VOLUME 48, NUMBER 1 THE MAGAZINE OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY MARCH 2017 INLAND FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN INDIA W RLD AQUACULTURE
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 1 WORLD AQUACULTURE MAGAZINE WORLD AQUACULTURE magazine is published by the World Aquaculture Society. The home office address is: World Aquaculture Society, 143 J.M. Parker Coliseum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA. P: +1-225-578-3137; F: +1-225-578-3493; Email: carolm@was.org. World Aquaculture Society Home Page: www.was.org WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY OFFICERS, 2016-2017 Juan Pablo Lazo, President Rebecca Lochmann, Immediate Past President William Daniels, President-Elect Wendy Sealey, Treasurer Jennifer Cobcroft, Secretary DIRECTORS Zuridah O. Merican Carole R. Engle Kathleen Hartman Patricia Moraes-Valenti Darryl E. Jory Antonio Garza de Yta CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Endhay Kontara, Asian Pacific David Cline, USAS Lorenzo Juarez, Latin America and Caribbean Ik Kyo Chung, Korea HOME OFFICE STAFF Carol Mendoza, Director, carolm@was.org Judy E. Andrasko, Assistant Director, JudyA@was.org WORLD AQUACULTURE EDITORIAL STAFF John Hargreaves, Editor-in-Chief Mary Nickum, Editor Linda Noble, Layout Editor WAS CONFERENCES AND SALES John Cooksey, Director of Conferences and Sales World Aquaculture Conference Management P.O. Box 2302, Valley Center, CA 92082 P: +1-760-751-5005; F: +1-760-751-5003 Email: worldaqua@aol.com MANUSCRIPTS AND CORRESPODENCE Submit manuscripts as Microsoft Word files to Mary Nickum, Editor, World Aquaculture magazine. Email: mjnickum@gmail.com. Letters to the Editor or other comments should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, John Hargreaves at jhargreaves@was.org. WORLD AQUACULTURE (ISSN Number 1041-5602) is published quarterly by the World Aquaculture Society, 143 J.M. Parker Coliseum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA. Library subscriptions are $50 annually for United States addresses, and $65 annually for addresses outside the United States. Individual subscriptions are a benefit of membership in the World Aquaculture Society. Annual membership dues: Students, $45; Individuals, $65; Corporations (for-profit), $255; Sustaining, $105 (individuals or non-profits); Lifetime (individuals), $1,100; E-Membership, $10 (no publications, meeting discounts and not an active member in last five years). Periodicals Postage paid at Baton Rouge, Louisiana and additional mailing offices. Twenty-five percent of dues is designated for a subscription to World Aquaculture magazine. POSTMASTER Send address changes to the World Aquaculture Society, 143 J.M. Parker Coliseum, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 USA. ©2014, The World Aquaculture Society. ■ W RLD AQUACULTURE VOL. 48 NO. 1 MARCH 2017 Cover: Pen culture of carp seed in openwater areas of aquatic wetlands in India. Photo courtesy M.A. Hassan. 10 Towards the Professionalization of Aquaculture: A Conversation with Patrick Sorgeloos Rodrigue Yossa 12 Plans Well Underway for Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2017 14 Student Awards at Aquaculture America 15 Professional Achievement Awards at Aquaculture America 16 Student Awards at LACQUA16 in Lima, Peru 16 The LACC Honors Three at LACQUA16 19 The Role of Probiotics and Their Mechanisms of Action: An Aquaculture Perspective Jiun-Yan Loh 25 Toward the Blue Revolution in India: Prospects for Inland Open Waters M.A. Hassan, Mishal Puthiyottil, Gunjan Karnatak and A.P. Sharma 31 Advances in Hatchery Production of the Winged Pearl Oyster Pedro E. Saucedo 35 The Use of Ractopamine as a Fat-Reducing Feed Additive in Tambaqui Farming: Preliminary Results Igo G. Guimarães, Cristielle N. Souto, Thiago M. Faria, Bruno S. M. Mazini, Graciela P. Martins, Silvio L. Oliveira and Denise S. Oliveira 40 Aquaculture in Chile: What About Seaweeds? Carolina Camus and Alejandro H. Buschmann 45 Technological Development to Help Women Seaweed Farmers Cope with the Effects of Climate Change in Zanzibar, Tanzania Flower Msuya 48 Dynamics of Milkfish Farming in Kenya David O. Mirera 52 Production Efficiency Indicators for Use in Shrimp Farming Máximo Quispe Chau 56 Success in Farming Shrimp in Earthen Ponds under Challenging Conditions Yong Thong Poh 58 Opportunities for Pisang Shrimp as an Alternative Aquaculture Species in Indonesia Abidin Nur, T. Ridwan and K. Sugama 62 A Gateway toward Global Sustainable and Responsible Aquaculture Certification Niki Nofari 66 Evaluation of Cage Aquaculture on Growth and Survival of Eastern Oysters in Georgia Thomas H. Bliss, Justin Manley and Rob Hein (CONTENTS CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
2 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG President’s Column I write this column after visiting the historic Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, where we just finished Aquaculture America 2017. This meeting was organized by the United States Aquaculture Society (the US Chapter of WAS) in association with the National Aquaculture Association (NAA) and the Aquaculture Suppliers Association (ASA). Although for various reasons these are difficult times for foreigners to travel to the US, I was satisfied with the turnout (almost 2,000 attendees) and the great diversity of individuals from more than 50 countries and many different cultures that gathered in San Antonio. I was pleased to see that our meeting highlights the world-wide benefits of integrating a diverse group of people working toward common and worthy global goals: the security of food production and the sustainability of protein supply from aquatic resources. As you may be aware, as aquaculture producers we face a daunting challenge during the next couple of decades. With the current rate of population increase, changes in consumer preferences toward healthier foods, and increasing purchasing power, we will need at least 70 percent more protein for human consumption by 2050. Currently human protein production is highly dependent on marine fisheries, but only 10 percent of natural fish populations are not overfished. This is not sustainable in any form or manner if we are to meet the increasing demand for fish protein. As the most efficient means of producing protein for human consumption, aquaculture has to make sure that we meet future demands in a sustainable manner. This will largely depend on continued development of best practices guidelines and regulations to improve environmental and economic sustainability through increased efficiency and productivity. I believe WAS plays an important role in making sure we attain this goal. For an excellent review and collective view of our Society’s perspectives, please see the Editor’s Contribution