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OFFSHORE MARICULTURE CONFERENCE 2012 17-19 October • Hilton Hotel Izmir • Turkey Two day Conference, including Gala Dinner ( Hosted and organised by the Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock). 19 October 2012: Visit to offshore fish farm SUPPORTED BY: Central Union of Turkish Aquaculture Producers Conference Programme Progress and prospects for offshore aquaculture This is a must attend event for anyone involved in, or looking to become involved in, this rapidly expanding sector of the aquaculture market. Including: farming companies, research organisations and suppliers looking to update themselves on the latest policies, products, research and case studies within the fin/shell fish and seaweed offshore farming sectors. With 80% of Turkish fish farms based offshore, the spotlight on Turkey will be of particular relevance to Government officials from farming nations looking to learn how they can adapt Turkey’s successful spatial planning policy into their own Ministries of Fisheries/Environment and Tourism. Conference chair: Neil Sims, co-Founder and co-CEO, Kampachi Farms. Welcome by: Dr Durali Kocak, Director General for Fisheries & Aquaculture, Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture & Livestock. Keynote speakers: Paul Holthus, World Ocean Council and Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer, Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIRA), Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO of the UN SPONSORED BY: GOLD SPONSORS MEDIA SUPPORTERS: A MERCATOR MEDIA EVENT www.offshoremariculture.com The Offshore Mariculture Conference is a Mercator Media Ltd event Book online at www.offshoremariculture.com or fax back to +44 (0)1329 825330 Conference Gala Dinner The Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock the first day of presentations the delegates will be in Turkey, the host country of the 2012 Offshore able to take a short stroll from the conference hotel Mariculture Conference, will arrange and host to the pier, where the hosts from the Ministry will the Conference Gala dinner on 17 October 2012. be waiting to welcome delegates onboard the The gala dinner, which is known for its grandeur and yacht. Following a welcome reception the Lamia excellent networking opportunities, will this year be will then start its cruise of the Izmir bay while held onboard the Lamia super yacht designed by the guests are enjoying an exquisite buffet of Turkish famous Italian architect Guiseppe De Jorio. Following farmed seafood. DAY 1: 17 OCTOBER 2012 SESSION 3 – Equipment update by manufacturers 08.15: REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 14.10 Participants to be confirmed 09.00: WELCOME ADDRESS : Dr Durali Kocak, Director General for Fisheries & Aquaculture, SESSION 4 – Species and feed Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture & Livestock 14.40 Offshore Marine Fish Culture in the Americas: Status, Issues and Perspectives SESSION 1 – Introduction to Offshore Mariculture and keynote presentations Darryl Jory, Editor & Development Manager, Global Aquaculture Alliance 09.20 Is this progress? Using the metrics of the Offshore Mariculture Conferences 15.00 Offshore Aquaculture in Portugal – development and integration of new species 2006-2012 P Pousão-Ferreira, Offshore Fish Farm Pilot-Project of Olhao, INRB, I.P./ IPIMAR and C.A.P. Chairman: Neil Sims, co-Founder and co-CEO, Kampachi Farms Andrade, Centro de Maricultura da Calheta 09.40 Ensuring a place for offshore mariculture: The threats and opportunities of This presentation will describe the offshore aquaculture operations in the country and the ocean governance, planning and industry interactions culture systems in use; namely tuna traps, fish cages and long-lines for oysters, clams and Paul Holthus, Executive Director, World Ocean Council mussels. The establishment of marine areas for offshore aquaculture development and promising results farming new fish species may ensure production diversification and 10.00 Moving further offshore: FAO's perspective on technical, environmental and competitiveness of the industry for the future. policy implications Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer, Aquaculture Management and Conservation 15.20 Challenges in the supply of quality “seed” to the offshore fishfarming Service (FIRA), Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO of the UN industry: the mesocosm hatcheries of semi-intensive methodologies 10.20 Bremerhaven Declaration on the Future of Global Ocean aquaculture C.A.P. Andrade and Natacha Nogueira, Centro de Maricultura da Calheta Recommendations for the development of a new industry Mesocosm hatcheries using semi-intensive culture methodologies are well positioned to Harald Rosenthal, Programme Chair: Aquaculture Forum Bremerhaven, Germany, supply