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Aquaculture Canada and Cold Harvest 2010 Program Guide
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Aquaculture Sustainability
Training and Education
Rearing and Holding Systems
Aquatic Invasive Species
Finfish Aquaculture
Environmental Impacts
International Mussel Forum
Moving Aquaculture Forward
Nutrition & Breeding
Aquaculture Genomics & Genetics
Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture
Socio-economic Impacts
Fish Health
Keynote Speaker Session
Monday May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Salon B/C/D
Chair: Cyr Couturier (President, Aquaculture Association of Canada)
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Jose Villalon, Director of Aquaculture, World Wildlife Fund – US
Presentation: Responsible aquaculture through measurable standards: Stakeholder partnerships.
Aquaculture Sustainability
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Salon B
Industry Panel
Perspectives on Industry Performance – SWOT analysis of industry sectors
Chair: Ruth Salmon
11:00 Panel: BC Salmon – Mary Ellen Walling, BC Salmon Famers Association
BC Shellfish – Roberta Stevenson, BC Shellfish Growers Association
East Coast Salmon – Pam Parker, NB Salmon Growers Association
East Coast Shellfish – Cyr Couturier, Newfoundland Aquaculture Industry Association
Northern Ontario Trout – Karen Tracey, Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association
Contributed Papers
Rearing and Holding Systems
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Chair: Caroline Graham
11:00 Appleton, P.
Oxygenated nanobubbles as a means to increase growth rates and profitability of finfish and shellfish
11:20 Sykes, P. An alternative method for the overland transport of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus
hippoglossus): Effect on post transport mortality and economic efficiency
11:40 Shapira, Y.
Growing sea bream Sparus aurata in rough marine conditions at offshore farm in the East Mediterranean, based on SUBflex technology
Training and Education
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Co-Chairs: Tillmann Benfey and Caroline Graham
11:00 Galway, L. and Tucker, R.
Advancing workplace safety: How far have we really come?
11:20 Vinette, D.
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council: Industry and government working together to address employment and training issues facing Canada’s agricultural sector
11:40 Rivet, C.
Putting HR to work for your organization: What you need to know
Aquaculture Sustainability
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 5:10 PM
Location: Salon B
Co-Chairs: Ruth Salmon and Rod Penney
2:00 Panel: Jose Villalon, Director, WWF Aquaculture Dialogues
Jamie Smith, Aquaculture Management Directorate, DFO
Mike Rose, Global Trust
Ruth Salmon, Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance
3:20 HEALTH BREAK
3:50 Were, K.
Development of the NASAPI Action Plan Toward Sustainable Development of the Canadian Aquafeed Sector
4:10 Robinson, S.
What will an aquaculture site look like in the future and what do we have to do today?
4:30 Burton, A.
OFFSPRING: An integrated approach for “egg to plate” traceability in Atlantic salmon using natural DNA barcodes and bioinformatics
4:50 Cross, S.
Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture (SEA) Systems – the path from concept to commercialization
Aquatic Invasive Species
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 5:10 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Co-Chairs: Cynthia McKenzie and Darrell Green
2:00 Pederson, J.
Risky business: managing invasive species with changing climate
2:40 Gill, K.
Overview of AIS in PEI: Current infestation and management strategies
3:00 Ramsay, A.
Freshwater treatment as a management tool to control the spread of colonial tunicates
3:20 HEALTH BREAK
3:50 Ma, K.
Non-indigenous and indigenous ascidians of Newfoundland and Labrador
4:10 Lowen, J.
Life-history, population dynamics, diversity, and abundance of Botryllus schlosseri in a sub-arctic environment (Arnolds Cove, Placentia Bay, NL).
4:30 Pilgrim, B.
The control and management of an invasive colonial tunicate Botrylloides violaceus in Newfoundland
4:50 Pickering, T.
Prey preferences of European green crabs on three commercially grown bivalves
Finfish Aquaculture I
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Co-Chairs: Danny Boyce and Debbie Martin-Robichaud
2:00 Parrish, C.
Variation in lipids and amino acids in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) during ontogeny from unfertilized eggs to fully weaned larvae
2:20 Clarke, M.
Lipids, fatty acids and free amino acids as indicators of egg and larval viability in Atlantic cod
2:40 Granier, S.
Egg quality in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
3:00 Revie, C.
Underline denotes presenter is a student eligible for Best Student Oral Presentation Award.
Training and Education
Monday, May 17, 2010 – lundi 17 mai, 2010
3:50 PM – 4:50 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Co-Chairs: Tillmann Benfey and Caroline Graham
3:50 Rideout, K.
Aquaculture training for the NL salmonid and mussel industry
4:10 Flimlin, G.
