World Aquaculture Magazine -December 2021

WWW.WA S .ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • DECEMBER 2021 13 C H A P T E R R E P O R T S C ovid-19 has hit us hard again— this time through the newOmicron variant that has begun spreading across the world. The variant was first discovered in South Africa a fewweeks ago and in an effort to stop its transmission, countries have moved swiftly to reimpose travel restrictions. This has largely impacted any further logistical preparations for the long-awaited first Aquaculture Africa Conference (AFRAQ21). We have therefore decided to, once again, reschedule the event to 25-28 March 2022. This was a very painful decision considering all the great efforts, speed, dedication and anticipation by the organizing team over the past fewmonths and weeks —all geared to get the conference going as scheduled on 11-14 December 2021. The rescheduling of AFRAQ21 to March 2022 was to the best interest of all, given the dire situation already experienced in some countries in Africa and Europe, and the expected global travel bans in weeks to come as the “fourth wave” takes its grip on many countries. We pray the situation will have improved by March 2022 to warrant us to go ahead with the conference safely. It is also our hope that the rescheduling will provide us with ample time to prepare intensively and hopefully have an even more expanded event. We anticipate those from some African countries who had reported difficulties in accessing travel visas to have the opportunity to reapply. And those who were in process of soliciting sponsorship support will have additional time to negotiate with sponsors. We still invite new registrants, exhibitors and sponsors. As we entered the home stretch for our preparations for AFRAQ21, what I profoundly observed was the interest generated by the African and international aquaculture communities to support the event. Towards the end of November, registrations had reached nearly 500, new exhibitors were coming on board, several aquaculture support organizations, development partners and projects were committed to sponsoring the event, including sending a number of their participants to attend. The convention centre, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, had given us the green light to increase capacity (of course, with covid-19 safety protocols in place). I believe we were geared up for a successful event after all! Nonetheless, we are anticipating that the same spirit African Chapter SOME KIND OF FILLER SIZE 10 MAXUM 80 160 0 NORGREN MAX. MIN. 393.31 [9990] 391.31 [9939] 48.00 [1219] 52.19 [1325] DCC Inlet CYL. Disch. End of Head BIN Inlet 53.25 [1353] 57.69 [1465] 102.13 [2594] 111.12 [2822] 2 18.00 [457] 1.93 [49] 256T 0 60 15 45 30 195.72 [4971] F085 SHIMPO 64.83 [1647] 108.59 [2759] 15.00 [381] 36.91 [937] 31.19 [792] 29.19 [741] MAX. MIN. 19.16 [487] 30.00 [762] 39.00 [991] Ă12.00 [305] 2.00 NPT [WATER] 2.00 NPT [STEAM] 1.00 NPT [STEAM] 66.50 [1689] 12.56 [319] 24.59 [625] 15.88 [404] 284.00 [7214] 1.00 NPT 2.00 NPT 3/4 NPT 101.44 [2577] 30.38 [772] 88.00 [2236] 108.28 [2750] 278.03 [7062] 199.38 [5064] 269.88 [6855] 67.28 [1709] 15.00 [381] P.O. Box 8 100 Airport Road Sabetha, KS 66534, USA Phone: 785-284-2153 Fax: 785-284-3143 extru-techinc@extru-techinc.com www.extru-techinc.com Are You Crushing Pellets to Achieve Sub 1.0mm Feed? There is an alternative. An Extrusion Processing System from Extru-Tech can consistently provide fine feed. Key advantages include: • Advanced screw, knife and dies engineered exclusively for sub millimeter production • Eliminates re-processing heat damage and nutrition loss • Exclusive extrusion process provides on size yields over 95% If you’re currently crushing larger pellets to achieve sub 1.0mm feed, eliminate the spec loss and make the investment in an Extru-Tech Extrusion Processing System. In the aquafeed business, you either sink or swim. Contact Extru-Tech today at 785-284-2153 or visit us online at www.extru-techinc.com You Could Be Experiencing Up to 45% Off Spec Product Loss. ET-297D.indd 1 1/19/18 3:11 PM ( C O N T I N U E D O N P A G E 7 2 )