VOLUME 49, NUMBER 2 THE MAGAZINE OF THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY JUNE 2018 Mediterranean Mussels in the Algarve, Portugal W RLD AQUACULTURE
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 1 WORLD AQUACULTURE MAGAZINE WORLD AQUACULTURE magazine is published by the World Aquaculture Society. The home office address is: World Aquaculture Society, PO Box 397, Sorrento LA 70778-0397 USA. P and F: +1-225-347-5408; Email: carolm@was.org. World Aquaculture Society Home Page: www.was.org WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY OFFICERS, 2017-2018 William Daniels, President Juan Pablo Lazo, Immediate Past President Maria Celia Portella, President-Elect Wendy Sealey, Treasurer Jennifer Cobcroft, Secretary DIRECTORS Kathleen Hartman Patricia Moraes-Valenti Darryl E. Jory Antonio Garza de Yta Humberto Villarreal Colmenares Michael Denson CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Sugantham Felix, Asian Pacific David Straus, USAS Luís André Sampaio, 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, Executive 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@was.org 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, PO Box 397, Sorrento LA 70778-0397 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 Sorrento, 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, PO Box 397, Sorrento LA 70778-0397 USA. ©2018, The World Aquaculture Society. ■ W RLD AQUACULTURE VOL. 49 NO. 2 JUNE 2018 COVER: Mediterranean mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis produced in coastal southern Portugal are well-accepted by consumers. Photo: Pedro Pousão-Ferreira. See story on page 55. 13 In Memoriam: Herminio R. Rabanal (1917-2018) 14 A Conversation with Randall Brummett Rodrigue Yossa 16 Recent Research Highlight from the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 16 Announcing the 2017 Outstanding Reviewers for the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 17 Planning Updates for Conferences in Montpellier and Bogotá 21 Bogotá and the Ágora International Convention Center 22 Aquaculture in Colombia Sandra Pardo Carrasco, Adriana Patricia Muñoz Ramírez, Victor J Atencio García and Sara Patricia Bonilla 28 Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture and the Future of Food George S. Lockwood 33 Global Trends in Aquaculture and Compound Aquafeed Production Albert G.J. Tacon 49 Alternative Feeding Strategies and Feed Ingredients for Snakehead Farming in Cambodia and Vietnam Tran Thi Thanh Hien, Pham Minh Duc, Nen Phanna, Hap Navy, Chheng Phen, So Nam, Robert Pomeroy and David A. Bengtson 55 Offshore Production of Mediterranean Mussels in Southern Portugal João Araújo, Florbela Soares and Pedro Pousão-Ferreira 59 Aliens from Aquariums Zomesh A. Maini, Vikas Kumar and Janice A. Ragaza 64 Advances in Cobia Seed Production and Hatchery Management in India Kalidoss Radhakrishnan, Shajahan Ferosekhan, Samraj Aanand, A. Karthy and Aparajita Priyadarshani 67 Antimicrobial Peptides: A Promising Future Alternative to Antibiotics in Aquaculture Anutosh Paria, Vinay T.N., Sanjay K. Gupta, Tanmoy Gon Choudhury and Biplab Sarkar (CONTENTS CONTINUED ON PAGE 2)
2 JUNE 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG President’s Column Since my last President’s column, Aquaculture America 2018 was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the strong support of our partners the US Aquaculture Society, the National Aquaculture Association and the Aquaculture Suppliers Association. This year’s AA18 was hosted by the California Aquaculture Association. Despite the cold and often windy weather, AA18 was another success with 2,078 participants from 61 countries and 732 oral and poster presentations. APA18 Taipei, Taiwan (April 23-26) has also concluded with 1890 participants from 48 countries and 445 oral and poster presentations. Thanks to those who participated in making these great successes. Let’s keep the momentum going with another great meeting in Montpellier, France with AQUA 2018 (August 25-29). AQUA 2018 will be our joint meeting with the European Aquaculture Society (EAS). If you can’t make it to France, then consider attending LACQUA18-Aquaculture for Peace in Bogotá, Colombia this October 23 - 26. These are great meetings to learn about the latest aquaculture discoveries and technologies, explore the tradeshow for new supplies and equipment, and make new friends and visit with old acquaintances. I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming conferences. By the time you read this, the WAS elections will have concluded and new officers and directors will be preparing to begin their service at the meeting in Montpellier, France. While the parent society’s election will be complete, don’t forget that chapter nominations and elections occur at different times of the year. The Latin America and Caribbean Chapter will still have its nomination process open until June 15. Please take these elections seriously and make nominations for positions and then VOTE! Each chapter and the parent society have committees that do much of the work. Please take the time to volunteer and contribute within your chapter or WAS. Each of you has a role to play and can contribute to the success of our society! When you have concerns or ideas, express them to your WAS or chapter board. As I found out recently, some of our members are not afraid to express their concerns. I particularly heard from our past presidents and WAS Fellows as well as other WAS members over concerns regarding the e-book and hard copies of “Design and Operation of Super Intensive, Biofloc-Dominated Systems for Indoor Production of the Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei — The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Experience”, which was originally published by WAS and have now been released to Dr. Tzachi Samocha and his co-authors for their own publication. As WAS President, I greatly appreciate the passion of our Past Presidents and Fellows and their willingness to stay engaged beyond their service. It’s that passion that drives the success of WAS. In regards to the trademark/copyright infringement, I have tasked the Policies, Rules and Regulations Committee and the Publications Committee to work together with the editors of the Journal of World Aquaculture, World Aquaculture