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UACULTURE
nd Education
2016
EDITION
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Fish farms reveal struggle to hire, keep skilled personnel
BY AMANDA BIBBY
he aquaculture industry continues to grow
throughout North America and with that growth
brings a need for experienced and trained personnel.
Numerous universities in Canada and the United States
have developed programs focused on aquaculture, which
provide graduates with the knowledge base to work with
fish of various species. Additionally, many other programs
offer courses that teach students the skill sets that can be
applied to the highly specialized aquaculture industry.
However, Aquaculture North America (ANA) has
found that there are only a few programs that provide the
hands-on skills training that prepare graduates for the
real world. “I feel that some graduate programs are more
focused on producing researchers rather than farmers, but
choosing a school, curriculum and a major is something
students should research and tailor to their future career
goals,” said Doug Kuenz of the Louisiana Specialty
Aquafarm.
Attending aquaculture school is just the beginning
when it comes to a career in the industry. “Many times they
learn the ‘why,’ but don’t know how to put the ‘why’ into
practice,” indicated Shannan Brown of Cermaq Canada.
She noted, however, that she has seen an improvement in
the quality of the graduates in recent years.
Rob Hines of Northern Divine Aquafarms in British
Columbia believes that although education doesn’t
necessarily provide students with the experience to do the
job, it certainly provides them with a good knowledge base
that they can build on. “There is a big difference between
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educated and non-educated personnel in terms of quickly
taking on farm responsibilities,” he said.
The trouble with wages
In-house training
To solve the gap in practical skills, many aquaculture
companies have developed their own training programs
that familiarize personnel not only with internal practices,
but also ensure they meet regulatory standards for both
provincial/state and federal authorities. But while this
may be achieved easily when a firm hires a number of new
personnel at once, it may prove difficult for small-scale
companies and family-owned farms.
Hiring entry-level positions is not typically a struggle
for fish farming companies, particularly in the spring when
new graduates are leaving university programs. However,
specialized positions and management positions prove
much more difficult to fill. “Hatchery positions are the
most coveted, as camp life can be difficult, particularly on
their families,” said Brown of Cermaq.
Kuenz of the Louisiana Specialty Aquafarm noted that
the higher the position, the more difficult it is to fill. “I
would say skilled hatchery positions are the most difficult
to hire for. It not only takes knowledge of spawning
procedures and attention to detail, but someone who
genuinely cares about doing things right,” he said.
Some companies solve this challenge by promoting
existing staff to the higher and more specialized positions.
However, for some smaller and more specialized farms,
there can be a higher learning curve, which could increase
production costs and impact the firm’s bottom line.
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Aquaculture in North America is focused mainly on
a just a few species, which influences the availability of
personnel familiar with less commonly farmed species.
“In the 14 years I have been here, to my knowledge, there
hasn’t been any job applicant with previous sturgeon
experience,” stated Hines. “[Because of that] we look at the
applicant’s keen interest rather than experience for entrylevel jobs and we fill higher level positions internally.”
One of the major hurdles in keeping staff long-term
is the industry pay scale, noted Kuenz. “It is slightly low
when you consider the knowledge and hard work, under
difficult conditions, required to do these jobs effectively,” he
said.
“Fish farming is not for the faint of heart,” added Scott
Leonard from Taste of BC Aquafarms. It does not only
involve remote locations and camp life but it also requires
some personnel to be on call 24/7 in order to respond to
emergency situations as they arise. Sometimes this can
involve extremely long days in order to ensure the health
and safety of the fish within the farm and at times can
involve devastating losses.
The United States and Canada are both relatively small
aquaculture producers on the world scale. Many different
factors have led to this gap but the cost of production and
labour may play a role. “It is difficult to offer salaries high
enough to attract knowledgeable, skilled workers,” stated
Kuenz.
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WATER REUSE FOR
FISH CULTURE
Hines acknowledged the role wages play in attracting and keeping skilled manpower.
