27 • Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc. ..........................Back Cover • Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2013................................48 • Cargill Empyreal 75.................................................29 • Environmental Technologies, Inc. ............................28 • Extru-Tech, Inc. ......................................................24 • Firestone Specialty Products..............Inside Front Cover • Frigid Units, Inc.......................................................56 • Mariculture Tech International.................................70 • Northern Aquaculture..............................................56 • Novus Aquaculture........................... Inside Back Cover • Tyson Foods............................................................23 • USAS Sponsored Publications..................................68 • WAS Future Meetings..............................................66 • WAS Online Store....................................................20 • YSI, Inc....................................................................55
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