Aquaculture Canada 2008 & AquaFair 2008 Program Guide

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CONFERENCE SESSIONS

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Food Safety, Quality, & Nutritional Benefits

Monday, May 12, 2008, - lundi 12 mai 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Santosh Lall

10:30 Schwartz

Reel in healthy seafood - sorting through the benefits versus risk
11:10 Lall

Dietary changes to improve the nutritional quality of farmed fish for better human health
11:30 Friesen

Quality of Farmed Salmon in Atlantic Canada
11:50 Rose

IFQC – farmed seafood certification (no abstract) 12:10 Panel Discussion

 

Shellfish Culture – Contributed Papers Monday, May 12, 2008, - lundi 12 mai 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Ballroom C Chair: Bruno Myrand

10:30 S. Belvin

Development and evaluation of mussel seed quality standards.
10:50 M. Ouellette

Interactions between the rock crab (Cancer irroratus) fishery and mussel aquaculture productivity in Prince Edward Island: an overview .
11:10 A. Vickerson

The effects of brine, lime and acetic acid antifouling treatments and transport conditions on the short and long term performances of mussel seed (Mytilus spp.) .
11:30 A. Joyce

Health of the British Columbia Shellfish Industry: An assessment of risk management practices and stakeholder risk perceptions in the monitoring of contaminants and tracking of product
11:50 Myrand

Effects of current velocity, turbulence, substratum, & size on dispersal of Mya arenaria.
12:10 P.J. Dias

Survey of mussel (Mytilus) species in Scotland.

 

Advances in Broodstock Development & Management

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 10:30 PM – 12:50 PM Location: McAvity Room Chair: Debbie Martin-Robichaud

10:30 E. Trippel

Overview of the Atlantic Cod Genomics and Broodstock Development Project (CGP)
10:50 A. Garber

Genetic variation of cultured Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) families reared in New Brunswick and Newfoundland
11:10 S. Fordham

Hormone-induced ovulation and spermiation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
11:30 I.A.E. Butts

Artificial Fertilization Strategies for Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) and Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua): Effects of Sperm Density, Sperm-Egg Contact Time, and the Duration of Gamete Receptivity
11:50 B.A. Dupont Cyr

Wolffish (Anarhichas minor & A.Lupus) broodstock management: photoperiod a powerfull tool for productivity
12:10 R.J. Ritchie

Development of a broodstock based DNA traceability program

 

International Workshop on Sturgeon Culture

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Cornell Ceapa

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14:00 P. Williot

Peculiarities in sturgeon aquaculture as illustrated by some husbandry-related issues
14:30 M.S. Chebanov

Early sexing and staging of farmed and wild sturgeon juveniles by using ultrasound technique
15:00 Q. Wei

Sustainable sturgeon aquaculture in China: problems, strategy and potential effects on the natural populations & aquaculture of sturgeons

 

Environmental Interactions of Shellfish and Finfish Aquaculture

Monday, May 12, 2008, - lundi 12 mai 2008 1:50 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Ballroom C Chair: Eddy Kennedy

13:50 B. Chang

Characterization of benthic sulfide levels at salmon farms in the southwest New Brunswick area of the Bay of Fundy
14:10 F.H. Page

Testing the DEPOMOD model for predicting benthic impacts of salmon farming in the southwest New Brunswick area of the Bay of Fundy
14:30 L. Robichaud

Influence of suspended mussel aquaculture and an associated invasive ascidian on macroinvertebrate communities
14:50 W.A. Heath

Acoustic seabed classification of Baynes Sound, British Columbia, and the assessment of impacts on the benthic environment from suspended bivalve aquaculture
15:10 C. Pearce

Do intertidal geoduck clam (Panopea abrupta) aquaculture and harvest significantly impact the local benthic environment?

 

Aquaculture Research, Regulatory & Policy

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 1:50 PM - 3:30 PM Location: McAvity Room Chair: Jay Parsons

13:50 J. Dupuis

Replacement Class Screening Reports for Suspended and Off-Bottom Oyster Culture Sites in Eastern New Brunswick.
14:10 P. Parker

Building a Collaborative Research Program.
14:30 J. O'Riordan

Development of a Comprehensive Analytical Framework. 14:50 T. DeJager Information finding you over the web in near real time: AquaPort.ca
15:10 C.L. Whelan

Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP): History and Future Initiatives.