“We struggle to keep staff long-term because of wages. We pay on par with the rest of the
industry but we can’t compete with others such as government positions.”
The aquaculture industry requires highly trained, educated and dedicated personnel
and many of the qualities that make a good farmers also make them suitable for academic
jobs and higher paying jobs in other related fields. “In my limited experience I would say
90 percent of the graduate students I have known in aquaculture programs are not seeking
jobs in the private sector of aquaculture.”
Attracting and keeping personnel within the aquaculture private sector is a problem
that is likely not going away anytime soon. The industry throughout North America is still
relatively small and concentrated on the coastal regions, but while the demand for skilled
and highly trained aquaculture personnel is relatively small, it is changing. Also, the higher
production and labour costs faced in North America can make it difficult to compete with
foreign products, further impacting the expansion of the local industry. “Wal-Mart buys their tilapia overseas for roughly 1/8 of my production cost, so direct
competition with foreign growers is an impossibility, at least in our case,” said Kuenz. “I
believe the short-term model for reviving the industry is smaller scale production of a
fresh, whole product for local high-end markets.”
October 18-19, 2016
Course Location:
Confluence Technology Center
Wenatchee, WA
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Topics Covered:
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Overview of Water Reuse Systems
Water Quality
Circular Tank Design & Management
Solids Control
Oxygenation & CO2 Control
Fish Health & Biosecurity
For:
—Fish Hatchery Managers
—Fish Culturists
—Fish Health Professionals
—Fisheries Program Managers
—Fisheries Bioengineers
Course materials provided include a binder and
USB drive of all presentations and a textbook.
Catered lunches included.
Niche markets may hold key
Demand for sustainable and high-quality fish products is growing worldwide, a
standard that many of the farms in North America are striving to meet. This has the
potential of opening up niche markets throughout the world that are willing to pay
premium prices for premium products. Increasing efficiencies and cost of production by
large-scale producers could allow them to compete with regular pricing on the world
market, which would also make an impact on the industry as a whole. Also, some farms
are moving towards integrated multitrophic systems, or value-added items that help drive
down overall costs and increase revenue streams. These moves could further help the
industry expand, create jobs and help not only attract but keep knowledgeable, skilled and
dedicated aquaculture personnel.
Memorial University’s Fisheries
and Marine Institute:
Helping Canada and beyond
he Fisheries and Marine
Institute of Memorial
University (MI) is one of
Canada’s premier institutes of
oceans related learning, offering
comprehensive programming for
the aquaculture and fisheries sectors.
Programs for aquaculture range from
short courses through to post-graduate degree options.
Programs include: Technical Certificate in Aquaculture (TCA), a Masters in
Technology Management – Aquaculture (MTM-A), an Advanced Diploma in
Sustainable Aquaculture (ADSA), and a Master of Science in Aquaculture (MScA)
(in collaboration with several other departments at Memorial University).
The TCA is a community-based, on-the-farm training program for aquatic
farmers to allow them to build their skills and competencies. The MTM-A is
the only course-based, online aquaculture management program in Canada. The
flexibility afforded by a fully on-line program allows working professionals to
complete their Masters degree while working full-time.
The ADSA is currently in its 28th year; it provides undergraduate degree holders
with an aquaculture specialization, in an 11-month program that includes a 13-week
work-term. The MSc Aquaculture program has just celebrated its 20th anniversary
and is the only thesis-based MSc Aquaculture offered in Canada.
The MI and Department of Ocean Sciences have recently partnered to undertake
delivery of undergraduate courses in the newly minted minor in Sustainable
Aquaculture and Fisheries Ecology at Memorial University.
Faculty from the MI supports for the development of aquaculture programming
across the globe. The most recent efforts are to assist smallholder aquatic farmers in
Indonesia to improve livelihoods via cooperative development.
In terms of facilities, MI and the Department of Ocean Sciences have access
to modern technologies for fish rearing, including freshwater and saltwater rearing
systems, quarantine facilities for fish health work, and a wide variety of analytical
laboratories for student projects.