magazine, and WAS Books to develop policies on how to respond to trademark or copyright infringement claims that protect both WAS and the authors. As part of this review, I asked them to consider any policies that need to be changed to ensure authors do not put themselves in danger of copyright or trademark infringement claims or potential patent infringement. They will do this in consultation with our publishers. One of our lasting contributions to aquaculture is our publications that provide the science-based aquaculture information to the world. One of the important benefits of your WAS membership continues to be that it comes with free online access to all issues of the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society (JWAS), including all back issues. JWAS is still in its re-invigoration phase, with an impact factor that has recently risen above 1.0. JWAS has published a Special Issue on Genetics and Breeding in Chinese Aquaculture (49/2; 2018). This issue is currently available online and contains papers on genetic advances of a wide variety of cultured fish and invertebrates. For those publishing in JWAS or World Aquaculture magazine, authors have the opportunity to be rewarded for best papers or articles. The 2017 Best JWAS Paper Awards and World Aquaculture magazine best article award were made recently. Congratulations to all! We continue to encourage the development of an African chapter through a steering committee and hope to see this come to fruition in the near future. Dr. Kevan Main, WAS Past President, is providing advice as the WAS representative. Our Asian Pacific and Latin America and Caribbean chapters have also been sharing their experiences with the steering committee. We have strong support from NEPAD (the New Partnership for Africa’s Development) and the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa (AASA) for formation of its secretariat for the first three years. They have drafted bylaws and are working on a business plan for its sustainability. Keep up the good work! We await the birth of a new regional chapter. Contents (continued) 2 President’s Column 3 Editor’s Note 5 USAS Chapter Report 8 Korean Chapter Report 9 Asian Pacific Chapter Report 10 Latin American and Caribbean Chapter Report 70 Conference Calendar 71 Future Conferences and Expositions 72 Advertiser’s Index 72 Membership Application (CONTINUED ON PAGE 72)
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 3 Editor’s Note The spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the major threats facing the human population this century. It could become the leading cause of death, exceeding cancer, and result in as many as 10 million mostly premature deaths a year by 2050. The development of AMR limits the effectiveness of antibiotic treatments of bacterial infections in humans and species produced in aquaculture. AMR occurs when a microorganism develops resistance to antimicrobial agents. It is a natural process, but residues of human overuse and misuse of antibiotics have increased the selection pressure that leads to AMR. Resistance can be acquired through genetic mutation and horizontal gene transfer among microbial populations. Globally around 70 percent of antibiotics are used in animal husbandry and 30 percent in human medicine. Up to 80 percent of consumed antibiotics are not metabolized and thus excreted. These sub-lethal levels of antimicrobial residues then enter wastewater treatment systems or released directly to soil or water and interact with environmental bacteria, leading to selection of AMR strains. Humans can be exposed to AMR bacteria through food consumption, drinking water and direct environmental contact. Wastewater treatment plants are hotspots for horizontal gene transfer due to high bacterial density and nutrient richness. AMR bacteria can be found in water and sediment near discharges from industrial and municipal wastewater facilities as well as fish and shrimp farms. An astounding 90 percent of bacteria in seawater are resistant to at least one antibiotic. The genes that confer resistance to antimicrobials can be found in clinically important fish and human pathogens and environmental bacteria in water and soil. The rapid growth in aquaculture has been accompanied by production intensification, resulting in an increased risk of disease outbreaks that are often treated with antimicrobials. Up to 75 percent of antibiotics used in aquaculture may be released to the surrounding environment. The application of antimicrobials affects targeted pathogens as well as a wide variety of environmental bacteria, resulting in selection of AMR strains that increase the risk of horizontal gene transfer to potential human pathogens. One noteworthy example of this was demonstrated in Chile, where genes from quinolone-resistant aquatic bacteria were isolated from a salmon farming area with a history of heavy quinolone usage. Quniolone resistance genes were subsequently isolated from E. coli that caused urinary tract infections in people living in Puerto Montt, near the salmon farming area, clearly demonstrating horizontal gene transfer. AMR genes can appear on fish farms even when antibiotics are not used. Jing Wang of Dalian University in China published a paper in 2017 called “Fishmeal Application Induces Antibiotic Resistance Gene Propagation in Mariculture Sediment.” The authors tested five commercially available fishmeals in China and found 132 AMR genes, ranging from 8 in fishmeal from Russia to 95 in fishmeal from China. In lab studies, these resistance genes were also isolated from sediment bacteria, indicating horizontal transfer from bacteria in fishmeal to sediment bacteria. The authors suggested that efforts should be made to remove AMR genes from fishmeal before using in aquafeeds. At present and as a practical matter, there are very few alternatives to antibiotics to treat diseases in intensive aquaculture. In general, a preventative approach is essential to reduce the use of antimicrobials. Methods to increase the resistance of fish hosts to disease include using nutritionally optimized feed and good feeding practices, minimizing stress, stimulating the immune system with vaccines and immunostimulants, and genetic selection for disease resistance. To maintain a good culture environment, BMPs, good hygiene with quarantine and