WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2014 61 30 YEARS Aquaculture CanadaOM 2014 June 1-4, 2014 St. Andrews, New Brunswick “AAC 30th Anniversary – Excellence in Research & Innovation” This is an exciting year for the Aquaculture Association of Canada as it marks our 30th Anniversary! There have been numerous innovations in the aquaculture industry over the past 30 years and we want to celebrate the contributions that the Association and its members have had on the successful development of the industry in Canada. The annual conference serves as the main event for the Association and is Canada’s national forum to bring together the business, science and technology of aquaculture. Conference coordinator: Joanne Burry Tel : 709-437-7203 Email : jmburry@nl.rogers.com www.aquacultureassociation.ca Of Excellence in Research & Innovation References Ansell, A.D. 1967. Egg production of Mercenaria mercenaria. Limnology and Oceanography 12:172-176. Davis, H.C. and P.E. Chanley. 1956. Spawning and egg production of oysters and clams. Biological Bulletin 110:117-128. Debrosse, G.A. and S.J. Allen. 1991. Natural spawning versus strip spawning: A preliminary evaluation of success between the two methods in Crassostrea virginica. Journal of Shellfish Research 10:294-295. Gallager, S.M. and R. Mann. 1986. Growth and survival of larvae of Mercenaria mercenaria (L.) and Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin) relative to broodstock conditioning and lipid content of eggs. Aquaculture 56:105-121. Helm, M.M., N. Bourne and A. Lovatelli. 2004. Hatchery Culture of Bivalves: A Practical Manual. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 471. FAO, Rome, Italy Kreeger, D., P. Cole, D. Bushek, J. Krauter and J. Adkins. 2011. Marine Bivalve Shellfish Conservation Priorities for the Delaware Estuary. Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Report #11-03. Utting, S.D. and B.E. Spencer. 1991. Laboratory Leaflet Number 68, The hatchery culture of bivalve mollusc larvae and juveniles. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Directorate of Fisheries Research, Lowestoft. waiting until natural conditioning occurs. Potential broodstock can simply be moved from the wild into a silo, rinsed and put in a bin. If they do not spawn, they can be returned to the wild and another set tried. This approach eliminates all costs associated with conditioning. Notes Brenda J. Landau, Ph.D., Pendoley Environmental Pty Ltd, Perth, Western Australia, www.penv.com.au, email: bin.silo@yahoo.com 1 Item 11077; Solar Components, Manchester NH, USA 2 Tank No. 4153; US Plastics, Lima OH, USA 3 Code NTX25; Dynamic Aqua-Supply Ltd., Surrey BC, Canada Acknowledgments Special thanks to Dr. David Jones for infrastructure support and critical review, to Brendan Harrison and Keith Tuchler for help testing the method and to Dr. Matthew Landau for critical review. This research was supported in part with funding from the New Jersey Agriculture Experiment Station and from the DuPont Clear Into the Future Program. The minimal amount of labor needed after the initial start-up is an attractive feature of the bin-silo spawning method. Multiple bin-silo units can be put into rotation as sets, increasing the number of spawns possible with less time spent per unit if the process is approached systematically.
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