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SUSTAINABLE
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The Marine Institute of Memorial University is a
world leading centre for marine and ocean-related
career education and research. Our programs in
sustainable aquaculture lead to rewarding careers that
support the development of our oceans’ resources.
Maine aquaculture training programs
help fishermen become aquafarmers
BY MURIEL L. HENDRIX
he Maine Aquaculture
Training Institute (MATI)
graduated its first class of
16 commercial fishermen and wild
harvesters in 1999. Most of the
graduates went on to start their
own farms after completing the 10week course.
In a little over a decade,
programs offering education in
aquaculture, a source of additional
income to most enrollees, have
come and gone based on the
availability of funding.
The “Cod Academy,” organized
Garth Hersey (in checked shirt, at right) leads the
by the Maine Aquaculture
class through a tour of equipment supplier Brooks
Association, is one such program.
It offers courses to those interested Trap Mill in Thomaston, Maine
Photo credit: Dana Morse
in farming cod commercially. The
Aquaculture in Shared Waters
(ASW) is another such program and is now on its third year. People who were involved
earlier training programs run ASW. Their goal is to show traditional fishermen that
aquaculture can be a viable source of alternative income and teach them how to do it.
With 30 students this year, ASW is attracting an increasing number of participants,
primarily fishermen, wild harvesters, and their families.
The transition from being a wild harvester to aquafarmer is not easy, noted Jon Rogers,
who completed the ASW program in 2015. He acknowledged the need “to step outside
your comfort zone” during this transition. “It’s so different from the immediacy of lobster
fishing or other types of wild harvest,” he said.
Rogers has been a lobster fisherman since he was 10. Now almost 50 years old, he
has also fished for shrimp, swordfish, and blue fin tuna. He said he was captivated with
aquaculture from the very first ASW class he attended. Presentations by the core group
of organizers — Sebastian Belle, director of Maine Aquaculture Association; Chris
Davis, director of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center and one of the founders of
MATI; Dana Morse, extension associate for Maine Sea Grant; and Dick Clime, Working
Waterfront Project Developer at Coastal Enterprises, Inc — captured his interest and
trust.
After the second class, Rogers was convinced. That
night, he downloaded the Limited Purpose Aquaculture
lease application (up to 400 square feet of area for one year)
from the Department of Marine Resources. He submitted
it before the classes ended and ordered oyster seed from
Muscongus Bay Aquaculture Hatchery so he could get set
up that summer.
Chris Green is a clam harvester who has also been
attracted to aquaculture. Green also attended the ASW
program in 2015 with the aim of raising more than one
species, possibly quahogs and oysters. Like Rogers, Green
said he has been heartened by the unqualified support he’s
received as a participant in the class, and the way people
help each other. “It’s way different in the wild,” he said.
“Aquaculture is more of a cut-throat industry.”
As part of a NOAA grant won by the non-profit
Manomet, Green was selected as one of five individuals
from five Maine coastal towns to receive funds, ongoing
training and support for soft shell clam farms they will
model on the experimental Heals Eddy Restoration Farm
in Georgetown, Maine. (See ANA Mar/Apr 2016 issue.)
ASW classes cover all aspects of becoming a shellfish
or seaweed farmer. Experts present programs that include
site selection, acquiring a lease, husbandry, regulatory
issues, business management, and sales and marketing.
Participants also go on field trips to Brooks Trap Mill to
learn about gear, and to a hatchery, a clam farm, and the
University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center.
“We emphasize three main aspects of aquaculture,”
said Morse. “We talk about this as another tool in the
toolbox for diversification for the working waterfront. We
give people enough information and follow up so they can
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Graduates will specialize in:
• Fish health technology
• Aquaculture environmental management
• Farm management
• Aquaculture technology and research
Learn with us and watch a world of opportunities
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get started and have a good chance
for a successful business. We also
give them a leg up on developing
a professional network. They will
always have people to help them
and supply whatever they need.