disinfection, water quality management and the use of probiotics and synbiotics offer promise. To control pathogens, bacteriophages that infect and kill pathogens, phytogenics like essential oils, and quorum sensing disruptors or inhibitors are future options. In the big picture, the overuse of antibiotics in aquaculture, especially prophylactic use, must be stopped. Antibiotics should be used only to treat diagnosed bacterial diseases. A reduction in antibiotic use in aquaculture must become a trend. Of course, stricter regulations and better enforcement could limit the development of AMR. In general, antibiotic use in developed countries is fairly well regulated. However, in many countries that are major aquaculture producers, regulation and enforcement is weak and inadequate. Food-safety regulations that set maximum residue limits can serve as a powerful disincentive to use antibiotics on aquaculture products that are exported to developed country markets with strong regulatory systems. Aquaculture ecolabeling schemes can also limit the spread of AMR genes through traceability systems. AMR has been described as the “quintessential” One Health issue. The One Health approach works towards “optimal health for people, animals and our environment.” The One Health approach is a useful framework that recognizes the interconnectedness of aquaculture production and human health. There are numerous questions about AMR and aquaculture that require a concerted and coordinated research effort. Specifically, the link between antibiotic use in aquaculture and AMR pathogenic bacteria in humans needs further elucidation. The Coller FAIRR (Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return) Protein Producer Index provides a comprehensive assessment of how the world’s 60 largest publicly-listed meat and fish producers are managing critical sustainability risks. The companies were evaluated on the basis of nine sustainability risk factors, including antibiotic use. The good news is that four of the top five companies ranked as lowest risk are salmon producers, let by Marine Harvest, which was the top scoring company overall. However, the bad news is that antibiotic mismanagement is the most poorly addressed risk. There is clearly a long way to go overall, but salmon farming, at least as practiced in Norway, can show the way forward to manage that risk. — John A. Hargreaves, Editor-in-Chief Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture
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WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 5 U.S. Aquaculture Society Wow, what a ride! My first introduction to aquaculture was as a M.S. graduate student at Mississippi State University. I wanted to do something more fulfilling with my life, so I decided to get into the exciting area of research and development for a newly initiated project with freshwater shrimp. I ditched my job as a bench chemist for a large soap/lotion manufacturer and moved south. After graduate school, I moved to the Mississippi Delta and worked at the catfish research center in Stoneville, MS. There my supervisor provided my first opportunity to experience a World Aquaculture Society conference in 1989 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. I was hooked! I went back to graduate school to get a Ph.D. in toxicology but steered my dissertation research back to aquaculture by studying the effects of pesticide overspray and their neurotoxic effect on catfish. After graduation, I did a two-year post-doc in New Zealand studying the effects of pulp-mill effluent on trout and native aquatic organisms. Then I came home and finally settled in Stuttgart, AR at the USDA/ ARS Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center. The 1989 World Aquaculture Society conference was where a group of us met to discuss forming a U.S. Chapter of WAS. I vaguely remember being at this gathering with a few of the “more experienced” guys who are still around today; USAS was formed in June 1990. Thank Yous and Welcomes Thanks to David Cline for his service to USAS over the years, especially this last year as USAS President. We will follow his sage advice, along with that from other Past-Presidents, to guide us for the future. Also thanks to outgoing Board Members Eric Peatman and Allen Pattillo for their service to USAS. I’d like to welcome Angela Caporelli (President-Elect), Chris Green (Vice-President), Ken Cain and Dennis McIntosh (Board Members), Taylor Lipscomb (Student Liaison), and Adam Daw (Apprentice Student Liaison), as well as all the new Members of the committees (usaquaculture.org/committee-chairs) the Board has populated to help USAS with our mission and projects. As always, many thanks to the WAS/USAS Home Office for continued support and help. I know David Cline talked about Aquaculture America 2018 in his last column and I want to emphasize again what an outstanding, well-attended meeting it was, with an excellent turnout for our Aquaponics and Statistics workshops; thanks to Allen Pattillo and Steve Rawles for organizing them. The USAS Board has been busy with some behind-the-scenes planning and projects that should come to fruition soon. One of the projects was the recent member survey by the USAS Membership & Promotion Committee (see below). We had a 26 percent response rate, which believe it or not, is pretty good; so thanks to those who responded, and for those who didn’t, let’s try to do better next time USAS asks for your input. Member input is valued and appreciated! We have heard what ¼ of the USAS members are telling us, so we will see what we can do with these results. We will also work on putting together a report on all of the survey results in the near future. Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so let us know if there is something you’d like to see the Society doing. As always, we encourage members of USAS (and all WAS Chapters) to support and submit your quality manuscripts to JWAS! Thanks! — David Straus, President CHAPTER REPORTS Aquaculture America 2018 by the Numbers and Results of the USAS Member Survey Bill Walton, David Cline, Forest Wynne, Dennis McIntosh, Matt Parker and Dave Straus Aquaculture America 2018 The US Aquaculture Society (USAS), along with the World Aquaculture Society, brought together over 2,000 people from 61 countries around the world at our Aquaculture America 2018 conference in February. The conference featured 624 speakers and 108 poster presentations from academia, industry, government and non-profit organizations. In addition to the presentations (given in 63 sessions over three days), the trade show featured 174 booths, offering up the latest technology and innovations to potential customers. The meeting’s theme was ‘Shaping the Future - Telling Our Story,’ with an emphasis on addressing consumer perceptions and concerns about aquaculture. Next year’s meeting, Aquaculture 2019, will be in New Orleans, LA from March 7 - 11. It is anticipated to be even larger with more sessions, speakers and countries represented. It will be hosted by the World Aquaculture Society, the Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society, the National Shellfisheries Association, the US Aquaculture Society, the National Aquaculture Association and the Aquaculture Suppliers Association. Check out http://usaquaculture. org/ for more information about the US Aquaculture Society and https://www.was.org/ for news about upcoming meetings. USAS Member Survey Following Aquaculture America, the USAS Promotion and Membership Committee sent a survey to our members to gauge member satisfaction and interest in various opportunities, such as webinar topics, workshop topics and potential meeting venues. (If (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6)
6 JUNE 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG you would like more information, the full Qualtrics survey report can be found at usaquaculture.org/membership.) The survey was opened on April 9 and closed on April 25. Members were asked by email on three separate occasions to complete the survey, as well as encouraged on USAS social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@usaquasoc). A total of 261 responses were collected, out of 990 current members, for a response rate of 26 percent. The survey used Qualtrics software to tabulate data. Of the respondents, 78 percent were male, 19 percent female, and 3 percent preferred to not answer. By age, 12 percent were 30 or under, 21 percent were 31-40, 19 percent were 41-50, 23 percent were 51-60, 21 percent were over 60 (with 4 percent preferring to not answer). We do not have data on chapter demographics, so it is not clear if these responses are representative of the current USAS membership. It is notable that only about one-third of respondents were 40 or younger. Despite this, 15 percent of respondents indicated that they were USAS members, which is representative of the current student membership in USAS. The survey was predominantly completed by those in academia (45 percent), followed by the other category (23 percent), producers (13 percent), extension (10 percent), and consultants (8 percent). In the other category, government positions, supporting industries (e.g., equipment manufacturers), non-profits were listed frequently enough to include these as categories in any future surveys. Geographically, there were five or more respondents from AZ, AR, CA, HI, ID, IL, LA, MD, MA, NC, WA, and 10 or more respondents from: AL, FL, KY, MS, and TX. The states with the most respondents were FL, AL and KY. There were 30+ respondents from outside the United States. What Did We Learn? USAS has worked with other groups to provide eighteen webinars to date. Recordings can be found at usaquaculture.org/ webinars. Looking forward, we sought input about potential webinar topics that could be developed. For this question, we asked members to rate their interest on a scale of 1 to 5 (where 1 is no interest and 5 is extremely high interest) for a number of topics. The webinar topic of greatest interest is on changing public perception of aquaculture (Table 1). The column on the right of Table 1 is the percentage of respondents that ranked the topic as a high priority (as a 4 or 5). There was also considerable interest in strategies for improving feed conversion ratios and trends in aquaculture feeds, as well as a webinar about local foods and aquaculture products. Table 1. The survey also requested suggestion of other webinar topics, which predictably generated a wide range of responses. Potential additional topics included some related to feeds (e.g., quality control, exogenous enzymes, feed-mill design), development of aquaculture (including offshore, ornamental, etc.) and social issues such as a discussion of gender in aquaculture. In addition to webinars, USAS offers workshops in conjunction with the annual meeting as a benefit to members (usaquaculture.org/ workshops). We plan to continue these workshops at future meetings and sought input on topics, again using the scale of 1 to 5. The two highest-rated workshop topics were best aquaculture practices and aquatic animal health. These were followed closely by recirculating aquaculture system design, engineering and operation, and fish nutrition. Table 2. Again, a number of additional workshop topics were suggested, including economics (aquaculture economics, investment do’s and don’ts), feed formulation and quality control, value-added aquaculture products and shrimp grow-out automation. Certainly one of the most common suggestions that USAS Board members receive from members is about potential meeting venues. Although substantial planning is involved in any meeting, with venues selected and contracted years in advance, input from the USAS Board has been requested by the WAS Board regarding venue selection. To better guide our input, respondents were asked to rate their interest in potential venues on a scale from 1 to 5. Table 3. Of the suggested venues, several in Florida earned high marks including Tampa, Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale. Additionally, Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Savannah and Atlanta (Georgia) had high interest. Los Angeles, California and St. Louis, Missouri fared poorly in the survey. A number of additional venues were suggested, including several that are the sites of upcoming meetings (e.g., New Orleans, Honolulu and San Diego). Other possibilities included Mobile, Alabama, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, San Jose, California, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. For meeting venues, we note that these are only member suggestions. It