AQUACULTURE 2010
San Diego, California, USA - March 1-5, 2010

AQUACULTURE 2010 is a triennial event which is largest aquaculture conference and tradeshow in the world with nearly 4000 attendees from over 80 countries. The Triennial combines the annual meetings of the National Shellfisheries Association, Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society and the World Aquaculture Society. In addition, it will have the annual meetings of the U.S. Chapter of World Aquaculture Society, the National Aquaculture Association, U.S. Aquaculture Suppliers Association, American Tilapia Association, Striped Bass Growers Association and U.S. Trout Farmers Association. There will be special sessions organized by Aquacultural Engineering Society and International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management. There are also other meetings of work groups, government agencies and related aquaculture activities and programs with technical sessions and producer's seminars covering virtually all species grown by aquaculture.

AQUACULTURE 2010 will have the largest aquaculture trade show in the Western Hemisphere with over 200 booths. This is an opportunity to inspect the latest in products and services for the aquaculture industry. It is the place to visit current suppliers and make new contacts.
 

For More Information:
World Aquaculture 2009,
Conference Manager, P.O. Box 2302
Valley Center, Ca 92082 USA.
Tel: +1 760 751 5005
Fax: +1 760 751 5003
Email: worldaqua@aol.com
Web: www.was.org
 

Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010

This along with FIAAP Asia and GRAPAS Asia, Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010 is a dedicated industry conference that will take place during Victam Asia 2010. This will be held on 3 March 2010.

As at press time, the program for the one day Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010 will be as follows:

Chairman: Dr. Geoff Allan
Welcome and introduction
Dr. Juadee Pongmaneerat,Senior Expert in Fishery Product and Inspection, Thai Department of Fisheries, Bangkok, Thailand

Reassuring the value-chain as to the sustainability and purity of fishmeal and fish oil
Dr. Andrew Jackson,Technical Director, International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation, U.K.

Rendered products in aquafeeds
Dr. Geoff Allan, Research Leader, Aquaculture, Director, Port Stephens Fisheries Centre, Australia

Harvesting the benefits of grain application in aquafeeds
David Smith, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia

Stabilizing formulation cost and performance of aquafeeds require innovative approaches
Dr. Peter Coutteau, Business Development Manager Aquaculture, INVE Nutri-Ad, Belgium

Trends in aquafeed in South East Asia and China: relevance and technical solutions
Urs Wuest, Head engineering & Fulfilment, Buhler, Switzerland

Increasing the ingredient possibilities for floating feeds
Will Henry, Director of Technology and Research & Development, Extru-Tech, USA

Improving plant efficiencies
Galen Rokey, Process Manager, Applications Group, Wenger Manufacturing, USA

Extrusion of micro aquatic and shrimp feeds
Joe Kearns, Aquaculture Process Technology Manager, Wenger Manufacturing, USA

The organizers have indicated that pre-registration is required and that walk-ins will only be accepted on a space available basis. More information: www.feedconferences.com with links to conferences blogs.
 

Email: expo@victam.com
Web: www.victam.com

Victam Asia bigger than ever

Victam Asia 2010 is an biennial event within South East Asia for manufacturers and suppliers of technology and equipment used for the production animal feed, petfood and aquafeed. It will be held at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand from 3 to 5 March 2010.

This year, the show is expanding its exhibition space in response to strong demand from exhibitors, said Mr Henk van de Bunt, General Manager of Victam International at a press conference in November 2009.
There are more exhibitors, larger stands and booths and more conferences as compared to Victam Asia 2008. The new event GRAPAS Asia 2010 is an exhibition and conference for rice and flour milling, industrial noodle processing and pasta processing. FIAAP Asia 2010 is the newly introduced event for feed ingredients, additives and formulation. These shows fit very well with Victam as it covers animal feed processing technology and ancillary equipment. Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010 will focus on three key issues; protein sources, natural feed additives and processing efficiency in the aqua feed production sector. Additionally there will be the Thai Feed Conference, organised by the Thai Department of Livestock and the Thai Feed Mill Association.
Victam has developed a strong reputation throughout Asia as the region’s foremost dedicated animal feed exhibition together with the series of conferences that run alongside it. More than 6,000 visitors and conference delegates from 65 countries is expected to attend.
Entrance to the event is free of charge for industry visitors. Registration is open at www.victam.com Information on the current list of exhibitors together with conference programmes, delegate registration and fees are also available on the website.

March 3 2010

Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010
This along with FIAAP Asia and GRAPAS Asia, Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010 is a dedicated industry conference that will take place during Victam Asia 2010. This will be held on 3 March 2010.