The power of the volunteer in community based shellfish restoration
4:30 Benfey, T.
Pros and cons of graduate studies in aquaculture
Finfish Aquaculture II
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Location: Salon B
Co-Chairs: Danny Boyce and Debbie Martin-Robichaud
8:30 Prickett, R.
Successful partnerships for a sustainable future – Cod juvenile production at the Dr. Joe Brown Aquatic Research Building (JBARB) 2009-2010
8:50 King, N.
Newfoundland commercial scale Atlantic cod hatchery production technology project – live feed component
9:10 Audet, C.
Flatfish production in North America: biological issues
9:30 FitzGerald, R.
An economic assessment of cod farming in Ireland
Environmental Impacts
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Location: Salon C/D
Chair: Jonathan Kawaja
8:30 Moccia, R.
Monitoring and modeling phosphorus contributions in a freshwater lake with cageaquaculture
8:50 Podemski, C.
Effects of a rainbow trout (O. mykiss) farm on whole-lake phosphorus and nitrogen annual budgets
9:10 Podemski, C.
Modelling the solid waste dispersion of rainbow trout farming in freshwater environment: a preliminary test of DEPOMOD
International Mussel Forum I
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Chair:
8:30 Delegate Welcome: AAC, NAIA, IRAP, CCFI
8:50 Couturier, C. or Duncan, L.
Canada
9:10 Fang, J.
China
9:30 Executive director, New Zealand Mussel Producers Council
New Zealand
9:50 HEALTH BREAK
10:20 Plenary Speaker (Salon B/C/D)
11:20 President, Chile Mussel Producers
Chile
11:40 Holstein, J. (TBD)
Netherlands
12:00 Leis, M.F. (TBD)
Spain
Finfish Aquaculture III
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Salon B
Co-Chairs: Danny Boyce and Debbie Martin-Robichaud
2:00 Le François, N.
Pilot-scale cultivation of the spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) in Québec, Canada.
2:20 Desjardins, M.
Hybrid wolffishes and aquaculture considerations
2:40 Deslauriers, D.
Implications and applications of exercise-trained sturgeon
3:00 Burt, K.
The effect of intermittent hypoxia on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Preliminary results on fish growth and immune response
3:20 HEALTH BREAK
3:50 Manning, T.
Melatonin monitoring as a tool for assessing light therapy efficacy in sea cage Atlantic salmon.
4:10 Feindel, N.
Triploid Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) as a potential candidate species for the diversification of the marine finfish aquaculture industry.
4:30 Whitehead, J.
Gynogenesis and the genetic basis of sex determination of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
4:50 Lin, S.
Sex control of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
5:10 Singh, S.
Early breeding of Catla catla by early maturity
Moving Aquaculture Forward I
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Co-Chairs: Alistair Struthers and Corina Busby
2:00 House, N.
The Program for Aquaculture Regulatory Research
2:20 Busby, C.
Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development Program (ACRDP)
2:40 Struthers, A.
The Aquaculture Innovation and Market Access Program: Program Update
3:00 Brown, C.
Industrial Research Assistance Program Overview
3:20 HEALTH BREAK
3:50 Deveau, G.
ACOA Program - The Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF)
4:10 Vardy, C.
NSERC Programs – Encouraging Academic-Industry Collaborations
4:30 Epelbaum, A.
Aquaculture potential of the basket cockle (Clinocardium nuttallii) in British Columbia,
Canada: nursery and grow-out production phases
4:50 Podemski, C.
Effects of net pen aquaculture on a lake ecosystem: results from the ELA Aquaculture Project
5:10 Video Premiere. Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Aquaculture Science Research
International Mussel Forum II
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Chair:
2:00 Bonardelli, J.
Effective technologies increase mussel yields
2:20 Lindell, S.
Pilot-scale commercial offshore mussel farming in New England
2:40 Granter, T.
Enhancing sustainable mussel industry production and growth through assessment and removal of constraints in seed supply
3:00 Arsenault, J.
Spatial characterization of particle depletion by the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) at openwater, integrated multi-trophic aquaculture sites
3:20 HEALTH BREAK
3:50 Reid, G.
Absorption efficiency of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) feed and fecal particulates by blue mussels (Mytilus edulis and M. trossulus): implications for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
4:10 Reid, G.
Preliminary investigation of current flow through a ‘Polar circle’ mussel raft, at an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture site
4:30 Bakker, J.
Variation in shell strength among cultured and natural Mytilus populations in the Quoddy region, NB
4:50 Panel Discussion
Aquaculture Genomics & Genetics
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Location: Salon B
Chair: Sharen Bowman
8:30 Garber, A.
Overview of the Atlantic Cod Genomics and Broodstock Development Project (CGP)
8:50 Bowman, S.
