Post on 28-Jun-2020
Aquaculture
Megan Davis, Ph.D.
FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
GUIRR February 5, 2020
FAU HBOI Aquaculture Development ParkAdvancing Aquaculture for 40+ years
Topics
• What are our choices to feed the future?
• What are the challenges to increasing domestic aquaculture?
• What should we know about consumer behavior and seafood consumption?
“the planet must produce more food in the next four decades than all farmers in history have harvested over the past 8,000 years”
Ernst van den Ende, Wageningen University & Research. A Tiny Country Feeds the World, Agricultural Giant Holland is Changing the Way We Farm. National Geographic Sept. 2017
65%
35%
53%
47%
Aquaculture Production Worldwide 2016 (80M Tons)
Continent % China 62Other Asian Countries 20India 7Americas 4Europe 4Middle East & North Africa 2Sub-Saharan Africa 1Oceania <1
90% of all aquaculture is produced in
Asia
U.S. Aquaculture 2017
• 16th in global aquaculture production
• U.S. Aquaculture $1.5 B
• U.S. Fisheries $5.4 B
• Trade deficit for edible products $15.8 B
Imports: shrimp, salmon, tunaExports: salmon, lobster, caviar, surimi
Sustainable U.S. Fisheries and
Aquaculture• U.S. Fisheries is among the largest and most
sustainable fisheries globally (4.4 M sq. miles of ocean)– NOAA Fisheries, MSA, Councils, industry partners and
others
• Increase in U.S. seafood needs to come from growth of U.S. Aquaculture– NOAA, USDA, industry, partners and others
Non-Fed Species
U.S. Aquaculture/Mariculture
Fed Species
37% marine (oysters, clams, salmon, mussels, shrimp)63% freshwater (catfish, crawfish, trout, tilapia, striped bass)
Ponds, 27%
Flow Through Raceways, 14%
Mollusc Bottom, 12%
Mollusc Off Bottom, 11%
RAS, 8%
Non-RAS, 9%
Crawfish Cropland, 9%
Cages/Pens, 7%
Aquaponics, 2% Other, 1%
US Aquaculture Production Systems 2018
AQUAA ACT
• This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish an Office of Marine Aquaculture within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to coordinate regulatory, scientific, outreach, and international issues related to aquaculture.
• Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F.(Introduced 2019, 2020)
World per capita consumption per yr = 44 lbs
U.S. per capita consumption per yr = 16 lbs• 76% fresh/frozen• 22% canned• 2% cured
Seafood plays crucial role in nutrition & food security• 17% of animal protein• Vitamins and minerals• Neurodevelopment for unborn and young
children• Prevention of cardiovascular diseases• Mental health
How to increase U.S. seafood consumption in the U.S.
1. Educating the consumer about seafood (= wild fisheries and aquaculture)• Myth busting of misinformation• How to buy and cook seafood
2. Following the food trends• ‘seaganism’ and ‘sustainarianism’
3. A National Seafood Council concept• “check-off program” • MAFAC NOAA Fisheries is exploring this with
the seafood community
Check-off Programs
maintain and expand domestic and foreign
markets for agricultural commodities
Slide courtesy of USDA AMS
Fish & Seafood Promotion Act 1986
How can it be a mechanism to help increase consumer confidence and consumption of US Seafood in the US?
National Seafood Council Evaluation by MAFAC
• Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (MAFAC), a Federal advisory committee, provides recommendations to Secretary of Commerce and its bureau NOAA Fisheries
• Engaged in a task to evaluate what NOAA Fisheries can do in their federal role to help increase consumer confidence and consumption of U.S. seafood
• Gathering information and advice from U.S. seafood community on the establishment of an industry led and funded National Seafood Council under the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act as a mechanism to increase U.S. seafood consumption.
Government, University and
Industry Partnerships to
Grow Aquaculture
with Innovative Science and Technology
• Production Efficiency
– Hatchery and seedstock
– Demonstration sites
– Genetics – selective breeding, disease resistance
– Health – disease prevention, vaccines, probiotics
– Alternative feeds
– Energy efficient systems, remote sensing, monitoring, AI
– Training the next generation
• Regulatory Streamlining and Marine Spatial Planning
– Land- and ocean-based
– Site selection
– Control of pollution and escapes
• Ecosystem Services and Adaptive Strategies
– Climate change
– Mitigation
– Stock enhancement
• Seafood science
– Safety
– Traceability
– Nutrition
• Economics, Marketing, Extension, Social Science
There is a strong role for government, universities and industry to work together to help meet future food needs through
innovative aquaculture growth in the U.S.
Resources and References
• FAO: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018
• NOAA NMFS: Fisheries of the United States 2017
• USDA NASS: 2018 Census of Aquaculture
• World Resources Report: Creating a Sustainable Food Future 2019
• Consortium of Ocean Leadership and Meridian Institute 2018. U.S. Offshore Aquaculture: Will We Fish of Cut Bait?