National Association
of State Aquaculture Coordinators
Volume 2, Edition 4 March 1994
AQUACULTURE QUALITY ASSURANCE SATELLITE
TELECONFERENCE
On May 24, 1994 Auburn University will serve as host satellite uplink site for a national
teleconference on aquaculture quality assurance. The program will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Central Time Zone (Daylight Savings Time) and is scheduled for 2 hours. The program will
feature taped segments depicting various aquaculture sectors and will include a live
segment with industry and university representatives. There will also be a live
interactive session. You are encouraged to serve as a downlink site coordinator and
assemble producers, processors and others interested in quality assurance issues.
Some states will be planning a luncheon in conjunction with this program and will also
conduct workshops customized for local issues relating to this topic. Flyers are available
for you to reproduce and mail to potential participants in your state or area.
For more details call Marty Brunson (601/325-1701), Michael Masser (205/844-9312) or John Jensen (205/844-9211).
AQUACULTURE VIDEOS
"Can Do Catfish" funded by USDA Southern Regional Aquaculture Center in
cooperation with Texas Agricultural Extension Service, length - 14:28 minutes.
Available from USDA Regional Aquaculture Center extension contacts.
"Aquaculture Quality Assurance" funded by Extension Service-USDA in
cooperation with Mississippi State University and others, 14:00 minutes. Available
from
Marty Brunson
Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
P.O. Box 5446
Mississippi State University, MS 39762
or call (601) 325-1701 or Internet email:
martyb@mces.msstate.edu
Cost is $10 per tape; $50 per 3/4-inch submaster; $75 or Betacam submaster. With submaster
you can make as many tapes as needed.
WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS
The Seafood HACCP Alliance in cooperation with regional meetings of the Association
of Food and Drug Officials will be conducting 1/2 day sessions relating to plans for
training and educating the nation's seafood processors on adoption of HACCP
principles and requirements associated with any mandatory seafood inspection
regulation. Your participation is welcome if you have an interest in participating or
learning more about this initiative. The intent is to foster understanding and cooperation
necessary to fulfill the educational program proposed to the National Sea Grant Office.
This program combines the mutual interests of industry, regulatory agencies and the
educational networks available through extension services. The following meetings are
planned. Contact the person(s) indicated for more details.
April 11, 1994 - Natchez, MS; Ramada Inn Hilltop; 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.; contact Mike Moody,
LSU at 504/388-2180 or Steve Otwell, U. Florida at 904/392-4221.
May 17, 1994 - Bismark, ND; site TBD; contact Don Kramer U. Alaska at 907/274-9691.
May 24, 1994 - Melville, Long Island, NY; Radisson Plaza Hotel' 9:00 a.m - noon; contact
George Flick Virginia Tech U. at 703/231-
6965.
June 21, 1994 - Portland, ME; Holiday Inn by the Bay; afternoon; contact Steve Otwell, U.
Florida at 904/392-4221 or 1991.
April 19, 1994 - Private Rights vs. Public Interests: Who Decides the Fate of the Changing
Coast, Charleston, SC. For more
information contact: Elaine Knight, S.C. Sea Grant, 287 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401.
Workshop intended to explore debate over private rights and environmental protection.
April 21-23, 1994 - 2nd New England Farmed Fish Health Workshop, Eastport, ME; Marine
Trade Center; , including tour of aquaculture facilities. For more details contact: Mike
Opitz at 207/581-2771 or Internet email: mopitz@umce.umext.maine.edu
Especially good for persons interested in salmonid and Northeast fish health issues.
Workshops on "Expanding Team Strategies in Food Safety Education:
Eastern Workshop - May 1-3, 1994 - Indianapolis, IN
Western Workshop - May 12-14, 1994 - Denver, CO
These workshops are for interdisciplinary teams of educators from Cooperative Extension
and other state agencies. For more
information contact: Jane Freyenberger, Extension Foods and Nutrition, Rm. 244 Justin Hall
- KSU, Manhatten, KS 66506-1407 or
Internet email: freyja@ksuvm.ksu.edu
September 29 - 30, 1994 - Drugs in Aquaculture Workshop: Current Status - Future Goals,
Bethesda, MD; Holiday Inn, 8120 Wisconsin Ave. (301/ 652-2000) sponsored by the National
Research Support Project #7 (formerly IR-4 Minor Drug Use Project) and FDA's Center for
Veterinary Medicine. Workshop goal is to inform participants of the latest developments in
regulations governing drug use in aquaculture, to evaluate the current status of
registration of drugs, and to provide participants the opportunity to exchange ideas
related to this growing industry. For more details contact: Robert E. Holland at (517)
353-5590.
