JAN 2017 - International Aquafeed magazine

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EXPERT TOPIC Shrimp - Prospect of functional feed for fish and shrimp - Microalgae renewable, high in protein and multipurpose - The Rise Of Biotechnology - Improving extrusion - Taiwan International Fisheries & Seafood Show - review

January 2017

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16 Phosphorus digestibility and retention in Gilthead Seabream 18 Improving extrusion

20 The rise of biotechnology to solve aquaculture’s greatest challenges

24 Microalgae

26 Prospect of functional feed for fish and shrimp

Industry Faces

Ioannis Zabetakis

Clifford Spencer

FISH FARMING TECHNOLOGY 38 The use of satellite data to support site selection and operational management for aquaculture

Professor Simon Davies

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Blwythyn Newydd Dda! (A happy New Year) Firstly a happy New Year to all our readers and hopefully a very successful and prosperous 2017.

For those who have followed us for several years will notice that this year we turn 20! To celebrate we have decided to take International Aquafeed from its bi-monthly publishing schedule to a monthly. Yes, we feel it is time to step up and provide a more regular and timely provision of information around fish nutrition, fish feeding and fish farming technology.

Moving forward with monthly editions we are confident we can better keep in-step with the ever increasing developments and sequence of news items as well as top stories in the industry that are driving the momentum for research and development.

No doubt the innovations and progress being made in such a wide variety of areas will provide very interesting reading to our expanding global readership with our magazine being translated into Chinese, Spanish and would you believe, Vietnamese. We have far reaching ambitions and don’t forget our on-line editions and blogs adding another dimension to our output of news items, features, articles and technical reports.

I am also celebrating a milestone! I have just passed the threshold of 60 but find aquaculture and of course my specialist area of fish nutrition and feed technology, that is encompassed by this magazine, still compelling and informative. It can get quite addictive and keeps the mind very active as well as being much fun! Academics never really retire and there is so much unfinished business to attend!

In our first edition this year we have slightly altered our format to accommodate the re-adjustment to a monthly magazine. Every second edition will be translated into our three other languages. We would like to thank our advertisers

and supporters, such as columnist Ioannis Zabetakis and Cliff Spencer for providing comments on a monthly basis for making this transition possible.

In this edition we look at phosphorus digestibility and its retention in gilthead seabream, an important subject addressed this time by researchers and others at Aliphos in The Netherlands. We move directly to aquafeed production via the extrusion process written by world-renowned expert Joe Kearns of Wenger Manufacturing in the USA. He provides valuable insight into a process that can be extremely profitable for both the fish and the farmer.

The armoury within the aquaculture sector is benefiting from the ‘Rise of Biotechnology’ in solving our greatest challenges.

Dr Larry Feinberg of KnipBio in the USA addresses this topic for us. Microalgae as a renewable protein source is discussed along with a review of functional feeds for fish. Our ‘Expert Topic’ this month is shrimp and we report on innovations in this sector.

Meanwhile Fish Farming Technology looks at satellite data to support aquaculture management. A most interesting insight into the future.

Aquaculture America 2017 in San Antonio, USA is upon us and I look forward to meeting readers in the conferences and on the exhibition floor. Don’t overlook Aquatic Asia on March 14, 2017 in Bangkok (which you can locate in registering for VIV Asia the same week). It has an excellent line-up of key international and Thai speakers on biosecurity, feed and water quality topics for shrimp and other species.

We have an excellent report on an up-and-coming show called the Taiwan Fisheries and Seafood Show held each year in November. Taiwan is globally noted for its excellent aquaculture and this show presents the best it has to offer. Don’t overlook it this coming year!

Finally, I very happy to present the face and thoughts of the founder of the company Dr Eckel. We feature her in ‘The Interview’ and learn how Dr Antje Eckel set up and runs her company providing feed additives to the aquaculture industry globally.

It will be an interesting year ahead and I will be engaged with numerous activities including several visits overseas to major events, hosting workshops and seminars as well as being active with new opportunities for aquaculture education and business links in my native Wales.

I am now an advisor for the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in London that supports postgraduate studentships for postgraduate study in the UK and continue my role as a full Professor in Fish Nutrition and Aquaculture Biosciences at Harper Adams University, and I will write about these in more detail in forthcoming issues of IAF. Before Christmas I visited Norway for a week and was a guest at the Marine Research station in Matre and had productive discussions with my Norwegian hosts concerning future collaboration.

Their primary research is on salmon physiology and specific aspects of fish nutrition. I also visited my good friends at NIFES in Bergen and the University of Bergen.

Companies continue to provide exciting new ingredients and a plethora of feed additives and supplements for aquaculture as well as novel engineering and technical solutions to challenging problems in nutrition, feeding, husbandry and disease prevention.

It is always imperative that academic credibility, integrity and freedom of views are preserved from the editorial level downwards. Please continue to provide us therefore with technical articles and reports with sound data and rigour to further advance the quality of our prestigious magazine in these key areas.

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Cargill opens innovation centre in China to create food of the future

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argill has pulled together its resources and expertise across broad areas in food, including animal protein, edible oils, sweeteners, starches, cocoa, and texturising solutions, to start Cargill ONE, an innovation centre designed to create innovative food products and new flavours for its customers in China.

Situated in Shanghai, Cargill ONE employs nearly 50 researchers, scientists, nutritionists and chefs who will work with customers to develop nutritious and safe food that meet the changing tastes of consumers.

Cargill ONE is Cargill’s first innovation centre in Asia that brings together so many of its different product lines. It will focus on three main areas of innovation: taste and flavours, food ingredients and menus that appeal to changing consumer demand.

Todd Hall, senior vice president of Cargill says, “Product innovation is one of the cornerstones of our evolution from a grain warehouse to a global leader in food and agriculture over the past 151 years. We have multiple innovation centres around the world specialising in distinct food groups, such as animal protein, sweeteners, food texturisers, feed and such.

Cargill ONE is our first innovation centre in Asia that pulls together all this knowledge from our many businesses to offer a one-stop consultancy to our customers in China.”

The rapid socio-economic development in China is quickly changing the diet of the Chinese consumer and the way they view their food.

At the most basic level, people need to know their food is 100 percent safe. Cargill takes an uncompromising approach to food safety and has in place the strictest standards to ensure that all its food products are absolutely safe.

Cargill ONE will deliver the food and flavours that the Chinese consumers want in their diet in a safe, healthy and nutritious way.

The centre will also be a platform for public education on food safety and nutrition.

Mr Hall adds, “Cargill ONE builds upon our vision to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. It also demonstrates the value that we place on China and our commitment to our customers here.

I believe that in time, we will extend our service at Cargill ONE to other markets across Asia Pacific.”

Chris Mallett, Vice President of R&D at Cargill, comments, “Cargill ONE is the future of food. It is a window for us to better understand what consumers want today and tomorrow, and help our customers be ready with the food their consumers want in the future.”

These new facilities represent another major step in a series of recent investments that Cargill has made in R&D and innovation around the world and demonstrates our continuous commitment to our customers and a realisation of our vision to be the most trusted partner in agriculture, food and nutrition.

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Deep Trekker celebrates expansion to new head office

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rekker Inc., Canadian manufacturer of underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and submersible pipe crawlers, is pleased to announce the expansion to their new head office in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario to accommodate for the growing, global popularity the company’s robots.

In addition to the head office relocating within KitchenerWaterloo, the new, larger office and manufacturing space supports the company’s growth strategy.

With Deep Trekker’s expanding product line from ROVs to include the DT340 Pipe Crawler, a tool used to inspect sewer, storm, and potable water infrastructure, the company was in need of more space and resources.

“For us, staying within Waterloo region made perfect sense,” explains Sam MacDonald, President of Deep Trekker.

“The region is rich with diverse talent from well-known prestigious colleges and universities, as well as tech companies. With this new office, we have the opportunity to further expand our team and engineering capabilities; also, increasing our ability to service current and future projects.”

Incorporated in late 2010, Deep Trekker sold its first ROV to a fish farm in Norway. Since then, thousands of Deep Trekker ROVs have been delivered to aquaculture companies, search and rescue teams, police squads, navy fleets, hydro dam operators, and commercial divers around the world.

The company continues to disrupt the ROV and crawler markets by providing exceptional, portable robotic systems.

Deep Trekker takes tremendous pride in their products and their willingness to support their community of

customers. Deep Trekker Inc. was founded in 2010 with a mission to create portable, affordable, and easy to use underwater inspection tools. The company is headquartered in Ontario Canada, with engineering and manufacturing all completed in house.

Based on a clean sheet design, the premiere product, the DTG2 ROV was introduced in limited run in August 2011.

With the success of the DTG2 ROV system, the company launched the DTX2 ROV in 2015. These robust underwater ROVs are currently being used around the world in industries such as aquaculture, commercial diving, municipalities, police search and rescue, military, and research.

In 2016, the company expanded the municipalities market by launching a submersible pipe crawler system, based on the same principles of the ROV systems.

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Climate change to affect energy flows in ocean ecosystems: Entire food chain to suffer

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hytoplankton is the foundation of ocean life, providing the energy that supports nearly all marine species.

Levels of phytoplankton in an ocean area may seem like a good predictor for the amount of fish that can be caught there, but a new study by Nereus Program researchers finds that this relationship is not so straightforward. The study is entitled, ‘From tiny phytoplankton to massive tuna: How Climate change will affect energy flows in ocean ecosystems’.

“Using measurements of phytoplankton growth at the base of the food web to estimate the potential fish catch for different parts of the ocean has long been a dream of oceanographers,” says author Ryan Rykaczewski, Assistant Professor at University of South Carolina and Nereus Program Alumnus.

“We know that these two quantities must be related, but there are several steps in the food chain that complicate the conversion of phytoplankton growth to fish growth.”

Published in PNAS, the study uses a mathematical model to explore the processes that mediate the transfer of energy from the base of the food web to fish. The authors found that there are large regional differences in fish catch because of how surface ocean and bottom ecosystems channel energy sources.

“Coastal systems where large amounts of nutrients critical for phytoplankton growth are ‘upwelled’ from deep waters via currents make a contribution to global fish catch that far exceeds what one would expect from phytoplankton production alone,” says lead author Charles Stock, Research Oceanographer at NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory and Nereus Program Principal Investigator.

These findings allow for better predictions of catch potential in different ecosystems and how climate change will affect fisheries. Phytoplankton require light, found at the surface of the ocean, and nutrients, which tend to accumulate in deeper waters, to grow and create the energy needed to support fisheries.

Warming of the surface ocean due to climate change is increasing ocean stratification - the segregation of deep and surface waters. The effects of this will be amplified in low and mid-latitude areas, where modest to moderate declines in phytoplankton production, of up to 15 percent, could result in fish catch decreases that may exceed 50 percent in some places.

“Changes at the base of the food web among plankton are amplified when examining top and intermediate predators, such as fish,” says author Rebecca Asch, Assistant Professor at East Carolina University and Nereus Program Alumnus.

“This indicates that climate change will have a substantially larger impact on species further up the food chain. This is important since these are also the species that we as humans depend upon as sources of protein to feed the world.”

This work allows for more confidence in advising fisheries managers and policy markers on the impacts of climate change on fisheries production.

The authors note that there is a need for ecosystem-based fisheries management strategies that consider potentially large regional changes in catch potential and a need for improved constraints on such changes.

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State awards US$14.6 million for salmon recovery projects statewide

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he Washington Salmon Recovery Funding Board today announced the award of $14.6 million in grants for projects to restore salmon habitat in an effort to bring the iconic fish back from the brink of extinction.

“These projects around the state are a critical part of our efforts to restore salmon and keep our runs healthy,” says Gov. Jay Inslee. “We all want our children and grandchildren to enjoy the thrill of going out to the water and casting their first line. We all share a stake in helping the many families and businesses that rely on salmon for their livelihoods and recreation. And we all have an obligation to assure that the fish we share with tribes are healthy and resilient. These grants help communities fix what’s damaged and make the land and water better for both people and salmon.”

The Salmon Recovery Funding Board awarded grants to organisations in 26 counties for 77 projects including over US$1.5 million to Jefferson County and US$1.4 million to Cowlitz County. The grants will be used to remove barriers that prevent salmon from migrating, increase the types and amount of habitat for salmon, conserve pristine areas and replant riverbanks so there are more places for salmon to spawn, feed, rest, hide from predators and transition from freshwater to saltwater and back again. Grants were given to projects in the counties below.

“We are committed to restoring salmon and these grants are important to stopping their decline around the state,” said David Troutt, chair of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. “After nearly 20 years of working on this issue, we know what works. Local communities are using this state and federal money, matching it with their own and restoring the places salmon live. The work they are doing is also reducing flooding, improving water quality and keeping water in the rivers for salmon and all other fish. This is important work, work worth doing.”

How Projects are Chosen Projects are selected by lead entities, which are watershedbased groups that include tribes, local governments, nonprofit organisations and citizens. Lead entities recruit projects and sponsors, make sure the projects are based on

Latest NOAH Code of Practice published

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he latest edition of the NOAH Code of Practice for the Promotion of Animal Medicines has now been published.

Regularly updated to ensure it stays relevant and effective to meet the ever-evolving communication climate, the 27th edition is effective from 1 December.

The changes include a revised Guidance Note on advertising POM medicines, giving guidance on how to

regional salmon recovery plans approved by the federal government and prioritise which projects to submit to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board for funding.

Then, regional salmon recovery organisations and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board review each project to ensure they will help recover salmon in the most costeffective manner.