“We emphasize that we
want them to be successful, but
also to be good neighbors on the
water. Site selection isn’t just about
factors like salinity, temperature,
and tidal flow; we have to consider
other uses of the water and be open
Dr. Chris Davis, of the Maine Aquaculture Innovation as much as possible when talking
with riparian landowners.”
Center and Pemaquid Oyster Co, discusses site
Although the course
selection with students in the Aquaculture in Shared is free, thanks to funding from
Waters course Photo credit: Dana Morse NOAA, additional financial
support is not available. Dick
Clime of the Coastal Enterprises offers help with obtaining loans. “If any person wants
to submit a grant, all of the organizers involved in the program can help with that,” said
Morse
Another training program is sponsored and run by The Island Institute, a Rockland
non-profit dedicated to supporting Maine island and coastal communities. The program
is aimed primarily at members of island community fishing families who want to diversify
their income.
“There’s a high dependence on lobster fishing on island communities,” said Nick
Battista, Marine Programs Director at the Institute. “And there aren’t a lot of other
economic opportunities. Diversification helps keep the economy strong.”
The Institute’s program offers introductory classes for all 25 participants as well as
field trips to mussel, kelp and oyster farms. Eventually, participants are grouped according
to the species each one plans to raise. One of four of the institute staff meets with the
participants either individually or in small groups on the islands or in Rockland. They also
communicate regularly by e-mail and conference calls.
The Institute set up this flexible format to accommodate the needs of islanders
who find the logistics of regular meetings on the mainland difficult and expensive.
“We’re supporting people in their own projects,” Battista said in March. “In a couple of
weeks some people will be growing oysters. We’ve taken them to hatcheries and have
helped them obtain the gear they need. They’ve already gotten approval for their LPAs.
“We’re committed to making sure these people are on solid footing and
know all they need to know to run their business.”
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University of Idaho offers
cutting-edge aquaculture education
daho is the nation’s largest
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trout and is central to recovery
of many endangered and threatened
fish stocks. This uniquely positions the
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The Aquaculture Research Institute
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Undergraduate and graduate degrees are
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Veterinary school focuses
on aquatic animal health
global leader in aquatic
animal health, the Atlantic
Veterinary College (AVC)
at the University of Prince Edward
Island plays a leading role in aquatic
food animal health education,
research and service in Canada and
beyond.
AVC educates and trains doctor
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students to work with many animal
species, but its focus on the health
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Health service and research training
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of the farmed and wild fisheries.
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laboratory work, students receive
practical experience in aquatic
animal health, working in the field with many species of wild and farmed aquatic food
animals — from ocean- and tank-based finfish facilities in Atlantic Canada to shrimp
farms in Thailand.
As well as educating future veterinarians and scientists, AVC is an academic centre of
expertise in aquatic health research, with the overall goal of expanding the economic value
created by aquatic food animal industries through epidemiology and disease intervention
research activities.
AVC’s aquatic animal health experts collaborate with industry, government, and
academic partners around the world to protect the health and productivity of the wild and
farmed fisheries. These experts use evidence-based research, epidemiology, and diagnostic
testing to reduce the risk of aquatic animal disease and pathogen outbreaks.
Anchoring AVC’s expertise in epidemiology is the internationally renowned Centre
for Veterinary Epidemiological Research (CVER). Members conduct population-based
research for food-producing industries, including aquaculture, and provide advanced
veterinary epidemiological training. Under the umbrella of CVER are research centres
that specialize in aquatic animal health, including the prestigious $10-million Canada
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A gateway to a career in
the marine agri-food sector
alhousie’s Faculty of
Agriculture offers a fouryear undergraduate degree in
aquaculture that prepares students
for a satisfying and challenging
career in the ever-increasingly
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At our campus in Truro, Nova
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The Aquaculture Co-op program at Fleming College’s School of Environmental
and Natural Resource Sciences is the only such program available at the postgraduate level in Ontario. You will learn about cold, cool and warm water
aquaculture for food production, and for fisheries recreation and conservation.