in the February 2017 issue of the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS). During the USAS Board meeting at Aquaculture America 2017, some interesting ideas were put forth to increase member benefits. We are holding discussions with the regional aquaculture centers, USDA and the NOAA Office of Aquaculture to jointly improve member benefits. Currently, WAS is working with the Aquaculture Training Online Learning group and their Aquaculture Hub to expand exposure worldwide. If successful, there is a strong potential to expand the use of webinars as a means of communication and we could develop a large cache of webinars and instructional videos that could be helpful in teaching the culture of various species and at various levels of the production system. WAS could become a leader in aquaculture education through the use of this highly instructive means of communication with low production costs and the ability to reach very remote areas and developing countries that would greatly benefit those communities. We are also working hard to revamp our scientific journal. Your membership in WAS comes with the benefit of online access to all journal content, including special virtual issues (published online only), and those articles published as Early View (prior to appearing in hard copy issues). For access, login to the WAS web site, go to Publications and select JWAS. A new initiative by our journal is the development of Special Virtual Issues that highlight research by authors from specific regions and that are timed to coincide with the annual conferences held by each WAS Chapter. The first such Special Virtual Issue (“Focus on Latin America”) was launched during the LACQUA16 meeting in Lima, Peru, last November, and the second was launched in conjunction with Aquaculture America 2017 (“Highlighting U.S. Aquaculture Research”). Each virtual issue makes selected papers available as open access for a limited period of time. Additional Special Virtual Issues are planned to accompany the Asian-Pacific Aquaculture Conference 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and LACQUA 2017 in Mazatlan, Mexico. Share these Special Virtual Issues with your friends and colleagues (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1749-7345) and encourage them to join WAS for year-round access. Lastly, I encourage you to attend the World Aquaculture 2017 Conference, which will be held for the first time in Africa — in Cape Town, South Africa — with the participation of individuals from many countries throughout Africa and around the world. Aquaculture is rapidly growing in Africa and it is increasingly being integrated into the continent’s food systems. Therefore, this year is the perfect time for the global aquaculture community to focus on Africa. A major international trade show at WA 2017 will promote the latest aquaculture technologies presented by exhibitors from around the world. Start preparing for your trip, book your flights and hotels in advance and consider bringing your family and participating in a safari after the meeting. I hope to see you there to share in recent advances in aquaculture and learn more about the developments within our field on this fascinating continent. — Juan Pablo Lazo, President Contents (continued) 2 President’s Column 3 Editor’s Note 4 Korean Chapter Report 5 USAS Chapter Report 6 Asian Pacific Chapter Report 7 Latin American and Caribbean Chapter Report 70 Conference Calendar 71 Future Conferences and Expositions 72 Advertiser’s Index 72 Membership Application
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 3 Editor’s Note I came away from the recently concluded Aquaculture America conference feeling discouraged about the prospects for further growth of US aquaculture. It’s not any single event or policy has led me to that view but a conclusion drawn from hearing the same complaints and concerns year after year without any change on the ground. The stagnation of US aquaculture is obvious at many levels. The largest aquaculture sector in the country, catfish farming, peaked in 2002 and has not yet come close to recovering 15 years later. As a result, the country is no longer a top-10 global producer. Trout production has barely budged in decades. Salmon farming in net pens in Maine and Washington, never fully developed, peaked around 2000. Shellfish production, one of the brighter lights of US aquaculture, grows modestly but faces ongoing challenges from competing users of coastal areas, climate change, and food safety. University research programs in aquaculture have been scaled back and, in some cases, done away with altogether. So, what are the reasons for this stagnation? One big reason is that domestically produced “whitefish” are not able to compete with imports of tilapia and pangasius and haven’t for about two decades. The regulatory environment in the US is more restrictive than enabling. There is no doubt that the multilayered rules of the game are difficult and frustrating for existing and potential producers. Permits for aquaculture take too long. The media, ever eager to stoke controversy, have embraced negative narratives about aquaculture, and these have sown confusion in the minds of consumers and increased their hesitancy to buy fish. Some of these narratives originated from groups claiming to speak on behalf of the public interest but in reality they are speaking on behalf of the donors to foundations that support those groups. Skewed perspectives about aquaculture are now common among Americans. I would argue that another important factor has contributed to the stagnation of US aquaculture: we are not a fish-eating people. Other than along the US coastlines, there is no culture of eating seafood. The US does not have a culinary tradition that embraces seafood in the same way as it does in most Asian and Mediterranean countries. The annual per capita consumption of fish in the US has increased only modestly from about 10 pounds in 1960 to about 15-16 pounds today (compared to a global average of more than 40 pounds), a level essentially unchanged since 1990. Over the same period, the annual per capita consumption of poultry has increased from 34 pounds to more than 100 pounds. Seafood has yet to be competitive with poultry, beef and pork in the American diet. Partly this is a matter of price; seafood tends to be a higher-cost protein than terrestrial livestock. But partly this is a characteristic of American consumers, who have limited experience eating seafood and demand convenience. It’s difficult to imagine an America where eating seafood is an everyday thing, rather than something special when eating out. Despite the relatively modest per capita consumption, the US is a populous and relatively wealthy country and represents one of the world’s biggest seafood market. There