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Workshops and Reports
In collaboration with the Freshwater Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Tides Canada also supports a series of aquaculture innovation workshops.
RAS Producers Workshop
Richmond, British Columbia
April 22 and 23, 2013
Program and Attendees List
Presentations
- Atlantic Salmon Growout Trials in Freshwater Closed-Containment Systems at the Conservation Fund Freshwater institute
Steven Summerfelt and Thomas Waldrop - The ‘Namgis First Nation Land Based Recirculating Aquaculture System Atlantic Salmon Demonstration Project Update
Garry Ullstrom - Taste of BC Nanaimo Land Based Steelhead Model Aquafarm Update
Steve Atkinson - Tastee Choice Rebrand
Blake Hoss - Niman Ranch Compassionate Family Farmers Raising Animals with Respect for the Land
Jeff Tripician - The 2012 Survey of Consumer Trust in the Food Supply
Charlie Arnot - Depuration and Slaughter Techniques to Optimize Atlantic Salmon Product Quality from Land-based Closed Containment Systems Study
John Davidson
Aquaculture Innovation Workshop No. 4
Comox, British Columbia
November 5 and 6, 2012
Program and Attendees List
Presentations
- Progress Update on Two Atlantic Salmon Grow-out Trials in Freshwater Closed Containment Systems
Steven Summerfelt, TCFFI - Depuration and Slaughter Techniques to Optimize Atlantic Salmon Product Quality from Land-Based Closed Containment Systems Study
John Davidson, TCFFI - Studies on Long-Term Carbon Dioxide Exposure During Salmonid Grow-Out in Water Recirculation Aquaculture Systems
Christopher Good, TCFFI - UBC InSEAS Research Program to Determine Optimal Conditions for Fish Rearing
Colin Brauner, UBC - ‘Namgis First Nation’s Land Based Atlantic Salmon RAS Project
Garry Ullstrom, K’udas Limited Partnership - Sustainable Blue
Jeremy Lee, Sustainable Blue - Coho Salmon Production Systems at Aquaseed’s SweetSpring Salmon in Washington
Jim Terry, SweetSpring Salmon - Atlantic Sapphire – Langsand Laks, Denmark, and Virginia, USA
Thue Holm, Atlantic Sapphire - Atlantic Salmon in RAS in Norway
Frode Mathisen, Greig Seafood Ltd. - Environmental Performance of a 3,300 mt Land Based Salmon Farm
Brian Vinci, TCFFI - Use of Single-Sex and Triploid Stocks to Eliminate Early Maturation of Atlantic Salmon
Tillmann Benfey, University of New Brunswick - Breeding Atlantic Salmon for Rapid Growth and Late Maturation and the Potential to Produce all Female Salmon Eggs
Thoralf Solberg, SalmoBreed AS - Strategies for Significant Heat Loss Reduction in RAS systems Using Modern Energy Recovery Equipment
Andrew Wright, SOS Marine Conservation Foundation - Process Modelling and Energy Optimization in RAS Design
Karl Williaume, WorleyParsons - Creating Value from the Waste Stream – Sustainable Aquaculture and Bioproducts Production
David Brune, University of Missouri - Developments in Sustainable Ingredients for Aquaculture Feed
Jason Mann, Ewos - Canada’s Organic Standards
Justin Henry, Target Marine
Aquaculture Innovation Workshop No. 3
Seattle, Washington
May 15 and 16, 2012
Program and Attendees List
Presentations
- Progress Update on Two Atlantic Salmon Grow-out Trials in Freshwater Closed Containment Systems
Steven Summerfelt, Director, Aquaculture Systems Research, TCFFI and Thomas Waldrop - Depuration and Slaughter Techniques to Optimize Atlantic Salmon Product Quality from Land-Based Closed Containment Systems Study
John Davidson, Senior Research Associate, Aquaculture Systems Research, TCFFI, Thomas Waldrop, Kevin
Schrader, Brett Kenney, Gary Burr, William Wolters, and Steven Summerfelt - ‘Namgis First Nation – K’udas Land Based Atlantic Salmon Recirculating Aquaculture System Project
Eric Hobson, President, SOS; Gary Ullstrom, Senior Financial Officer, ‘Namgis First Nation and Cathal Dinneen, Operations Manager, K’udas Project - Atlantic Sapphire – 1000 ton Salmon Production in Denmark – Langsand Laks
Thue Holm, CEO - Aquaseed’s SweetSpring Salmon
Greg Hudson, VP, Operations; Jim Terry, Technical Service Manager, Jeff Hudson, Food Fish Manager, and Per Heggelund - Sustainable Blue
Jeremy Lee, President - Global Update
Steven Summerfelt, Aquaculture Systems Research, TCFFI - The Branding Revolution of Commodity Products – Strategies for Creating and Optimizing your Brand
Katherine Bryar, Senior Consultant, Pacific Marketing Consulting - Market Panel Discussion
Tobias Aguirre, Executive Director, FishWise; Dane Chauvel, President and Founder, Organic Ocean; Guy Dean, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Albion Fisheries Ltd.; Don Sollows, Director Seafood, Sysco and Mike McDermid, Partner Relations Manager, Vancouver Aquarium’s Ocean Wise Program - Benchmarking: How, Why, and What Does it Mean?