CALL FOR PAPERS - AQUACULTURE '95
This is another opportunity to share your wisdom and expertise with others. The call for
papers announcement has been distributed for this triennial meeting (last one in Orlando)
sponsored by Fish Culture Section - AFS, World Aquaculture Society and National
Shellfisheries Association. Dates are February 1-4, 1995 in San Diego, CA. Deadline for
submitting abstracts is JULY 15, 1994.
For more information call (206) 547-6030.
PUBLICATIONS
Aquabusiness - Financing Is Difficult, But Some Financial and Other Assistance Is
Available from USDA, November 1993, GAO Testimony on Senate Bill 1288. Provides
information on USDA lending programs and issues relating to financing, including listing
of FmHA loans between Oct 1990 and July 1993 by state, number and amounts. For a free
single copy contact: U. S. General Accounting Office, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD
20884-6015 or call (202) 512-6000. Multiple copies can be obtained from: Karla Springer,
Senior Evaluator, GAO at (202) 254-6100.
Selective Breeding of Fishes in Asia and the United States, edited by K. Main and E.
Reynolds. Proceedings of Workshop May 3-7, 1993, Honolulu, HI, p. 267. Copies available
for $5 payable to The Oceanic Institute. Write: The Oceanic Institute, Makapuu Point, P.O.
Box 25280, Honolulu, HI 96825 or call (808) 259-7951.
Developing a Mariculture Business in Alaska: Information and Resources, 1993 by R.
RaLonde and B. Paust, publication AN-15, 40 p. Cost $2.40 - 4.00 depend number of copies.
For details contact: Alaska Sea Grant College Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-5040. Also request copy of brochure on Aquaculture Publications &
Videos, Oct. 1993.
Management of Fish-Eating Birds on Fish Farms, a symposium proceedings jointly sponsored
by National Aquaculture Association and National Audubon Society held January 1993 in New
Orleans, LA, 51 p. Copies available from National Aquaculture Association, P. O. Drawer
1569, Shepherdstown, WV 25443 or tel. (800) 626-3301. Cost is $5 for members and $7.50 for
non-members.
Quality Control & Quality Assurance for Seafood, Proceedings of Conference, May 16-18,
1993, New Port, OR, edited by G. Sylvia, A. Shriver and M. Morrissey, Oregon Sea Grant
publication ORESU-W-93-001, p. 169. For more details contact Oregon Sea Grant at (503)
737-2714.
North American Breeding Bird Survey Annual Summary 1990-1991 by B. Peterjohn and J. Sauer,
Bird Populations, Vol. 1 (1993):1-15. This publication is also available from the Fish
& Wildlife Reference Service, 1-800-582-3421. There may be a charge for latter source.
Raceway Density and Water Flow as Factors Affecting Spring Chinook Salmon During Rearing
and After Release reprint from Aquaculture 119 (1994):210-217 available from J. Banks,
USFWS, Abernathy Salmon Culture Technology Center, 1440 Abernathy Road, Longview, WA
98632.
North Central Regional Aquaculture Industry Situation and Outlook Report, Volume 1, August
1993 by North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, p. 19. For copy contact RAC Extension
contact or Joe Morris at (515) 294-4622 or Internet email: jemorris@iastate.edu
SEA GRANT INITIATIVE ON MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
NOAA Sea Grant will be funding 1994 projects relating to marine biotechnology. The
available funding to be awarded is $3.2 million. Proposals are in stage of peer review
evaluations. It is anticipated that numerous projects funded will related to advancing
research to support the development of aquaculture. For more information on this
initiative contact David Attaway at 301/713-2451.
REGIONAL AQUACULTURE INAD COORDINATOR NAMED
Jim Warren, formerly with USFWS, has been named Regional INAD Coordinator for Pacific
Northwest Region. He will assume duties March 21, 1994. He can be reached at 503/326-7031
(tel.) or 503/326-7033 (fax). He will be working out of Portland, OR and will be assisting
conservation agencies, tribal and private producers with INADs in a consolidated Regional
approach as recommended by FDA. This effort will involve a fee-based service. INADs for
oxytetracycline feed additive, formalin as a fungicide on fish and chloramine-T for
bacterial gill disease will be first priorities.
OTHER SATELLITE PROGRAMS
"Planning Aquaculture Development", April 1994 and "Rabbitfish
Culture", April 1994 coordinated by David Crisostomo, Guam Cooperative Extension.