is talk of trying to address the “seafood deficit” in the country, but I can’t help but feel pessimistic about prospects of solving this problem. Of course, this deficit is often used to provide justification for developing US aquaculture to meet that market demand. However, there are several reasons why this has become such a difficult challenge. First, every successful aquaculture producing country is pressing its own natural advantages, whether it’s a year-round growing season, natural resource endowments, infrastructure, geographic position, low labor costs, or a relatively permissive regulatory environment. Americans consume about 4 pounds of shrimp per capita per year. Why can’t we grow those shrimp in the US? Beyond the regulatory hurdles alluded to previously, there are only a few places in the country (south Florida, south Texas, Hawaii) with a favorable climate for year-round production in ponds. Farms have been built in these places, but no true industry has developed. The same can be said for indoor shrimp culture. For salmon, the US has essentially ceded the market to Canada, Norway and Chile. Again, other than Alaska (a story unto itself), the US has limited potential only along the far northern coasts. Even the warmwater areas of the US impose distinct seasonality on production of tilapia and catfish. Although the main production area in China is also characterized by seasonal production, other farms operate continuously using big net pens in tropical reservoirs. Where are the resources like this in the US and how could US producers compete given their disadvantaged position relative to low-cost producers? Will US producers be left to cater primarily to niche markets only? Culture also plays a role in public attitudes toward aquaculture. In countries with a traditional marine focus (and a tradition of eating fish), public attitudes toward aquaculture are favorable. Likewise, in developing countries with food security concerns and a high dependency on fish protein, objections to aquaculture are few. In the US, the public doesn’t quite know what to think because messages have been mixed and the diversity of aquaculture gets lost when broad allegations about the problems of aquaculture are made. I don’t want to leave the impression that there is no future for US aquaculture, only to lament that it has not come close to realizing its potential and that global growth has not been mirrored domestically. The US is likely to be better known in the future as a producer of aquaculture information and technology than as a producer of fish. The plenary session of Aquaculture America was focused on the future, especially the role of the Millennial generation. Despite my rather dark view of the present, the willingness of Millennials to take on the challenges of continuing to develop US aquaculture inspires some optimism. — John A. Hargreaves, Editor-in-Chief The Stagnation of U.S. Aquaculture
4 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS Professor Sungchul Charles Bai Named as a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology Professor Bai was elected as a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), the nation’s highest intergraded think-tank for science and technology. He received a Fellowship Badge at a ceremony in Seoul in January. There were 31 scientists who became new Fellows but Charles was the only professor from Busan, Ulsan and Gyeongnam areas, in the southeastern part of Korea. He has published more than 200 domestic and international papers and presented over 500 academic talks in the field of nutritional research and aquaculture. He has been playing a leading role in the development of aquaculture. He has been a professor at Pukyong National University since 1993. He was President of WAS from 2007-2008. He recently received the Won Jong Hoon Academic Award of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences and the Excellence Prize of the Korean Ocean and Fisheries Science and Technology Award. The Korean Chapter of WAS congratulates Professor Bai on his achievement of being named as a Fellow of the KAST. Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) Introduces ‘Major Business Plan 2017’ The MOF introduced ‘Major Business Plan 2017’ at the Joint Governmental Policy Direction Report Session. The MOF will focus on fostering new industry, creating jobs, and industrializing traditional fisheries industry in 2017 under the theme of “creating new industries and strengthening competitiveness in the marine and fisheries sectors.” There are five major direct plans, one of which includes scaling-up the aquaculture industry. For this section, the MOF will make efforts to attract private-sector investment and foster inland aquaculture. The First Korea Sea Farm Forum in Jeju The MOF and the Korea Sea Farm Forum held the First Korea Sea Farm Forum in Jeju. The Korea Sea Farm Forum was launched last year to replicate the Norwegian North Atlantic Seafood Forum, which promotes convergence between advanced technology and aquaculture technology and stimulates investment (see Korean Chapter News - December 2016 issue). Experts from Information Technology, finance, fisheries, and stakeholders from more than 140 fields participated in this event. The forum introduced promising business models that aquaculture companies can participate in and examine the possibility of commercialization. Polaris Shipping, a company specialized in the transportation of raw materials, proposed the Blue Revolution Project that will utilize its own large vessels to provide a production station for aquaculture, renewable energy production, and marine tourism. Currently, a preliminary project is underway to produce 3,000 tons of fish annually by 2019 by cultivating sea trout in 200,000 t tanks. Korea Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute introduced an ‘Urban Aqua Farm (UAF)’ that can easily produce aquatic products regardless of the location and weather conditions. The producers who operate the UAF could make up a group, and the processing, distribution and sales would be jointly carried out to secure the price competitiveness and high quality. Korea-ASEAN Forum on Aquaculture Held by The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) held the First KoreaASEAN Forum on Aquaculture to strengthen co-operation between Korea and ASEAN countries in Denpasar, Indonesia. The forum, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by experts from Korea, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos. The Korean delegate presented the current situation of the domestic aquaculture industry and abalone farming technology and proposed possible cooperation in the field of aquacultureenvironment surveys, productivity improvement and disease management technology in the future. In particular, ASEAN