From smith.11460 at osu.edu Tue Aug 9 16:00:33 2022 From: smith.11460 at osu.edu (Smith, Matthew A.) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 20:00:33 +0000 Subject: [Sc-aquaponics] Fw: Aquaculture Updates on Research, Education and Opportunities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: update from UWSP NADF below! ?Matt [The Ohio State University] Matthew A. Smith Program Director, Aquaculture Extension Madison County Extension Office College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences 217 Elm Street, London, Ohio 43140 740.852.0975 ext 17 Office smith.11460 at osu.edu ________________________________ From: UWSP- Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 3:12 PM To: Smith, Matthew A. Subject: Aquaculture Updates on Research, Education and Opportunities Aquaculture Updates on Research, Education and Opportunities ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. Report Suspicious ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Successful Model for Aquaculture Research, Demonstration and Education Sustainable Aquaculture Projects, Research, Education and Technology Advancements View this email in your browser [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/41a8708a-9594-4603-b0e9-e78eb48e3335.png] Summer Newsletter 2022 Highlights of Projects, Staff & Facility News University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/0ad51d46-40c7-f624-56a7-a8a877cd9175.jpg] RESEARCH Atlantic Salmon Strain Evaluation UWSP NADF and partners at the USDA Agricultural Research Service National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center (NCWMAC) in Orono, Maine are evaluating two Atlantic salmon strains utilized for commercial aquaculture production, the St. John's River strain and Gaspe strain. Traditionally, the St. John's River strain has been selected for growth in net pens for four generations (fish on the right in above photo), while the Gaspe strain (fish on the left in above photo) has been selected for growth in freshwater systems for two generations. To evaluate performance, both strains of fish are being raised to market size in semi-commercial freshwater RAS at UWSP NADF and NCWMAC. Understanding how various Atlantic salmon strains perform in freshwater RAS will provide data to the industry on growth rates, processing traits and early maturation, with a goal to advance the production Atlantic salmon raised in RAS to support the sustainable production of local seafood. Learn more... [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/80506699-fb87-9398-901d-51b41958b194.jpg] DEMONSTRATION Intensive Production of Walleye for Aquaculture UWSP NADF is currently investigating commercial production spawning cycles using out-of-season spawning practices to control the reproductive cycle of walleye irrespective of the season, a project funded by Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. Through photothermal manipulation, the facility has produced eggs, fry and juveniles from the intensively raised broodstock at the facility, comparing fecundity, growth, survival and developmental milestones of the fry and fingerlings. After the data is collected, walleye fingerlings have been available to various interested parties including private industry, researchers, or educational facilities. The facility has plans to continue this research to investigate walleye broodstock management and intensive fingerling production. If you are interested in raising walleye intensively please let us know by contacting our Facility Operations Manager, Tyler Firkus at tyfirkus at uwsp.edu. [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/93c9c368-a5aa-c417-44b7-76db2eb91f63.jpg] Learn more about intensive culture by watching our Walleye Video Manual which includes 10 short videos on the following: * Broodstock Management * Spawning Techniques * Egg Incubation * Collection and Quantification of Fry * Larval System Overview * Larval System Standard Operating Procedures * Turbidity * Transfer into Recirculating Aquaculture Systems * RAS Standard Operating Procedures * Purging and Critical Points Summary [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/de8cdb30-cb1a-9844-b904-5f1c76760556.jpg] EDUCATION Aquaculture Education and Literacy Tours are interactive and educational, showcasing facility, projects, species and systems. The facility also offers local classroom visits to help incorporate aquaculture and aquaponics to K-12 schools. Too far from Bayfield? The facility also offers virtual presentations. The facility can also provide technical tours and assistance to industry if requested. For more information, contact Emma Hauser, UWSP NADF Aquaculture Outreach Specialist: ehauser at uwsp.edu Ashland Day Camp featured in photo above, ages 6-10, during an interactive tour in July, 2022. [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/fd6374e7-f586-b40d-e611-0f679169e35f.jpg] WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Summer Internships 2022 The UWSP NADF has hired two interns for the summer of 2022. Bode Rasmussen is currently enrolled at Vermilion Community College in the Natural Resources Technician program. Collin Bretting is enrolled at University of Minnesota Duluth for a bachelors in business administration and management. Bode and Collin are both heavily involved in all facility research and demonstration projects including managing walleye broodstock, raising Atlantic salmon and learning techniques and best management practices for egg collection, water reuse systems, incubation and larval systems and flow-through systems. Any undergraduates interested in a summer internship experience at the facility, please contact Emma Hauser, UWSP NADF Outreach Specialist: ehauser at uwsp.edu [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/bcd9571e-c207-0e73-69e4-6d6647b1b748.jpg] STAFF HIGHLIGHT Past Technician Accepts Position at Red Cliff Tribal Hatchery Robert Lawrence, former aquaculture technician at the facility, has accepted a position with the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa as a Natural Resource Technician, which includes working with the Tribal Fish Hatchery. The facility offers University Staff Temporary Employment (USTE) opportunities to promote aquaculture workforce development. These positions provide intensive hands on aquaculture experience to recent graduates to be placed within the industry. The facility has nearly 100% job placement for these students, as they gain experience in a variety of rearing systems that culture both cool and cold water fish species at all life stages. "UWSP NADF was an amazing experience and has given me valuable skills and knowledge. This experience has greatly helped start my career out of school and was a fun place to work at. My new position is at Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa as a natural resource technician where I am responsible for the day-to-day operations of the hatchery as well as raising coaster brook trout in a RAS system." -Robert Lawrence [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/4b0fd8f1-4cab-7c10-12c7-3f166e2e145f.jpg] IN THE NEWS World Aquaculture Magazine Highlights UWSP NADF "Located near the shores of Lake Superior in northern Wisconsin on property owned by the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Native Americans, the facility has been operational for almost 20 years. The location was carefully chosen on the basis of important geological attributes related to topography, aquifer capacity, water quality and effluent management." Learn more about the facility history, current research and educational projects and more in an article published in the World Aquaculture Magazine in their June 2022 issue. READ IT [https://mcusercontent.com/a599f8896e79274937d604a22/images/7fdfbade-e090-16b5-95c7-73c7e7eab597.jpg] CALL OUT TO AQUACULTURE FARMERS Project Looks to Enhance Fish Processing Opportunities for Farmers A project funded by the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) is looking to: * Identify farmers who are interested in processing their fish and therefore willing to attend a 2-day Seafood HACCP certification training. Location of the farmers will determine how many training sessions and where to hold the trainings. Training cost will be paid by the NCRAC project. * Encourage farmers after the training, to move forward with processing to develop a product. The farmers will play a key role in helping to identify local processing facilities such as a seafood processing facility, commercial kitchen, butcher shop, restaurants etc. interested in renting out space for fish processing. The project team will work with the farmers throughout the project to develop a product and a market. Please reach out to Kwamena Quagrainie, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University with questions or interest: kquagrai at purdue.edu. EVENTS * Aquaculture America Conference 2023: February 23-26th New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference is the only major national aquaculture conference and exposition held in the U.S. The U.S. Aquaculture Society (formerly U.S. Chapter of WAS) joins with National Aquaculture Association and the Aquaculture Suppliers Association to produce the annual Aquaculture America meetings .The Conference is also the site for meetings organized by the Aquacultural Engineering Society, Aquatic Drug Approval Coalition, US Trout Farmers Association, Zebrafish Husbandry Association and many more associations. 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