“Projects go through a very rigorous process to ensure that local communities support them and to be sure they are scientifically valid and cost-effective,” said Kaleen Cottingham, director of the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office, which administers the grants.

“This is a bottom-up approach based on regional recovery plans with checks and balances to ensure we invest the money very wisely.”

Why do we invest in salmon recovery?

Salmon populations in Washington have been declining for generations. As Washington grew and built its cities and towns, it destroyed many of the places salmon need to live.

In 1991, the federal government declared the first salmon as endangered.

By the end of that decade, salmon populations had dwindled so much that salmon and bull trout were listed as threatened or endangered in three-quarters of the state.

Those listings set off a series of activities including the formation of the Salmon Recovery Funding Board to oversee the investment of state and federal funds for salmon recovery.

Funding for the grants comes from the sale of state bonds authorised by the Legislature and funds from the federal Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service.

Salmon Recovery Means Jobs Recent studies showed that every US$1million spent on watershed restoration results in an average of 16.7 jobs and up to US$2.6 million in total economic activity and that 80 percent of grant money is spent in the county where the project was located.

These new grants are estimated to provide 115 jobs during the next 4 years and nearly US$18million in economic activity as grant recipients hire contractors, crews and consultants to design and build projects, including field crews to restore rivers and shoreline areas.

ensure the important communication channel that promotion brings is used responsibly.

Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive says, “NOAH believes in the benefit of advertising POMs to prescribers and professional keepers of animals, as specified in the Veterinary Medicines regulations, but we believe that this needs great care and responsibility in the preparation of advertisements and promotions, to support the responsible use of these products.”

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Note to help companies involved with international conferences and the process for reviewing and making changes to the Code has been formalised.

“Every NOAH member, as well as non-member participants in the NOAH Compendium, signs up to the NOAH Code, which goes above and beyond any regulatory requirements.

This can give prescribers and users of animal medicines confidence in the promotions they may receive from NOAH members,” added Dawn Howard.

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ew Zealand Economic Development Minister, Steven Joyce, and Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy, today announced $950,000 (NZD) in government support for Southland’s aquaculture industry.

Aquaculture is a key focus of the Southland Regional Development Strategy Action Plan, which aims to diversify Southland’s economy, grow the population and strengthen local business. “Southland’s climate and ocean conditions lend themselves to sustainable and efficient production of high quality seafood. There is a great opportunity here to build an internationally competitive industry that will create a range of skilled, non-seasonal jobs for the region,” Mr Joyce remarks.

“The Government has already contributed $200,000 to scientific surveys that identified potential areas for finfish aquaculture. An additional $750,000 will now be made available to fund the significant amount of further scientific and social research that will be required to determine the environmental and cultural suitability of sites in Stezwart Island.”

Mr Guy says aquaculture is a high value industry and the Government would like to see the industry’s contribution grow, for the benefit of Southland and the wider economy. “Marine farming technologies are advancing and ever more able to create new production and harvesting methods and high value products, which will help Southland diversify and reduce any dependence on commodities.”

He concludes that, “This is an opportunity that will require collaboration across central and local government, support from the local community and private investment.”

The Southland Regional Development Strategy Action Plan has been developed by the region with central government support.

It forms part of the Government’s Regional Growth Programme, which looks to increase jobs, income and investment in regional New Zealand. Individual actions in the plan are led by various different agencies.

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$950,000 boost for Southland aquaculture, New Zealand

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The new Food Pyramid in Ireland: why has fish been ignored?

n Ireland, the Department of Health keeps dietary recommendations under review as part of its role in promoting evidence-based public health. As part of this review, the new Healthy Food for Life – the Healthy Eating Guidelines and Food Pyramid have been developed by the Department working in partnership with other experts in nutrition in Ireland and has been published early last December.

Healthy Food for Life is a toolkit, which includes a new Food Pyramid and guidance materials to help people make choices to maintain a healthy, balanced diet. The resources reflect best national and international evidence and advice. The guidance applies for everyone from five years of age upwards. (www.healthyireland.ie) It is rather regretful that my first op-Ed article for the New Year needs to be critical against some points of the new Food Pyramid.

Let me analyse where two big problems of the new pyramid exist. The first problem is around the grouping of fats and oils and the other one is grouping meat with fish. In detail: Fats and oils: according to the new version of the Food Pyramid in Ireland, all fats, spreads and oils are grouped in the same group. In other words, the nutritional value of rapeseed, olive, canola, sunflower and corn oils is the same as spreads, mayonnaise and salad dressings! This is a grave scientific mistake.

The cardio protective properties of fats differ dramatically between processed fats and natural fats (e.g. olive oil and vegetable oils). The information that passes to the Public is that all fats are the same...but this is not the case. We should communicate to the Public that actually some fats have strong cardio protective properties (i.e. all polar lipids in wine, fish, vegetable oils, olives etc).

Meat and fish: the new version of the Food Pyramid has in the same group “meat, poultry, fish, eggs, beans and nuts”. This grouping is again scientifically not substantiated and would drive lots of food scientists “nuts”! Meat and fish have distinctive nutritional values in terms of cardio protection. It needs to be stated, with regret, that this is another grave scientific mistake to group these foods (even more severe that the grouping of all fats). Fish (any fish) has strong anti-inflammatory properties (there is a plethora of information on these in chapters 4, 5 and 8 of the book suggested below)! Also, the nutritional values of red and white meat are different; this is also overlooked.

I am afraid that the information disseminated with this food pyramid will have a profound impact towards the wrong direction. I would suggest that some information on moderate red wine consumption, the value of eating with others and the differences between fish and meat could be drawn from the Med Diet pyramid (see suggestion 3 below).

Further reading

1. Book: Marine Oils (From Sea to Pharmaceuticals), 2015. Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 978-1-63463-767-1 2. Review paper: Food Security and Cardioprotection: The Polar Lipid Link, 2013. Journal of Food Science, 78: R1101-1104.

3. On the web: Mediterranean Diet Pyramid http://mediterradiet.org/nutrition/mediterranean_diet_pyramid ioannis.zabetakis@ul.ie @yanzabet

After an Academic career spanning 12 years in the Univ. of Athens, Ioannis joined University of Limerick (UL) as a Lecturer on Food Lipids where the ongoing focus of his work will be towards the cardioprotective properties of food lipids with particular emphasis on dairy and aquaculture products.

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45 million Euro collaboration between Evonik and METEX

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vonik Industries AG of Germany and METabolic EXplorer (METEX) of France have agreed that Evonik will acquire a technology package from METEX to strengthen its biotechnology platform for amino acids, following an agreement signed today in Paris.

The acquisition will strengthen the Evonik biotechnology platform for amino acids. The move will also enhance the ability of METEX to commercialize other technologies that it has developed as alternatives to chemical processes. Further opportunities for cooperation are being explored Essen/ Clermont-Ferrand.

The package includes METEX’s entire technology portfolio for the fermentative production of methionine, as well as patents, essential bacteria strains, and the inoLa™ brand.

METEX considers that this agreement will underscore the relevance of METEX’s alternative technologies and will strengthen its ability to commercialize its other technologies.

The transaction also includes a back license agreement pertaining to certain patents to be transferred to Evonik; this agreement will allow METEX to continue using these patents for activities other than those relating to methionine. The companies intend to explore the possibility of a research and development cooperation agreement on the development of biotechnologically produced amino acids.

The total consideration for the transfer of this technology, including a two-year transfer service agreement, amounts to 45 million euros. Amino acids produced by fermentation are an important pillar of Evonik’s product portfolio for sustainable animal nutrition.

Production process efficiency for Biolys® (lysine), ThreAMINO® (threonine) and TrypAMINO® (tryptophane) has been continuously improved over the past few years, and the portfolio was recently expanded to include ValAMINO® (valine).

Sunderland Marine marks three decades of aquaculture insurance

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underland Marine marks 30 years of insuring fish farms this year, significantly longer than any other global insurer in this sector. The company, which is also a major fishing vessel insurer, is consistently the largest underwriter in the aquaculture sector worldwide.

Sunderland Marine chief executive officer Tom Rutter says, ‘We believe our position in the market reflects our clients’ confidence in the quality and security of the cover we provide. Since we wrote our first policy for Pairc Salmon fish farm off the north-west coast of Scotland in 1986, the global aquaculture industry has grown from 10 million to 75 million tonnes a year, now representing approximately 50 percent of all fish supplied for direct human consumption.’

He says over the past 30 years fish

“Through its fermentative methionine production process, METEX has demonstrated excellent development work and was able to secure wide-ranging patent protection,” says Dr. Emmanuel Auer, head of Evonik’s Animal Nutrition Business Line.

“The acquisition of this technology will expand our technological leadership for amino acids produced both chemically and by fermentation,” he explains. “We have been able to show that the fermentation process for manufacturing methionine is a potential alternative to familiar manufacturing routes. For all of the company’s stakeholders, this is a validation of our technical leadership.

Proceeds from the sale will accelerate our ability to further develop and market our other technologies, such as PDO, MPG, or new high-value-added molecules,” says Benjamin Gonzalez, CEO of METEX. “The technology will be transferred to Evonik immediately after the required approval of Evonik committees. This is expected before mid-December 2016.”

According to Mr. Auer, “METEX has many years of experience in the field of strain development and fermentation technology. We believe the potential exists to develop viable process optimization methods for products manufactured using biotechnology—in animal nutrition and beyond. This acquisition will complement and broaden Evonik’s technology portfolio for important innovation fields.”

As Mr. Gonzalez sees it, “Amino acids are clearly highvalue-added products, and we are confident that our expertise will deliver new competitive solutions beyond methionine. Improving processes for key natural products for animal feed is one of our top priorities. We look forward to the possibility of a constructive R&D partnership with Evonik to that effect.”

farming has progressed through many cycles. ‘In the early years, the industry consisted of mainly small owner-operated units. Today, the industry is consolidated under a relatively small number of major companies controlling many sites and has led to the introduction of stringent technical standards.’

Aquaculture insurance is a high-risk and specialist business he says. ‘In the last 30 years many competing insurers have come and gone in the wake of

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heavy losses. The largest aquaculture companies produce millions of fish a year and ensuring they are raised in optimum growing conditions, including protecting them from predators and natural perils, is no mean feat. Insuring them is just as challenging.’

Sunderland Marine’s underwriting team includes five former fish farmers, who provide a unique risk management service to operators as an integral part of their all-risks cover.

Rutter has been with Sunderland Marine for 37 years and was managing director of the aquaculture division until being promoted to chief executive officer last September. He concludes, ‘Over the past 30 years we have continually adapted to the changing profile of the aquaculture sector, but we still deliver the same high quality service and security as we did back in 1986. The experience, resilience and technical expertise gained over this period is second to none and positions us well for the next 30 years.’

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Clifford Spencer Changing the face of international aquaculture

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by Clifford Spencer, Chairman, AwF UK

aving travelled and reviewed aquaculture activities in Europe, Africa and the Far East upon our reformation in 2016, now as 2017 arrives my fellow AwF trustees and I are planning this New Year’s activities with the full board having met on the January 16, 2017 to discuss plans and aspirations. In particular we were struck by the way in which aquaculture is part of the everyday social fabric in Asia, whereas in the UK it is in a silo with politics and science.

One central thread of our considerations will be the founding principles of the AwF organisation originally formed in 2004, in particular examining how these are best achieved in our rapidly changing world. So this month I will illuminate readers with some of the driving ambitions of Michael New OBE, our organisations original founder and his trusted fellow founding trustees. We will of course, also be planning with the additional benefit of modern communication methods perhaps unavailable in 2004, as well as thoroughly considering ways of attracting a changing donor landscape.

National Aquaculture Centre (NAC)

Another tool the reformed AwF in the UK will have is its joint ownership of the new National Aquaculture Centre based at the Humber Seafood Institute Building at Grimsby’s Europarc. Crucially, the new centre will focus on the entire value chain of fish and shellfish farming: breeding and physical production techniques, transport and marketing, to waste management. It will also look at ways to promote greater seafood consumption as the UK population currently eats only half of the chief medical officer’s recommended dietary intake of seafood for heart and brain health. Aquaculture offers the prospect of supplying a larger range of fish and shellfish for public consumption and its associated health benefits particularly with the UK’s ageing population of which the writer is a member!

The first task for the centre is to set up the Michael New library and Michael has donated books for it and Plymouth University has donated the entire library from one of its satellite facilities that is no longer in use. The idea is for it to become a specialist aquaculture library for everyone from professionals and students, to local schoolchildren to use.

Hull University

Regionally located Hull University has agreed to be the official academic partner of the NAC with several meetings having taken place with its Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies and Hull International Fisheries Institute to this end. We are very excited by this development and the NAC is now in the process of meetings and ongoing discussions with several other local and national institutes and organisations, including the famous Eden Project in Cornwall.

The centre will also feature international outreach to developing countries thereby assisting the achievement of AwF goals globally.

In this respect it will look beyond the traditional species grown in the UK, such as salmon, trout, mussels and oysters, to include research into issues with tropical species, and the potential to collaborate with developing countries to help improve their own aquaculture industries and the considerable advantage to AwF in thereby supporting its activities is obvious. As a working development farm, the learning opportunities and other activities will be significant, both domestically and internationally looking to answer perhaps the greatest scientific question of today: How to practice aquaculture research and innovation in ways that lead to development impact?

What’s next?

There is also planned engagement with emerging areas of aquaculture such as bio-marine technology and medical research.

This is linked with encouraging companies to use the NAC as an aquaculture incubator, to set up an aquaculture think tank, and create associated innovation platforms.