countries have suitable environments for aquaculture, and it would be possible to create synergy by applying Korea’s advanced aquaculture technology. In addition, delegates from seven countries who are members of the ASEAN Sectoral Working Group on Fisheries (ASWGFi), provided an overview of the current situation of each country’s aquaculture and expressed the hope of having the entry of Korean aquaculture industry and investment. — Ik Kyo Chung, President Korean Chapter Korean Media Stories The following are recent headlines of notable aquaculture news stories covered by the Korean media. • South Koreans top consumers of seafood: FAO report — Yonhap News • Korea invests in aquaculture in anticipation of growing seafood demand — Arirang TV News • Government to open fish farming business to conglomerates — Yonhap News • Desert-raised shrimps highlight Korean farming tech — Korea Times • Abalone aquaculture firm seeks Korea’s first-ever ASC certification — Korea Herald • Jeju’s women divers gain UNESCO recognition — Korea Herald
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 5 U.S. Aquaculture Society Time flies when you’re having fun. It’s been a year since I took over from our Past-President Mike Denson as President of the US Aquaculture Society, and it has been a great experience. The people on the Board who carry this Society forward are all committed to making things better and assuring that the members have benefits that give them more from membership than just another check-off on their resume. Over the past year, the Board has implemented a new activity, supporting various conferences and workshops around the country. USAS was a sponsor of the International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture at Virginia Tech, and the Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Expo, which this year partnered again with the NOAA Milford Aquaculture Seminar. That meeting was in Providence, RI. Both conferences allowed USAS to have a booth to promote the Society, and we enlisted four students, two at each conference, to sit at the booth and talk about USAS. Both groups of students gave some useful feedback about how to make the endeavor more successful. Two new pop-up banners that describe a bit about your Society were used and they made the booths look very professional. USAS was also a sponsor of the Iowa Aquaculture Conference. It is envisioned that this type of sponsorship will continue, so if you are organizing a conference, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the Board to seek sponsorship. The Board has decided that, at least initially, USAS would sponsor at some level two conferences or meetings a year. Another exciting success in the past year was the collaboration among the USAS, the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center under Dr. Joe Morris, and the National Aquaculture Association to develop and put on a series of webinars on various aspects of aquaculture. With the excellent technical assistance of the University of Iowa’s IT group and coordination by Linda O’Dierno from NAA and USAS Board member Allen Pattillo, the aquaculture extension specialist from Iowa State, the group produced about 15 webinars that were broadcast live and then also saved for future viewing on the University of Iowa website and also linked through the USAS website. The production was done by the Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer. The webinars included topics such as aquaponics, biosecurity, recreational fish pond management, labelling requirements, HACCP, use of social media, fish health, indoor shrimp farming and more. These videos can be viewed on the USAS website. A great accomplishment initiated by our previous President Mike Denson was the redesign of the USAS website, usaquaculture.org. The site is now being updated often and members should visit there to see what’s going on. In addition, we have a Social Media Sub-committee that has been trying to increase communication about activities of the Society and updates from other entities associated with aquaculture. The USAS also has a Twitter feed (USAquaSoc), an Instagram (usaquasoc) and a Facebook page (US Aquaculture Society). As was hoped, two new USAS student subunits have been formed in Auburn, Alabama and we thank the students there for taking up the gauntlet and getting organized. One is at Auburn University and the other at Auburn High School. Thanks to Bauer Duke, Eric Peatman and Dave Cline for helping with the formation of those groups. There are a couple other student subunits in the formative stages and hopefully they will be functional within the next few months. Recently Aquaculture America was held in San Antonio, TX and it was a resounding success. The conference committee of Mike Denson, Kathleen Hartman and Dave Straus worked very well with John Cooksey to produce a great meeting. The plenary session featured three speakers. Jonathan Van Senten from Virginia Tech talked about millennials in aquaculture, Dr. Sally Rockey, Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture discussed her foundation and how aquaculture could fit into it, and Dr. Aoife Lyons from Alltech talked about the different generations and how we need to understand each other. They all brought a different perspective about Forging New Frontiers, the theme of the meeting. USAS awarded five Professional Achievement Awards this year. Ben Beck from Auburn University and Rafael Cuevas Uribe from Humboldt State University were awarded the Distinguished Early Career Award. Former USAS Secretary/Treasurer Reg Blaylock from the University of Southern Mississippi received the Distinguished Service Award and Sebastian Belle, the Executive Director of the Maine Aquaculture Association was awarded the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award. Mike Freeze from Keo Fish Farm in Arkansas was given the Douglas Drennan II Industry Leadership Award. All are so deserving of these accolades and we wish them the heartiest congratulations. Biosketches of these people can be found with photos on the USAS website. There were numerous students who won awards at the meeting. Please check the USAS Facebook feed or the website for this information. This organization doesn’t function on autopilot. Taking responsibility for leadership was made so easy with the support and work of all Board members. Past-President Mike Denson helped so much, guiding me along the way. Incoming President Dave Cline had served as Vice President and was a great support to Angela Capporelli, the current VP who ran the Awards Committee and the Student Awards. Secretary Treasurer for the past two years, Gulnihal (Rose) Ozbay did a yeoman’s (or yeowoman’s) job of keeping the minutes and the books. Our outgoing board members Dave Straus and Kwamena Quagranie helped so much with the Rules and Regulations and the Promotion and Membership Committees, Allen Pattillo oversaw the webinars and Evan Durland and Carter Ullman with Eric Peatman worked the great Student Activities at Aquaculture America. And last but not least, a big tip of the hat to Carol Mendoza and Judy Andrasko from the WAS Home Office, who have been outstanding in their support and help over the past year. Serving as President of USAS for the past year capped a long career with Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and for having had this opportunity, I am most grateful. I am now an “Extinguished Professor” and will go on to other adventures but will still be involved with USAS. I urge anyone in our membership who wants to really be part of our Society and take it into the future to contact one of the Board members and express your interest. It will be a most fulfilling opportunity. — Gef Flimlin, President CHAPTER REPORTS