 

Advances in Sturgeon Culture (continued)

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Tim Jackson

16:00 C. Ceapa

Sturgeon Aquaculture Development – A Business Insight. .
16:20 A. Archibald Influence of the inVentures Technologies‟ PurGRO2® Oxygen Infusion System on Growth of Cultured Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipinser brevirostrum LeSeur). 16:40 Panel Discussion

 

Environmental Interactions of Shellfish

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Location: Ballroom C Chair: Réjean Tremblay

16:00 M. Fréchette

Hierarchical structure of bivalve culture systems and optimal stocking density
16:20 M. Lachance-Bernard

Self-thinning in blue mussel populations reared in suspension culture
16:40 M. Liutkus

Seston dynamics: effects of salmon farm effluent on biodeposit dynamics of various size classes of mussels (Mytilus spp.)

 

Industry-Led Research & Development

Monday, May 12, 2008 - lundi 12 mai 2008 4:00 PM – 6:15 PM Location: McAvity Room Chair: Caroline Graham

16:00 Welcome and Introduction Session Moderators 16:10-17:30 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS Overview of SLICE Project
Kathy Dalton, NB DAA

R&D to Address PEI Aquaculture Industry Priorities Peter Warris, PEIAA

Update on Ongoing and Upcoming R&D Projects in Newfoundland and Labrador
Darrell Green, NAIA TBD

Eric Boucher, IPSFAD Everything We Want to Do is Illegal. Anarchy in the Shellfish Farming Industry

Dave McCallum, BCSGA Looking Forward: British Columbia Salmon Farmers Association Research Strategy

Norm Penton, BCSFA Research Activities at the Professional Shellfish Growers Association of New Brunswick

Kevin Burke, PSGNB 17:30-17:45 Facilitated Discussion on Increasing Collaboration Between Industry and Researchers Industry Association RDCs

 

Aquaculture Marketing: Canadian & International Perspectives

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Ruth Salmon

10:30 H. Shuve

Marketing Fresh Mussels in North America: Consumer Attitudes and Preferences
10:50 R. Salmon

Fresh Salmon Market Study.
11:10 G. Gollin

Perceptions of Canadian Aquaculture by US Seafood Opinion Leaders.
11:30 L. Gomes

Marketing and Branding in the Canadian Agri-Food Market 11:50 Panel Discussion

 

Inter-Provincial Partnership for Sustainable Freshwater Aquaculture: The Way Forward

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - mardi 13 mai 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Ballroom C Chair: Éric Gilbert

10:30 G. Vandenberg

IPSFAD‟s third action plan implementation status
10:50 G. Vandenberg

Feed goes green: new diet development in Canada
11:10 R. Nabi

Positioning Canada‟s Trout Industry: The Competitiveness Approach
11:30 P. Redmayne

U.S. Market Opportunity Assessment: Freshwater Trout
11:50 D. Stechey

The Canadian Model Aqua-Farm Initiative – From Concept to Reality

 

Regional Aquatic Animal Health & Biosecurity

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - mardi 13 mai 2008 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Location: McAvity Room Chair: Alistair Struthers
 

10:30 M. Beattie

Biosecurity & risk avoidance from egg to market
10:50 L. Hammell

Fish Health & Biosecurity Decisions in Atlantic Canada Supported by Epidemiology
11:10 L. Hawkins

Biosecurity practices in Cooke Aquaculture
11:30 P. Byrne

Research and Diagnostic work involving Aquatic Animal Pathogens is supported by a High-Level Biocontainment Laboratory operated by DFO, in Charlottetown, PEI
11:50 N. O'Brien

Biosecurity practices in Newfoundland aquaculture

 

Advances in Marine Finfish Culture

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - mardi 13 mai 2008 1:40 PM – 3:30 PM Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Kurt Gamperl

13:40 N.R. LeFrançois

Spotted wolffish cultivation in Québec: on the brink of commercialization? A clear and proactive approach to getting there.
14:00 B.S. Forward