juvenile fish to the offshore fishfarming industry and contribute to the sustainable President: World Sturgeon Conservation Society development of aquaculture. This presentation will describe the experience at Centro de Maricultura da Calheta where a mesocosm hatchery for the production of 10.40 COFFEE BREAK Sponsored by gilthead seabream and other species has been established. SESSION 2 – Planning and development: international case studies 15.40 Genetic Strategies for offshore aquaculture: Improvement v mitigation 11.10 Planning and management of aquaculture parks for sustainable development of potential impacts of cage farming in the Philippines Charles C Greg Lutz, PhD, Aquaculture Research LA (Louisiana State University Patrick G White, Senior Aquaculture Consultant, Akvaplan Niva Agricultural Center) The Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has developed the In brood stock and hatchery management, it is not uncommon for two conflicting concept of Mariculture Parks to facilitate the development of responsible and sustainable genetic “goals” to emerge. One involves “improvement,” and another, more complex and cage culture development and provide livelihood opportunities along the coasts. abstract goal, involves avoidance of potential genetic impacts from escapees on local This paper will present the results of the study that was developed to identify new populations. The genetic make-up of both captive and wild populations must be regularly cage farming areas, including the use of GIS which helped identify site exposure and wave monitored, additionally, an understanding of local gene flow may be required, but height whilst minimising the impact to the environment. methodologies are available to identify population structure on local and regional scales. 11.30 Strategy for the sustainable development of shellfish farming in the open ocean 16.00 Nutritional Support to Fish Health in Offshore Mariculture of the Basque country Dr. Umberto Luzzana, Product Manager, Skretting Southern Europe Dr Diego Mendiola, AZTI-Tecnalia, Marine Research Division Farmed fish in offshore mariculture live in a variable and challenging environment. Offshore production offers a new perspective for shellfish in the Cantabric Sea, Active nutrition is a powerful tool to support fish health, either by preparing the fish to face as no expans ion of this food production sector within int erti dal , subtidal or open stressful situations, such as wintertime for gilthead seabream, or by providing specific ocean environment has occurred. When the regional government decided to promote nutrition for adverse conditions, such as high summer temperatures for European seabass. aquaculture, a comprehensive data set relating to: reduction of users’ conflicts; Immune system stimulation, gut health and microbiology should all be part of nutritional technology and operational requirements; physical, geomorphic, human use, solutions to support fish health. oceanographic and ecological considerations for the selection of sites for open ocean shellfish culture; market analysis, and business models, was developed and these 16.20 Questions and answers results will be presented. 16.30 Coffee break Sponsored by 11.50 Navigating the regulatory currents of offshore aquaculture in Western Australia John Eyres, Fisheries Management Officer, Aquaculture Branch, 16.50 Plenary discussion on governance of mariculture in International Waters Western Australia Government Neil Sims, Kampachi Farms, Harald Rosenthal, Programme Chair: Aquaculture Forum The Western Australian Government is endeavouring to remove unnecessary regulatory Bremerhaven, Germany and Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer, FAO impediments to the growth of the aquaculture industry and establish aquaculture as an equal user in coastal zone management. This paper will look at the process involved 17.20 Round up of day one with the identification and establishment of Aquaculture Zones that will streamline the environmental approval process for commercial projects within zoned areas and provide an 19.00 Meet in Hotel reception “investment ready” platform for investors. 19.30 Conference Gala Dinner hosted by Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Livestock 12.10 Allocation Zones for marine Aquaculture (AZA), a tool for improving governance Held on board the Lamia super yacht, following a welcome drinks reception, the Lamia of responsible aquaculture in the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean will cruise the Izmir Bay. (GFCM) area Hayri Deniz, Vice-Chair of Aquaculture Committee, General Fisheries Commission for DAY 2: 18 OCTOBER 2012 Mediterranean (GFCM) Increasing attention has been paid by the GFCM to the aspects related to the development of 08.30: Coffee and registration marine aquaculture activities, particularly to sites selection and management