6 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS Aquaculture plays an important role in the development of many national economies and a key role in rural development in the Asian Pacific region. Farmers in the region contribute over 80 percent of the world’s aquaculture production, with China contributing about 50 percent of global production. At the global level, aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector. It is developing, expanding and intensifying in almost all regions of the world. The global population is increasing and thus the demand for aquatic food products is also increasing. With the expansion of aquaculture production, there is a growing concern over the impacts of aquaculture on the environment and also over the requirements of quality and food safety demanded by consumers and regulators. Sustainable aquaculture must maximize benefits and minimize accumulation of detriments and other types of negative impacts on natural and social environments. Like other Asian countries, aquaculture is growing rapidly in Pakistan, with a growth rate of about 7.8 percent, which is the highest in the agriculture and livestock sector. The aquaculture sector in Pakistan has gained significant momentum during the last five years. Public and private sectors are moving towards significant achievement in production and human resource development. The Asian Pacific Chapter sponsored and supported the 6th International Fisheries Symposium and Expo on “Innovative and Sustainable Aquaculture for Blue Revolution” on 8-9 February 2017 in Lahore, Pakistan. The event was organized by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in Lahore. I was invited to participate in the symposium as a keynote speaker and to represent our organization, the Asian Pacific Chapter of WAS. We also had a booth in the event to represent the APC. Many international speakers were invited. This was a great opportunity to represent the organization and exchange aquaculture knowledge with other countries in the Asian Pacific Region. There are two exciting upcoming events for the APC. First, it is the time for the election of new officers and directors. This year we will choose a President-elect, Treasurer, and two Directors that will begin their board terms at our APA17 annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The deadline to complete voting is 15 March 2017. Second, another mega-event, APA17 is coming to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during 24-27 July 2017. Many interesting conference topics will be presented at APA17, including Marine Shrimp, Macrobrachium, Tilapia, Freshwater Fish Culture, Nutrition and Feed and more. One of the key highlights of the conference program at APA 17 is the plenary session, with presentations by leading aquaculture experts. The session will start with an address by Mr. Herve Lucien-Brun, Aquaculture & Qualite, France. He will discuss “Marketing Farmed Seafood from Asia to Global Markets,” which is linked to the theme of APA 17, “Transforming for Market Needs.” The APC is excited to announce awards for this year’s conference in Malaysia. The student award structure has been brought into alignment with WAS globally to ensure consistency. Additionally, the APC will continue financing and awarding exceptional women within the field of aquaculture. The three categories for awards are as follows: 1. Pre-conference student travel awards. These will be awarded on the basis of abstracts submitted by students. There are three abstract/travel awards with US$400 each for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. Abstracts will be judged according to the following criteria: format for submission, abstract title, abstract content, scientific and research value, application potential, scope, and clarity. 2. Presentation/poster awards for students. These will be judged during the APA17 conference. • Oral presentation: 1st — US$600 and 2nd — US$400 • Poster: 1st — US$600 and 2nd — US$400 Presentations and posters will be evaluated according to the following criteria: scientific and research value and application potential, management value and application potential, scope, verbal/audio-visual presentation, clarity and conciseness, stimulated intelligent discussion, abstract and title. 3. Travel awards for women’s participation: US$600 for two women. The criteria and application process for the selection of the women awardees has been developed by Aquaculture without Frontiers and is communicated on another announcement specifically for this award. Interested women need to complete the application form, which will be evaluated according to the following criteria: (1) knowledge and understanding of the role of women in aquaculture, (2) capacity to contribute to the future development of aquaculture, (3) potential benefits to the individual and the sector that they work in, (4) demonstrated skills that will enable the applicant to be an effective member of the APC. The student awards proposed by the APC are important to the whole aquaculture community because students are building the future of our organization and the future of our industry globally. The number of APC members is increasing every year at a fast rate and therefore the Awards Committee of the APC is taking on this task of picking up young talent with great enthusiasm. All students submitting an abstract and presenting a poster or an oral presentation will be evaluated. — Endhay Kusnendar Kontara, President Asian Pacific Chapter Like other Asian countries, aquaculture is growing rapidly in Pakistan, with a growth rate of about 7.8 percent, which is the highest in the agriculture and livestock sector. The aquaculture sector in Pakistan has gained significant momentum during the last five years. Public and private sectors are moving towards significant achievement in production and human resource development.