Offered in a compressed format, full-time from September to July, the program
combines:
• Extensive fish husbandry experience in our on-campus Atlantic salmon and
muskellunge hatcheries
• Field trips practicing commercial trout farming and fisheries restoration
• Seminars on the business of aquaculture
• A final semester, 8-week paid co-op, at an aquaculture enterprise specific to
your career interest
The Aquaculture Program is located at Frost Campus in Lindsay, Ontario.
FIND OUT MORE AT:
flemingcollege.ca/programs/aquaculture
Contact: Jon Carter | [email protected]
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Study Aquaculture/Fisheries with us
The Aquaculture Research Institute (ARI)
provides undergraduate and graduate
students with research experience and hands
on fish culture experience at facilities
on-campus and in the heart of the Idaho
aquaculture industry.
A Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries
with an Aquaculture minor is offered through
the Department of Fish and Wildlife Sciences
in the College of Natural Resources.
For more information for Aquaculture Programs at UI, go to
www.uidaho.edu/aquaculture; or contact director
Ronald Hardy, [email protected], 208-837-9096, ext. 1105,
or associate director Kenneth Cain, [email protected]. 208-885-7608.
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ne of the largest commercial
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US is offering commercial
aquaponics workshops to
individuals interested in producing
fresh, locally grown fish and
vegetables.
Privately owned and operated,
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demonstration as well as to the
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Enhancing opportunities for
careers on inland waters
ncreasing demand for professionals with lake management skills
prompted the State University of New York College at Oneonta to offer
Master’s degrees in Lake Management, becoming the first and only
institution in the US to offer such program.
Offering Master of Science and Professional Science Masters, the program
aims to train students for careers as lake managers capable of working on lakes,
ponds and reservoirs to improve water quality and fisheries, reduce problems
with weeds and algae, and help folks resolve conflicting recreational uses.
Bill Harman, a distinguished service professor of Biology at the university,
noted the program’s success from the get go. “The first students in this new
program were employed before they received their degrees. The majority have
secured positions with consulting firms that manage waters from Georgia to
Pennsylvania and in Ohio and nearby state,” said Harman, himself a Certified
Lake Manager (CLM).
When done with the program students will have completed all the
academic requirements to be certified by the North American Lake
Management Society. After a few months of work experience they can join an
elite group of about 100 NALMS Certified Lake Manager, Harman noted.
Five NALMS CLMs make up the faculty and staff at Oneonta’s Biological
Field Station (BFS) on Otsego Lake, the headwaters of the Susquehanna River,
where most of the program takes place.
Admission to either the PSM or MS in Lake Management degree
programs require a four year undergraduate degree, usually including courses in
the natural sciences, communication, government and business. The program
includes 32 hours of theory and closely aligned field and laboratory experiences.
For more information, visit www.oneonta.edu/gradstudies or send email
to [email protected] or [email protected].
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More doing, less lecturing at
Bridgeport’s aquaculture school
nnovative and fun are but a few words
to describe aquaculture learning at
the Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture
Science and Technology Education Center
(BRASTEC).
Located near the historic Captain’s Cove in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, BRASTEC is one of
the first schools in the country specializing in
marine and aquaculture curriculum.
The school’s programs enhance the
traditional academic high school curriculum
with a specialized emphasis on science and
technology related to the development of
aquaculture in the state.
Groundbreaking for the facility took place
in December of 1991, and the first classes
were held in the facility in February of 1993.
The school caters to 9th to12th graders in the
surrounding towns.
Although it offers all science courses,
BRASTEC specializes in developing
marketable skills for students who wish to
have a career in aquaculture. The school has a
hatchery/grow-out laboratory, where students
learn how to take care of the fish, manage
water quality and clean tanks, among others.