Biorefining will be explored for the potential to add value to the biproducts of local fish processing and nearly 80 percent of England’s seafood is processed in the geographical locality of the NAC. The centre will also be a learning facility, linked to education partners focusing on: aquaculture, human and animal nutrition, engineering, basic business, marketing and entrepreneurial skills related to sustainable food production. It will engage with the insurance and financial sectors, encouraging them to research and develop better strategies for risk mitigation and improved dialogue about how aquaculture can lower its risk profile.

Aims of AwF

An original aim of AwF was to pay special attention to forms of aquaculture (and associated activities) that have the potential to alleviate poverty and improve health through the provision of ‘home-grown’ food and the enhancement of livelihoods. Of course since 2004 the role of nutrition in health has received increasingly widespread coverage so it appears Mr. New and his colleagues were more than on to something in their thinking.

Another aim was to recognize and support the role that women play in aquaculture and linked activities. This is now a key aim for developing country governments across the board as is also ensuring that activities are targeted at benefitting ‘grass-root’ citizens in our case farmers and SME’s. The recent ‘Brexit’ and US election results show how far normal working people feel left behind in the last decade in developed countries so top marks to AwF’s founding team for this aim. Also to be culturally sensitive, and non-discriminatory and non-aligned in religion and politics – well everyone has seen the pitfalls in misguided international political interventions in this area over the last decade! Finally we come to the more mundane but nevertheless crucial matters such as carrying out projects that are carefully monitored and assessed for efficiency, also for the AwF organisation to be transparent and accountable in its work at all times.

The UK board will utilise all its various connections from local connections, trade bodies, commercial industry, international finance, international media, educational, research & development, UN family and diplomatic connections to name some of the various avenues represented on its board and available to be targeted for the benefit of the ultimate goal of helping and assisting the previously described and targeted AwF beneficiaries.

Currently Mr Spencer leads the Global Biotechnology Transfer Foundation (GBTF), which is dedicated to promoting the potential for biotechnology to support sustainable, long-term, socio-economic development.

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Nutreco FeedTech Challenge is ultimate test for breakthrough innovations

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n its continuous quest for innovation in animal nutrition and aqua feed, Nutreco is launching a new way to kick-start breakthrough solutions with the Nutreco FeedTech Challenge. Centered around the question ‘What is your breakthrough innovation - that CANNOT wait?’

Nutreco calls for the brightest minds to help realise sustainable food production for a growing world population.

The winner receives a unique prize in the form of a scientific on-farm validation trial in one of Nutreco’s research farms. Nutreco has been at the forefront of some of the major breakthrough innovations that have made food production more sustainable.

With a world population growing to over 9 billion by 2050 and finite natural resources, the animal nutrition and aqua feed industry needs to step up its efforts. The Nutreco FeedTech Challenge offers a ‘greenhouse & pressure cooker’ environment aimed

at identifying, nurturing and enriching high potential concepts in pilot or proof-of-concept phases.

On-farm validation Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse points out that the validation trial for the winner is the biggest boost any start-up could wish for. “At Nutreco we focus on bringing new science and technologies to farmers, faster and more effectively. We know that validation and knowledge on how to apply new technologies in a real farm environment are crucial for farmers to embrace innovation.”

“This challenge and in particular the validation trial can provide a significant contribution to introducing new breakthrough innovations into real life. For start-ups it is a great opportunity to accelerate the development of their innovations, possibly even leading to a funding offer from Nutreco or one of our partners.”

Over a competition period of two months, contestants will participate

in an online platform where entries are open for comments, discussions and contributions from others. This provides a unique opportunity to connect with other start-ups, industry experts, scientists, and ultimately with farmers and the rest of the world.

In that respect, the Nutreco FeedTech Challenge is different from most other start-up competitions – not least because the winner isn’t rewarded with a cash prize, but with a high-value and rare opportunity for a scientific on-farm validation trial.

Centred around the question ‘What is your breakthrough innovation that CANNOT wait?’ the Nutreco FeedTech Challenge hopes to inspire start-ups with breakthrough innovations in the following three areas: - nutrition against antimicrobial resistance - feed-to-farm efficiency - young animal nutrition www.nutrecofeedtechchallenge.com

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GMP+ provide International Feed Safety Assurance Certification. At the end of November 2016, there were over 15,900 GMP+ certificates in 80 countries

stablished in December 2009, GMP+ continued the management of the GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance Certification that was managed before by the former Dutch Product Board Animal Feed. The GMP+ FC scheme started almost 25 years ago as a Code of Practice for the compound feed industry. Over these years, several control, quality and management system conditions according ISO 9001/22000 were added, and in 2000 after the HACCPprinciples were implemented, the code became a standard and the brand name GMP+ was created.

GMP+ stands for a standard with conditions and requirements for a feed safety management system that goes far beyond the original code of practice. An ISO 9001 or 22000 Certificate can easily be combined with a GMP+ certificate. Since 2000, international participation has increased rapidly which was the main reason for establishing GMP+ International. GMP+ was able to act on an international level and to get stakeholders even more involved in the organization.

GMP+ International involves the stakeholders in the feed and food chain (multi-stakeholders’ participation) via partnership of trade (sector-) associations and international operating food companies, of which there are currently 33. These partners are allowed to nominate candidates in the International Expert Committee (IEC) in charge of defining the content of the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme. This way, the scheme is created not only on behalf of, but also with the stakeholders of GMP+ International.

The GMP+ Feed Certification scheme is mainly focused on feed safety assurance in the whole feed supply chain. All types of companies participate in the aquaculture and livestock industries: traders, producers of feed ingredients, transport, storage & transshipment and production of premixtures (concentrates) and compound feed. At the end of November 2016, there were over 15,900 GMP+ certificates in 80 countries. Most of them are in Europe, but also a growing number in Asia and North & Latin America.

Since 2015, besides feed safety assurance certification, the GMP+ Feed Responsibility Assurance certification module has been added to the scheme. Currently, it is based on the use of responsible soybean meal in dairy, pig and poultry feed. The market demand for that is mainly occurring in the Netherlands.

GMP+ International is a private company with limited liability under Dutch law. It is a non-profit organization and is managed by an executive board, consisting of a Managing (General) Director and a Director Operations. The total turnover in 2016 is â‚Ź 3.7 million.

The goal of GMP+ International is to safeguard safe food in every home worldwide by ensuring safe animal feed. GMP+ International aims to be the thought leader for every company active in the feed and food chain of livestock and aqua farming.

Providing a reliable certification scheme for the whole feed supply chain internationally is the company mission. Enabling companies to comply with their own wishes or demands in the market about feed safety assurance.

The main role and task of GMP+ International is managing the

GMP+ Feed Certification scheme, communication and promotion as well as compliance assessment of the certification of the feed companies. The certification of companies is executed by 30 authorized certification bodies; with about 420 qualified auditors are doing the audits at the participating companies.

GMP+ International has a very committed and motivated team with a total of 24 employees, and currently 3 national representatives in Brazil, the Russian-speaking region and in China.

With a GMP+ Feed Safety Management System (FSMS) organisations are able to improve their organisation structure. A clear structure and allocation of responsibilities lead to a more efficient operation. Also GMP+ certified companies have access to all feed markets, are able to reduce claims, complaints and losses. Participants have access to supporting information and services, such as risk assessments, fact sheets, storing and sharing monitoring data, Early Warning messages etcetera.

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AQUACULTURE TRAINING The NAFC Marine Centre University of the Highlands and Islands offers several courses including an online ‘Fish Welfare’ course that can be completed in just 10 hours.

Fish Welfare is available as a one or two-day training course covering the concepts of fish welfare and the responsibilities of the aquaculture industry to maintain a high standard of fish welfare meeting the animals’ needs, comply with relevant legislation, enhance productivity, and boost consumer confidence. (The 2-day course covers some topics in more detail and has a significant practical element.)

These courses satisfy the training requirements of the RSPCA welfare standards for farmed Atlantic salmon (based on the ‘Freedom Food’ standards of the Farm Animal Welfare Committee).

NAFC Marine Centre University courses

The courses are aimed at workers in all sectors of the aquaculture industry, including marine and fresh water production, live fish transportation, harvesting and processing. No prior knowledge of fish welfare is required.

This course can be delivered as a 1 or 2 day course at the NAFC Marine Centre (or another suitable venue).

Alternatively, it can be completed online through distance learning using the UHI’s ‘Blackboard Learn+’ virtual learning environment.

Online learning requires students to follow simple instructions provided in an Indication booklet and online, and should take about 10 hours to complete. The online course is flexible and students have six months from enrolment to complete the course which can be accessed on any internet enabled device including smartphones, tablets (android and iPad) and computers.

Online students are able to contact an NAFC tutor for assistance at any stage of the course. nainfo@uhi.ac.uk

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Aller Aqua Zambia factory starts construction

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he first board meeting has been held and staff members have started onboarding. Adam Taylor, Henrik T. Halken, Johnny Hansen and Carsten Jørgensen met in IFU’s headquarters in Copenhagen for the company’s first board meeting.

The meeting was initiated to ensure the best possible start for Aller Aqua Zambia Limited. The current outlook is very positive. The first big client is secured and the first employees, including the managing director, have been recruited. Now the building of the factory needs to keep its pace and the company should be ready for production of high quality extruded fish feed for aquaculture, by September 2017.

Whilst the new factory is under construction in Siavonga, Aller Aqua Zambia has made the first sales agreement with one of the largest Tilapia producers in the World – Yalelo Limited. Yalelo has plans to grow the production of Tilapia to 30,000 tonnes in Zambia within the next few years.

This rapid expansion will help secure Aller Aqua Zambia Limited’s success in the African country.

The new factory will have a production capacity of 50,000 tonnes of fish feed per year and will be the most technically advanced fish feed factory in Southern Africa.

Henrik T. Halken and Carsten Jørgensen have both been a part of Aller Aqua Group for many years and are appointed to lead the Zambian company from the Danish side.

Henrik Halken is in charge of Aller Aqua’s factories on the African continent, whereas Carsten Jørgensen is Chief Financial Officer and handles the finances. Aller Aqua Zambia Limited is owned by Aller Aqua Group A/S and Oakfield Holdings Limited, represented by Adam Taylor who will be chairman of the company. Henrik Halken will take the position as vice chairman and other board members are Carsten Jørgensen and Bryan McCoy. Aller Aqua Group has a clear and expansive strategy for Africa.

“Aller Aqua Group is in rapid expansion. Since the company began producing fish feed for aquaculture more than 50 years ago it has achieved constant growth. In addition to the factory in Denmark, the company has built factories in Poland in 2001, Germany in 2007 and Egypt in 2015. Currently, the company is building in both Zambia and China as well as extending the capacity in Egypt with a third production line. This will increase the capacity in Egypt substantially. Both of the new factories as well as the third production line in Egypt are expected to be inaugurated in 2017. In Zambia we are investing a total of 10 million USD, as well as a significant amount in Egypt” Henrik Halken remarks.

“With the investment in Zambia, we will be the market leader in Africa in terms of modern and environmentally friendly fish feeds for aquaculture. This will enable us to expand our sales not only in Zambia but also the surrounding countries.”

During recent years Aller Aqua Group has started sales companies in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. The African market will, without a doubt, grow significantly in the coming years. The number of inhabitants is rising quickly and the population will need healthy food, which is high

Caption 1: Photo from the first board meeting of Aller Aqua Zambia Limited. The meeting took place at IFU’s (Investment Fund for Developing Countries) headquarters. From left to right: Adam Taylor (CEO of Oakfield Holdings Limited), Henrik T. Halken (Group Vice President, Aller Aqua Group), Johnny Hansen (IFU Regional director, Africa) and Carsten Jørgensen (Group Vice President, Aller Aqua Group). ©Aller Aqua Group A/S

Visualisation of the finished factory - ©Aller Aqua Group A/S

The Zambian factory under construction, December 2016 - © Aller Aqua Group A/S

in protein. Fish farming and locally produced fish is part of the solution for this, and fish farming can further help people get a livelihood and get out of poverty.”

“In Zambia approximately 95 percent of the raw materials we will use comes from the local market, which is a great advantage. The build of the factory is Zambia is ongoing and on schedule. Obviously, there are many challenges when building in Zambia compared to Denmark. But we have a fantastic team and management whom will ensure that we succeed and overcome these challenges” Mr Halken concludes.

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Delaware’s shellfish aquaculture program takes major step forward

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he Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has adopted a process for abbreviated review and approval of shellfish aquaculture leases by DNREC’s Division of Water following a comprehensive review conducted by the Division of Fish & Wildlife on a significantly-reduced number of acres than allowed for under state regulation, while also limiting operations in Little Assawoman Bay approved under the process to growing only hard clams.

DNREC Secretary David Small this week approved a Statewide Activity Approval (SAA) for use in considering applications for leasing state subaqueous lands for shellfish aquaculture in Little Assawoman, Rehoboth and Indian River Bays.

DNREC expects that most aquaculturists will seek SAA approvals due to the abbreviated process allowed, rather than individual permits that will be required for all other areas suitable for aquaculture that are outside of those approved under the SAA. “Approval of this process addresses concerns we have heard from waterfront property owners around the

Inland Bays, and still allows certainty for small business interests who wish to pursue growing oysters and clams in the Inland Bays,” Mr Small said.

“DNREC had an obligation to develop a process for implementing the law allowing aquaculture, and this approach does so in an equitable manner. This is a major step in moving the program forward.”

The portions of the SADA in the Little Assawoman Bay approved under the SAA process were limited to sections farther away from homes and areas potentially used by recreational boaters, sailors, kayakers and paddleboarders.