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 7 CHAPTER REPORTS One of the most rewarding benefits of WAS and LACC membership is to attend the annual conferences, where we catch up with friends and colleagues, learn about the latest research, and get updated on projects, products and services. In the last few months I was fortunate to attend two such conferences: LACQUA16 in Lima, Peru, and Aquaculture America 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. I am happy to report that LACQUA16, our yearly Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture Convention, took place 28 November to 1 December 2016 in Lima, Peru and was a great success. The conference had more than 700 participants and included 189 oral presentations, 134 posters, and 35 commercial booths. I want to express my appreciation to the Peruvian Ministry of Fisheries, the Instituto del Mar del Peru, and Nicovita for their enthusiastic support and sponsorship. I heard many good comments about the quality of the conference and I was especially gratified to see strong student participation and student activities, including an aquaculture trivia quiz with cash prizes. Our Peruvian hosts were amazing and most of us were blown away by the delicious Peruvian food. On the professional side, I believe the conference attained its goal of helping producers, educators, researchers, planners, and regulators to focus efforts on developing, teaching, applying, and overseeing technologies to improve the development and sustainability of aquaculture in the region. I would like to congratulate the US Chapter for recently hosting a great Aquaculture America meeting. My takeaway from three days of fun and learning in San Antonio is that there is renewed interest from producers and regulators to promote aquaculture as a means of reducing the shocking $11.2 billion annual US seafood trade deficit resulting from importing 91 percent of the country’s seafood supply, half of which comes from non-US aquaculture. Meetings like this are helping these new interests and initiatives gel into reality. Back to our chapter, LAQCUA17 is now set for 8-10 November 2017 in Mazatlan, Mexico. The conference is already generating a lot of interest for several reasons: the city is a well-connected beach destination, has a brand new, world-class convention center, and is located in the heart of Mexico’s shrimp farming area. I lived and worked there from 2003 to 2007 and can attest to the city’s appeal to national and international tourism. Please plan your attendance early as space is limited. The board of WAS recently authorized that LACC-country registrants to LACQUA17 will be offered WAS membership at half-price for one year as part of the conference registration if they are becoming members for the first time, so please tell your non-member friends that this is also a great opportunity to join WAS and LACC at a reduced rate. I hope to see you all in Mazatlán! Finally, I want to remind all that World Aquaculture magazine continues to be translated into Spanish and is available to members on our website. To access, please visit: www.was.org/ LACC/en/publications.aspx Very best to all! — Lorenzo Juarez, President Latin American and Caribbean Chapter The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society’s highlighted article for this issue of World Aquaculture is “Impact of the Community-based Fish Culture System on Expenditure and Inequality: Evidence from Bangladesh” by A.B.M. Mahfuzul Haque and Madan Mohan Dey. This paper was published in volume 47(5):646-657. Aquaculture production contributes to society in a variety of ways, but its contribution to social well-being is less wellstudied than its other impacts. Haque and Dey compared the effects of a Community-based Fish Culture (CBFC) system in three project sites with control sites in similar floodplain communities in Bangladesh, with a particular focus on inequalities in household expenditures in those communities. Study results showed that the CBFC system had a significant and positive impact on expenditures on food, clothing, housing, education, healthcare, and other household expenditures. In addition to increasing household spending, an analysis was conducted of effects on economic inequality. A Gini index of total expenditure was calculated to compare economic inequality between the CBFC project and control households. Results showed that expenditures were distributed more equally among fishers and landless workers in the CBFC project households than among the control households. This study suggests that Community-based Fish Culture Systems have improved the lives of poor fishermen and landless workers in floodplain resource areas in Bangladesh. This paper is available to all members of the World Aquaculture Society at the Society’s website (was.org) under the Publications tab. — Carole R. Engle, Executive Editor, JWAS Recent Research Highlight from the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
8 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG June 26-30, 2017 Cape Town International Convention Centre Cape Town, South Africa The Annual International Conference & Exposition of World Aquaculture Society Hosted by Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa Associate Sponsors Aquaculture Engineering Society International Association of Aquaculture Economics & Management WorldFish 2017 World Aquaculture Sustainable Aquaculture New Frontiers for Economic Growth Spotlight on Africa For More Information Contact: Conference Manager P.O. Box 2302 | Valley Center, CA 92082 USA Tel: +1.760.751.5005 | Fax: +1.760.751.5003 Email: worldaqua@aol.com | www.was.org WA17 was ad CMYK.indd 1 3/6/16 2:26 PM