The school also has a seafood market where
students learn how to prepare seafood, work
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We’ve been making
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operations and feed
ingredients for sale
for a very long time.
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in a real kitchen and sell their seafood to the
community.
During a visit to the school last year,
State Commissioner of Education Dianna R.
Wentzell recognized the school’s success in
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
(STEM) education. She lauded the school’s
use of “inquiry-based real-world science and
technology instruction” in igniting a passion in
students for learning.
“With new science standards and a
renewed focus on STEM careers, we not
only set students on a path to success, we
set up Connecticut for long-term economic
growth,” Wentzell was quoted as saying by
Bridgeport News.
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Learning with world experts
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eorgia Langdon is first to acknowledge the
important part that James Cook University ( JCU)
has played in her life. Langdon earned her Bachelor
of Science degree at JCU, where she majored in Advanced
Marine Biology and Aquaculture.
A few months after finishing her final exams, Langdon
found herself in the Cook Islands working with the
Ministry of Marine Resources. “I was a pearl biologist
based in Manihiki, an atoll in the outer islands of the
Cooks.”
She says she saw firsthand the impact of aquaculture on
people’s lives. “I could see the positive effect it has on the
livelihood, income and food security of communities.”
After a year and a half on Manihiki, Langdon moved
to the department’s offshore fisheries division as a Senior
Fisheries Officer and Data Manager. In this role, she is in
charge of monitoring and reporting the catch and effort of
all commercial fishing vessels in the area.
The role comes with many travel opportunities,
allowing Langdon to collaborate with industry experts.
“You get to know people who have been in this game for
over 20 years and who can teach you really great things.”
She has also found that the local people are engaged
in the work she is involved with. “The community is very
passionate about their marine resources. The ocean is
everything to them and it’s great that they’re involved in
the developments of the offshore fishery.”
Langdon says JCU’s tropical focus has helped her in her
roles. “We have similar issues over here, such as cyclones,
bleaching and the crown of thorns, which I became
familiar with during my time at university.”
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During her studies, Langdon says she was amazed that
the people she was quoting in her assignments were the
people teaching her at JCU.
“I remember being really amazed that the people I
was quoting in journal articles and my assignments were
the same people who were teaching me. There are world
experts at JCU, why would you want to learn from
anyone else?”
Georgia Langdon, Senior Fisheries Officer and Data
Manager at Cook Islands’ Ministry of Marine Resources
UW-Stevens Point’s aquaculture facility
attracts students of all ages
A
lthough the global
the facility also offers interactive
aquaculture industry is
experiences and field trips for
increasing in size and
students of all ages. Activities may
production, the industry is
include fish sampling, feeding, and
in dire need of educated and
dissections.
experienced individuals to make
Since 2006, the UWSPup its workforce. The University
NADF has received over
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point,
$3.3 million in grants from
through its Northern Aquaculture
collaborators for research done
Demonstration Facility (UWSPat the facility. Job placement rate
NADF), works to attract students
among aquaculture technicians
who wish to have a career in
and interns that have had
aquaculture.
experiences at UWSP-NADF
The state-of-the-art facility
Jared Neibauer, UWSP NADF aquaculture is over 90%. Interns work with
plays a key role in sustaining and
a wide variety of species at all
technician, holds up an Atlantic salmon
advancing interest in aquaculture
being raised at the facility in collaboration life stages in various commercial
in Wisconsin. It has a unique
scale aquaculture systems. Over
with a private industry partner
outreach program that attracts
20 fish species have been raised
people of all ages. It caters to
at the facility in ponds, raceways,
students from K-12, provides
intensive larval rearing systems, or
world-class college education through internships,
water recirculating aquaculture systems.
and develops strong partnerships directly with the
UW-Stevens Point is also offering the nation’s
aquaculture industry to create and sustain businesses.
first semester-long college aquaponic courses and
Initiating curiosity and understanding of aquaculture professional aquaponic certificate, in partnership
and aquaponics at a young age is a head start to
with aquaponics specialist Nelson and Pade Inc. The
educating a future workforce and developing public
programs are offered at UWSP Aquaponic Innovation
awareness. The UWSP-NADF has been a leader in
Center, which opened in April 2015 and is located at
incorporating aquaponics and aquaculture systems into
Nelson and Pade’s business campus.
the classrooms of local schools. Hands-on education
More information is available at
is the key for aquaculture advancement and, as such,
www.aquaculture.uwsp.edu.