As at press time, the program for the one day Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2010 will be as follows: Chairman: Dr. Geoff Allan
Welcome and introduction
Dr. Juadee Pongmaneerat,Senior Expert in Fishery Product and Inspection, Thai Department of Fisheries, Bangkok, Thailand
Reassuring the value-chain as to the sustainability and purity of fishmeal and fish oil
Dr. Andrew Jackson,Technical Director, International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Organisation, U.K.
Rendered products in aquafeeds
Dr. Geoff Allan, Research Leader, Aquaculture, Director, Port Stephens Fisheries Centre, Australia
Harvesting the benefits of grain application in aquafeeds
David Smith, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia
Stabilizing formulation cost and performance of aquafeeds require innovative approaches
Dr. Peter Coutteau, Business Development Manager Aquaculture, INVE Nutri-Ad, Belgium
Trends in aquafeed in South East Asia and China: relevance and technical solutions
Urs Wuest, Head engineering & Fulfilment, Buhler, Switzerland
Increasing the ingredient possibilities for floating feeds
Will Henry, Director of Technology and Research & Development, Extru-Tech, USA
Improving plant efficiencies
Galen Rokey, Process Manager, Applications Group, Wenger Manufacturing, USA
Extrusion of micro aquatic and shrimp feeds
Joe Kearns, Aquaculture Process Technology Manager, Wenger Manufacturing, USA

The organizers have indicated that pre-registration is required and that walk-ins will only be accepted on a space available basis. More information: www.feedconferences.com with links to conferences blogs.
 

Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue to Meet in March in Jakarta

Draft standards for the shrimp aquaculture industry will be presented and discussed at the next meeting of the Shrimp Aquaculture Dialogue, to be held March 9-10 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Feedback from the meeting will be used to ensure that the final standards adequately address the key negative environmental and social impacts associated with shrimp farming.

The draft standards presented in March will be the product of the Dialogue’s 16-person Global Steering Committee. The committee members’ decisions on what to include in the draft standards will be based on their own experiences and expertise, as well as feedback received from the 400-plus people who have attended shrimp Dialogue meetings. Committee members also will incorporate what they have heard during outreach meetings with small-scale shrimp producers, industry leaders and other stakeholder groups.

“Creating standards that address environmental, as well as social, impacts is challenging and complex,” said committee member Dr. Sian Morgan of FishWise. “To make it happen, the large and diverse group of people involved in the shrimp Dialogue must continue to listen and be innovative. That’s what we will do at the March meeting and until the day the standards are finalized.”
The draft shrimp standards are expected to be posted for the first of two 60-day public comment periods a few weeks prior to the Jakarta meeting.

The goal of the Dialogue, which began in 2007, is to create measurable, performance-based, global standards. The Dialogue seeks to follow the international guidelines for standard-setting developed by the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labeling Alliance (ISEAL). World Wildlife Fund, which coordinates all of the Aquaculture Dialogues, is the only ISEAL member working to create aquaculture standards.

If you are interested in attending the meeting, contact Eric Bernard at ebernard@wwf.fr or Desy Cut at cdesyana@wwf.or.id by February 15th. For more information about the Dialogue, go to www.worldwildlife.org/shrimpdialogue

The theme of this biannual congress for the shrimp industry in the Philippines is “Greener Production Technologies and Creative Marketing".

Local and international expert will discuss various issues affecting the industry in the Philippines as well as in the region. Presentations include

• Global and Regional Developments in Farming- Dr Matt Briggs, Vannamei 101, Thailand
• Shrimp farming in Thailand-Pinij Kunvankit, CP Thailand
• Trends in shrimp farming development in the Americas- Fernando Garcia, Epicore Biotechnologies
• Shrimp farming in Vietnam-Nguyen An Binh/Jan Koesling, Bayer Animal Health, Vietnam
• Shrimp farming in the Philippines – prospects for improving competitiveness- Ramon Macaraig, Alson’s Aquaculture
• The domestic and export market of Philippine shrimps-Lourdes Tanco, MIDA Trade, Philippines
• Challenges in food safety compliance in Philippine aquaculture exports: a consultant’s point of view -Rose Mueda, UP-IFPDS
• Functional foods: a developing market for aquaculture products-Dr. Eufemio Barcelon,DOST (Balik Scientist Program), Philippines
• Marketing through Packaging-Daisy Tanafranca, DOST, Philippines
• The genetic factor in Penaeus vannamei: what it means in yield and profitability-Dr. Matt Briggs
• Managing WSSV before it happens-Dr. Chalor Limsuwan, Bayer Animal Health (Vietnam). To be confirmed
• Role of probiotic, ammonia binding products, and nitrate source in grow-out production-Dr. Oliver Decamp, Inve Aquaculture,
• Living with the threat of WSSV-Roselyn Usero
• Updates on crustacean research at SEAFDEC-AQD, SEAFDEC-AQD
• BFAR Updates on the National Shrimp Health Program-Maria Abegail Albaladejo, BFAR
• Rapid and sensitive detection of shrimp viruses by loop-mediated isothermal amplification combined with a lateral flow dipstick-Narong Arunut, Biotech, SBBU
• SEP-Art Technology: simplifying the separation of hatched artemia from empty shells and unhatched cysts-Wim Martens, Inve Aquaculture, Thailand
• Shrimp Immunomodular-Dr. Sheila G. Grona, DVM,Schering-Plough
• Application of yeast technology in aquaculture-Serge Cornellie, Alltech, Japan.

