We have an audio treat for you this morning. Dr Rohana Subasinghe, senior aquaculture officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO chairs a round table discussion on the role of aquaculture in food security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, USA.
Topics include the growing middle class and the price of farmed fish and seafood.
This article looks at how photobioreactors can be used to produce microalgae for use in aquafeeds.
IGV Biotech, Germany has received money from Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU's 'Sustainable Aquaculture' fund which it has used to started
operation of a photobioreactor (PBR) with 3,000 litres cultivation
volume.
The efficiency of microalgae as a
replacement or supplement of currently employed fish oil or fish meal
will be examined in feed trials.
The Canadian salmon farming industry has welcomed the appointment of Gail Shea as the new federal
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Shea replaces Keith Ashfield, who stepped down from cabinet due to illness. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans holds lead federal responsibility
for aquaculture and Canada's farmed seafood sector.
"We look forward to working in close partnership with Minister Shea to
hasten the pace and broaden the reach of the economic and health
benefits that flow from Canada's farmed seafood sector," said Ruth
Salmon, executive director, Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance
(CAIA). "Canada has an opportunity to lead
the world as we build upon and expand a responsibly developed
aquaculture industry. With the new Minister's leadership we are
confident this moment can be seized," said Salmon.
“We wish Mr Ashfield a speedy recovery and welcome Minister Shea back to the Fisheries portfolio,” said Mary Ellen Walling, executive director, BC Salmon Farmers Association (BCSFA).
“We have been doing a lot of work with the Federal Government in recent months and we’re pleased that someone with Minister Shea’s experience and familiarity with the Fisheries portfolio will be taking over to ensure a smooth transition from one minister to the next.”
The BCSFA and the CAIA are working with the Federal Government on a number of issues relating to our industry’s change from Provincial to Federal oversight, including work on the development of an Aquaculture Act.
“We developed an excellent working relationship with Minister Shea when she held the portfolio from 2008 to 2011,” said Walling, “and we look forward to that relationship continuing into the future.”
The BCSFA and the CAIA are working with the Federal Government on a number of issues relating to our industry’s change from Provincial to Federal oversight, including work on the development of an Aquaculture Act.
“We developed an excellent working relationship with Minister Shea when she held the portfolio from 2008 to 2011,” said Walling, “and we look forward to that relationship continuing into the future.”
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| The Chinook salmon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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