The SADA in Beach Cove off Indian River Bay that had previously been adopted by regulation is not eligible for approval under a SAA. Under today’s action, DNREC is also committed to a future review of the regulations, including the potential permanent removal of some SADA areas, and the requirement for marking the one-acre tracts with white PVC pipe.

Both of these provisions are included in the regulation and unable to be

addressed by the establishment of a SAA for shellfish aquaculture.

Commercial shellfish aquaculture in the Inland Bays was facilitated by the 147th General Assembly’s unanimous passage, and signing into law by Governor Jack Markell in 2013, of House Bill 160.

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife sought public opinion via two public meetings, followed by a public hearing and comment period on commercial shellfish aquaculture regulations as required by the Administrative Procedures Act. Concerns about the location of some shellfish aquaculture development areas surfaced after the public process and adoption of the regulations. As shellfish aquaculture program development continued after regulations were adopted, the Division The new nationwide permits are expected to include conditioned approval of shellfish aquaculture.

Soon thereafter, the Division of Fish & Wildlife will begin accepting lease applications to award shellfish aquaculture leases through an initial lottery.

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ENHANCING PERFORMANCE Phosphorus digestibility and retention in gilthead seabream

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by S. Zwart1, M.E. Castellón2 and S. Deguara2 Aliphos Rotterdam B.V., Zevenmanshaven Oost 139, 3133 CA Vlaardingen (The Netherlands) 2 AquaBioTech Group, ‘Central Complex’, Naggar Str., Targa Gap, Mosta MST 1761 (Malta).

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ntensive fish farming is a source of organic and inorganic nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which can cause eutrophication in natural aquatic ecosystems (Porrello et al., 2003).

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient in feeds for the proper growth and feed performance in fish (Pimentel Rodrigues and Oliva-Teles, 2001).

Generally, fish feeds that are based on fishmeal as the main ingredient provide a total Phosphorus content that surpasses the minimal requirements needed to obtain optimal growth (Pimentel Rodrigues and Oliva-Teles, 2001). New feeding and formulation strategies aim to reduce the environmental impacts of aquaculture activities by minimizing the nutrient loading entering the natural waters.

One of these approaches consists in a full or partial substitution of fishmeal with other ingredients with the addition of inorganic Phosphorus salts, as necessary, an approach which has led to a reduction in the excretion of Phosphorus with no negative effect on growth (Hernández et al., 2005).

The present study was undertaken to analyse the effect of two different commercially available inorganic Phosphorus sources, Aliphos® Monocal (monocalcium phosphate, MCP) and Windmill® Aquaphos (monoammonium phosphate, MAP), on the performance and phosphorus digestibility and retention in gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata.

Materials and methods

To compare the effect of the two commercial phosphate sources

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on the feed utilization and growth of gilthead sea bream, 3 fishmeal-free diets were studied in a recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) available at the AquaBioTech Innovia facilities (Malta). The control diet (diet CD) was not supplemented with any additional phosphorus source while the other diets were supplemented with either of the two commercially available products, MCP (diet MCPD) and MAP (diet MAPD) to achieve an estimated digestible phosphorus content of 0.45% and Ca to digestible P ratio of 1.40.

Yttrium oxide was added to the diets as an inert marker to enable the determination of the apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of Phosphorus. During the growth trial, 85 2.8g (initial weight) gilthead sea bream were fed at a fixed regime four times a day; each one of the three treatments was administered in triplicate.

All fish were weighed in bulk at the beginning and end of the trial whilst 50 fish were weighed every 2 weeks until the end of the trial. For the determination of the apparent Phosphorus digestibility coefficient (ADC) of the diets, 40 fish, of 17g average weight, were placed into the tanks in triplicate and the collection of faeces was carried out by stripping.

The Results

By the end of the experiment, gilthead sea bream fed the diet MAPD showed a significantly better specific growth rate and lower feed conversion rate than fish fed with MCPD or CD (Figure 1a). Phosphorus retention by fish fed MAPD was significantly higher in comparison with the other two diets (Figure 1b); the Phosphorus available in MAP was found Figure 1a: Results to be much better retained than of specific growth rate (SGR) and the Phosphorus in MCP (58% feed conversion vs. 31%). ratio (FCR) (a) and Phosphorus retention Dietary Phosphorus ADC was and Phosphorus ADC significantly different between (b) of fish fed with the treatments; fish fed MAPD experimental diets.

Figure 1b: Phosphorus showed a significantly higher retention and Phosphorus ADC, followed by Phosphorus ADC values obtained for each one that of fish fed MCPD (Figure of the diets 1b); the Phosphorus available in

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MAP was determined to be significantly more digestible than the Phosphorus in MCP (96% versus 84% respectively).

Conclusions

The results of this experiment show that both the growth and the feed performance in sea bream juveniles are strongly correlated with the dietary inclusion level of digestible Phosphorus but also the type of Phosphorus that it contains. As has been observed in previous studies, fish fed diets, which are very low in Phosphorus, present slower growth (Oliva Teles and PimentelRodrigues, 2004; Zhang et al., 2006; Pimentel-Rodrigues and Oliva-Teles, 2007; Laining et al., 2012).

In comparison to the results from other studies, the MAP Phosphorus digestibility obtained is one of the highest observed in sea bream (Pimentel-Rodrigues and Oliva-Teles, 2007; Shao et al., 2008; Dias et al., 2009; Laining et al., 2012), an observation reflected in the higher Phosphorus retention in the fish fed MAPD, a result also seen by other authors (Shao et al., 2008; Dias et al., 2009).

To summarise, Windmill® Aquaphos supplementation in low Phosphorus content diets improves the performance of juvenile gilthead sea bream in comparison with Aliphos® Monocal supplementation. Furthermore, Windmill® Aquaphos shows higher digestibility and retention values, which makes it a better choice to supplement low Phosphorus diets in comparison to Aliphos® Monocal.

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Dias, J., Conceição, L. E. C., Ramalho Ribeiro, A., Borges, P., Valente, L. M. P., Dinis, M. T., 2009. Practical diet with low fish derived protein is able to sustain growth performance in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) during the grow-out phase.

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Hernández, A., Satoh, S., Kiron, V., Watanabe T., 2004.

Phosphorus retention efficiency in rainbow trout fed diets with low fish meal and alternative protein ingredients. Fisheries Science, 70: 580-586.

Laining, A., Ishikawa, M., Koshio, S., Lideman, Yokoyama, S., 2012. Dietary inorganic phosphorus or microbial phytase supplementation improves growth, nutrient utilization and phosphorus mineralization of juvenile red sea bream, Pagrus major, fed soybean-based diets. Aquaculture Nutrition, 18: 502511.

Oliva-Teles, A., Pimentel-Rodrigues, A. M., 2004. Phosphorus requirements of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles. Aquaculture Research, 35: 636-642.

Pimentel-Rodrigues, A. M., Oliva-Teles, A., 2007. Phosphorus availability of inorganic phosphates and fish meals in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) juveniles. Aquaculture, 267: 300-307.

Pimentel-Rodrigues, A. M., Oliva-Teles, A., 2001. Phosphorus requirements of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) juveniles.

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Porrello, S., Lenzi, M., Persia, E., Tomassetti, P., Finoia, M. G., 2003. Reduction of aquaculture wastewater eutrophication by phytotreatment ponds system I. Dissolved and particulate nitrogen and phosphorus. Aquaculture, 219: 515-529.

Shao, Q., Ma, J., Xu, Z., Hu, W., Xu, J., Xie, S., 2008. Dietary phosphorus requirement of juvenile black seabream, Sparus macrocephalus. Aquaculture, 277: 92-100.

Zhang, C., Mai, K., Ai, Q., Zhang, W., Duan, Q., Tan, B., Ma, H., Xu, W., Liufu, Z., Wang, X., 2006. Dietary phosphorus requirement of juvenile Japanese seabass, Lateolabrax japonicus.

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color of the ingredient can also indicate the quality with the lighter color protein sources that undergo extraction for the oils removal usually measuring a higher PDI level. Oil or fat levels in ingredients, reviewed as excessive oil or fat, can affect expansion ratios when extruded.

Ingredient evaluation and preconditioning The extrusion process itself is designed to consider ingredient possibilities and can handle most of the fluctuations seen in their quality. The initial phase of extrusion is the preconditioning of the raw materials. This is About the author where the ingredients are subjected to steam Joseph P. Kearns is currently the and water input as well as mechanical energy Vice President Aquafeed Div. for inputs. The effect of proper preconditioning Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. Joe is to prepare the material for entry into the received his bachelor’s degree extruder barrel. from Kansas State University in The goal is to have a processed mass where Food Technology Engineering. An every particle in the formula is moistened employee at Wenger since 1974, he and heated evenly. Preconditioner designs has an impressive eight patents for vary and thus the effectiveness should be Wenger, which all regard aquatic scrutinized. The design selected is based feeds and/or machinery associated on the possibility of using high moisture with the production of it. He has ingredients such as fish or animal silage. more than 60 published articles on Higher usage of liquefied ingredients aquatic feeds production advantages requires a conditioner where mixing by extrusion cooking through trade intensity is increased. Lower level usage magazines and has presented at of liquid ingredients generally allow for a countless events around the world on Starch level and protein quality conditioner where increased shear or energy the topic of aquatic feed production.

Reviewing ingredient composition shows that input is achieved. a minimum starch level is required for different Tests have shown that conditioners types of aquatic feed. Increased starch is required for the production of floating feeds while lower levels are usually utilizing increased energy input expressed in kilowatt hours/metric acceptable for sinking feeds. The quality of the starch is also a factor ton, is higher and allows for lower steam usage. The product of how low you can go on floating feeds. Corn and wheat starches are actually achieves a higher percentage of cooking at lower moisture generally the most used while tuber starches do give great expansion levels on the low liquid ingredient style formulas. High Intensity Preconditioners allow for elevated liquid inputs resulting in a free ratios.

Additionally the protein quality also has an affect on the required flowing homogenous mass directed into the extruder barrel. starch level as the functionality of the protein comes into play. An example is soybean meal, if the soybean meal has a good Protein Single or twin-screw barrels?

Dispersibility Index (PDI) generally the starch content of the formula The extruder barrel designs also vary greatly; single and twin-screw may be somewhat reduced. The quality of the soybean meal is greatly styles dominate in the aquatic feed sector. Single screw extruders are affected by the method it is prepared or processed. Lower temperature generally used for high capacity production of selected classes of drying methods after the oil is extracted, yields a higher PDI. The products such as floating feeds for carp, catfish, salmon, sea bass-sea

ngredient quality and cost changes, coupled with the demanding final product characteristics of aquatic feeds, has resulted in the advantage of incorporating controls on extrusion projects resulting in the improvement of the profitability of producing these feeds. Feeds designed to float or sink need to act as intended in either salt or fresh water. Density control along with In-Line measurements allows for monitoring this parameter continuously with computer-controlled adjustments much faster than any extruder operator or lab personnel can do manually. Formulation considerations also play a part as feed formulations are constantly under review or change based on cost and this can be directly associated with profitability.

Ingredients vary in many ways such as fiber, protein, starch levels and fat contents to mention a few. The quality of these ingredients can be and are selected based on cost, functionality, and extrudeability. Extrusion cooking systems are available to handle all possibilities. The question is sometimes how can we handle the everyday differences in ingredient selections and the expectations of the process?

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bream and tilapia to name a few. Twin-screw designs dominate for production of micro and small diameter feeds as well as shrimp and other species where specific characteristic are desired in the final product.

The barrel design can and should be designed with components that allow for production of the range of feeds desired. Couple this with the above discussion on ingredient qualities, the selected extruder components can be specified to achieve a wide range of results. In general, more energy input is needed for lower quality ingredients and higher oil or fat formulations.

It should be noted this discussion is based on the ingredients the extruder barrel is subjected to directly, and is not based on the in-thebag formula. The coatings possibly applied after extrusion and drying, require data so the extrusion process produces pellets that can accept and hold these coatings.

How does all of the above affect profitability?

If the preconditioner and the extruder barrel are not designed with your possible range of ingredients in mind then normally you see a reduction in extruder capacity. An engineered process takes all of the factors into account for a wide range of variables in ingredients as well as energy inputs yielding a more profitable system. In addition, the ability to use advanced technology for extrusion of aquatic feeds, allows for a higher yield and less out of spec production. Historically, extruders required down time to adjust for specific qualities. Not enough or too much expansion, low cook and other possible characteristic such as oil holding capabilities required an extruder configuration change. This requires time when feed production stops.

Computer control in combination with mechanical energy-input controlling devices, allows for practically instantaneous changes to the operation parameters. This allows modification and verification of the final product characteristics while in production.

The number one reason to stop an extruder and make changes in aquatic feed production is the density and/or pellet quality. A number of devices are available to achieve the desired product quicker and faster while in production. Automatic Density Control where IN-Line sensors measure the density and/or moisture, feed the results back to the computer control system.

Bulk Density System™

The computer program controls adjustments to the desired set points by modulating an extruder energy input controlling devise creating more or less energy input adjusting the density. Source Technology’s Bulk Density System, BDS™, is used between the extruder and dryer, measuring the density and/or moisture approximately every 45 seconds. The computer then adjusts the BPV, Back Pressure Valve and/ or other energy inputs to move the density into the defined range.

By definition, a BPV changes the pressure inside the extruder barrel right at the die so as to increase or decrease energy inputs. The effect is an immediate change in the product density without down time. Also, it allows for fluctuations in ingredient quality where more or less energy is needed based on the desired density. Moisture can also be measured in the same BDS™ and the process adjusted for the desired moisture out of the dryer reducing rework on a moisture basis or elimination of moisture losses.