Applying genomics to the analysis of traits in Atlantic cod
9:10 Booman, M.
Development of an Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) oligonucleotide microarray and its validation in a study of cod spleen global gene expression responses to stimulation with formalin-killed atypical Aeromonas salmonicida
9:30 Hori, T.
Red spot, green spot: Using DNA microarrays to investigate the immune and stress responses of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
9:50 Mirimin, L.
Development and application of genetics and genomics tools to the EIRCOD project: a breeding and broodstock programme for Atlantic cod in Ireland
Moving Aquaculture Forward II
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Location: Salon C/D
Co-Chairs: Alistair Struthers and Corina Busby
8:30 Frechette, M.
Production dynamics, self-thinning and profitability of blue mussel populations reared in suspension culture in Cascapédia Bay
8:50 Sonier, R.
Research in support of shellfish farm management
9:10 Glebe, B.
Phototherapy: applications for growth enhancement and maturation delay in farmed Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
9:30 Hamoutene, D.
The Cod Broodstock Nutrition Study: Effect of 3 diets on fish general physiology and reproductive performance.
9:50 Pearce, C.
Assessing potential habitat impacts of geoduck clam (Panopea generosa) aquaculture and harvesting in British Columbia
International Mussel Forum III
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Location: Salon E/F
Chair:
8:30 Robert, P.
How much is too much? Dose-dependent response of the benthic environment to biodeposition from suspended blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) culture.
8:50 Mussel Industry Council of North America
What are sustainability indicators for mussel production?
9:10 TBD
The European view of mussel farming sustainability
9:30 TBD
The view from South America on mussel farming sustainability
9:50 Panel Discussion and Forum Conclusion
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
8:30 AM – 10:10 AM
Location: Salon A
Chair: Chris Parrish
8:30 Blair, T.
Evolution of IMTA: Is salmon feed enough?
8:50 Both, A.
Physical and biochemical properties of particles released from an onshore Atlantic cod Gadus morhua aquaculture facility in the context of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
9:10 Lander, T.
The use of tracer, biological and biochemical techniques to evaluate the use of salmon
farm derived particles by blue mussels at IMTA sites.
9:30 Reid, G.
The biomass ratios of seaweeds required to sequester the soluble inorganic nutrient load per unit growth of cultured Atlantic salmon in an open-water, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system
9:50 Hagen, N.
Mussels on the IMTA-menu: the pale urchin advantage
Moving Aquaculture Forward III
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
1:30 PM – 3:10 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Co-Chairs: Alistair Struthers and Corina Busby
1:30 Kearney, E.
Evaluation and further development of the iCage ™ ish Containment System as a
technology platform to meet sustainability and cost reduction targets
1:50 Perry, G.
Increased sustainable production through modification of the hydraulic systems used to handle blue mussel seed to increase productivity and reduce production costs
2:10 Stevenson, R.
Technology transfer, adaptation and implementation of Washington State mechanical clam harvesting technology to the BC shellfish farming sector
2:30 Morissette, S.
Amélioration de la productivité par la mécanisation et l’automatisation des opérations maricoles
2:50 Mallet, A.
Optimisation de la technique d’élevage des huîtres collées à l’horizontale
Socio-Economic Impacts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
1:30 PM – 3:10 PM
Location: Salon E/F
Co-Chairs: Keith Rideout and Laura Halfyard
1:30 Paju, M.
Socio-economic impact of aquaculture in Canada
1:50 Tracey, K.
Economic impact of the cage culture industry in Ontario
2:10 Foster, C.
The socioeconomic impacts of the aquaculture sector on the communities of the Coast of Bays Region
2:30 Halfyard, J.
Mussel farming in NL and their socio-economic impacts
2:50 House, B
The socioeconomic impact of salmon aquaculture in New Brunswick
Fish Health
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
3:40 PM – 5:20 PM
Location: Salon B
Co-Chairs: Caroline Graham and Duane Barker
3:40 Novak, C.
Differences between male and female Lepeophtheirus salmonis (Copepoda: Caligidae) as vectors of Aeromonas salmonicida
4:00 Hynes, N.
The immunological effects of recombinant bacterial flagellin on Atlantic salmon
4:20 Leadbeater, S.
Salmonid immunological response and genetic resistance to Infectious Salmon Anemia virus isolates
4:40 Brewer-Dalton, K.
AlphaMax® and Salmosan®: Sea lice environmental control trials in New Brunswick
5:00 O’Brien, N.
Biosecurity in NL aquaculture
Nutrition and Breeding
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
3:40 PM – 5:20 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Chair: Tim Jackson
3:40 Lucas, J.
Optimizing fish oil supplementation in the feed of commercially grown Arctic charr
4:00 Colombo, S.