Development of probiotics for use in marine finfish larviculture
14:20 M. Bélanger

Influence of the weaning time on growth and survival of winter flounder juveniles (Pseudopleuronectes americanus).
14:40 T. Avery

The influence of blastomere asymmetry pattern on embryonic development and hatching success in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
15:00 J.A. Forsythe

Developing High Value Aquaculture for New Zealand
15:20 J. Symonds

Advances in broodstock development in kingfish, groper and abalone in New Zealand

 

Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - mardi 13 mai 2008 1:40 PM – 3:40 PM Location: Ballroom C Chair: Chris Pearce

13:40 G.K. Reid

Modelling nutrient recovery in open-water, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems
14:00 S.M.C. Robinson

Economic Significance of Aquaculture Research: Some Insights Gained on the Benefit-Cost Ratios from the Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Research Program.

14:20 L.C. Hannah

Suitability of the California Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus californicus) in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture.
14:40 T. Blair

The use of biochemicals in cultured blue mussels as spatial and temporal tracers in IMTA and monoculture systems.
15:00 T. Chopin

Did you know that the world‟s largest maricultured biomass (45.9%) is seaweeds? Maybe not, because 99.7% is produced in Asia, but Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is an opportunity to address this imbalance.

15:20 S. Cross

Did you know that the world‟s largest maricultured biomass (45.9%) is seaweeds? Maybe not, because 99.7% is produced in Asia, but Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) is an opportunity to address this imbalance.

 

Fish Health

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - mardi 13 mai 2008 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM Location: McAvity Room Chair: Joy Wade
 

13:40 A.P. Frenette

In quest of a sensitive and specific PCR assay to diagnosis Loma morhua in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

14:00 D.E. Barker

Little bugs with smaller bugs: preliminary studies on the role of sea lice as a vector of bacterial pathogens.
14:20 R.J. Ritchie

Virulence and resistance responses from infection of Atlantic Salmon with various ISAV isolates.
14:40 M.L. Beaudin

Evaluation of antibacterial capacity of probiotic candidates against major Vibrio pathogens in marine bivalve larvae: Preliminary results
15:00 A.M. MacKinnon

The Necessity of Vaccination Best Practice Standards Throughout the Production Cycle

 

Finfish Nutrition & Physiology

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – mercredi, 14 mai 2008 9:00 AM - 10:40 AM Location: Ballroom AB Chair: Nathalie LeFrançois

09:00 T.S.F. Hori

Divergent Cortisol Stress Responsiveness of Atlantic Cod (Gadus Morhua)
09:20 M.P.A. Wijekoon

Effect of diet and temperature on muscle lipid and fatty acid composition in steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
09:40 D. Deslauriers

Replacement of fish oil in Atlantic salmon diets by poultry oil
10:00 D. Diouf

Preservation of lipid content in microalgae concentrates from ultrafiltration process
10:20 M.J. MacPherson

Transferring Arctic charr to seawater: problems and potential

 

Aquaculture Waste Management & Miscellaneous

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 – mercredi, 14 mai 2008 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Location: Ballroom C Chairs: Michel Couturier

09:00 J. Conroy

Phosphorus leaching during the hydrolysis of fish waste solids
09:20 S. Fraser

Anaerobic Digestion of Aquaculture Waste Solids
09:40 M. Reda

Comments on the sudden propagation of The Harmful algae Didymosphenia geminate
10:00 M. Hedayatifar

The quality changes of cold-smoked rainbow trout during storing (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Underline denotes

Poster Session / Session Affiches

Tuesday, 13 May, 2008 – mardi, 13 mai 2008 2:00 – 4:00 PM Room/salon: Mezzanine Floor

The thermal tolerance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) juveniles held under normoxic and moderately hypoxic conditions.
J.A. Bailey, C.D. Busby, J. Tosh, L. Murphy & A.K. Gamperl Growth and Gonadal

 

Development of Triploid versus Diploid Atlantic Cod
Nathaniel Feindel, Tillman Benfey, Edward Trippel, Steve Neil

 