Last program was on Tilapia Culture. For more information or copies of seminar on audio
tape or transcribed text, contact David at (671) 734-6842 (fax) or Internet email: dcrisostomo@uog.pacific.edu
FEDERAL SCENE
- SUBCOMMITTEE MARKUP - MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
House Subcommittee marked up HR2760 a bill to authorize the Marine Mammal Protection Act
for a period of 6 years, to establish a new regime to govern the incidental taking of
marine mammals in the course of commercial fishing operations and other purposes. A
six-month stop-gap extension was enacted last year just before the accidental capture
exemption's Oct. 1 expiration date. The exemption is set to expire April 1, 1994.
The implication for aquaculture is that this exemption also permitted under NMFS
jurisdiction the taking of certain marine mammals (seals) that damaged or created economic
losses in salmon net-pen operations. Because of the public and political sensitivity
associated with lethally-controlling marine mammal predators, this practice will likely no
longer be an option for seal predator control in net-pen operations after April 1, 1994.
- 1994 NEW CO-SPONSORS OF SENATE BILL 1288
New co-sponsors for the Akaka Senate Aquaculture Bill 1288 (National Aquaculture
Development, Research and Promotion Act of 1993) are: Chafee (R-RI), Hatch (R-UT),
Kempthorne (R-ID), Boxer (D-CA) and Danforth (R-MO). This brings the total to 21
co-sponsors.
- CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTIONS ON FRENCH BAN OF U.S. SEAFOOD IMPORTS
On March 10 hearing was held by House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Subcommittee on
efforts by French government to prevent the importation into France of U.S. seafood
products. This is result of political pressures in France which has results of banning
exports of seafoods from anywhere in world to France through inspection procedures.
House Resolution sponsored by Franks (MA).
- FUNDING FOR NORTHEAST FISHING INDUSTRY
President will make $30 million available in emergency funding to Department of Commerce
to provide assistance to Northeastern fishing industry and to communities affected by the
collapse of commercial fisheries. NOAA will receive $12 million to expand processing and
develop marketing of underutilized species and to develop opportunities in aquaculture.
- CONGRESS PASSES GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REVIEW ACT
This act states that all budget line item projects will be required to provide
information on outcomes and impacts. Reports will be submitted that compare projected
outcomes with accomplishments. Budgets are intended to reflect the performance of
achieving goals on an annual basis. It will be implemented in fiscal year 2000 so 1999
reporting should contain performance-based information.
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
- Correction for application submission deadline for Special Research Grants Program,
Aquaculture Research should read April 18, 1994. This is the grant project of about
$300,000 that is administered by Meryl Broussard. This fiscal year emphasis is on
aquaculture waste management research priorities. Information was also provided to you
earlier. For more information contact Meryl at: 202/401-4061.
- Correction on FDA proposed rule to establish procedures for the safe processing and
importing of fish and fishery products. One important point is that the deadline for
receiving public comments has been changed from March 29, 1994 to April 28, 1994. Other
corrections are found in Federal Register 3/3/94 beginning on page 10085. I will provide
copy of 4-page notice on request.
- FR 2/4/94, Notice of 1994 Inspection Fees: Inspection and Certification Fees and
Charges, National Marine Fisheries Services. This notice announces new fees effective
January 1, 1994 which represent an increase of 6% in the basic hourly rates. For more
details contact: Richard Cano at (301) 713-2355.
- FR 3/18/94, Availability of Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guide from
FDA Office of Seafood. This document is companion to proposed mandatory seafood HACCP
regulation. Written comments are requested by April 28, 1994. This is intended to be a
"living" document subject to changes as needed. It can be ordered through NTIS
for $27 or can be obtained free while supplies last by calling Alfred Montgomery or Kim
Young at (202) 254-3995.
- FR 3/16/94, Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon From Norway; Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review. This notice provides information on those Norwegian companies
that have dumping margins (fees) owed to the United States. In an over-simplification, the
margins are determined by comparing the sales price of product in Norway with that in the
U.S. The price difference is the margin. Companies identified as having dumping margins
are required to put up a cash deposit when importing their products. The margin for the
previous year is used unless a U.S. company requests a new review. The margins are
calculated and charged annually.
- FR 1/31/94, Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants Under
the Clean Water Act; Technical Amendments. This notice provides updated information on
approved test procedures and corrections on some amendments and omissions in a previous
Technical Amendment in 1991. For persons involved in doing water quality studies
associated with CWA requirements, this information may be worth reviewing. Tables provide
information on approved tests for inorganics, bacteria, non-pesticide organic compounds,
some pesticides, radiologic procedures and required containers, preservation techniques
and holding times for selected compounds.
FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY INITIATIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ES-USDA has announced request for proposals for FY 1994 funding of food safety &
quality projects. There are two Parts; deadlines for application submissions are March 28
for Part A and April 11 for Part B. The following is information on each Part.