The result of discussion with your extruder supplier on your projects including ingredient specifications and desired final product characteristics allow for determining the equipment which bests fits your project. The specifications of the system based on desired final capacity and methods of improving production allow for increased profit by managing the system for maximum production volumes over a given time period.

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THE RISE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE AQUACULTURE’S GREATEST CHALLENGES

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by Larry Feinberg, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder of KnipBio, USA

quaculture is the most efficient and fastest growing source of animal protein for humans but its continued sustainability is of grave concern. The continued reliance on fishmeal to support the growth of aquaculture is not an option anymore as many of the world’s fisheries are maximally exploited or in decline. Alternative protein sources to substitute for fishmeal have been developed, and current options primarily include those derived from plants.

The use of these plant-based proteins has reduced the amount of fishmeal required for aquaculture feed blends. For example, fish-in: fish-out ratios for salmon have been reduced from ~3.54:1 to a current ~1:1. Soy is the most common terrestrial plant protein used in aquafeeds, but anti-nutritional compounds and palatability to fish does not make it an ideal total replacement.

Furthermore, diseases can occur when using alternate proteins (e.g. gastro-enteritis in salmon) as a direct result of sub-optimal feeding regimes. These difficulties add additional stresses and costs to the food supply chain.

KnipBio is advancing a single cell protein (SCP) technology with the target of developing sustainable solutions for animal nutrition. This SCP does not only provide a high content of protein, but it is also a source of essential amino acids and high value biomolecules like carotenoids. In nature, the KnipBio microbe is a ubiquitous leaf symbiont with the capability of creating single cell protein and other biomolecules of interest using commercially available, non-food based feedstocks.

With the availability of genetic tools, biotechnology uniquely offers a powerful means to rapidly advance specific desirable traits to support aquaculture’s growth potential. Just recently, KnipBio converted upon a bio-informatic prediction, resulting in a meaningful level of taurine produced for the first time in

just a few months. Tailored applications, with rapid iteration, is representative of how technologies can lead to aquaculture’s next line of products, simultaneously avoiding chemically synthesized alternatives.

An alternative source of protein that has been developed previously with some success is SCP, or the protein-rich biomass collected from microbial processes. Today, it is very common to blend the spent yeast cells from corn ethanol fermentations with dried distiller’s grains and solubles (DDGS) used as animal feed. Algae, which are also an SCP, is grown commercially in ponds or bioreactors and often used in the manufacture of food and cosmetic ingredients, oils and nutritional supplements. Algal protein is comparable to conventional plant protein in many ways including nitrogen content and other nutritional factors. To date, its wide scale use has been limited by higher production costs and technical challenges. Other approaches to SCP production include harvesting from the residuals of wastewater treatment facilities’ clarifying ponds or dedicated manufacturing processes.

The last strategy holds the greatest potential for “smart proteins”, or advanced biotechnologies specifically customizable to solve specific nutritional challenges.

As fishmeal is systematically removed or reduced in diets, additional key nutrients beyond protein can also get diluted as a consequence. Nearly all protein alternatives to fishmeal have some inherent nutritional limitations, but these can potentially be overcome by adding ingredients back exogenously. Taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is an amino acid found in a wide range of organisms, from birds, mammals, fish, plants, fungi and bacteria. Taurine is critical in many basic cellular processes, including osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, and antioxidation.

In addition, taurine participates in a variety of more complex physiological functions, such as bile conjugation, protein folding and calcium signaling. Taurine can be detected at high levels in a variety of fish species, and has been suggested as conditionally

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essential for many carnivorous fish species. From trout to snakehead, its supplementation has been shown to increase growth rate. Furthermore, it appears that its inclusion can complement the additional reduction of fishmeal in the feedstock, a critical objective for achieving a more sustainable form of aquaculture.

The prospect of a combined protein + taurine ingredient demonstrates the powerful potential to maximize nutritional solutions and the versatility of this approach. The application of this technology may be especially useful during the larval stages of fish or in crustacean diets, which can sit in the water longer than other feeds leading to losses due to dissipation. Chemically synthesized taurine is highly crystalline, particularly susceptible to leaching and can be less biologically available. Enriching rotifers with taurine is an effective solution, but an uneconomical one, as live feeds tend to be more expensive.

An alternative strategy is to encapsulate taurine in microparticles, such as lipid-walled capsules. Plant-based production systems could achieve this objective by employing the cell membrane as a natural lipid-capsule but this approach is imperfect as direct feeding with plant cells suffers from the anti-nutritional factors found in plant-based feeds mentioned above. Therefore, there exists a need for an aquaculture feed that protects taurine from dissolving in water, while avoiding solutions involving plant-based biosynthesis or live feeds.

Additional benefits to this bioprocess include the modularity of the KnipBio “brewery� for scale-up, which employs readily available fermentation equipment. The productivity of an advanced microbial manufacturing facility has the potential to produce >100-fold more protein per acre compared to soy, without the seasonality or other undue influences from climate change (e.g. droughts, floods).

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These plants can be built in modular fashion and located nearly anywhere in the world as to be closer to markets they serve.

Deriving protein from non-food sources, plus the thermodynamic conservation gains from being lower on the food chain, represents significant resource efficiencies. The inputs of a fermentation process are carefully monitored leading to a consistent, clean source of protein in an era where environmental pollutants and traceability are a concern.

Ultimately, to meet the projected doubling of the aquaculture industry by 2030 that will grow in concert with the human population, new and innovative sources of protein are needed.

Those that can incorporate advanced biotechnologies like the one described here will be uniquely advantaged in both performance and resource constraints. SCP technologies have the potential to make meaningful contributions as a source of high quality protein, stabilize rising input costs and address the overharvesting of pelagic fisheries towards the reduction of fishmeal ultimately leading to a healthier, more sustainable food supply chain around the world.

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ith the rapid development of worldwide aquaculture, the demand for sustainable sources used in aquafeed is subsequently increasing.

However, quality and safety of aquatic products remains a key problem and you will often find that the critical factor is the aquafeed.

The current global aquafeed market is positively active and the exponential demand presents great prospects for its future, given the fast development of aquaculture. In fact, it is expected to reach a value of $123,990.3 million by 2019, whilst the micromarkets specifically, are also estimated to greatly increase.

The main cost in aquafeed is protein. Traditionally, fishmeal and soybean meal have been used for aquaculture. But have you ever thought whether one new and important source could replace the fishmeal or soybean meal with many advantages? The answer is microalgae.

Microalgae is a kind of high photosynthetic utilization of autotrophic plants; it is widely present on land and in the ocean.

It generates much polysaccharide, protein and pigment by cell metabolism. A multi-purpose source, microalgae can also be used in food, medicine and genetic engineering fields, to name but a few.

Microalgae used in aquafeed

Firstly, the microalgae is rich in protein and therefore contains large amounts of essential amino acids. Indeed, the protein from the microalgae, Spirulina produced by Tianjin Norland Biotech Co Ltd, can reach 65-70 percent. In light of this, algae have the possibility to replace traditional feed.

According to the experiment data on Gibel Carp, fish showed very good digestibility of Spirulina diets to the extent that the substitution level of fishmeal protein by spirulina can reach 100 percent. Other research on Channel Catfish showed that the algae

chlorella could replace dietary soybean meal and cottonseed meal.

Secondly, the microalgae contain numerous nutritional ingredients, such as pigments, mineral elements, EPA & DHA. These can transform the color of fish and shrimp to be brighter, promote their growth and improve upon the nutritional value of the aquatic products. As shown in a study of fish color on Carassius auratus gibelio, the lightness, yellow and saturation have improved after fed with spirulina for a period of time.

Additionally, the nutritional quality and safety of the aquatic products attract more and more attention. As a new aquafeed material, the microalgae have their advantages on improving the quality of aquatic products. It is evident from research that microalgae can improve the muscle quality and color of fish and shrimp, promote their growth, improve survival rate and disease

resistance of the larvae, shorten the growth cycle, and then reduce the cost on top of all of this.

Based in China, Tianjin Norland Biotech Co Ltd is a leading supplier of algae products around the world having built up six standard algae farms and processing plant in Erdos Lake of North China with 700,000m2 farm, with an impressive 1000 greenhouses to cultivate Spirulina.

With an ever-growing population, and a critical demand for sustainable sources for aquafeed, an effective approach to relieve the pressure on aquafeed would be to take full advantage of microalgae. www.norlandbiotech.com

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Prospect of functional feed for fish and shrimp

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s our trade visit to the Taiwanese market coincided with the Taiwan International Seafood and Fisheries Show, Norwich International Company were fortunate enough to attend the 2016 Taiwan Aquaculture Industry Trends Seminar. This was only the second time the show has been held, hosting around 200 exhibitors and 500 booths. The International Seafood and Fisheries Show is also the only event of its kind in Taiwan, showcasing the best of what the entire field of aquaculture has to offer.

Despite being relatively small compared to the fisheries exhibitions of the Chinese mainland, the show was large enough to display all of the latest developments related to the field of aquaculture. Moreover, the amount of time given for interaction and networking between attendants was exceptional.

Given the large capacity for aquaculture feed in the Taiwanese market, the number of feed exhibitors could certainly have been higher; however there was no shortage of highlights. For example, thanks to the excellent salesmanship and impressive display booth of the Grobest shrimp farming representatives, we remained standing at their booth for quite some time.

The frozen shrimp below is a commercial shrimp produced by Grobest feed farmers, whom produce about 6,000 kilograms of shrimp per year. Through the use of Facebook, Grobest are able to sell their frozen shrimp products directly into the hands of consumers. Despite Grobest being a supplier with little involvement in the feed market, it actively promotes standards of health and nutrition in its products, through its customers, to consumers.

Within agricultural industries, the use of online sales models to connect directly with consumers is becoming increasingly popular, achieving impressive results. What more deeply impressed me, though, was Grobest’s virtuous devotion to ideas of health and nutrition as a complementary goal to their promotion of fish and shrimp products. It was due to this impression that I remained at their booth, learning of the aims and requirements of their additional companies, feed mills, farmers and fast delivery to consumers.

by Norwich International Company Tao Qingyan Translated from the original Chinese language by Alex Whitebrook

Whilst at the Taiwan International Seafood and Fisheries Show, we also saw the exclusive cell survival and freezing (CAS) technology Yongan biotechnology. Using this technology, the taste and quality of seafood obtained through on-site fishing is preserved during the thawing process. The most immediate affects of this technology are the lack of seepage from the flesh, and the remaining integrity of the fish eyes during the thawing process.

Healthy Aquaculture

Many consumers believe that the safety of fished products will be higher than that of aquacultural products, but this is a big misunderstanding.

Due to the widespread pollution of natural waters, increasing numbers of fish caught for consumption are being affected by heavy metals, pesticides and so on. Modern farming is often more effective in providing healthy consumer products due to enhanced management of the environment, seed, and aquaculture processes.

However, due to the poor management of individual practitioners, some concern for food safety has arisen and international trust of artificial aquaculture has consequentially been reduced.

With the development of the Internet economy, people want real contact with the farmers themselves, to see the breeding of animals and breeding environment, to hear about the breeding developments, and to better see whether farmers and their families consume their own products. The rise of this style of marketing is beneficial to our industry.

Through the use of Facebook, Grobest shrimp farmers are able to communicate with consumers about the entire shrimp farming process, adding value to the consumer experience by adding an intriguing human component.

While those farmers pursuing high-quality aquatic feed input and management of inputs are rewarded through consumer recognition and response to prices. If combined with the latest refrigeration

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technology, people may easily enjoy the fresh consumer products directly from the supplier.

High-quality demands

Consumers are known to prefer their products to taste rich, be vibrantly coloured and appear visibly healthy. For shrimp, there are larger specifications, including the desire for complete legs and more transparent body colour. In fact, from a nutrition and health point of view, these are the highest requirements of fish and shrimp products.

Producing a richer flavour often requires a longer growing period to achieve the sufficient growth and fat deposits.

More beautiful body colour or appearance relies on the quantity of carotene substances, especially astaxanthin deposits, whilst avoiding problems caused by surface parasites and bacteria.

Carotenoids are the most potent free radical scavengers.

Within animals affected by any kind of stress or disease, organic free radical production will increase significantly, leading to the depletion of carotenoid substances, and resulting in poor body colour. Stricter specifications on consumer products allows for richer foods, dissolved oxygen and growth spaces. Reducing aquaculture density is the most effective and simple means of increasing consumer product specifications, but at the same time leads to a decline in yields. Stricter specifications will also reduce animal susceptibility to disease and conflict over food or territory – issues directly related to high-density farming.

High concentrations of harmful bacteria within a body of water are directly related to more transparent body colour in aquatic animals. In response to this, Shrimp produce phenoloxidase for the defence of the body, also known as tyrosinase in humans, which

catalyzes the formation of melanin tyrosine. Phenol oxidase can be oxidized by phenol quinone, catalyzing the spontaneous formation of the final product - melanin.

Melanin and its intermediaries are highly active substances in the defence response of fish, participating in a number of ways.

If wounded in any way, shrimp or other invertebrates become pigmented due to bacterial and parasitic infections. Therefore, transparent and shiny shrimp are not only desired for their beauty, but their condition is also indicative of a healthy breeding environment.

In order to achieve these high-quality consumer products, farmers must often reduce population density, increase water exchange rate and increase dissolved oxygen among other aquacultural techniques. Concurrently, the nutritional value of feed becomes a

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focus for producers, rather than the usual focus on growth rate or feed coefficient as the most desired quality of the feed.