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xcel Career College continues to receive outstanding responses to its delivery
of a program developed to address skills gap in the rapidly growing aquaculture
industry.
The program is the Aquaculture Technician (and Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Technician) Diploma, delivered through regular course programming at the college as
well as in customized training projects in often remote locations on Vancouver Island and
the mainland.
The demand for aquaculture training reflects the need for skilled workers, keenly felt
throughout the island and coastal region – from Duncan to Port Hardy to Powell River.
First Nations communities have been among those to identify their need for this
training. In partnership with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nation, federal and provincial
government agencies, Grieg Seafood and the college, Excel delivered one of its
customized Aquaculture Technician programs in Tsaxana, near Gold River.
Chief Larry Andrews, Elder Advisor to the Council of Chiefs, stated, “I am so pleased
that we were involved with this collaborative project. Grieg Seafood has impressed me so
much, as a corporation that understands the importance of partnerships. They were able
to help customize Excel’s Aquaculture Technician diploma program and tailor it to our
needs. This kind of project makes me look positively to the future.”
Significant support for the program has come through the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism
and Skills Training and the Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation.
Find out more about upcoming spring intakes for the Excel Career College
Aquaculture Technician Program today by visiting www.excellcareercollege.com or calling
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Freshwater Institute to host course on
water reuse systems for fish hatcheries
ish hatchery operators
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systems for fish hatcheries.
The “Water Reuse Systems
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Freshwater Institute in the
Western US since 2012.
Wild salmon populations
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suffered from the impacts
of energy infrastructure,
such as hydroelectric dams,
on their habitat and ability
to migrate. Fish hatcheries
seek to mitigate this impact
by introducing juvenile fish
into the wild. However,
recurring droughts and
lower snowpack in the
region make efficient use
of water paramount. The
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Circular tank design and management is among the topics
enhance fish production
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percent of the waste produced. Research on salmon and steelhead raised in circular tank
reuse systems has shown improved downstream migration, better smolt-to-adult returns
and lower early maturation rates. These effects have been suggested to be attributed to
exercise velocities created in circular tank based reuse systems.
During the course, the Freshwater Institute will educate state, federal and tribal
agencies on the basics of water reuse systems for fish hatcheries. It will cover circular
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Bursaries of £500 each (about US$715) are available to students enrolling for the
October intake of the University of St Andrews’ Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable
Aquaculture. The course is 100% online and is offered by the university in partnership
with industry portal, TheFishSite.com.
“It provides students with essential knowledge to accelerate their learning, and is
accessible both for novices and those knowledgeable in the industry but without formal
qualification. Covering topics such as markets, biology and the global industry it
provides a broad overview of the sustainable aquaculture industry,” the university said in a
statement.
Students need to enroll between 25 May 2016 and 31 July 2016 to qualify for the
bursary.
Former student Bonnie Waycott studied the undergraduate course in 2014. “I did
worry whether I could strike a balance between work and study but the course was very
self-paced, and having 24-hour access to the online portal meant I could study in line with
my everyday schedule and go over certain parts of the course in my own time. My tutors
were extremely approachable and supportive - flexible with deadlines and always available
to help and answer questions. I found this very encouraging and reassuring.”
To apply for the £500 bursary or for more information, visit www.thefishsite.com/
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Maryland grant to help
boost shellfish production
organ State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Laboratory
(PEARL) in Maryland has been given a $150,000 grant by the state
Department of Commerce to produce oyster larvae and spat for the state’s
oyster farmers.