Part A: funding up to $20,000 is available for all eligible institutions wishing to
conduct food safety and quality educational programs that address one or more of the
following objectives:
1. Reduction of foodborne illness
2. Increased understanding of food-related risks and the policy and scientific bases for
risk management decisions.
3. Reduction of foodborne hazards in a food production or processing environment. One
program application per eligible state or territory will be accepted.
Part B:
Category 1 - National Coordination of and support to CES food handler education programs;
applicants may request up to $100,000.
Category 2 - Harmonization of food handling recommendations for disaster and emergency
situations; applicants may request up to
$60,000.
Category 3 - Programs which enhance the educational delivery, implementation and
evaluation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Points (HACCP) and Total Quality Management (TQM) principles to control microbial hazards
in food animal or aquatic production and processing. Each applicant may request up to
$100,000.
Category 4 - Model program to increase understanding of food safety related issues in
biotechnology or food irradiation; each applicant can request up to $40,000.
For more details contact: Elizabeth Andress, USDA Extension Service at 202/720-8855
(tel.), 202/690-0415 (fax) or Internet email at: eandress@esusda.gov
Applications need to be submitted on ES-USDA forms that should be available from
the administration office of your State Cooperative Extension Service.
STATE BRIEFS
Minnesota - University of Minnesota's Fishery & Wildlife Department and Minnesota
Department of Agriculture have teamed up to study recirculating systems for aquaculture.
Study funded by state legislature with grant from Legislative Commission on Minnesota
Resources. For more details contact: Ying Ji, Department of Agriculture at (612) 296-5081
or Internet email: facss@vx.cis.umn.edu
ELECTRONIC UPDATES
Note Guest Editorial in AFS Fisheries publication, "Taking Advantage of Computer
Networking" by Skip Lazauski
New version of "Exploring the Internet" was completed by ES and Penn State. It
is available from ES-USD Almanac and Gopher servers. Use the following command:
To: almanac@esusda.gov
As message use: send ces-docs explore-inet
CATFISH FEED MILLS INCREASE SUPPORT FOR CHECKOFF
With the recent addition of Gold Kist's participation in The Catfish Institute in January,
all major catfish feed manufacturers will be participating in the catfish marketing
program. Member feed mills will contribute $5 per ton of feed sold in 1994. Funds will be
used to support activities administered by The Catfish Institute. Cooperating feed mill
companies are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota and Mississippi.
EXPORT/IMPORT AQUACULTURE DATA
Recently the information collection on export/import data of aquaculture products has
expanded. Some of the data are analyzed quarterly and reported biannually while some data
can be analyzed on a monthly basis. The following is some of the data that is now
available; ornamentals, trout (live eggs, fresh, frozen), catfish, Atlantic and Pacific
salmon, shrimp, mussels, clams and oysters. Some of the information is reported in tables
in the Aquaculture Situation & Outlook Report. Information can also be broken down by
country. For any additional information on this type of data contact: David Harvey, USDA
Economic Research Service, Rm. 834, 1301 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005-4788 or
call (202) 219-0085.
Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC)
What is AquaNIC
Where would you start to look for state, national or international information about
aquaculture? In the past it has been difficult to obtain aquaculture information from a
single source. The Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) is intended to solve
this problem. AquaNIC is a gateway to the world's electronic resources in aquaculture.
AquaNIC is maintained at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana and is supported by
The Libraries of Purdue University, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Program, and the United States Department of Agriculture Extension Service.
Accessing AquaNIC
AquaNIC uses a Gopher server located in The Libraries of Purdue University and is linked
to an Almanac server in Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service. There are three
methods that can be used to access information. Information necessary to access AquaNIC is
provided below. If you do not have the capability to access AquaNIC directly, contact your
local Cooperative Extension Service or Sea Grant Office.
TELNET
AquaNIC can be accessed by people with a connection to the Internet through telneting to
The Libraries of Purdue University. This is accomplished by:
teleneting to:
thorplus.lib.purdue.edu
When the connection is established you will be prompted to
login.
At the login prompt type:
cwis (this must me lower case letters)
You will then be prompted for a password. There is no
password so press return. The first screen contains a list of 16 menu items.
AquaNIC is located in the menu:
Scholarly Databases (number 15)
To move around the menus follow the instructions at the
bottom of the screen. Once in a document use the spacebar to go down one page at a time.
To exit a document type the letter "Q" for quit then press the return key. This
sequence will take you back to the previous menu. Information can be mailed to your e-mail
address by going to the end of the document and entering m for mail.
MODEM
AquaNIC can be accessed using one of Purdue University's fifty 14,400 baud per second
(bps) modems. It is not necessary for the caller to also have a 14,400 bps, but slower
modems mean slower communications. Regardless of the modem used your communication
software must be set as follows:
Phone number 317-496-1440
Data bits = 8
Parity = none
Stop bits = 1
When settings are made, number called and connection made, you will need to enter:
connect thorplus.lib.purdue.edu
At the login prompt type:
cwis
You will then be prompted for a password. There is no password so press return. The first
screen contains a list of 16 menu items.