However, in the traditional channels of unified purchase and sales, it often becomes difficult to translate the value of these inputs so that they gain full recognition in the price of the final product.

Therefore, even as consumer demand for high-quality consumer products becomes increasingly strong, restrictions on sales channels often cause these demands to be ignored. Fortunately, as new sales channels develop and consumption patterns change, those neglected demands and the ignored added value of nutritional input will eventually be recognized.

Functional feed

For most animals, a healthy body is normal, whilst disease is abnormal; however, within the industrial, intensive breeding of animals, poor health is normal. To treat the poor health of livestock, drug treatment often brings high costs, side effects and food safety issues.

From the analysis of intensive animal breeding, it has become clear that functional feed may overcome various health challenges through the control of nutritional input to improve the animal’s own disease resistance, which can effectively reduce the incidence of diseases and effectively guarantee food safety.

Within intensive farming conditions, the practical application of functional feed results in improved intestinal health, parasitic control, and free radical elimination.

Intestinal health

The concentration of bacteria in water is relatively higher than the concentration of bacteria in the atmosphere, so fish and shrimp in intensive farming environments may easily ingest a large number of harmful bacteria. Gastric acid is the first and most important barrier for disinfection of food within the digestive tract.

Many fish, however, do not have a stomach or, like crabs, their stomachs may not contain acid. In addition, the ability of fish to digest harmful bacteria shifts along with the temperature of the surrounding water, so when the environment changes drastically, evacuation and resistance of the intestine will also experience a dramatic change.

When temperature changes occur, fish become susceptible to intestinal bacterial translocation, leading to the occurrence of enteritis. Therefore, seasonal changes, changes in raw feed material formula, raw feed material quality variation, feeding mismanagement are likely to induce intestinal problems. This does not necessarily mean that a large number of fish will die, but simply that production performance will be negatively affected.

To combat intestinal bacterial translocation, organic acids and essential oils are used. Organic acids have a stronger ability to kill bacteria than inorganic acids, and essential oil products can enhance the nonspecific immunity of the fish in addition to aiding bactericidal activity. Evidence from practice shows that adding organic acids and plant essential oils through feed can effectively protect the intestinal health of fish and shrimp, thereby reducing the loss of production performance in fish and shrimp stocks to intestinal diseases.

Parasite control

Studies show that high concentrations of parasites positively correlate to high levels of pollution, and are most prevalent during the eutrophication of water, so within the high density of modern breeding conditions parasites become increasingly prominent.

Parasites may have a significant impact on fish, causing slow growth and development, decreased resistance to disease, or even death.

Fish diseases are mainly bacterial, and are transmitted through sexually or through direct contact, and the cause of parasite damage is often the occurrence or prevalence of such diseases.

Pesticides used to kill the parasite only provide a temporary solution, as farmers will soon usher in the next parasite outbreak with new livestock. Moreover, pesticides easily lead to heavy metal residues in aquaculture water and create obstacles for the nitrogen water cycle.

Completely eliminating parasites in modern aquaculture conditions is almost impossible. However, by applying medication along with pesticides, the resistance of fish and shrimp to parasites and disease can be increased. In fact, it may be the most cost-effective and safest way to avoid major outbreaks. Plant products have been widely used in the prevention and treatment of human parasites, and aquaculturalists may be able to learn from this.

Plant essential oils have proved useful for the control of parasites in fish and shrimp. In a six-month commercial trial involving sea cages in Thailand, a plant essential oil named NE150 was used to control a variety of parasites on tilapia and gills. At the beginning of the experiment, the number of parasites on the surface of the fish bodies and gills in the control and experimental groups were 80.93 ± 16.31 and 73.67 ± 13.54 respectively. After 20 weeks of cage culture, the number of parasites in the control group increased to 380.67 ± 40.17, while the prevalence of parasites in the treatment group with plant essential oil NE150 was only 90.27 ± 14.68.

Our study of NE150, an essential oil for enhancing fish resistance, showed that NE150 significantly increased the nonspecific resistance of the fish, and this increase in mucus nonspecific immunity was effective in preventing parasite adhesion from controlling parasites disease outbreak.

Free radical elimination

High-speed growth, stress and other factors will lead to a large number of free radicals in vivo production. In order to maintain the body’s redox balance, some important nutrients such as zinc, manganese, VC, VE, and pigments must be consumed. These antioxidants are also involved in the body’s other metabolic processes or physiological functions. Therefore, high oxidative stress will cause the accumulation of free radicals and subsequent depletion of the relevant nutrients.

This may result in a series of clinical problems such as the lack of collagen synthesis, the shedding of scales, weak muscles, bone deformities and so on. Excessive free radicals may also lead to the depletion of pigments, resulting in the poor colouration of fish meat, and it may cause the depletion of fatty acids, cell membrane damage, liver and gallbladder problems, and stress syndrome.

From general feed to functional feed

In aquaculture, the standard pursuit of high yield rates over healthier development leads to low evaluation criteria for aquatic feed quality. This is understandable because the larger the unit of sales in the current sales model, the better the breeding income.

Moreover, as feed accounts for about 80 percent of the entire cost of farming, a high yielding feed is considered a good feed.

However, from the current perspective of farmers, water quality management costs have been increasing. Managing water quality may be the most efficient way for farmers to pass on nutrition and reduce disease in fish in high stress situations; from the perspective of consumers, concerns over food safety, and especially the strong demand for high-quality consumer products, the added value of better water management will soon get more recognition in the price, in turn repaying farmers for their increased costs.

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Clam Farm operation on the west coast of Florida by Sam Farkas, originally entered into our photo competition in 2014.

Get your camera's ready! - In 2014 we ran a photography competition to find the best images featuring aquaculture from around the globe. Check out the February 2017 edition of International Aquafeed for full details about the 2017 competiton!

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The commercial farming of shrimp first began in the 1970s, with the industry experiencing rapid growth in the time since to match the demands of the United States, Japan and Western Europe. Today farmed shrimp account for roughly 55 per cent of the shrimp produced globally, with annual production growing at around 10 percent. Together this makes it the most valuable traded marine product in the world, experiencing the highest growth rate of any aquacultural activity.

Most shrimp aquaculture occurs in China, followed by Thailand, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Brazil, Ecuador and Bangladesh. Being such a lucrative business, shrimp farming has had a positive impact on the economies of these developing countries. Furthermore, demand is set to continue its rise as the middle class rises globally.

More recently, shrimp farming has experienced some shortfalls as an industry. Shrimp prices in 2015 plummeted by 15 to 20 percent in international trade compared with the first six months of 2014 as a result of disparities in supply and demand in the

USA, the EU and Japan. These conditions persisted until mid 2016, due to lower production in China as the result of disease.

Now, shrimp prices remain low and relatively stable, fuelling demand in the EU and Japan, which could be good news for growth the coming year.

As problems surrounding disease have become a prevalent concern for the shrimp farming industry, the following pieces aim to address this issue in discussing new products available on the market. The first discusses a new, concentrated form of organic selenium from Adisseo, which promises to deliver higher potential growth in shrimp whilst reducing the accumulation of sludge in the bottom of shrimp ponds. The second article directly addresses the issue of disease in discussing a natural health additive for shrimp feed that may decrease bacterial infection and increase survival rate in farming conditions.

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trial performed in India demonstrates that adding Selisseo®, hydroxyselenomethionine, to the diets improves the growth of shrimps by more than 50 percent after 85 days of culture.

Selisseo® is the new pure form of organic selenium, hydroxyselenomethionine, developed by Adisseo. It is highly efficient in promoting the functional form of selenium, selenocysteine.

Selenocysteine is indeed the key constituent of selenoproteins that play a major role in the maintenance and regulation of antioxidant systems.

Such source of organic selenium provides animals with enhanced stress resistance and optimal growth performance. Its efficacy has been demonstrated by more than 25 studies conducted across species: broilers breeders, piglets and dairy cows.

A new trial carried out under supervision of Dr. Antony Jesu Prabhu, in India, also proves its better efficiency on shrimps (Litopaenus vannamei) when compared with sodium selenite.

Three dietary experimental treatments were distributed in commercial shrimp culture ponds: Negative Control (NC, no added selenium), Positive Control (Na selenite) and Test (Selisseo®). In both Positive Control and Test diets, the same level of additional Se (0.25 mg/kg feed) was given as one meal per day, from 10 days of culture. The total and supplemented Se levels in the feeds are represented in Figure 1.

After 34 days of culture, the shrimps receiving the Selisseo® treatment were 20 percent and 24 percent heavier than the ones

Figure 1: Feed selenium contents before and after supplementation

receiving no selenium (NC) or Na selenite (PC): 3.8g versus 3.2g and 3.1g per shrimp, respectively. At 50 days, the growth rate was further improved in the Selisseo® group, reaching 30 percent and 20 percent difference compared with the negative and positive controls respectively; and at 64 days, those differences reached 54 percent and 35 percent (Figure 2).

The shrimps receiving Selisseo® were harvested with a body weight 59 percent superior to the control groups, after 85 days of culture (Figure 2). It should be stated that, due to some extrinsic factors, the overall growth of shrimps in the trial was lower than standard growth rates normally achieved. However, Selisseo® was able to promote shrimp growth even under unfavorable culture conditions.

Furthermore, the author notes that, the ponds where shrimps About received Selisseo® had either Dr Antony Jesu Prabhu no or very little accumulation Dr. Antony Jesu Prabhu has a of sludge in the bottom. Dr duel PhD degree in fish mineral Prabhu comments “This is a nutrition from Wageningen quite unexpected but positive University, Netherlands and observation in terms of pond INRA-AgroParisTech, France. management, knowing that He is the recepient of ‘Médaille sludge removal is a very d'Argent de l'Académie’, an critical operation in the middle award of high honour from the French Agriculture Academy. stages of a culture activity.”

He is presently a post-doc This positive effect on pond research scientist at NIFES, management might be due to Norway and served as assistant the silica which is used as a professor at Tamil Nadu filler in Selisseo®.

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In South-East Asia and Latin America, Anta®Ox Aqua is costeffective even under very competitive market conditions. It is highly concentrated and works at low dosages, leaving enough space in the feed formula for maximum energy and nutrient density. It also doesn’t interfere with medications and water treatments. Anta®Ox Aqua offers a natural solution meeting exactly the demand for a healthy and efficient fish and shrimp production – perfectly in line with today’s consumer perceptions in regard to food safety and animal welfare.

Lab results reconfirmed in large-scale field trials Anta®Ox Aqua can directly decrease the bacterial infection and increase the survival rate of Pacific White Shrimp – in the lab as well as in the pond. Trials conducted in cooperation with the renowned Kasetsart University in Thailand (Dr. Niti Chuchird,) gave spectacular results under laboratory conditions.

The protective and immune-stimulating effects of Anta®Ox Aqua at the cellular level were measured and visualized (Niyamosatha et al. 2015). These convincing results could now be reconfirmed in large-scale pond trials under intensive farm conditions in South-East Asia.

Anta®Ox Aqua significantly reduced the number of Vibrio bacteria in the hepatopancreas (Fig. 1). Early Mortality Syndrome is known to cause necrotic cells in the hepatopancreas of shrimp.

Consistently, in samples of the control group, up to 80% of the hepatopancreatic cells were damaged. But the hepatopancreas of the shrimps with Anta®Ox Aqua appeared to be healthy and normal (Fig. 2).

Furthermore, the lower bacterial infection in Anta®Ox Aqua fed shrimps accounted for better mean survival rate (91% vs. 63% in the control group). Performance parameters like growth and feed conversion ratio (1.35 vs. 1.55 in the control group) were positively affected by adding Anta®Ox Aqua to the grow-out feed.

These effects increased total biomass production as well as profit in the Anta®Ox Aqua group. Even more significantly, because Anta®Ox Aqua enables lower mortality in the grow-out period, crucially there is less waste in terms of both animals and feed, whilst it also enables farmers to plan annual production volumes far more reliably.

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The University of Limerick (UL) is a rapidly growing, modern university. UL is a young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education, and excellence in research and scholarship. We take great pride in attracting students who are seeking a supportive learning environment to help nurture and achieve their personal and professional dreams.

UL is highly regarded for conducting leading-edge research in key areas such as biological sciences, information and communication technologies, materials and surface science, environment & bioengineering and humanities & social sciences.

Limerick is in western Ireland, an ideal starting point to explore the Wild Atlantic Way. Shannon International airport is only 24km away with frequent bus connections. Limerick, with an urban and hinterland population of over 200,000, has something to oer everybody thanks to its many cultural, historical, architectural, sporting, shopping and business activities. With almost 50 per cent of Limerick’s population under the age of 30, it is a vibrant, living, cosmopolitan city.

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We have the largest work placement programme of any university in Ireland, with a network of over 1700 employers Amazing academic and sporting facilities on a stunning campus Graduate employment rates that are 18% above the Irish average

FISH FARMING TECHNOLOGY THE USE OF SATELLITE DATA TO SUPPORT SITE SELECTION AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT FOR AQUACULTURE The EU-funded AQUA-USERS project has developed tools that turn satellite observations into useful information for the aquaculture industry.

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Figure 1: Overview of AQUA-USERS; Data from satellite observations supplemented by innovative in situ monitoring provides real time information at farm level

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he AQUA-USERS project team led by Water Insight from the Netherlands consisted of 9 academic and commercial partners from five countries. The developments in the project were guided by eight aquaculture producers representing different production systems and regions including salmon and trout farming, mussel farming in bottom culture and on long lines and seaweed culture.