John Volpe, Associate Professor, University of Victoria - Seafood Watch 2.0: Navigating New Waters – An Introduction to the Revised Seafood Watch Aquaculture Criteria
Scott Wallace, Sustainable Fisheries Analyst, David Suzuki Foundation - The SAD: Aquaculture Stewardship Council and Closed Containment Farmed Salmon (NOTE: This session will also include a brief update on the status of Canada’s National Organic Standard)
Jay Ritchlin, Director, Marine and Freshwater Conservation, David Suzuki Foundation - Strategic Use of Nutritional Labelling
Myron Roth, Industry Specialist, Aquaculture and Seafood, BC Ministry of Agriculture - Producers’ Panel Discussion
Josh Goldman, Founder/CEO, Australis Aquaculture (Barrumundi); Per Heggelund, President, Aquaseed (SweetSpring Coho Salmon); Thue Holm, CEO, Atlantic Sapphire (Atlantic Salmon) and Norman McCowan, President, Bell Aquaculture (Yellow Perch)
Aquaculture Innovation Workshop No. 2
Campbell River, British Columbia
September 26 and 27, 2011
Program and Attendees List
Presentations
- Recent Research on the Effects of NO3-N, CO2, O2 x Swimming Speed, and Strain x Photoperiod on Salmonid Performance, Health, and Welfare
By Christopher Good, TCFFI, Aquaculture Veterinary Researcher - Research on Atlantic Salmon Welfare and Performance in RAS at Nofima Centre for Recirculation in Aquaculture
By Jelena Kolarevic, NOFIMA MARINE, Researcher - Salmon Aquaculture GHG Emissions – A Preliminary Comparison of Land-Based Closed Containment and Open Ocean Net-Pen Aquaculture
By Andrew Wright, SOS Solutions Advisory Committee, Technology Advisor - Advances in Feed Formulations and Feed Specifics for Closed Containment Systems
By Brad Hicks, Taplow Feeds, Executive Vice President; and Gavin Shaw, Skretting North America Product Manager - Status of Floating Closed-Containment Systems
By Sean Wilton, Agrimarine Holdings - ‘Namgis First Nation – Land Based Salmon Recirculating Aquaculture System Project
By Garry Ullstrom, Namgis First Nation; KC Hosler, PR Aqua; and Steven Summerfelt, Technical Advisory Committee, Tides Canada Salmon Aquaculture Innovation Fund - Marine Harvest Canada – Land-based Atlantic Salmon Grow-out Employing Recirculating Aquaculture System
By Clare Backman, Marine Harvest Canada; David Jackson, WorleyParsons Canada; and Linda Coady, Chair, Tides Canada Project Review Board - Aquaseed’s Sweetspring Salmon
By Per Heggelund, Aquaseed Sweetspring Salmon - Atlantic Sapphire – 1000 ton Salmon production in Denmark – Langsand Laks
By Thue Holm, CEO Atlantic Sapphire - From the Vision to the Market: The Target Marine Story of White Sturgeon and Sunshine Coast Caviar
By Justin Henry, Target Marine Hatcheries, General Manager - Progress Update on Two Atlantic Salmon Growout Trials in Freshwater Closed- Containment Systems at the Freshwater Institute (Granny Painter Room)
By Steven Summerfelt and Thomas Waldrop, TCFFI - Presentation on behalf of AquaOptima: Design and Economics of a RAS Farm for Atlantic Salmon in China
By Steven Summerfelt, TCFFI - University of British Columbia’s InSEAS Research Facility
By Colin Brauner, University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology - Trends in Retailing from a Supplier Perspective: Increasing Demand, Retailer Requests, and Consumer Trend
By Guy Dean, Albion Fisheries Ltd. - The Sustainable Seafood Policy Era: Understanding the North American Major Buyers’ Sustainability Commitments, Shifting Needs and Seafood Buying Policies
By Kelly Roebuck, Living Ocean’s Society, Sustainable Seafoods Campaign Manager - The History of Salmon Aquaculture
By Brad Hicks, Taplow Feeds, Executive Vice President - The Canadian Model Farm Initiative
By Daniel Stechey, Canadian Aquaculture Systems - Department of Fisheries and Oceans National Strategic Planning Initiative Update on Emerging Technologies & the New Federal Regulatory Regime for Aquaculture in the Pacific Region
By Alistair Struthers, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Aquaculture Management Directorate, Sector Strategies Team Leader - Update on Emerging Marine Aquaculture Technologies in the US and the new NOAA Aquaculture Policy
By John Colt, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Research Biologist
Aquaculture Innovation Workshop No. 1
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
January 2011
Summary Notes, Program, and Attendees List
Presentations
- Biotechnology: Extending the Green Revolution
By Elliot Entis - Innovation and Emerging Technologies
By Michael Rubino - Innovation and Emerging Technologies: A Major Pillar of the New National Aquaculture Strategic Action Plan Initiative in Canada
By Eric Gilbert - Aquaculture Production Systems – Advances in Water, Genetics, Health, and Nutrition
By Jeff Silverstein - Advances in Closed-Containment Systems for Salmonids
By Steven Summerfelt - Fish Health and Welfare in Closed-Containment Systems
By Christopher Good - Atlantic Salmon Breeding Program and Research on Harvest Quality
By William Wolters - Sustainable Feed
By Frederic Barrows - Status, Challenges, and Opportunities of Floating Closed-Containment Systems
By Sean Wilton - Aquaculture Innovation – A Producer’s Perspective
By Per Heggelund