AquaNIC is located in the menu:
Scholarly Databases (number 15)
Information can be mailed to your e-mail address by going to the
end of the document and entering m for mail.
ALMANAC
AquaNIC information can be requested by e-mail using Almanac.
Use the e-mail address:
almanac@ecn.purdue.edu
In the body of the text leave a blank line then type the following line exactly as
provided:
send aquanic catalog
A catalog will be sent to your email address. Single or multiple document requests can be
made by following the instructions in
the catalog.
AquaNIC Contents
AquaNIC is a multi-branched directory containing a wide variety of information. Most
documents on AquaNIC can either be viewed on your computer monitor or a hard copy can be
sent to your e-mail address. AquaNIC also contains an image directory that holds hundreds
of pictures, short videos and slides in a variety of common image formats.
One of AquaNIC's unique features is that it is linked to several other aquaculture
databases on the Internet. These links are established for you when another aquaculture
database is selected.
The directory structure of AquaNIC is given below.
1. About AquaNIC
2. Publications
a. USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers
1. Extension Fact Sheets
2. Technical Reports
3. Annual Progress Reports
b. Federal Government Reports
c. State Extension or Sea Grant Publications
3. Newsletters
a. USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers
b. National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators
c. State
4. Other Aquaculture Information ON the Internet
5. Other Aquaculture Information NOT ON the Internet
6. E-mail Directory of U.S. Aquaculture Contacts
7. E-mail Directory of International Aquaculture Contacts
8. Calendar of Events
9. News Flashes
10. Images
11. Job Announcements
Searching AquaNIC Information
Information in AquaNIC may be searched three ways using a search engine called
"jughead". A title search will search for any word that appears in the title of
a document. This method is a good general search method. A full text search will search
for any keyword in the text of a document.
Full text searches using the word aquaculture for example may provide hundreds of
"hits". Therefore the search should be specific. Searches can be narrowed by
using more that one keyword. For example, using
"aquaculture,Indiana,Illinois,goldfish" would instruct the computer to list only
entries that contain all four key words.
The last keyword search mechanism is for e-mail addresses. When a search for e-mail
addresses is conducted use as much of the person's name as possible.
Who to Contact for More Information
AquaNIC is a flexible electronic information center that is intended to be
responsive to the needs of its customers. If you have information that you would like to
include or have questions regarding AquaNIC contact:
LaDon Swann
lswann@hub.ansc.purdue.edu.
voice: 317-494-6264
or
Mark Einstein
meinstei@hub.ansc.purdue.edu
voice: 317-494-4862
NASAC Electronic Mail
An "electronic mail group" for NASAC members and contacts has been established.
Messages posted to this group will be sent electronically to all subscribing members. To
subscribe, send message to: almanac@hermes.ecn.purdue.edu. In the body of the
message, leave the first line blank, then type exactly: subscribe NASAC. After mailing the
message, you should receive a
confirmation message.
A third person may be subscribed by entering in the body of the text:
set address (person's e-mail address)
subscribe NASAC
To access the mail group, send message to NASAC@hermes. ecn. purdue.edu. If you are
interested in this service, please
contact LaDon Swann (317/494-6264 or ladon_swann@hub.ansc.purdue.edu).
For those of you planning to attend the NASAC '94 Conference and Business Meeting in
Maine, Ying Ji and I will be conducting and "e-mail" demonstration and training
session as part of the program. if you need to reach me by other means than listed above,
by full address, telephone number, and FAX number is on the NASAC State and address list.
Hope this establishment of a NASAC e-mail group will be of benefit to some of our members.
Governor's Conference on Agriculture - Wisconsin Aquaculture '94
The Governor's Conference on Agriculture - Wisconsin Aquaculture '94 held at Stevens
Point, February 18 and 19, 1994 was a success. The conference was larger and better
received by industry than originally anticipated by conference planners; over 350 people
participated in the conference. Governor Thompson and Secretary Alan Tracy were very
pleased with the conference and a bit surprised at the statewide interest. State
Representative Barbara Gronemus received an award from the aquaculture industry for her
efforts.
Conference Highlights
Over 30 people were on the conference agenda as speakers. A few of the presentation
highlights are listed below:
Betsy Sheehan, South Carolina Aquaculture Coordinator
Betsy discussed how aquaculturists can market and promote their products. She encouraged
fish farmers to utilize the resources in their community such as -- the local college are
department, library, local chefs, manufacturers and distributors, state agencies,
"Aunt Ethel', chambers of commerce, and ethnic grocers, to name a few. These sources
are an inexpensive and creative way to market products. Sheehan suggests that the best way
to promote a product is to tell the media.