is important to keep in mind that final selection of locations for Aquaculture America meetings must also account for specific venues that have sufficient space for the trade show, an adequate number of meeting rooms for concurrent sessions, and have the necessary hotel and airport amenities for our attendees. Beyond feedback about webinars, workshops and meeting venues, we also used the survey to ask USAS members about other topics. Almost half (47 percent) of respondents indicated that there were likely or very likely to purchase USAS merchandise if available. Members also overwhelmingly agreed that they would be likely or very likely to pay $10 a year to be a member of USAS. (Current chapter dues are $5). In terms of online communication to members, we were surprised at the relatively low rates of social media ‘follows’ by respondents (Table 4). Facebook was the most commonly used platform (29 percent of respondents), followed by LinkedIn and YouTube. Twitter and Instagram, which were started approximately two years ago, were followed by only 8 percent each of respondents. We are analyzing the data further to see if there are significant differences in these response rates between students and non-students, as different platforms may better serve different member groups better than others. Only 10 percent of respondents indicated that they had ever posted to any of these platforms. In terms to the USAS website (www.usaquaculture. org), 12 percent of respondents indicated that they had visited the site in the last week, while 29 percent responded that they had visited in the last month, and 42 percent responded that they had visited in the last year, while 16 percent responded that they had never visited the website. Table 4. So, there you have it! We are putting these data to work to help guide USAS Board decisions about webinars, workshops and meeting venues, as well as using these responses to help us evaluate our social media and website efforts and setting baselines for future comparisons. There are already discussions by some of our newer members to get more respondents to the next survey if planned during a conference to increase feedback. The USAS belongs to the members and participation helps enable the Board to serve the Society. We greatly appreciate the feedback that we received.
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 7 TABLE 1. Survey results for member interest in potential webinar topics. Field Mean Std. Dev. % High Changing public perception of aquaculture 4.1 1.1 73 Strategies/technologies for improving feed conversion ratios 3.8 1.2 65 Trends in aquaculture feeds 3.7 1.2 60 Local foods/aquaculture products 3.7 1.2 63 Basics in recirculating aquaculture systems 3.5 1.2 54 Extension programs in aquaculture 3.5 1.1 53 Experimental design/statistics 3.5 1.3 53 Use of probiotics in aquaculture 3.5 1.2 52 Water quality basics 3.4 1.3 50 Interstate transport of aquaculture products 3.2 1.3 41 Considerations for small-scale seafood processing 3.1 1.2 39 Algae biomass 3.1 1.2 41 K-12 aquaculture education 2.9 1.2 34 Recent developments in shellfish import/export to European Union 2.6 1.3 27 Sea vegetables 2.6 1.3 27 TABLE 2. Survey results for member interest in potential workshop topics. Field Mean Std. Dev. % High Best aquaculture practices 3.7 1.1 62 Aquatic animal health 3.7 1.1 62 RAS design/engineering/operation 3.6 1.3 58 Fish nutrition 3.5 1.3 56 Water quality 3.5 1.2 50 Marketing aquaculture products 3.4 1.3 49 Advanced aquaponics (possibly offered over two days) 3.4 1.3 49 Alternative species 3.4 1.3 48 Mariculture 3.3 1.3 50 Aquaponics 3.3 1.3 46 Biofloc systems 3.3 1.3 47 Scientific communication 3.2 1.2 41 Statistics 3.2 1.3 41 Sales and marketing 3.2 1.2 38 Marine stewardship 2.9 1.2 29 TABLE 3. Survey results for member interest in potential meeting venues. Location Mean Std. Dev. % High Tampa, FL 3.7 1.2 63 Charlotte, NC 3.5 1.2 51 Savannah, GA 3.4 1.2 52 Atlanta, GA 3.4 1.2 50 Jacksonville, FL 3.4 1.2 48 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3.4 1.3 50 Phoenix, AZ 3.2 1.3 49 Washington, D.C. 3.2 1.4 41 Memphis, TN 3.1 1.2 41 Los Angeles, CA 3.0 1.4 42 St. Louis, MO 2.6 1.2 22 TABLE 4. Survey results for member follows on social media platforms. Social Media Platform Yes (%) No (%) Not Sure (%) Facebook 29 67 4 Twitter 8 88 3 Instagram 8 88 3 YouTube 13 83 4 LinkedIn 18 72 10
8 JUNE 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG The 2018 Inter-Korean Summit and Fisheries The historic 2018 Inter-Korean summit between Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea, and Kim Jongun, Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea of North Korea took place on 27 April, on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area. It was the first time since the end of the Korean War in 1953 that a North Korean leader entered the South’s territory; President Moon also briefly crossed into the North’s territory. The summit was focused on the North Korean nuclear weapons program and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. The Panmunjom Declaration was made following the summit. We are now in a new chapter of history and democracy and expect peace and hopefully unification in Korea. Although two Koreas were separated since the end of the Korean War in 1953, there have been many occasional events in Inter-Korean exchange and cooperation, including reunion meetings of family members separated between the North and the South, South Korean investors’ participation in the special economic zones in North Korea including the Gaeseong Industrial Complex, and South Korea’s generous grant of necessities, food and drugs. Wandogun Province, in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula, participated in business negotiations to send seaweed products, gim (Pyropia) and miyeak (Undaria) to North Korea in 2006. About 45 organizations, groups, associations, and companies in Wando-gun are preparing a private initiative to conduct major business plans of transferring fisheries and aquaculture technology and supporting pilot aquaculture complexes to North Korea. The KOSFAS 2018 Spring Annual Conference The 2018 Spring Annual Conference of the Korean Societies of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (KOSFAS) was held under the theme of “Convergent Technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Future of Fisheries” at Gangneung-Wonju National University in Gangneung City, Gangwon Province in May. Over 350 participants including foreign members of Iran, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia, from industry, academia, research institutes, and government sectors attended. Prof. Kim PK (President, KOSFAS) welcomed participants. There were welcome speeches by Mr. Ban S-S (President of Gangneung-Wonju National University) and Mr. Kim CL (Vice-mayor on behalf of Mr. Choi MH, Mayor of Gangneung city). During the opening ceremony, three keynote speeches were delivered: “History of Fisheries Society” given by Emeritus Prof. Hong SY (Pukyong National University, Korean Academy of Sciences), “The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Fisheries R & D Direction” by Dr. Seo JW (President, National Institute of Fisheries Sciences), and “Safety Management of Fisheries Products for Upstream Quality Control” by Prof. Shin IS (Dept. of Marine Food Science & Technology, Gangneung-Wonju National University). Special events included the KOSFAS Industry-Academic Seminar 2018 and a food safety symposium. Three concurrent sessions of Resources, Marine Environment, Aquaculture, Biotechnology and Fish Processing were held with 21 invited lectures, 46 oral talks and 194 poster presentations. South Korea’s Fisheries Production Up South Korea’s fisheries catch increased 14.5 percent in 2017 from a year earlier to meet growing consumption. A total of 3.74 million t of marine products were caught from marine and inland waters as well as fish farms in 2017, according to data from the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans. The ratio of aquaculture production jumped 24.3 percent to 2.31 million t, accounting for 62 percent of the total, the ministry said. Local production centers traded 1.14 million tons of fisheries worth 3.57 trillion won (US$3.3 billion) last year (from Yonhap News, 3/19/2018; english.yonhapnews.co.kr). Korea Meteorological Administration and National Institute of Fisheries Science to Share Ocean Observation Networks The Korea Meteorological Administration and the National Institute of Fisheries Science will cooperate to minimize damage caused by abnormal water temperatures due to climate change. The cooperation is to link the real-time ocean observation networks operated by the organizations to reinforce real-time water temperature information so that fisheries and aquaculture workers can utilize the information in responding to fisheries disasters. The National Institute of Fisheries Science, which is responsible for fisheries disasters, issues ‘high temperature / low temperature’ alerts and provides ‘breaking news’ alerts. However, there are only 54 real-time marine environment fishery information systems on the coast of Korea, insufficient to describe changes in water temperature along the whole coast in real time. The Korea Meteorological Administration plans to expand the number of water temperature forecasting points from 54 to more than 100 sites by sharing surface layer water temperature sensors installed at 59 coastal locations nationwide with the National Institute of Fisheries Science. Real-time temperature information will be provided through the website of the National Institute of Fisheries Science and a real-time temperature information app (from Hwankyung Ilbo, 5/7/2018; english.yonhapnews.co.kr). — Ik Kyo Chung, President Korean Chapter CHAPTER REPORTS New Book in the WAS Online Store Sea Bass and Sea Bream — A Practical Approach to Disease Control and Health Management by Pierpaolo Patarnello and Niccolo Vendramin. The aim of this book is to provide practical advice and awareness of health management and disease control in sea bass and sea bream, the most widely-farmed fish in the Mediterranean region. ISBN: 9781910455791
WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 9 CHAPTER REPORTS Over the past few years, I have been privileged to participate in the APC first as a Director on the Board and now in this leadership role. With thanks to those of you who elected me as President, this year it is my turn to carry the torch for the Asian Pacific Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. This has not been done alone; the people who have gone before me have provided steady direction and dedication to show the path forward. As we close the year, it is time to thank board members for their service to the chapter and welcome some new faces. The Asian Pacific Aquaculture Conference and Exposition took place from April 23-26 in Taipei, Taiwan. The event was held at the Taipei International Convention Centre, which was a very welcoming venue for the conference and trade show. APA18 featured 40 technical sessions on recent trends on aquaculture along with a trade show. During the event, 295 oral presentations and 150 posters were made. The trade show had 100 booths that attracted over 1890 attendees. Thanks to John Cooksey and his team, in association with National Taiwan Ocean University, for their outstanding job. WAS-APC also awarded and recognized students by awarding preconference and women travel awards. Shrimp production has grown multifold, making India stand neck and neck with China, which is currently the largest producer of shrimp in the world. Food safety and traceability are gaining importance and we need to ensure the quality of produce to have smooth exports. It is imperative that the industry revisit farming and hatchery practices to make the industry more sustainable and successful. Commitment at all levels will be facilitated through the APC and discussions are already underway to focus on regional training program and conferences in Indonesia, Myanmar and Oman. Next year, the Asian Pacific Aquaculture conference (APA19) is scheduled to be held at Chennai Trade Centre, India from June 19-21. This is a major event where the giants of world aquaculture will gather to discuss the theme on “Aquaculture for Health, Wealth and Happiness.” The APA19 will provide an exceptional opportunity for academics and representatives of commercial sectors to enhance and share their knowledge, have peer engagements, widen their network and expand their vision of the industry. APA19 Chennai will coincide with the 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of