us aquaculture research and development
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US Aquaculture Research and Development. Jeffrey Silverstein US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Michael Rust National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Goal of US Federal Aquaculture Research. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Michael RustNational Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
US Aquaculture Research and Development
Jeffrey SilversteinUS Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service
Goal of US Federal Aquaculture Research
• Aquaculture research to consider economics, the environment and human health.
“Triple bottom line” - economic, environmental and human benefits
Sustainable Aquaculture
Key research areas: Feeds and Nutrition• Fishmeal Replacement• Fish Health• Pollution Reduction• Nutrient Requirements• Genetics
Key research areas: Aquaculture and the Environment
• Models• Nutrient• Genetic
• Carbon Footprint• Recirculating Systems• Life Cycle Cost Assessment• Feeds ingredient sources• Integrated Multi-Tropic Aquaculture• Global Climate Change• Stock Enhancement• Other areas
Worms, Sea cumbers and mussels
Fish
Algae
Clean Water
Nutrients
Michael RustNational Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
US Aquaculture Research and Development
Jeffrey SilversteinUS Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service
Key research areas: Genetics
• Selective Breeding• Growth• Disease resistance
• Genomics• Whole Genome Selection
• Conservation Genetics• Metagenomics• Microbiome
Key research areas: Fish Health• Genetics, Physiology and Nutrition• Disease resistance/tolerance
• Vaccines development• Disease Management• Antimicrobial peptides• Diagnostics development
ARS Aquaculture Locations• 27 projects• 60 scientists• 15 laboratory
sites• Budget: $30
million• Freshwater
and Marine Systems
Phil
Phil Klesius, Lab DirectorAquatic Animal Health
Research
Qingdao Agric. University
Ocean University Fish Health
East China Normal UniversityNutrition
Pearl River Fisheries Research
InstituteSun Yat Sen U.Guangxi Fisheries
Institute
Fujian Academy of Agricultural
Sciences
Jilin Province Fisheries Institute,
Jilin Agricultural U.
Potential for collaboration
Specific meeting with experts from each country focused on one or two key topics
http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/us/[email protected]
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/programs/[email protected]