Ted McNulty, Arkansas Coordinator
Ted was the key note speaker at the conference. He discussed how the state of Arkansas
established and developed its aquaculture industry. McNulty stressed that the best way for
Wisconsin fish farmers to advance the aquaculture industry is by working with state
legislators. McNulty believes that government support of an industry is critical to the
economic development of aquaculture.
U.S. Senatorial Catfish Luncheon
A congressional fish fry, sponsored by the Catfish Farmers of Arkansas and hosted by
Senators Bumpers and Pryor, was held on March 23, 1994. Fifty-two Senators, several White
House attendees and USDA officials participated. Dr. Hank Parker, CSRS, who attended,
reported that in addition to a delicious catfish meal, the event provided an informal
atmosphere in which industry representatives exchanged with Senators information about the
importance of the evolving aquaculture industry.
Meeting to Discuss Trade of Aquaculture Products Between the U.S. and Canada
On March 23, 1994, representatives from the Arkansas baitfish cultivation industry and the
salmonid cultivation industry from Washington State met with Arkansas senatorial staff,
Mr. Marion Berry, Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, officials from USDA,
the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to discuss
issues related to the trade of aquaculture products between the United States and Canada.
Dr. Hank parker, CSRS, was invited to attend the meeting.
National Aquaculture Industry Forum
On March 24, 1994, the National Aquaculture Industry Forum (NAIF), a coalition of producer
associations, Federal government agency officials and allied groups who serve as resources
and advisory personnel in the deliberations, met at the headquarters of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. The Forum is dedicated to promoting industry growth through coordinated
legislative activities and public education. Forum members discussed S.1288, the
"National Aquaculture Development and Promotion Act," the National Aquatic
Animal Health Strategy and Related Issues, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water
Act, and the need to obtain aquaculture drug approvals.
Arkansas and Mississippi Aquaculturists Meet with President Clinton
A number of producers, researchers and business people from Arkansas and Mississippi, who
are members of the Catfish Farmers of America and who had known President Clinton
when he was Governor of Arkansas, informally met with the President at the White House on
March 24, 1994. The President graciously welcomed the group, reminisced about his days as
Governor, affirmed his interest in the aquaculture industry and bid everyone an enjoyable
White House tour at the conclusion of the 20-minute visit.
Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture
The Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture (JSA) met on March 25, 1994, at USDA. Mr. Marion
Berry, Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, presented opening remarks
to the JSA in which he stressed the Administration's interest and commitment to
aquaculture and strongly encouraged the aquaculture community to communicate with the
Administration about the needs and priorities of the evolving aquaculture industry. Mr.
Berry then opened the floor to questions and comments and productive and informative
exchange ensured. in addition to most of the JSA membership, there were in attendance a
number of leaders of the aquaculture industry, as well as representatives of aquaculture
associations and organizations, and other Federal agencies.
Dan Kugler Gives Keynote Address at the California Aquaculture Association's 1994
Conference and Trade Show
Dr. Dan Kugler, Deputy Administrator of the Office of Special Programs, gave the keynote
address at the California Aquaculture Association's 1994 Conference and Trade Show on
February 18, 1994. The conference was attended by over 300 people.
New Associate Director Joins CSRS Office of Aquaculture
Stephanie Olson joined the CSRS Office of Aquaculture an Associate Director at the
beginning of March. She previously worked in USDA as a Program Analyst for CSRS's National
Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program and as the Director of the 1890 Institution
Capacity Building Grants Program in the Office of Higher Education Programs. Her phone
number is (202)401-6544.
Conference Information and Registration
NASAC '94 - Annual Meeting and Conference will take place on Saturday, May 21 through
Wednesday, May 25, 1994 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The actual business meeting and
conference will take place on Sunday through Tuesday with Saturday and Wednesday as travel
days. However, to kick-off the conference, there is a planned Saturday evening reception
beginning at %:00 p.m. in a designated Hospitality Room. To bring the conference to a
close, the highlight of the event will be a Cruise and New England Clambake on Tuesday
evening, which will last until about 9:00 p.m. SEE ATTACHED "PROPOSED" AGENDA
TRANSPORTATION: Transportation to and from the Portland airport is included in your
registration. However, buses making different trips (4 on Saturday and 2 on Wednesday)
will only be available for Saturday arrival and Wednesday departure. If you wish to arrive
earlier that Saturday or on Sunday or if you wish to depart Tuesday or later than
Wednesday, you will need to make other arrangements. Boothbay Harbor is approximately 60
miles and one hour driving time from Portland airport.