WAS and we need to make this event global. Please submit your abstract and get connected with the organizers for registration. We’re growing fast and this month the APC is sponsoring to the Third International Symposium on Fisheries Education at India. The APC is currently exploring opportunities to enhance efforts on newer perspectives of aquaculture and we will continue our efforts to encourage the development of the APC to reach out to the world in real terms! We understand the need to improve the chapter services and would appreciate any ideas and feedback from the members. For more information visit wasapc.org. — S. Felix, President Student Awards at APA18 in Taiwan To foster women’s participation and recognize the achievements of women in aquaculture, the APC provided travel grant awards (US$ 600 each) to Ms. Dyahruri Sanjayasari, University of Auckland, New Zealand and Ms. Amina Moss, Kagoshima University, Japan to attend Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2018. Preconference travel awards for best abstracts (US$ 400 each) were conferred to Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu, India for “Effect Of Dietary Supplementation Of Phytobiotic Feed Additive On Growth Performance And Resistance Of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype II” and Chao-Fen Lin, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan for “Decreased Expression Of SPARC by Immuno-Inhibition Enhances Cell Proliferation in Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides).” The Asian Pacific Chapter of WAS is pleased to announce the results for the best oral and poster presentations from students at Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2018. The evaluation took place during the conference in Taipei, Taiwan at the end of April. The APC will continue to support excellent young and promising scientists a5 its conferences. The award committee together with external reviewers have chosen the following students for the high quality of their work. Oral Presentations: • Dayang Nur Jazlyn Abang Zamhari, Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (US$ 600), “Dietary Supplementation of Local Medicinal Herbs for Hybrid Grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × E. lanceolatus Juvenile”. • Noor Syazwani binti Omar, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (US$ 400), “Probiotic Bacteria as Quorum Sensing Degrader in Controling Diseases Of Cultured Freshwater Fish.” Poster Presentations: • Ping-Hung Lai , National Cheng Kung University (US$ 600), “The Role Of Sirt4 In White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Pathogenesis.” • Chun- Hsi- Tso, National Taiwan Ocean University (US$ 400), “Transcriptome Profiling Analysis Of Grouper During Nervous Necrosis Virus Persistent Infection.” Asian Pacific Chapter New Book in the WAS Online Store Aquaculture: Will it rise to its potential to feed the world? By George S. Lockwood. Aquaculture is the most environmentally sustainable means to feed the population boom that threatens the planet. Will government allow it to do this critically important job? Paperback 199 pages. ISBN: 9781366393340
10 JUNE 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS The Latin America and Caribbean Chapter (LACC) election process has begun. Positions available this year are for Director and Secretary, and all LACC members are eligible. I encourage you to nominate people you know who will be willing to serve on the LACC Board of Directors, including yourself. Both positions demand a great deal of effort and, as it is a voluntary activity, your reward will be the satisfaction of duty fulfilled. Nomination packages should be sent by e-mail to LACC secretary Carolina Amézquita (carolina@was.org) and to the chair of the Elections Committee, our Past-President Lorenzo Juarez (lorenzojuarez@ yahoo.com). The deadline for nominations is June 15. The LACC Award is revealed annually during LACQUA. It is meant to recognize the outstanding work of an individual towards the development of aquaculture within the LACC region. Nominees do not have to be native to Latin American or Caribbean countries, nor do they have to be member of LACC or WAS. Nomination packages should be sent by email to Carolina Amézquita and to the Chair of the Awards Committee Laurence Massaut (laurencemassaut@gmail. com). Deadline for nominations is June 29. Complete information on how to prepare nomination packages for the upcoming election and for LACC Award are available at our webpage (www.was.org/ LACC). The next LACC conferences will be held in Bogotá, Colombia (October 23-26, 2018) and San José, Costa Rica (November 2019). The Steering Committees of both conferences have met recently to have everything ready in advance and assure the success of the upcoming meetings. The Steering Committee for LACQUA2018 met in Bogotá in March. Visits were made to the Àgora Conference Center, a brand-new venue where LACQUA 2018 will be held. It is a modern building that will welcome all of us to several sessions and a magnificent trade show. Abstracts are already coming in and booths are being sold. Other important aspects of the conference have been defined, including day trips to trout and tilapia farms near Bogotá. Bogotá, the capital of Colombia, is a beautiful city with nearly 10 million inhabitants. The El Dorado International Airport has direct flights to the major cities in the LACC area, making your trip to the conference an easy one. Bogotá is a historical city, founded in 1538 by the Spanish, who at the time were establishing colonies in the New World. Located at 2,640 m above sea level, it has mild weather; during the conference in October, you can expect an average low temperature of 9 C, while the average high temperature should reach 19.5 C. Cultural life in Bogotá includes museums, art galleries, and theaters. Among museums, you may find time to visit the Colombian National Museum, the Gold Museum, and the Botero Museum. Gastronomy is also a highlight in Bogotá, with restaurants serving international food, but more interestingly are the typical Colombian dishes. Don’t forget chocolate and the world-famous coffee. In January, the Steering Committee for LACQUA 2019 met in San José, Costa Rica and had the opportunity to visit potential conference venues. Several arrangements were made and a