To: Seafood Community,
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has
announced a new publication on the internet with limited hard copies
available on "Offshore Aquaculture in the United States: Economic
Considerations, Implications & Opportunities."
The chapter headings and authors include:
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Dr. Michael Rubino, NOAA Aquaculture Program
Chapter 2 - Economic Potential for U.S. Offshore
Aquaculture: An Analytical Approach
Dr. Gunnar Knapp, University of Alaska-Anchorage - This
chapter presents an analytical approach for thinking about the economic
potential for offshore aquaculture in the U.S.
Chapter 3 - Emerging Technologies in Marine Aquaculture
John Forster, Forster Consulting - This chapter looks at
a spectrum of technologies from which offshore aquaculture will draw as
it develops over the next 20 years.
Chapter 4 - Future Aquaculture Feeds and Feed Costs: The
Role of Fish Meal and Fish Oil
Gina Shamshack and Dr. James Anderson, University of
Rhode Island - This chapter explores the important interlinkages between
the fish meal and fish oil sectors and the aquaculture industry.
Chapter 5 - Lessons from the Development of the U.S.
Broiler and Catfish Industries: Implications for Offshore Aquaculture in
the United States
Gina Shamshack and Dr. James Anderson, University of
Rhode Island - This chapter examines the emergence and development of
the U.S. broiler and catfish industries.
Chapter 6 - Economic Models of Potential U.S. Offshore
Aquaculture Operations
Dr. Di Jin, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - This
chapter provides a quantitative assessment of the economic feasibility
of offshore aquaculture using a bio-economic model of firm-level
investment and production.
Chapter 7 - The Potential Economic Ramifications of
Offshore Aquaculture
Dr. James Kirkley, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
- This chapter provides a broad overview of the economic feasibility and
potential contributions to the U.S. economy of offshore aquaculture.
Chapter 8 - Potential Economic Impacts of U.S. Offshore
Aquaculture
Dr. Gunnar Knapp, University of Alaska-Anchorage - This
chapter discusses two types of potential economic impacts of United
States offshore aquaculture-employment and income impacts and
market-driven impacts.
Chapter 9 - Interactions Between Capture Fisheries and
Aquaculture
Diego Valderrama and Dr. James Anderson, University of
Rhode Island - This chapter explores interactions between aquaculture
and capture fisheries and examines their implications for the future of
both wild and farmed seafood sectors.
Chapter 10 - Current Status of Aquaculture in the United
States
John Forster, Forster Consulting, and Colin Nash, NOAA
Fisheries (retired) - This chapter outlines the current variety of
species, technologies, methods, and places associated with aquaculture
in the United States.
Chapter 11 - Future Markets for Aquaculture Products
Dr. James Anderson and Gina Shamshack, University of
Rhode Island - This chapter compares the global seafood industry to
other animal protein industries and examines the general trends shaping
the future of the U.S. seafood industry.
Chapter 12 - Broader Issues in the Offshore Fish Farming
Debate
John Forster, Forster Consulting - This chapter looks at
the long term potential of offshore aquaculture.
Considerations of the report and how to access the document on-line or
request a printed copy are described below by Kate Naughten, Outreach
Coordinator, NOAA Aquaculture Program.
Pamela Tom
Seafood Network Information Center Director
University of California
Food Science and Technology Department
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616 USA
E-mail: pdtom@ucdavis.edu Fax: 530/752-4759
Web: http://seafood.ucdavis.edu
From: Kate Naughten [mailto:Kate.Naughten@noaa.gov]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 8:55 AM
To: Pamela Tom
Subject: [Fwd: New NOAA Offshore Economics Report Available]
Pam - hello! Hope your summer's going well. Please see announcement
below for your listserv -
Thanks!
Kate
New NOAA Report Available
Offshore Aquaculture in the United States: Economic Considerations,
Implications & Opportunities
A pre-publication version of a new NOAA report, Offshore Aquaculture in
the United States: Economic Considerations, Implications &
Opportunities, has been posted online. The direct link is
http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/news/econ.html, but it can be easily
accessed from our main homepage, http://aquaculture.noaa.gov. This
264-page report considers the broad, long-term implications of an
established domestic offshore aquaculture industry in the United States
and the role such an industry might play in helping to meet global
demand for seafood and other sustainable uses of the ocean. It is
important to note that much of the analysis in this study, although
limited to offshore aquaculture, applies to all U.S. aquaculture.
Specifically, the report considers:
* The effect on U.S. offshore aquaculture of global and national
trends <http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/pdf/econ/tab9_1.pdf> in seafood
supply and demand and other factors
<http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/pdf/econ/fig2_9.pdf> that affect market
prices, such as cost of feed and technology, social factors, government
regulations, and access to sites.
* Useful models from other food segments
<http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/pdf/econ/fig5_4.pdf> of the U.S. economy,
such as the catfish and poultry industries.
* Economic viability of offshore finfish and shellfish operations.
* The economic effects
<http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/pdf/econ/fig8_1.pdf> of increased domestic
aquaculture production on U.S. job creation and the seafood supply
chain, including feed production, equipment suppliers, boat owners,
processing, and food service.
* Interactions between aquaculture and wild harvest fisheries.
* Advantages and disadvantages
<http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/pdf/econ/table2_8.pdf> of offshore
aquaculture relative to domestic inshore and foreign aquaculture.
A limited number of hard copies will be made available. If you would
like to receive one, send an e-mail to: NOAA.Aquaculture@noaa.gov.
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Kate Naughten
Outreach Coordinator, NOAA Aquaculture Program
1315 East-West Hwy.
SSMC 3 - Mail Code: F
Silver Spring MD 20910
Ph - (301) 713-9079, ext. 218
Kate.Naughten@noaa.gov
See our redesigned website -- http://aquaculture.noaa.gov
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