Innovaon + Mariculture
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Mariculture:RecentStatewide&LocalDevelopments
Presentedto:SoutheastConferenceSeptember20,2017
Presentedby:JulieDecker,AFDF
Thispresenta&onwasfundedinpartfromNOAAAward#NA14NMF4270058.ThestatementsarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsofNOAAortheDept.ofCommerce.
Mission-toiden&fyproblemscommontotheAlaskaseafoodindustry&developefficient,sustainablesolu&onsthatprovidebenefits
totheeconomy,environmentandcommuni&es
Areasoffocus:1)AlaskaSymphonyofSeafood(productdevelopment)2)100%Club(fullu?liza?on)3)Sustainabilitycer?fica?on(RFM,MSC,socialresponsibility)
4)Fishingvesselenergyefficiency5)Mari?meworkforcedevelopment6)Mariculturedevelopment
Since 1978
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WhatisMariculture?
FinfishFarming
InAlaska,maricultureis…
Species=local(shellfish+invertebrates+aqua&cplants)+Pacificoysters
InAlaska,maricultureis…
Maricultureis…
FisheryEnhancement(public/private)
Aqua?cFarming(private)
Restora?on(public)
AlaskaMaricultureTaskForceAdministra?veOrder#280:GovernorWalkerestablishedtheAlaska
MaricultureTaskForce(AMTF)byAO#280in2016.
Direc?ve-“Todevelopaviableandsustainablemaricultureindustryproducingshellfishandaqua&cplantsforthelong-termbenefitofAlaska’seconomy,environmentandcommuni&es.”
GuidingPrinciples:1) Defini?on:enhancementofwildfisheries&aqua?cfarming
ofshellfish&aqua?cplants2) Compa?blewithresponsible&sustainablemanagementof
itsseafoodresources3) Stakeholder-driven4) BenefitsAlaskans
HumpIslandOysterCo.Wins2016EntrepreneuroftheYearfrom
KetchikanChamberofCommerce
BenefitstoAlaskans:Economic
ConnectsAlaskanswithtradi?onalfoodsources,
harves?ngac?vi?es&skills
BenefitstoAlaskans:Cultural
BenefitstoAlaskans:FoodSecurityIncreasesaccessto
localfoods
BenefitstoAlaskans:Industrial
Commercialfishingvessels–BristolBay Processingplant–Kodiak
Salmonhatchery–PrinceWilliamSound
• Compliments&expandsexis?ng$6billionseafoodindustry
• Buildsonassets–vessels,plants,sustainablefisheries,salmonhatcheries,
Alaskaseafoodbrand&ASMI
BenefitstoAlaskans:Environmental
Poten?alclimatechangemi?ga?on&habitatimprovementsthroughecosystemservices
(ie.waterfiltra?on,carbon,nitrogen&phosphorusremoval)
Howtostayinformed
Website:hbp://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=ame.main
Listserve:Signupatthewebsite
Toautoma?callyreceivepublicno?ces,etc.
NEWResearchProjectsFunded:
McDowellGroupcompletedfirstdrag;final
completedthisfall.
Scopeofanalysis:! Exis?ngindustry
! Opportuni?es&Challenges! EconomicModelforGrowth! StrategicDevelopmentGoals
NEWResearchProjectsFunded:
1) MaricultureMap-DevelopmentofaGISTooltoInformMaricultureExpansioninAlaska(partners:AFDF,APICDA,TNC)
2) GeoduckSpawning,NurseryTechniques,SeedSecurityandTechnologyTransfer(partners:OA,AP,SARDFA,farmers,Metlakatla)
3) FecalColiformResearchtoInformImprovedDECWaterQualityProcedures(partners:PSI,farmers,DEC)
NEWResearchProjectsFunded:U.S.Dept.ofEnergy(DOE)
DOE’sAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency–Energy(ARPA-E)9/19/2017-announced$22millioninfundingfor18projects,focusontechnologicalchallengestogrowingandharves&ngseaweedefficiently&cost-effec&vely;developtoolstoenableUSbecomealeadingproducerofseaweedhelpingtoimproveU.S.energysecurityandeconomiccompe&&veness.
Category1Project:UniversityofAlaskaFairbanks,MikeStekoll–ProjectLeader;ProjectTeamincludesAFDF,R&MEngineering,Ketchikan&Kodiakfarmers,BlueEvolu?on.Year1=$500K;Years2-4=$4.5million
“…developreplicablescalemodelfarmscapableofthecosteffec&veproduc&onofsugarkelp,atypeofseaweed...apar&cularemphasiswillbeonthedevelopmentofcost-effec&veharves&ngmethodsbasedontechnologiesappliedinthecommercialfishingindustry…”
Category2&5Project:SameProjectTeam.Years1-3=$3.7million
NEW-TangibleIndica&onsofIndustryGrowth
1) Mariculturebills(HB76&HB128),sponsoredbyRep.Or?z&Sen.Stevens,movedthroughlegisla?veprocessintofinalcommibee(S-Finance)
2) Firstcommercialseaweedharvest3) Newseaweedproductsdeveloped4) OceansAlaskapermibedfordemonstra?onseaweedfarm5) OceansAlaskaexploresintegra?onofpubliceduca?on6) Statereceivesnewfarmapplica?onsin2017
20171stcommercialseaweedharvest
inKetchikan&Kodiak
L:StephanieMangini,KodiakIslandSustainableSeaweed,SugarKelp,2017;R:HumpIslandOysterstaff,April,2017
2017-1s
t com
mercialseaweedharvest
SeaweedProductsKelpisthenewKale!Kelpsmoothiecubes
KelpsalsaKelppicklesKelppasta
SeaweedsaladSeeauc&onitem!
ShellfishHatchery
2017StatewideFarmApplica&ons
Ifallarepermibed,thenewapps(green)represent:! 50%increaseinnumbersoffarms! 400%increaseinnumbersofacres! Increasesinoystersandseaweed! Loca?onsinSE,PWS,Homer&Kodiak! Largersizesincreaseeconomiesofscale&profitability
Thankyouforyoursupport!