Evaluation of Calanus copepod and Euphausia krill meal and oil as the dietary protein
and lipid supplements for juvenile Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
4:20 Enyidi, U.
Comparative effects of sesame seed meal and bambara nut meal on the growth and nutrition of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (Burchell 1822)
4:40 Parashar, A.
Breeding and culture of murrels in India
5:00 Sharma, J.
Rehabilitation and conservation of treatened fish in India
Environmental Impacts
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 – mercredi 19 mai, 2010
3:40 PM – 5:20 PM
Location: Salon C/D
Chair: Jonathan Kawaja
3:40 George, E. M.
Organic footprint and composition of particles from marine finfish aquaculture operations
4:00 Mabrouk, G.
Preliminary assessment of remote video survey methodology for use in monitoring
benthic impacts from aquaculture in Newfoundland
4:20 Chang, B.
Temporal variations in sediment sulfide levels under salmon farms in southwestern New
Brunswick, Bay of Fundy, during the annual environmental monitoring period
4:40 Chang, B
Changes in the benthic macrofaunal community associated with organic enrichment under salmon farms in southwestern New Brunswick, Bay of Fundy
5:00 Chaudhary, N.
Sultan Fish Farms
Poster Session / Session affiches
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 – mardi 18 mai, 2010
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Conception Bay
Optimal urchin stocking density for co-cultured green sea urchins and blue mussels
A.M. Bartsch*1, S. F. Cross1
Oceanographic study of the South Coast of Newfoundland (Preliminary results for
2009)
D. Drover*1, G. Mabrouk1, F. Page 2 R. Losier2, and J. Reid2
Could naturally occurring Thyasirid bivalves increase the health and resilience of
sediments around aquaculture sites?
S.C. Dufour
Biochemical characterization of an ecotype cichlid ‘wesafu’ endemic to Epe Lagoon,
Lagos, Nigeria
H.A. Fashina-Bombata*1, and A.M. Hammed1
Proximate and mineral compositions of common crab species [Callinectes pallidus and Cardisoma armatum ] of Badagry Creek, Nigeria.
H.A. Fashina-Bombata* and I. Elegbede
From lab to market: The birth of NutrOcean, a microalgae industry
E. Fraboulet*1, A. Bastien1, R. Tremblay1, P. Koonjul2, S. Bujold3 and R. Fournier3
Genetic characterization of potential seed stock source sites in Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
K.Hobbs1*, R.W. Penney1, M.J.R. Clark1, S. Kenny1, S. Macneill2, H.M. Murray1 and G.
Mabrouk1
Impact de la teneur en oxygène dissous sur la survie du loup tacheté (Anarhichas
minor) de souche québécoise
M. Jetté*1-2, D. Chabot2, N. Le François3-4, D. Garant1
Effect of chronic sublethal hypoxia on growth and physiology in the wolffish (Anarhichas minor) and the hybrid (A. lupus x A. minor)
F. Larouche*1, N.R. Le François2, D. Chabot3& P.U. Blier1
From culture to conservation: a workshop to develop advanced reproductive technologies for sturgeon
N.R. Le François*1-2, G.W. Vandenberg3, M.-H. Deschamps3.
Development of a new declumper-grader for the mussel industry in Quebec, Canada
A. Licois1*, L. Girault1 and É. Tamigneaux1
Evaluation of a mussel seed transfer experiment from two Newfoundland bays to a single recipient site with reference to genotype profiling, shell morphometrics, and growth rate
H.M. Murray1*, R.W. Penney1, M.J.R. Clark1, D. Drover1, S. Kenny1, S. Macneill2, K.
Hobbs1, and G. Mabrouk1
Adhesion of Streptococcus iniae to gill tissue of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
A. Nematollahi*1 Z. Sattari1, I. Karimi2
Oyster aquaculture using the French string technique in the Baie des Chaleurs, New Brunswick
M. Niles1, S. Doiron2, L. Comeau1 and L. Davidson1*
Intertidal shellfish farming and ecosystem functioning
A. Piot*1, P. Archambault1, C. Nozais1, C. McKindsey2, L. Bendell-Young3
Strain effect on growth performance of triploid Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
C.F.D. Sacobie* 1, B.D. Glebe 2, S.P. Lall 3, T.J. Benfey 1
Evaluation of the stress response of the spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) to density and a stressful event reveal a true farming-friendly species
A. Savoie1*, S. Tremblay-Bourgeois.1, R.L. Roy2, T.J. Benfey3 and N.R. Le François, 1-4§
Knowledge transfer and skills development during the transportation and movement of fish
J. Seabi
Effect of finfish aquaculture operations on biochemical composition and growth of algae
P. Zhao* and C. C. Parrish
