TARS 2011- Aquaculture Feeds & Nutrition

A shared vision for aquaculture in Asia

While modern aquaculture has been around for the past 40 years, it has not developed at the speed expected of an industry that has the enormous responsibility of creating an alternative source of seafood to the dwindling capture fisheries. One of the major contributing factors is the lack of direction, coordination and technology development to propel the industry into the next level.

The Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) aims to address this issue by providing a platform for the public, private sector, academia and NGOs to deliberate and identify a clear strategy to take the industry forward. TARS is a stakeholder driven effort to facilitate the sharing of information, reduce redundancy and improve efficiency.

The result should be a self initiative to direct the development in a guided manner, yet allowing for opportunities to ‘think outside the box'. The benefit should come from the synergy of networking and creating efficiencies.

TARS is designed to take stock of the current situation and coordinate a concerted effort to move forward.

Where are we today?

Participants will benefit from updated overviews from leaders in their respective fields. This will form the starting point for the break-out sessions.

Where do we want to be tomorrow?

Taking into consideration the current market situation, participants will get to brainstorm and propose new direction(s) to take the industry forward. It is likely that many groups will work on similar topics, giving a wider approach to related industry challenges. Participants will then regroup to report on the proposals resulting from break-out sessions.

PROGRAM

Day 1 - Wednesday, 17 August 2011

PLENARY SESSION: WHERE ARE WE TODAY ?

International experts will present an overview of the state of the industry, including current knowledge on nutrition and feed technology, for the main species in Asia: marine shrimp, pangasius catfish, tilapia and marine fish (namely seabass, cobia and grouper).

Back to Basics - Nutritional Requirements

• What do marine fish need and what different feed ingredients contribute? Thinking beyond "fish meal and fish oil replacement" in aquaculture nutrition.
Dominique Bureau, UG/OMNR Fish Nutrition Research Laboratory, University of Guelph, Canada

• Feed requirement for shrimp at the grow-out phase
Wee Kok Leong, Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore

• Freshwater fish: balancing nutrient requirements to reduce feed costs
Speaker TBC

Efficient Feed Processing

• Current challenges in shrimp feed pelleting
Martin Guerin, Gold Coin, Malaysia

• Extrusion cooking with increased capacities, higher sanitation levels and advanced computer control methods
Joseph P. Kearns, Wenger, USA

Learning from the Poultry and Salmon Model

• Development of feed formulation technique and its potential application in aqua feeds
Mathew Clarke, Feed Management Systems, USA

• Advances in protein nutrition: Bringing experiences in non-ruminant livestock species to aqua feeds
Robert L. Payne, Evonik Degussa, Singapore

Balanced Formulations
• Shrimp feeds and feeding; feed ingredient usage and development of improved on-farm feed and water management practices
Albert G.J Tacon, Aquatic Farms Ltd,USA

• Fishmeal and fish oil in shrimp feeds: How close are we to complete replacement
A. Victor Suresh, Integrated Aquaculture International, Brunei

• New complex enzymes can reduce fishmeal in marine fish diets
Serge Corneille, Alltech, Japan

Day 2 - Thursday, 18 August 2011

Targeted Nutrition

• Nutrition and health management in shrimp across culture systems
Craig Browdy, Novus Aqua, USA

• Current status of fresh water aqua feeds
Pedro Encarnacao, Biomin, Singapore

BREAK OUT SESSION: WHERE WILL WE BE TOMORROW?

The challenges facing each species are varied. The participants will form break-out groups to identify key challenges, priority areas for improvement and recommend strategies to take the industry forward.

Participants will address a range of challenges that include:

Shrimp
Differentiating between vannamei and monodon shrimp • Least cost formulation • Requirements for genetically improved strains

Marine fish
Moving from trash fish to compound feed • Protein sparing and high energy feeds • Feed texture and reducing wastage

Freshwater Fish
Least cost formulation • Improving meat yield • Feed texture and reducing wastage

Review Session

Representatives from each break-out group will highlight their findings and recommend strategies for future development work. Common factors will be identified, summarised and prioritised in a report that will be accessible to all participants.