great conference is expected. More on LACQUA 2019 in upcoming columns. You can check for more detailed information on LACC conferences online (www.was.org). I would like to hear from all LACC members about your needs and desires regarding the roles of the chapter. You all know but it is always good to repeat that LACC and WAS offer you the magazine you are currently holding in your hands or reading on the screen of your computer. I also would like to remind you that World Aquaculture is available online in Spanish on the LACC website. Besides that, you also have access to high-quality peer-reviewed papers published in the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, which are available in print and/or electronic format. Beyond that, LACC offers you the chapter annual conference (LACQUA) held in one of the Latin American or Caribbean countries, so that you can attend a good conference near your home. Of course you can always attend one of the WAS Conferences held in different continents every year. So, if you think LACC and WAS can offer you more than it currently does, look for us online using e-mail (lacc@was.org), Facebook (Latin American & Caribbean Chapter/World Aquaculture Society -WAS LACC-), Twitter (@Lacc_was), and LinkedIn (LACC World Aquaculture Society). When you attend our conferences, please pay a visit to the LACC — WAS booth to talk directly with us. I finish this column by wishing that all of you out there — students, scientists, farmers, and all aquaculture enthusiasts — keep working hard to improve sustainable aquaculture production in the LACC region. — Luís André Sampaio, President Latin American and Caribbean Chapter New Data Analysis Tool from FAO World Aquaculture Performance Indicators (WAPI) is an endeavor initiated by the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department to develop user-friendly tools for compiling, generating and providing easy access to quantitative information on aquaculture sector performance at the national, regional and global levels. Information and knowledge products developed under WAPI include data analysis tools and associated technical papers and policy briefs. The WAPI tool is intended to become a user-friendly instrument that helps experts utilize data and information from various sources to assess and monitor aquaculture sector performance in social, economic, environmental and governance terms and detect important trends of parameters of interest in the sector. The primary users of the WAPI tool would be professionals in the aquaculture and fisheries sector, including policymakers, planners, managers, advisors, analysts, researchers and students. See www.fao.org/fishery/statistics/software/wapi/en for more information.
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WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2018 13 IN MEMORIAM Dr. Rabanal was born on September 20, 1917 in Alaminos, Pangasinan, Philippines. He graduated with a B.S. in Fish Culture at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City in 1940. He first worked as Assistant Curator of the Fish Collection, Natural History Museum Division of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce in Manila, Philippines from 1941-1942. He then served as Fish Culturist of the Dagat-Dagatan Experimental Station of the Bureau of Fisheries from 1943-1944. In 1945-1946, he was a Junior Scientist at the Philippine National Museum and became a Fishery Officer of the Philippine Institute of Fisheries Technology in 1946. He earned his M.S. in Marine Biology from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA in 1948 and his Ph.D. in Fisheries Management from Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA in 1960. In 1967, he was named Chief of the Fish Culture Section Officer of the Philippine Institute of Fisheries Technology. Dr. Rabanal became a Fishery Officer for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Fisheries Department of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy from 1967-1972. From 1972-1974, he was Regional Aquaculture Adviser of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAPA) in Bangkok, Thailand and Senior Aquaculture Development Officer of the FAO/UNDP South China Sea Fisheries Development and Coordinating Program in Manila, Philippines from 1974-1980. After his retirement in 1980, he continued to work as a consultant in aquaculture for the FAO, UNDP, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, USAID, Philippine government agencies and private companies. He authored and co-authored more than 200 technical, semi-technical and popular papers in aquaculture and participated in numerous fisheries and aquaculture conferences, symposia, meetings and workshops worldwide. He was awarded John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships in 1957 and 1959 and received the Honorary Life Membership from the World Aquaculture Society at the 18th annual conference in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1987. He founded the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines and was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Limnology & Oceanography, National Research Council of the Philippines and Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science, among others. In 2013, the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines and Philippine Aquaculture Society honored him as the “Father of Philippine Aquaculture.” In 1999, he donated his collection of books, pamphlets, leaflets, journal reprints and papers to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center’s Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) library in Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines with the credo that “Information should not be kept rotting in a cabinet but rather it should be made accessible and utilized.” I am fortunate to be one of the many aspiring Filipino aquaculture scientists who was guided by Dr. Rabanal. He was generous in sharing his time and talent, and caring as a doting mentor. He passed away in April 2018 after a full and productive life at the age of 99. — Rafael D. Guerrero III, Ph.D., Bay, Laguna, Philippines Herminio R. Rabanal (1917-2018) “Father of Philippine Aquaculture” and International Aquaculture Development Worker
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