LODGING: The headquarters and hotel accommodations will be at the Fisherman's Wharf Inn in
Boothbay Harbor, where a block of 35 rooms has been set aside. Rates are $75.00 per night,
single or double occupancy, including tax. The facility has a total of 54 rooms and
four (4) of those rooms have already been reserved by other people not in our party.
Please make reservations by May 1, 1994 and mention the NASAC '94 - Annual Meeting and
Conference. Reservations received after May 1st will be accepted on availability basis
only. In order to make your room reservation direct with the Fisherman's Wharf Inn, call
1-800-628-6872 (outside Maine) or (207)633-5090 (inside Maine). The Fisherman's Wharf Inn
is located at 40 Commercial Street, Pier #6, Boothbay Harbor, ME, 04538.
Conference and Meeting: All conference programs and the NASAC business meeting will take
place at the new Marine Lab in Boothbay Harbor, approximately one and one-half mile from
the Inn. Again, transportation will be provided.
Registration: Please complete and mail registration form and fee to Robins Buck by May 1.
We have different registration options this year. The basic registration for a NASAC
member (one person) which includes all conference functions is $125.00. The non-member
registration for all functions is $175.00. For those of you that wish to include next
year's NASAC membership dues with your registration, add $100.00 for executive membership
or $50.00 for associate membership to your appropriate registration fee. The membership
dues, if included, would be for NASAC year 94-95. For those of you planning to bring a
guest(s) to some of the functions, the individual cost is listed on the registration form.
Please include in the total amount. All meals, except Monday dinner and all breakfasts,
are included in you registration fee.
Let's all make NASAC '94 a very successful meeting and conference. Your attendance at this
conference needed and is important to the industry. It takes all of us working together to
support this developing industry and association. Mike Hasting and Ken Honey have done a
great job in choosing the location and we anticipate a very successful and meaningful
conference. Now all we have to do is support our Association.
Please consider you travel, complete your registration form, and return to Robins Buck no
later than May 1! That is two things that you have to do by May 1, make your room
registration at the Inn and mail Robins your registration form and check.
See you in Boothbay Harbor!
NASAC Annual Meeting
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
May 21 - 24, 1994
Proposed Agenda
May 21 - Saturday Night
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. "Early Bird" Reception
May 22 - Sunday
9:00 a.m. Opening/Welcome
Overview of Conference Introductions
9:30 a.m. Futuring Exercise
12:30 p.m. Lunch
Speaker -- USDA Secretary Espy Invited
2:00 p.m. NASAC - Communicating for the Future
Aquaculture Networking Information Center (AQUANIC)
2:45 p.m. Aquaculture Opportunities for Defense Technologies
3:45 p.m. Northeast Aquaculture Program Highlights
NRAC
Overview
State Reports
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
7:00 p.m. Dinner
Speaker -- Senator Akaka Invited
May 23 - Monday
8:30 a.m. Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture Report
9:00 a.m. National Association of State
Departments of Agriculture (NASDA)
Actions Related to Aquaculture
9:30 a.m. National Aquaculture Association Industry Overview
10:00 a.m. Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center A Unique Approach
10:30 a.m. Aquaculture Marketing Study Reports
11:30 a.m. Aquaculture - Canada
12:00 p.m. Lunch
Speaker -- Congressman Studds Invited
1:30 p.m. Federal Agency Panel Discussion
USDA, USDI, USDC
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. Regional Meetings
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Dinner (On Your Own)
May 24 - Tuesday
8:30 a.m. Standing Committee Meetings
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. NASAC Business Meeting
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Futuring Exercise Wrap Up
2:00 p.m. Research Center Tour
3:00 p.m. Excursion Boat
5:00 p.m. New England Clam Bake
NASAC Board of Director's Meeting
Saturday, February 19, 1994 - 10:00 a.m.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
The NASAC Board met on Saturday, February 19, 1994 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin in
conjunction with the Wisconsin Aquaculture
'94 Conference. Two Officers and one Director were present and the Vice President and one
other Director sent official proxy votes in order that official business could be
conducted at the meeting.
President Brad Powers called the NASAC Board of Directors meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.
in University Hall, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point. The Board meeting was
held in conjunction with the "Wisconsin Aquaculture '94 - The Governor's
Conference on Aquaculture". In attendance were Brad Powers, Robins Buck,
Secretary-Treasurer, Bud Sholts, Director, and NASAC Members Ted McNulty, Delayne
Holsapple, and Betsy Sheehan. In order to have a quorum to conduct official business, Vice
President John Corbin sent his proxy and designated Ted McNulty to vote in his absence and
Ying Ji sent his proxy and designated Robins Buck to vote in his absence. Also in
attendance was Becky Thomas of Bud Sholts' staff.