PEARL director Dr Kelton Clark and hatchery overseer Rebekah Borgert told
Aquaculture North America that at present there is just one oyster-spat producing
hatchery in the state. The state-run facility is efficient and productive, but the two
project leaders agree it’s not really the task of the state to produce spat or larvae for
the growers. This should be done commercially within the oyster industry, they said.
(Virginia, for instance, has six large-scale commercial hatcheries and two research
hatcheries.) The grant money will be used to help the industry overcome the current
problem of a shortage of spat from within its state borders.
A key goal is to help set up two or three hatcheries, and assisting individuals, coops, groups and companies with permit and licence applications, training, and facility
designs.
To date, three interested parties have indicated they would like some help: the
South Maryland Shellfish Growers Association, which is looking at developing
a hatchery within the Piney Point Aquaculture Center; an operator on the state’s
Eastern Shore, who is considering the possibility of a small-scale hatchery; and the
larger Oysters Inc (OI) company of Dorcester County.
OI’s Dorothy Leonard recently posted that an oyster hatchery will bring economic
development to Dorchester County, growing the state’s oyster farming industry, and
improving the environment of Chesapeake Bay.
“Oysters Inc. is working closely with Hoopers Island Oyster Aquaculture
Company (HIOAC) to build a hatchery located on the shores of the Honga
River, designed to contain several components necessary for oyster larvae and seed
production,” says Leonard.
“The three-year goal is to produce six billion oyster larvae annually. If there is an
opportunity, OI will also produce seed which will be marketed by HIOAC. OI also
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Photo credit: Jon Lewis
Maine’s aquaculture
sector on the rise
Government sets up new division to oversee mounting
applications for aquaculture leases
BY MURIEL L. HENDRIX
he growing interest in and
acceptance of aquaculture in Maine
has driven the growth of aquaculture
training programs and applications for
aquaculture leases.
An independent study showed
that aquaculture is a sector of Maine’s
economy that is most likely to flourish
both nationally and internationally. The
growth in the number of aquaculture leases
has prompted Maine’s Department of
Marine Resources to form a Division of
Aquaculture to oversee and cut the wait
time for lease applications in half.
Jon Lewis has been named the director
of the new division. “Over the past six
years, we’ve gone from less than five active
LPAs (Limited Purpose Leases) to 230.
There are now 110 active standard leases
(10-year), and at least 15 more applications
pending,” he said.
Lewis has been with the department
for 19 years as Aquaculture Environmental
Coordinator and performed all lease site
inspections. He said the new division’s
primary focus is to work through the
backlog of pending leases. “After hiring a
second hearings officer, we’ve made huge
progress,” he noted. A scientist has also
been hired to take up Lewis’ former duties.
As head of the new division, Lewis will
also interact with the institutions offering
aquaculture programs in Maine, among
them Aquaculture in Shared Waters, The
Island Institute Business Development
Program, the University of Maine, the
University of New England, the Gulf of
Maine Research Institute, and Bigelow
Laboratory for Ocean Science. He will
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Jon with oysters harvested from
his personal LPA (Limited Purpose
Aquaculture) lease in the Sheepscot River
Photo credit: Jon Lewis
also help coordinate their efforts with the
requirements of state and federal agencies.
Meanwhile, concerns about depleted
resources and the effects of global warming,
including ocean acidification and thriving
numbers of invasive species such as green
crabs, have in large part driven the growth
in aquaculture educational offerings.
When Lewis attends a course like
Aquaculture in Shared Waters (see story
on page 22), he sees about 30 enthusiastic
participants eager to explore aquaculture to
diversify their income. He said he’s excited
by the growth. “But I also see at least 15 or
more additional lease applications we’ll
have to process,” he said.
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This annual “Training & Education” supplement is part of the
May/June 2016 issue of Aquaculture North America.
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