Bivalve transfers: how to improve the risk assessment and the risk management of their ecological risk due to associated non-indigenous marine species?
S. Gauthier-Clerc and C. McKindsey

 

Identification of the causal agent of Malpeque disease in oysters
Mark Laflamme, Mélanie Robichaud-Haché Roland Cusack, Brian Muise, Nellie Gagné

 

Study of the impacts of oxygen concentration on survival and growth of juveniles spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor).
F. Larouche, N.R. Le François, S.G. Lamarre and D. Chabot

 

Effect of digestible protein to digestible energy (DP/DE) ratio on growth performance, feed efficiency and ammonia output of juvenile shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
S. Leadbeater S.P. Lall, J.D. Kieffer and M.K. Litvak.

 

Immune response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to infection by the Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus (ISAV)
Francis LeBlanc, Mark LaFlamme, Nellie Gagné

 

Investigation on temporal effects of spawning season, maternal and paternal differences on reproductive success in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) broodstock
Lush L., Hamoutene D., Drover D., and Walsh A.

 

Evaluation of Yellow Seed Canola Meal as Partial Replacement for Fish Meal in Practical Diets for Rainbow Trout Fingerlings.
P.F. MacIsaac, and D.M. Anderson

 

The thermal tolerance of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) juveniles held under normoxic and moderately hypoxic conditions.
J.A. Bailey, C.D. Busby, J. Tosh, L. Murphy & A.K. Gamperl

 

Growth and Gonadal Development of Triploid versus Diploid Atlantic Cod
Nathaniel Feindel, Tillman Benfey, Edward Trippel, Steve Neil

 

Bivalve transfers: how to improve the risk assessment and the risk management of their ecological risk due to associated non-indigenous marine species?
S. Gauthier-Clerc and C. McKindsey

 

Identification of the causal agent of Malpeque disease in oysters
Mark Laflamme, Mélanie Robichaud-Haché Roland Cusack, Brian Muise, Nellie Gagné

 

Study of the impacts of oxygen concentration on survival and growth of juveniles spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor).
F. Larouche, N.R. Le François, S.G. Lamarre and D. Chabot

 

Effect of digestible protein to digestible energy (DP/DE) ratio on growth performance, feed efficiency and ammonia output of juvenile shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
S. Leadbeater, S.P. Lall, J.D. Kieffer and M.K. Litvak.

 

Immune response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to infection by the Infectious Salmon Anemia Virus (ISAV)
Francis LeBlanc, Mark LaFlamme, Nellie Gagné

 

Investigation on temporal effects of spawning season, maternal and paternal differences on reproductive success in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) broodstock
Lush L., Hamoutene D.1, Drover D., and Walsh A.

 

Evaluation of Yellow Seed Canola Meal as Partial Replacement for Fish Meal in Practical Diets for Rainbow Trout Fingerlings.
P.F. MacIsaac, and D.M. Anderson

 

It doesn’t matter if you’re black or white: Malpigmentation changes and impact on growth of cage-cultured Atlantic Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
J. Power, T. Benfey, D. Martin-Robichaud

 

Current validation plan for Infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV)
Mélanie Robichaud-Haché, Crystal Collette, Lisa Léger, Nellie Gagné and Charles Caraguel

 

Development of novel recombinant vaccine models against infectious salmon anemia virus (ISAV)
Mélanie Roy, Mark Laflamme, Kira Salonius, Nathalie C. Simard, Mélanie Robichaud-Haché, Gilles A. Robichaud et Nellie Gagné

 

Dietary protein hydrolysates and trypsin inhibitor effects on the digestive capacities and performance of newly-hatched wolffish
A. Savoie, N.R. Le François, S.G. Lamarre, P.U. Blier and C. Cahu

 

Genetic variability of different American oyster (Crassostrea virginica) populations of Atlantic Canada assessed by microsatellite markers
P. St-Onge, B. Vercaemer, J.-M. Sévigny, R. Tremblay and F. Pernet

 

Effect of rearing density on growth and stress level of juvenile spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor Olafsen)
S. Tremblay-Bourgeois, N. R. Le François, R. L. Roy, T. Benfey and A. K. Imsland