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 9 26 June 2017 African Extrusion Seminar: Aquatic Feeds and Related Extrusion Products Wenger Manufacturing, Sabetha, Kansas USA Discussions on African aquaculture, extrusion cooking, drying, coating and related functions for production for all styles of aquatic feeds centered on profitability. Feed ingredient selection, grinding, methods of producing floating, sinking and slow sinking feeds. Related products include pet foods, ingredient creation, breadcrumbs for fish coating before frying giving a full review of extrusion possibilities. Contact Wenger at Jkearns@wenger.com, mauriciob@ wenger.com or RogerG@perendale.co.uk for the free registration form and invitation. Seating is limited. Biofloc Technology (Prof. Yoram Avnimelech) Tuition USD 160 + Biofloc Technology Guidebook USD 50 (50 percent off for participants from African countries) Opening ceremony — 1800 h Ministry DAFF and President of the African Union 27 June 2017 Plenary Feeding the Nine Billion: The Role of Aquaculture – Rohanna Subasinghe (FAO) African Perspectives on Aquaculture – Sloans Chimatiro (Worldfish) African Session Keynote Establish Value Chains – Tom Hecht Aquaculture Biosecurity Special Session (org. by IAVBC) This special session will review approaches for preventing, controlling or eradicating infectious diseases, particularly those involving disease surveillance, diagnostics, economic or other impacts, certifying disease freedom, OIE standards or National regulations. Special Session on Financing African Aquaculture (org. by Randall Brummett) This special session will review the status, growth potential and risk profiles of African aquaculture investments, with a focus on the amounts and types of capital needed to help the sector produce revenues, jobs and fish for a growing continent. The session will feature presentations from aquaculture specialists from a range of financial and development institutions interested in African aquaculture, and plenty of time for questions and discussion with a view to helping farmers better understand the constraints for bankers, and helping bankers understand the opportunities in the aquaculture sector. 1-2 July 2017 Aquaculture Biosecurity Workshop Open to 100 attendees to participate in facilitated table-top and on-farm training exercises for preventing, controlling or eradicating infectious diseases, using OIE standards. Lunch, workbook and transportation is included. To ensure a seat, register by 1 April 2017 at www.fisch.vetmed.uni-muenchen.de/biosecurity/iavbc_workshop_2017 3-4 July 2017 Farming with Aquaponics Workshop (R 5000) University of Stellenbosch, Mathematical Sciences and Industrial Psychology Building – Room 1005 For more information:aquaponics4everyone@gmail.com Workshops, Special Sessions and Tours Planned for World Aquaculture 2017 in Cape Town CONFERENCE TOURS: ABALONE, TROUT, OYSTERS OR MUSSELS? Still contemplating whether you might attend World Aquaculture 17 in Cape Town? Here’s something to tickle your fancy — three terrific conference fieldtrips, each visiting one of South Africa’s three largest aquaculture sectors have been organized. Each of the professionally guided tours will provide an opportunity to also enjoy some of the country’s finest wine and food. The region is well known internationally for its great wine and a trip to the winelands is a must do for anyone visiting Cape Town. Using this as a starting point, the conference organizers have put together three fieldtrips with visits to trout, oyster or abalone farms. The pre-conference fieldtrip (Mon 26 June) will depart from the CTICC and visit the magical Three Streams trout farm and smokehouse near the quaint town of Franschoek, followed by lunch in Stellenbosch. After lunch, a choice of tours to either the Stellenbosch University Biotechnology Laboratory or the Welgevallen salmon smolt RAS hatchery will be offered before returning to Cape Town after a full day. Two post-conference fieldtrips (both on Saturday 1 July) will leave the CTICC either up the west coast to Saldanha or to Hermanus in the east. Saldanha Bay is home to most of South Africa’s oyster and mussel farms and the tour will include a visit to oyster and mussel processing facilities and (weather depending) a boat trip to see oyster lines and mussel rafts in operation. After a relaxing lunch, the tour will move to the nearby town of Paternoster with a visit to a marine finfish hatchery and abalone settlement and nursery area. The other post-conference tour will be to the picturesque town of Hermanus, where abalone farming started in South Africa. The tour to will involve visits to an abalone farm, abalone feed mill and a nearby wave energy facility. An abalone tasting and lunch will follow before a guided walking tour of the Old Harbour and town. Before returning to Cape Town, the tour will visit a local winery where a chocolate and wine tasting demonstration will be held. So, now that you’ve decided that you will be attending World Aquaculture17, your only choice is to decide which tour to do. Space is limited so please register through the WAS website and book now to avoid disappointment.
10 MARCH 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG Tyson Best Abstract Award ($1500): Adam Daw, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast for “Evaluation of Sodium Hypochlorite Immersion Protocols for the Disinfection of Acartia tonsa and Parvocalanus crassirostris Cultures.” Adam was also awarded Third Place ($200) in the Spotlight Award. Pentair/USAS Travel Award ($1500): Thomas Derbes, Auburn University for “Supplementing Broodstock and Larval Diets for Florida Pompano Trachinotus carolinus with Taurine to Improve Egg, Larval, and Weaned Juvenile Quality.” Soy Alliance ($1000): Nermeen Youssef Abass, Auburn University for “Effect of Combined Transgenic Catfish Ictalurus punctatus Growth Hormone (GH) and their Siblings on Growth Rate of Channel Catfish in Earthen Ponds.” USAS-Merck Best Presentation ($1000): Thomas Delomas, Ohio State University for “A New Protocol for Exploring the Potential Growth Rate of Zebrafish Larvae and Juveniles.” USAS-Aqualogic Best Poster ($1000): Brittany Peachey, Texas A&M University for “Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus Response to Histidine Eficiency.” USAS Best Abstract/ Travel Award ($600): Min Ju, Texas A&M University for “Effects of Dietary Prebiotic and Probiotic Supplementation on Growth Performance and Disease Resistance of Hybrid Striped Bass Morone chrysops X Morone saxatilis in Ponds.” Min was also awarded First Place ($500) in the Spotlight Award. USAS Best Abstract/ Travel Award ($600): Sergio Castillo, Texas A&M University for “Dietary Leucine and Isoleucine Requirements of Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus and the Effects of Excess Leucine on Branched-Chain Amino Acid Utilization.” Sergio was also awarded Second Place ($200) in the Spotlight Award. USAS Best Abstract/ Travel Award ($600): Lauren Jescovitch, Auburn University for “Effects of Aeration on Water Quality in Waste-Treatment Sections of Split-Pond Aquaculture: A Three-Year Synopsis.” The RAS “Yellow Book” Undergraduate Student Travel Grant ($700): Kevin Fisher, Ohio State University for “Understanding the Mechanisms of Winter Survival through Biochemical Adaptations in Invasive Species of Asian Carp.” Student Awards at Aquaculture America TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Adam Daw. Thomas Derbes. Nermeen Abass. BOTTOM, LEFT TO RIGHT: Sergio Castillo. Min Ju. Lauren Jescovitch.
