> Claude Boyd 3/28/2005 11:54:51 AM >
1. Your Name/ and Institution
Claude E. Boyd/Auburn University
2. Past/Present role as an Aquaculture CRSP participant
US Principal Investigator on several projects since 1990. Currently
have small projects on BMPs in Brazil and South Africa and a pond soil
project in Thailand.
3. Aquaculture CRSP pre-conference award recipients MUST be presenting
orally during the WAS-Bali conference. Please provide the title and
session below. (Please attach a copy of your submitted abstract as part
of your completed application or insert it here)
An overview of certification issues for freshwater finfish. Session:
FAO/NACA/WAS Special Session on Aquaculture Management: Practices and
Principles for the Environment and the Market
The growing importance of water quality and bottom soil management in
shrimp culture. Session: Shrimp Water Quality & Growout Systems
Guidelines for developing aquaculture certification programs. Session:
Codes of Conduct & Certification
Please see attachments for abstracts.
4. Please provide a statement outlining your specific need for travel
funds to the WAS annual conference in Bali.
I can attend the conference in Bali without additional support from
PD/A CRSP. Nevertheless, an award of $1,800 to $2,500 to apply to my
air travel and hotel would provide a savings that could be used in the
current BMP projects. Of course, a lesser amount also would be
appreciated.
AN OVERVIEW OF CERTIFICATION ISSUES FOR FRESHWATER FINFISH
Claude E. Boyd,* Jason Clay, and Aaron McNevin
Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
Auburn University, Alabama36849USA
There is considerable interest in certification of major aquaculture species in response to the growing number of environmentally-aware and socially-concerned consumers. In addition, consumers are concerned about food safety, and this topic must be considered in certification programs. We recently conducted studies of channel catfish, tilapia, and rainbow trout to identify issues that should be considered by stakeholders in developing certification standards. There are common issues for the three species that also would extend to most other freshwater finfish. These issues include efficient land and water use, prevention of water pollution, reduction in fish meal use in feeds, and abstinence from use of antibiotics, drugs and other potentially dangerous compounds in production systems. However, there will be specific issues that apply to individual species. In channel catfish culture, some specific issues are groundwater use, removal of daily mortalities from culture systems, and use of medicated feed. Tilapia culture in the tropics can result in the spread of this species into watersheds where it has not been introduced previously resulting in serious competition between tilapia and native species. Sex reversal in tilapia often is done by hormone treatment, and some consumers object to this practice. Genetic modifications of broodstock and widespread use of therapeutic agents in trout will be major issues. In order to identify the main environmental, social, and food safety issues, studies should be made of production areas, land and water use, grow-out facilities, and production technology for any aquaculture species considered for certification.