AQUA-USERS has developed a number of products and services which support aquaculture companies in their effort to grow by providing simple-to-use solutions integrating all valuable environmental data necessary to achieve optimal production.

Data integrated into the services come from a wide variety of sources including satellite-based Earth observation, modeling and innovative optical in-situ measurements.

The project specifically aims at the development of products and services that provide timely and accurate data at a farm level, empowering aquaculture managers to take informed actions, decreasing costs and losses and increasing yields.

Data products

The basis of the AQUA-USERS services are a number of dedicated products produced by the project partners and made available through the AQUA-USERS database and services. The present AQUAUSERS products fall into four types: • Water quality and sea surface temperature data derived from Earth observation satellites • Modelled met-ocean data

Detection of harmful algae blooms from space

• Harmful algae bloom risk maps derived from Earth observation satellites • On-site measured water quality data

A development of particular interest to the aquaculture industry is the discrimination of harmful algae blooms from space. Detecting high biomass algae blooms based on satellite observations of chlorophyll-a is a widely established practice. However, not all blooms are harmful, and farmers are mostly interested in particular algae species that are known to cause harm to their production.

Therefore, in AQUA-USERS new and improved methods have been developed that use a combination of satellite images of known historic bloom events and laboratory measurements of the optical properties of harmful algae to discriminate those species from others in satellite images.

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Figure 2: Actual AQUA-USERS data portal (top) and mobile app screenshots (bottom) providing information to the farm operative

For several particular species such as karenia mikimotoi and pseudo-nitschzia a ten-year archive of satellite images was analysed as well as a near-real time service set up to detect approaching blooms.

AQUA-USERS services

Based on the data products developed, two different services have been set up within AQUA-USERS: • Site selection services • Daily management services

The services can be tailored to fit the needs of the various types of aquaculture (fish, shellfish or seaweed) and also customised to fit the different environments (temperature, currents, waves, etc.) at the various sites where the industries are located.

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is based on long-term environmental data derived from models and satellite Earth observation on relevant parameters such as temperature, currents or wave height that are aggregated into a suitability index.

This index provides information on areas with optimal production conditions and with least environmental impacts. The suitability is combined with administrative constraints that restrict aquaculture development such as shipping routes or military sites. This service provides maps identifying regions suitable for aquaculture production of the given species in the given geographical area and scale.

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Figure 5: Resulting AQUA-USERS near real time Harmful Algal Bloom map of Scotland showing correctly identified Karenia bloom amidst harmless algal blooms

The second service is the daily management service that is intended to supply the site manager with relevant and timely information, empowering him or her to make informed management decisions on a daily basis.

This service relies on aggregating data from a number of sources in real time in order to provide a picture of the current environmental conditions at the production sites that is as complete as possible.

Data sources include satellites, models, but also measurement buoys and data measured at the production sites. Specifically at sites that are not covered sufficiently by satellite data (e.g. farms in fjords), the satellite data were supplemented with models and in situ measurements. For efficient in situ measurements without the need for laboratory analysis, the farm staff were supplied with easy-to-use handheld water quality sensors (WISP-3) to collect their own data at the farm sites.

All of these data for their sites are presented together to the user in a mobile app. Long-term statistics and an indication of production requirements are also available and presented to help the users make sense current of measurement data.

The app also allows the user to record management decisions taken and to review these decisions later. In this way, a record is built of how successful the management measures are given certain environmental conditions. Evaluating this record can help shape more informed decisions in the future.

In addition to the app, also a web portal has been developed for providing a spatial overview of the satellite-derived information, allowing the users to explore the spatial and temporal dynamics of different environmental parameters including harmful algae blooms.

During the project a close collaboration was maintained with the aquaculture producers attached to AQUA-USERS. In this way the products could be successfully tailored to their needs.

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Industry Events Events listing n 23 - 24/02/17 - WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT 2017 Indonesia WEB: bit.ly/worldos17 19 - 22/02/17 - AQUACULTURE AMERICA 2017 USA WEB: was.org WorldAquacultureSociety wrldaquaculture nn 06 - 10/03/17 - OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE Mexico WEB: offshoremariculture.com

“Forging New Frontiers” at Aquaculture America 2017, Aquaculture America is the premier Aquaculture Convention in the United States and provides a forum to bring together research and industry, as well as 14 aquaculture organizations from around the country. This year’s conference features a Federal Town Hall, producer meetings, diverse technical sessions, educational workshops, and a comprehensive tradeshow. It is to be held on Feb 19-22, San Antonio Texas, USA. The theme “Forging New Frontiers” celebrates U.S. aquaculture’s enduring pioneer spirit.

This year our Plenary speakers provide hints to the future of aquaculture from the perspective of the millennial generation, funding partnerships and understanding how we are communicating to others about aquaculture.

n 14/03/17 - AQUATIC ASIA Thailand WEB: vivasia.nl n 14 - 15/03/17 - ICOMSA 2017 Malaysia WEB: ums.edu.my n 15-17/03/17 - VIV ASIA Thailand WEB: vivasia.nl VIVworldwide VIVworldwide nn 16-17/03/17 - GIANT PRAWN 2017 Thailand WEB: giantprawn.org n 19 - 21/04/17 - SEAFOOD EXPO NORTH AMERICA USA WEB: seafoodexpo.com n 25 - 27/04/17 - SEAFOOD EXPO GLOBAL Belgium WEB: seafoodexpo.com n 26 - 27/04/17 - 7TH EUROPEAN ALGAE INDUSTRY SUMMIT France WEB: wplgroup.com/aci/event/ european-algae-industry-summit nn 25 - 27/05/17 - 6TH GLOBAL SUMMIT ON AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES Japan WEB: aquaculture.global-summit.com nn 14/06/17 - 10TH AQUAFEED HORIZONS TECHNICAL CONFERENCE Germany WEB: aquafeed.com

Our first speaker represents the future of aquaculture as a recent Ph.D. graduate in Aquaculture Economics from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Dr. Jonathan Van Senten. He shares his insight regarding how the millennial generation sees our industry and the path forward. Our second speaker, Dr. Sally Rockey, is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and provides a perspective on the future of private-public partnerships as a model for funding aquaculture research.

Finally, Dr. Aoife Lyons, Alltech’s Director of Educational Initiatives and Engagement, will talk about ‘Communication across Generations… Implications for Sustainability’. She will explain how a better understanding of our work force, how we support our industry by funding innovative research and how we communicate the value of our products, is essential to “Forging New Frontiers” in aquaculture.

The San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk is centrally located in the iconic Riverwalk District, making it an ideal location to visit with colleagues and friends. We hope you enjoy everything that San Antonio has to offer!

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AQUATIC ASIA Speakers Announced!

The Aquatic Asia 2017 conference is coming this March in the beautiful city of Bangkok, Thailand.

In total the one-day conference will present 12 highly respected Thai fisheries speakers across three sessions. Each session will be focused on ‘biosecurity’, ‘feed quality’ and ‘water quality’ in farming shrimp and fish species in both ponds and recirculation systems!

As it is drawing near, the conference organisers are proud to announce an impressive lineup of top international speakers to address the conference topics!

Aquatic Asia 2017 will be held at the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 on April 14, 2017. While VIV Asia is free to attend if registering in advance, the Aquatic Conference 2017 has an early bird registration of US$29 until end of February, US$49 up until March 13 and US$69 onsite registration.

You can register for the conference during the registration process for VIV Asia at: www.vivasia.nl.

Alex Diana of Dr Eckel Having graduated in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, Alex is currently located in Bangkok where he works as a Technical Sales Manager for Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH & Co KG and is responsible for the technical support on topics related to the aquaculture business in Asian countries.

Stéphane Ralite of Lallemand Stephane currently holds the position of Aquaculture Product Manager at Lallemand. His previous roles include various food production and feed roles within the aquaculture industry.

Dr Ingrid Lupatsch of AB Agri Ingrid is Aqua Nutrition Manager at AB Agri, with over 20 years of experience.

She has completed a degree in Fishery Biology and holds a doctorate in Animal Nutrition.

Dr Holger Kühlwein of Leiber As International Key Account Manager of Aquaculture for Leiber. Dr Holger is globally responsible for aquaculture-related matters within the business unit Animal Nutrition.

His role includes support of distributors and customers, sales, strategic planning, technical support, R&D planning and marketing.

Dr Maarten Jay Van Schoonhoven of Olmix Dr van Schoonhoven has previously worked as INVE Thailand and Salt Creek international sales manager, a Commercial Manager for Innovation and Nutrition and now holds a position as the Aquaculture Care Manager with Olmix Group. Maarten has also worked with aquaculture supplier Catvis and has a two MSc’s from Wageningen and Cork Universities in both Biology and Aquaculture.

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APRIL 27 - 29, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

A seafood treat at the mouth of Love River Taiwan’s Seafood and Fisheries Show The TFSS 2016 took place in Kaohsiung’s Conference and Exposition Centre in southern Taiwan on November 9-11, 2016.

Over 212 companies were on the exhibition floor and represented among the 401 booths in this most modern of exhibition buildings right at the centre of this massive port city of Kaohsiung.

Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and is noted for its tall high-rise buildings, particularly the 248m-tall Tuntex Sky Tower as well as its diversity of parks.The Exhibition hall makes a significant impact on the city’s skyline in the port area where the Love River meets the sea and the island of Qijin acts as a natural breakwater.

This Taiwan International Fisheries and Seafood Show, to give it its full name, offers that unique experience of being commercial yet in a relaxed consumer or tourist environment: providing the latest in technology yet offering a low-key retail-like experience; providing information on every type of fish species bred or caught for food production while sampling different foods from these two industries cooked and served on the spot.

To break up this over-indulgence in the taste, there was a complete fanfare of fishing equipment to discover- from fish production and harvesting, through to processing and retail - there were specialised breakout conferences.

It was into this expo environment that International Aquafeed entered Kaohsiung for the second time in little over a year.

The theme of the show was ‘Green Fishery and Resource Sustainability,’ which aimed at building awareness of sustainability for an industry that is quickly exploring potential solutions to the challenges that hold back fish production - from both the capture and fish farming industries – and to meet growing consumer demand for traceable, high-quality and safe fish products.

“I feel the show is happening and everyone is speaking about our critical success,” says Irene Liu the general manager of MyExhibition one of the joint partners with Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA).

“The global demand for fish is growing and we see the proof of this at our show. This is only our second time but the achievement in the number of exhibitors is higher than expected and even on the second day we have reached our overall target for visitors,” she says.

“We actually targeted 6500 professional buyers, not just local but from overseas as well. By the second day we had achieved that number. For the exhibitors we have achieved a greater number of national governments exhibiting – 16 in total.

And this year we welcomed visitors from 56 countries,” she adds.

With 401 exhibitors, the show had achieved a 10 percent increase over 2015.

“Given the undercurrent of the economy, this is a great achievement not just for us as the exhibition company but one which we have built for our customers.”

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“Amazingly, the number of international exhibitors exceeded 100 and doubled last year’s total of 56. They have come from 21 countries,” says Ms Liu. The top 9 visiting countries were Japan, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, United States and Indonesia.

A unique exhibition

The event offered one-to-one meetings which assisted elite buyers to meet with exhibitors and more than 122 sessions took.

The 2016 Taiwan Aquaculture Industry Trends seminar presented not only International Aquafeed addressing world aquaculture, but also research professor Dr Yang Huey-Lang of the National Cheng Kung University on ‘Sustainable grouper farming’, which identified bottlenecks in production and key new developments for overcoming them. Look out for International Aquafeed’s March edition, which will feature an article written by Dr Yang Huey-Lang on this topic.

Also on the program was Ms Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy, acting director of INFOFISH who reviewed Trend in Seafood Markets in Asia. All three presentations proved to be highlights of the event. It was also a privilege for me to present upon ‘The state of world aquaculture’ including the latest developments in nutrition and advances in fish farming technology.

The uniqueness of this exhibition is that it combines all aspects of seafood production, processing and retail.

Not only does it cater for those interested in fishery equipment and technology but also those working in all sectors of aquaculture. It caters for those companies

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adding value to seafood as well as processes, fishery services and marine biotechnology.

Importantly, in Taiwan the government is deeply involved in fishing to ensure quality regulations are in place and followed, whilst unsafe practices and harmful handling and processing is eliminated. Local government and academia are well represented and well worth visiting, the National Taiwan Ocean University being one organization of note.

Another company of note was Idah, the Taiwanese feed equipment manufacturer that produces extruders for fish feed production systems, plus all the ancillary equipment needed in a fish feed plant. In fact, the company discussed its planned development of a teaching program in 2017 to meet the demand for higher quality feeds.

The Grobest Group which is a leading shrimp feed brand that commands over eight percent of the global market for shrimp feeds, showcased its quality white and grass shrimp bred with its own feeds which featured physiological regulators that allow shrimp to grow more healthily and sustain a brighter colour, symmetric body and high palatability. Check out our feature article on this in this edition!

While devoted to supplying quality shrimp, traceable from

the farm to the dining table, Grobest also offers customised services ranging from product design and development to logistics management.

This approach has allowed the company to become a longterm supply partner for the top 10 retail groups and catering companies in the USA and Europe.

The Ousei Taiwan Group displayed its non-bubble gas dissolved water system. It’s dedicated to helping aquaculture farmers upgrade their farming environments and presented its newly-developed Oxygen Fighter. This unit can supply different levels of oxygen to fit the different needs of aquatic products and provide them with an environment for sustainable growth.

