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2010 September – October

2010 September – October

VOLUME 1 ISSUE 5

CUTTING EDGE EDUCATION - New shellfish field station promotes sustainability on multiple levels

OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE SCORES A POINT - Rare victory for aquaculture on Capital Hill

POLICY - Proposed trout standards not necessary says industry leader

INNOVATION - Cape Cod shellfish hatchery gets go-ahead for wind turbine

FISHBYTES 
Akva’s Fishtalk- A Norwegian-based aquaculture equipment supplier provides a comprehensive software package that integrates the entire farm system in one package. -

NEWS AND NOTES

  • New salmon hatchery for Newfoundland
  • Sea Lice – 2010 The 8th International Sea Lice Conference - So, what did we learn? -
  • Louisiana scientist bullish on new crawfish species

PROCESSING - Missouri fish farmers developing mobile processing unit

FLOATERS & SINKERS 
Regulatory Chaos: Potential Solutions - A hodge-podge of federal, state and provincial regulations stymies development of aquaculture in the United States and Canada. Is a new regime in the works? -

OYSTERS ON THE ROAD - Canadian grower takes oyster road show to New York film festival

Remote sites benefit from US reimbursement program

ASSOCIATION NEWS - Eco-certification the goal for Ontario trout producers

SHELLFISH - First harvest for Massachusetts mussel men

WEST COAST CANADA  - Confidentiality over fish health monitoring sparks concerns in BC salmon sector

TRAINING AND EDUCATION
- Hands-on learning at Nova Scotia Ag. College
Instruction, research and extension at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Auburn University in Alabama

Training for hatcheries a focus at Mt. Hood Community College in Oregon

Broad range of programs available at Australian college

Scottish course available online

New Brunswick college offers time-proven technical program

University of Rhode Island

Ups and downs for Newfoundland programs - Strong interest in technical courses -

Florida Institute of Technology

FUNDING  - Canadian gov’t helps fund new projects on West Coast

CONSERVATION - Upgrade keeps staff smiling at Washington hatchery

BREEDING - Rising Tide: Initiatives in Captive Breeding - How aquaculture is helping support species collections at aquaria around the world -

RESEARCH - US researchers refine triploid process

Canadian scientists use feed pigments to track aquacultureís interactions with wild species

CANADIAN TRAILS - Preliminary results look promising for sea lice treatments in New Brunswick

SHOWCASE

  • Global Aquaculture Alliance completes BAP Certification Standards for pangasius farms
  • Aquatic research gets boost at vet college in PEI
  • Canadian & Norwegian institutes join forces to study aquatic diseases - Part of international collaboration -