Treasurer's Report: As of January 31, the NASAC balance is $7,968.19.
Membership Report: As of January 31, NASAC has 25 executive Members (24 States and 1
Territory) with at least one State's membership renewal in the mail. Associate Membership
is six (4 States and 2 Other).
Business Actions:
A motion was made that NASAC support NASDA's Congressional Reception held in Washington DC
on March 1 in the amount of a $250.00 sponsorship. The Congressional Reception is an
annual event held in conjunction with the NASDA Mid-Winter Meeting in Washington. Motion
was seconded. Motion passed. It was further moved and seconded that NASAC make the NASDA
Congressional Reception sponsorship in the amount of $250.00 an annual line item expense
until changed or discontinued by future action. Motion passed.
After some discussion of the issue of having the NASAC treasury cover some costs of NASAC
Officers and Directors when traveling on NASAC business, a motion was made that the NASAC
Board of Directors recommend to the general membership at its next annual meeting that t
"President's Discretionary Fund" in the amount of $2,000.00 per year be
established for the president or his/her official business. Motion was seconded. Motion
passed. This item will be placed on the agenda for vote by the Executive Members at the
Annual Business Meeting on May 24 in Maine.
A motion was made that the NASAC Board of Directors recommend to the general membership at
its next annual meeting that the Executive Membership dues be increased to $150.00 from
$100.00 and that the Associate Membership dues be increased to $75.00 from $50.00. Motion
was seconded. Motion passed. This item will be placed on the agenda for vote by the
Executive Members at the Annual Business Meeting on May 24 in Maine.
After some discussion about Ying Ji's proposal of establishing a NASAC Electronic
Communications network to strengthen communications, his written motion that NASAC through
its Board of Directors authorize the establishment of an "Electronic NASAC
Network" was put on the table. Motion was seconded. Motion passed. Delayne Holsapple
agreed to serve on the Electronic Network Committee with ying Ji and LaDon Swann, and Bud
Sholts will supply the Committee with a contact in Wisconsin that has done similar type
work. The Committee will give a report on their work and the status of implementing the
network during the NASAC Annual Conference and Business Meeting in May in Maine, as well
as conduct a training session for NASAC members.
General Business:
Ted McNulty announced that the Catfish Farmers of America are holding its U.S. Senate Fish
Fry on march 23 in the Russell Building at 12 Noon, and the U.S. House of Representatives
Fish Fry on March 23 in the Rayburn Building at ^:00 p.m. Ted McNulty requested that as
many of the NASAC Officers and Board attend that could to give NASAC good representation.
He requested that any NASAC member wishing to attend contact him so that he could
take care of the necessary credentials.
Brad Powers reviewed the NASDA Policy Statements from NASAC that he and other Board
members had developed and supplied to the NASDA office. These will be acted on at the
NASDA Mid-Winter meeting.
Brad Powers led a discussion on the plans, facility arrangements, and agenda for the
upcoming NASAC Annual Conference and Business Meeting. The NASAC Officers and Directors
will be doing a lot of work on this item in the very near future as we finalize the
specifics. The Secretary-Treasurer will mail the Conference and Business Meeting
Announcement and Registration Form by March 20 to all contacts on the NASAC mailing list.
Please mark May 21-24 (25) on your calendar now.
President Powers requested the Secretary-Treasurer to write members of the Aquaculture
Suppliers Association to request sponsorships for the NASAC Annual Conference in Maine.
There being no further business, the Board meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
Respectfully submitted by,
T. Robins Buck
Secretary-Treasurer
FDA Announces New Compounds Categorized as Low Regulatory Priority
At the recent Aquaculture Expo meeting in New Orleans, FDA released their latest listing
of unapproved new animal drugs that
are regarded as compounds of low regulatory priority (LRP).
The following are new compounds added to the list. There are presently 17 LRP compounds.
- FULLER'S EARTH: Used to reduce the adhesiveness of fish eggs to improve hatchability.
- HYDROGEN PEROXIDE: Used at 250-500 mg/l to control fungi on all species and life states
of fish, including eggs.
- PAPAIN: Used as a 0.2% solution in removing the gelatinous matrix of fish egg masses in
order to improve hatchability and decrease the incidence of disease.
- UREA and TANNIC ACID: Used to denature the adhesive component of fish eggs at
concentrations of 15 grams urea and 20 grams NaCl per 5 liters of water for approximately
6 minutes, followed by a separate solution of 0.75 grams tannic acid per 5 liters of water
for an additional 6 minutes. These treatments will treat approximately 400,000 eggs.