The company also offers a series of advanced products to help tackle hazardous substances commonly seen in aqua farming operations.

The firm is also working towards setting up an ecological aquatic alliance to establish standardized ecological aquaculture farming systems for affiliated members and customers.

This year’s event will again take place on November 9-11, 2017.

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Colour sorters BĂźhler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com Satake +81 82 420 8560 www.satake-group.com

Computer software Adifo NV +32 50 303 211 www.adifo.com Format International Ltd +44 1483 726081 www.formatinternational.com

Colour sorters SEA S.r.l. +39 054 2361423 www.seasort.com

Coolers & driers

ExtruTech Inc +1 785 284 2153 www.extru-techinc.com

Event organisers VIV +31 30 295 2772 www.viv.net

Extruders Almex +31 575 572666 www.almex.nl Amandus Kahl +49 40 727 710 www.akahl.de Andritz +45 72 160300 www.andritz.com Brabender +49 203 7788 0 www.brabender.com

Consergra s.l +34 938 772207 www.consergra.com

Buhler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com

Bentall Rowlands +44 1724 282828 www.bentallrowlands.com

FrigorTec GmbH +49 7520 91482-0 www.frigortec.com

Dinnissen BV +31 77 467 3555 www.dinnissen.nl

Chief Industries UK Ltd +44 1621 868944 www.chief.co.uk

Geelen Counterflow +31 475 592315 www.geelencounterflow.com

Ferraz Maquinas e Engenharia +55 16 3615 0055 www.ferrazmaquinas.com.br

Croston Engineering +44 1829 741119 www.croston-engineering.co.uk

Muyang Group +86 514 87848880 www.muyang.com

Silo Construction Engineers +32 51723128 www.sce.be

Wenger Manufacturing +1 785-284-2133 www.wenger.com

Bulk storage

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IDAH +866 39 902701 www.idah.com Insta-Pro International +1 515 254 1260 www.insta-pro.com

Ottevanger +31 79 593 22 21 www.ottevanger.com

Packaging CB Packaging +44 7805 092067 www.cbpackaging.com

Wenger Manufacturing +1 785-284-2133 www.wenger.com

Palletisers

Pellet binders

Pest control

Pipe systems

Used around

all industrial Plants sectors.

Training Aqua TT +353 1 644 9008 www.aquatt.ie/aquatt-services

Vaccines

Andritz 72 160300 www.andritz.com

Ridgeway Biologicals +44 1635 579516 www.ridgewaybiologicals.co.uk

Visit us! www.pipe-systems.eu+45

Buhler AG +41 71 955 11 11 www.buhlergroup.com FAMSUN +86 514 87848880 www.muyang.com

Probiotics Biomin +43 2782 803 0 www.biomin.net Lallemand + 33 562 745 555 www.lallemandanimalnutrition.com

Safety equipment Rembe +49 2961 740 50 www.rembe.com

Second hand equipment Sanderson Weatherall +44 161 259 7054 www.sw.co.uk

Seedburo +1 312 738 3700 www.seedburo.com

NIR-Online +49 6227 732668 www.nir-online.de

Dishman +31 318 545 754 www.dishman-netherlands.com

Fr. Jacob Sรถhne GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Tel. + 49 (0) 571 95580 | www. jacob-pipesystems.eu

CHOPIN Technologies +33 14 1475045 www.chopin.fr

NIR systems

Shrimp feed additives

Jacob Sohne +49 571 9580 www.jacob-pipesystems.eu

Moisture analyzers

Hydronix +44 1483 468900 www.hydronix.com

Dol Sensors +45 721 755 55 www.dol-sensors.com

Rentokil Pest Control +44 0800 917 1987 www.rentokil.co.uk

FineTek Co., Ltd +886 2226 96789 www.fine-tek.com

Doescher & Doescher GmbH +49 4087976770 www.doescher.com

Agromatic +41 55 2562100 www.agromatic.com

PellTech +47 69 11 80 00 www.pelltech.org

BinMaster Level Controls +1 402 434 9102 www.binmaster.com

Vega +44 1444 870055 www.vega.com/uk

Aqualabo +33 2 97 89 25 30 www.aqualabo.fr

Borregaard LignoTech +47 69 11 80 00 www.lignotechfeed.com

Laboratory equipment

Level measurement

Sensors

Akzo Nobel +46 303 850 00 www.bredol.com

Hatchery products

Bastak +90 312 395 67 87 www.bastak.com.tr

Tornum AB +46 512 29100 www.tornum.com

PAYPER, S.A. +34 973 21 60 40 www.payper.com

SPAROS Tel.: +351 249 435 145 Website: www.sparos.pt

Reed Mariculture +1 877 732 3276 www.reed-mariculture.com

Symaga +34 91 726 43 04 www.symaga.com

Ehcolo A/S +45 75 398411 www.ehcolo.com

Jefo

Wynveen International B.V. +31 26 47 90 699 www.wynveen.com

Muyang +86 514 87848880 www.muyang.com

Ugur Makina +90 (364) 235 00 26 www.ugurmakina.com

Aliphos +32 478 210008 www.aliphos.com Aller Aqua +45 70 22 19 10 www.aller-aqua.com

MYSILO +90 382 266 2245 www.mysilo.com

Mondi Group +43 1 79013 4917 www.mondigroup.com

Zheng Chang +86 21 64188282 www.zhengchang.com

Feed and ingredients

Obial +90 382 2662120 www.obial.com.tr

Silos Kepler Weber Group +55 11 4873-0300 www.kepler.com.br

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Vacuum Wynveen International B.V. +31 26 47 90 699 www.wynveen.com

Weighing equipment Parkerfarm Weighing Systems +44 1246 456729 www.parkerfarm.com

Yeast products ICC, Adding Value to Nutrition +55 11 3093 0753 www.iccbrazil.com Lallemand + 33 562 745 555 www.lallemandanimalnutrition.com Leiber GmbH +49 5461 93030 www.leibergmbh.de Phileo (Lesaffre animal care) +33 3 20 81 61 00 www.lesaffre.fr

To include your company in the International Aquafeed market place in print, and a company page on our website contact Tom Blacker. +44 1242 267700 โ ข tomb@perendale.co.uk

the interview Dr Antje Eckel founder of Dr Eckel GmbH.

A year after gaining a doctorate in Agriculture in 1993, Dr Antje Eckel founded world-renowned alternative feed additive and supportive application company Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH. Throughout the 22 years as CEO, Dr Eckel has also held multiple honorary positions including Member of the board of the International Research Association of Feed Technology, and in 2009 was awarded the prestigious Oscar Patzelt Foundation’s special prize as ‘Business Woman of the Year’.

What was your main motivation for founding Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH, and what relevant experience do you possess of the feed additive industry?

I founded Dr. Eckel in 1994 as a trading venture. Just two people - a real start up. We were the first feed additive company in Germany dedicated to animal production free of antimicrobial growth promoters. We faced many challenges in the beginning, but we trusted that we were on the right path. The successful growth showed us that we provided the right solutions for our customers. Since the beginning, customer satisfaction has always been our motivation for pioneering animal nutrition. Being close to the pulse of the industry led to innovations and to the construction of our own production facility in 2009. This enables us to provide the best solutions - to research, innovate and develop is our passion.

So, who are Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition and what is it about the organization that makes them so unique?

At Dr. Eckel, innovation is not just a word. We live innovation.

We believe in the power of diversity. This is why we have assembled a highly trained team of agronomists, veterinarians, pharmacists, biologists, chemists, economists amongst others, who all contribute to our common objective: Innovation.

This dynamic group of people from 18 different countries, who speak 13 different languages are the foundation for our excellence and our worldwide operation. This is how (and where) creative and effective solutions are formed.

In which areas does Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition currently focus, and do you have any plans to diversify even further by incorporating any other areas of the industry in the future?

Our core business and our focus are feed additives. In our industry, it is not about having too little opportunities, it´s about selection and focus on the right things. This is what we do. When we started the company, everything was about chicks, pigs and cattle. Within the last six years, we changed our innovation focus. Beside land-based animals, we explore and research chances, challenges and opportunities in aquaculture, with all their diversity around the globe. Besides the chicken industry, Aquaculture is the largest growing animal protein industry. Shrimp, tilapia or pangasius need assistance and knowhow; they are part of efficient production for a growing world population.

Two of the ‘buzz words’ of our industry at the moment are sustainability and efficiency. Are these two factors important to Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition, and in which ways do you ensure that these values are incorporated into your everyday working practices?

Well, let me put it this way: In my view, Efficiency is something you can measure. In our industry for example you can measure how much feed you have to feed to animals to

get a certain output of protein. However, to be honest this is only part of the truth. Efficiency is also about reducing postharvest losses, saving resources and increasing the life cycle of animals (e.g. breeding animals in aqua or cows with more lactation periods).

Sustainability is a fashionable term, not measurable.

Everybody is using their own definition and doing what they think sustainability can be for them. So yes, we are working on efficiency. We do this with many different approaches and we must have sustainability in focus without knowing exactly what that means. Nevertheless, one thing is for sure: Improving efficiency and supporting animal welfare and health are sustainable.

Does Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition have any new or ongoing projects or products that you would like to share with our readers?

In the area of additives for poultry and pig feed, our company was one the first to understand animal welfare as a new consumer demand. Consequently, we are developing animal welfare concepts for aquaculture with focus on stress reduction, hygiene and improved health. For this, we have invested in intensive indoor recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). This enables us to carry out feed trials in-house and consequently speed up the development of new additive concepts. At the moment, we are starting a new research project in aqua for a multifunctional particle system (MPS) to increase hygiene, and with this concept to increase efficiency and “sustainability” in aquaculture, without the use of AGP´s.

The project investment is estimated to be half a million euros within 2 years.

We envision providing animal welfare solutions for aquaculture with improved efficiency at no added costs. Only this provides a sustainable solution and a real benefit to our customers.

As a family owned company, have Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition tried to maintain the family ‘ethos’ as the business has expanded?

Today, Dr Eckel Animal Nutrition GmbH is almost 23 years old.

My husband Bernhard and I were alone in the beginning.

Now Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition has more than 60 employees and we continue to grow. Our innovative spirit attracts many young high potentials that like the challenge of working in a demanding environment. Our sound growth over the years was only possible because we put much emphasis on the development of a motivated, highly dedicated team. When you look at us from the outside, you see pretty much what you expect of an outstanding German “Mittelstand” company: An innovative, fast, energetic, hardworking, trustworthy pioneer of the industry. This is what makes us a reliable partner for our customers. Adapting new structures and bringing in the next family generation will guarantee continued growth and success.

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PEOPLE

THE INDUSTRY FACES

BioMar CFO, Mogens Stentebjerg to retire

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fter more than 30 years in the company Mogens Stentebjerg, CFO in BioMar Group, has announced that he will retire during 2017. For more than 25 years he has been a key contributor to placing BioMar on the map as one of the world’s leading suppliers of high performance feed for aquaculture: First as Finance Manager in BioMar A/S, Denmark, and since 1995, as CFO in BioMar Group.

Mogens Stentebjerg

During a period of transition Mogens Stentebjerg will continue working for BioMar Group to ensure continuity and solid handover of responsibilities.

Claus Eskildsen, to be new CFO , BioMar Group

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roup Finance Manager Claus Eskildsen has been appointed as the new CFO and assumed his role January 1, 2017.

Claus Eskildsen

“I am very pleased that we have managed to grow a strong internal successor for this important change in our Executive Committee. Claus Eskildsen has during the last four years been working closely together with Mogens Stentebjerg and has proven to be a very strong contributor to our strategic development. I am confident that Claus Eskildsen will be an asset reaching our strategic objectives”, explains Carlos Diaz, CEO BioMar Group.

Joe Stone elected to Cargill Board of Directors

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oe Stone, chief risk officer and the leader of the company’s animal nutrition enterprise, has been elected to the Cargill Board of Directors

“Joe’s leadership at Cargill is distinguished by his strong focus on customers, innovation and delivering results,” said David MacLennan, Cargill’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Joe Stone

“Since joining our company 31 years ago, he has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to developing people and a culture of teamwork and high performance. He led two of our company’s most significant acquisitions: the $2 billion purchase in 2011 of Provimi, a global animal nutrition company, followed in 2015 by the $1.6 billion acquisition of EWOS, a global provider of salmon nutrition. Joe’s strategic vision, track record of performance and dedication to people make him an excellent addition to the Cargill board.”

Stone joined Cargill in 1985 and held various management positions in the company’s agricultural supply chain and global trading businesses in the US and Switzerland until 2005.

At that time, he joined the animal nutrition leadership team and in the following years oversaw the enterprise’s global growth.

Stone serves on the board of the Engler School of Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Nebraska, is a member of the Campaign for Nebraska Advisory Board, and serves on the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business Board of Overseers. He holds a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Nebraska.

Nutriad appoints Guilherme Bromfman as Americas Business Development Director Americas

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utriad, multinational feed additives producer headquartered in Europe, continues to invest in North, Central and South America.

In its latest effort to increase their presence in the region, Nutriad announced the appointment of Guilherme Bromfman as Business Development Director Americas.

Guilherme Bromfman

Mr Bromfman has an extensive track record in the feed industry, having serviced customers in the Americas from Brazil and USA. He received degrees in agronomy and business administration in Brazil, as well as advanced business and marketing training in the USA. Commented Mr Bromfman: “Nutriad is a well-recognised brand in the feed additives industry. I am excited to help Nutriad further develop its solutions for animal nutrition and health as there are many opportunities for Nutriad to help producers in challenging market conditions.”

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