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Packed program for aquaculture conference

Odd Grydeland
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Odd Grydeland

After the regular ceremonies that include a President’s Reception the night before, and an Opening Session featuring, among others, the Chief of the local First Nation, politicians, government and industry representatives, the three day event starts on June 1 with a keynote presentation by the CEO of Marine Harvest, Alf-Helge Aarskog.

The main presentation on Day 2 will be made by Wally Stevens, president of the US-based Responsible Aquaculture Foundation as well as Executive Director of the Global Aquaculture Alliance, whose plenary speaker session is entitled “Responsible Aquaculture and Global markets”. This is followed on Day 3 by a presentation by Dr Jake Rice, Chief Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, entitled “Sustainable Aquaculture and the Ecosystem Approach. How can and Ecosystem be Both Used and Healthy?”

Two workshops are planned in connection with the conference:

  • 'Communicating Your Expertise: Getting Your Message to Stick'. Workshop speakers will be Jeremy Dunn, Executive Director of the BC Salmon Farmers Association and Larry Pedersen, former Deputy Minister for the BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

  • 'Genomics 101: Industry Workshop on Practical Applications for the Atlantic Salmon Genome Sequence in Aquaculture'. The list of speakers include well-known PhDs such as Rachael Ritchie from Genome BC, Ben Koop from the University of Victoria, Ruth Withler from Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Odd Magne Rødseth from AquaGen in Norway.

A special session 'Aquaculture in the Classroom - A Day of Discovery' is new for the Aquaculture Canada 2015 conference. This session has been organized for local high school students and teachers to learn more about the aquaculture industry, its people and their careers.  Students will learn the significance of the aquaculture industry in British Columbia and across Canada through a hands-on experience that includes finfish, shellfish and hydroponics and interaction with industry representatives.

 Some of the other conference sessions include:

  • First Nation Aquaculture

  • Monitoring Environmental Effects of Aquaculture

  • Coexistence of Farmed & Wild Aquatic Species in the Marine Environment

  • Applied Physiology & Genetics

  • Aquatic Animal Health

  • New Species - From Research to a Profitable Business

  • Value Creation through Innovation

  • Land Based Aquaculture for the Production of Food Fish

  • Aquaculture & Food Security: Perspectives on Livelihoods, Nutrition & Culture

  • Fish Feeds & Nutrition

  • Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Development program

  • Marketing & the Future of Canadian Seafood

  • General aquaculture: Research, Regulatory and Responsibility

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