Broodstock hatchery of P. vannamei will be discussed by Mr. David Kawahigashi, Vannamei 101, Thailand, Kenneth Tay, Shrimp Improvement System, Singapore and Bong Tiro, Indonesia. There will also be roundtable discussions on the domestic marketing of shrimp and business meetings.

The 3 day conference and trade show is estimated to draw no less than 500 stakeholders in the Philippine shrimp industry, from leaders and farmers, hatchery operators, feed milling, processing/exporters and aquaculture equipment suppliers and service providers.

For more information: please contact the secretariat –Tel/Fax 034 433 2131; www.philshrimp.org or www.da.bfar.gov.ph Email: jalbaladejo@bfar.da.gov.ph/jalbaladejo99@yahoo.com (Dr. Juan D. Albaladejo).

The ASA International Marketing and the United Soybean Board will organise this ASAIM SE Asia Aquaculture Conference 2010. It will be held from March 21-25 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme of this year’s conference is “Improving Aquaculture Through Feeds and Technology”.

Facilitated by an international group of experts, the ASAIM Southeast Asia Aquaculture Conference is the forum for sharing knowledge and experiences on improved aquaculture technologies and management systems to address food safety concerns, sustainability, and the need for eco-friendly production to maximize feed efficiency and profitability. The program is designed to present participants with the opportunity to update with new information, participate in deliberations and discussions on the future of the industry, and network with industry experts from the international circuit. It will include plenary presentations, breakout discussions and a poster session.

The conference will benefit all aquaculture stakeholders including small and large farm operators, integrators, feed manufacturers,processors, formulators, nutritionists, ingredient buyers and other aquaculture industry professionals.

The registration fee includes lodging (max. 4 nights at Grand Hyatt Erawan), organized meals, workshop materials and field visit, but NOT airfare, airport transfer or visa application. Registration closes on February 26, 2010. More information: www.soyevents.com; email: organizer@soyevents.com

The New Dimension for Aquaculture in Vietnam
This is the theme for the one day ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010 to be held on March 26, 2010 at the New Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It will be held in conjunction with ILDEX Vietnam from 25 to 27 March. The program is designed to reach various stakeholders in the industry from pond/hatchery operators to technical level personnel to managers, feed manufacturers and government officers. It will cover issues faced by the industry and develop suitable policies. At press time, the program is as follows:

Box
Program
Keynote: General trends of aquaculture industry in Vietnam.
Keynote: Challenges for sustainable shrimp and catfish farming in SEA

Sustainability & Certification
• Global gap: exporting to the EU-Jos Exters, Anova Seafood BV
• WWF’s result from the Pangasius Dialogues and what is happening to the shrimp dialogues-Dr. Flavio Corsin, WWF Vietnam
• Certification: the costs and benefits -Xavier Bocquillet, ISTOM, Vietnam

Innovations in culture technology
• Biosecurity and controlling shrimp diseases- Dr Sri_Nhonghang Supornchai, Dupont, Thailand
• Probiotics in aquaculture: do they work -Dr. Pedro Encarnacao, Biomin Aquaculture, Singapore
• Diseases in catfish farming: the essence of monitoring-Mr. Cedric Komar, Intervet/ Schering Plough Animal Health, Vietnam

Feed Management Strategies
• Nutrition approach to fish & shrimp health-Dr. Jacques Gabaudan, DSM Nutritional Products - Aquaculture Centre Asia Pacific, Thailand
• Phytase in extruded feeds: looking into the future-Dr. Dirk Lorenz-Meyer, Behn Meyer, Animal Nutrition, Malaysia
• Extrusion: new developments for ingredient usage

Box in box

Admission fee: Online registration is available at http://www.sptmrk.com/index.php/conference/ildex-vietnam-aquaculture-conference-2010. All presentation will be in English with translation to Vietnamese.

More information: ILDEX Vietnam Aquaculture Conference 2010,
Email: info@sptmrk.com;
Web: www.sptmrk.com.

ILDEX Vietnam 2010,
Email: info@ildex.com (Lertwat Chanthatarath);
Web: www.ildex.com