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2017 11 Professional Achievement Awards at Aquaculture America Distinguished Early Career Award Benjamin H. Beck, Ph.D. Ben Beck is currently the Research Leader of the USDA-ARS Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit in Auburn, AL. His research has elegantly combined basic and applied approaches to better understand and exploit the intersection of genetics, nutrition, and the environment in aquaculture. Dr. Beck’s work has led to several new practical approaches for fish health management currently being utilized by commercial producers. He is a broadly-trained cross-disciplinary scientist with the desire to apply advances in biotechnology to real-world aquaculture problems. Distinguished Early Career Award Rafael Cuevas Uribe, Ph.D. The spectrum of his innovative scientific research is very wide. For his doctoral work at LSU, he completed studies on the preservation of germplasm resources for aquatic species through sperm cryopreservation. At Kentucky State University, Rafael did applied research on reservoir ranching and an integrated approach for sustainable aquaculture production with the use of reclaimed water from rural communities. He is now an Assistant Professor at Humboldt State University, where he teaches four courses with enrollments of many as 70 students. Last year, one of his students, James Schwartz, received the 2016 USAS Best Abstract Award. Distinguished Service Award Reg Blaylock, Ph.D. Reg Blaylock has been with the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center at the University of Southern Mississippi since 1999 and is now Assistant Director. He served on the Board of USAS for six years and developed a long-term financial plan to ensure the sustainability of the Society that provides financial security and allows us to realize our mission of supporting member benefits, increasing student travel awards, and implementing education and training classes at our annual meetings. Dr. Blaylock has also served many roles at annual USAS conferences over the years. Reg was the person that the Board looked to for critical insight derived from long-term experience with both the Society and industry. Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award Sebastian Belle After beginning his career working on an offshore lobster boat, Sebastian Belle now holds the position of Executive Director of the Maine Aquaculture Association. He holds degrees in fisheries biology and agricultural economics. Mr. Belle was project manager of the Bluefin Tuna Project at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Before joining the aquarium, Sebastian was operations manager for Connors Aquaculture Inc. in Eastport, Maine, one of the largest Atlantic salmon farms in the United States. He served as a technical consultant on over 20 major commercial aquaculture ventures for investment groups in Europe, and North and South America. Before returning to North America in 1989, he spent four years managing a commercialscale aquaculture research and development foundation in Norway. Sebastian has served as the state aquaculture coordinator, working for the Maine Department of Marine Resources. He also has his own consulting firm and works with another firm specializing in aquaculture farm management, financial due diligence, and risk analysis and control. He has also worked with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, the Coalition for US Seafood Production, the International Salmon Farmers Association, the World Wildlife Federation’s Salmon Dialogues, the National Organic Standards Board, the Soy Aquaculture Alliance, the USDA Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center and the Working Waterfront Coalition. He more recently worked with the Maine Legislature and Department of Marine Resources to create the regulatory rules to allow for seaweed farming in Maine. There are now six commercial kelp farms in Maine and two in Massachusetts, creating jobs in coastal communities, a direct result of Sebastian’s hard work on the industry’s behalf. Douglas Drennan II Industry Leadership Award Mike Freeze Mike’s formal education includes a BS from Arkansas Tech in Fisheries and Wildlife management and an MS in Biology from Murray State University. After a stint with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (1977-1983), he formed Keo Fish Farms with two partners in 1986. Keo was the first farm to develop a commercial program to produce triploid grass carp with the primary purpose of aquatic vegetation control. Today, the company is the largest producer of hybrid striped bass fingerlings in the world. Mike is energetic and generous, reflected in his numerous volunteer roles with various grower groups, national and state government committees, and the advisory committee for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Mike has been a staunch supporter of research, extension, and education. Mike repeatedly takes his personal time to talk with students and help them understand what it takes to run a successful aquaculture business, a contribution to student development that alone merits recognition. Mike has also accommodated numerous research projects on his farm, despite the inconveniences and disruptions. Mike has an undeniable and unflappable commitment to U.S. aquaculture. Mike’s tireless efforts have played a large role in the growth of the domestic aquaculture industry. His effective communication style that puts complex issues into understandable terms has gained him trust of fellow farmers. He is willing to talk to farmers about their issues and help any way that he can. This award has been established to honor the memory of one of the hardest working members of the U.S. Aquaculture Society, who like Mike also volunteered an inordinate amount of his time and personal resources to help others. Mike Freeze exemplifies the type of outstanding person in the U.S. aquaculture industry and community for which the Douglas Drennan II Industry Leadership Award was established to honor.
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