Visit UGent, EWI, VLIZ, RCN, NTNU, JPI Oceans at Qingdao – Oct 28-31, 2011
brine shrimp Artemia maybe the first link between China and Ghent University ?
role of Artemia in the salt production process
Halobacterium bloom in the crystalizers
NaCl purity 90 99.6 %
Asian sea bass larva feeding on Artemia
shrimp postlarva feeding on Artemia
LARVICULTUREof
fish & shellfish
DISEASE CONTROL
NUTRITION
EGG QUALITYbroodstock nutrition
ZOOTECHNICALASPECTS
MICROBIAL CONDITIONSprobionts / pathogens
COMMERCIALCOMPETITIVENESS
UGent Aquaculture R&D Consortium 3 faculties – 12 departments
Development of innovative microbial management systems
Quantitative analysis of
the bacterial community
Qual/Quant analysis of
the bacterial composition
Biochemical analysis
Biochemical analysis
Host gene expression
analysis
Marker genes
Host gene expression
analysis
Marker genes
Fish and shellfish Fish and shellfish larvae validationlarvae validationFish and shellfish Fish and shellfish larvae validationlarvae validation
Gnotobiotic Artemia test
system
Gnotobiotic Artemia test
system
Quorum sensing analysis Probiotic bacteria Pathogenic
bacteria
Feeds
Antimicrobial PeptidesImmunostimulantsQuorum sensing Probiotic bacteria Pathogenic
bacteria
Micro Algae /Feeds
Antimicrobial peptidesImmunostimulants
PerformancePerformance
Artemiasystem
Gnotobioticmodel
systems
Gnotobiotic
Heat-shock proteins
2. Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION
disease free
disease resistant
certified seed
Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION
CAFnet/ASEM aquaculture platform partners from China and Europe
- Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences- Ocean University of China- Yellow Sea Fisheries University- Ghent University- Norwegian University of Science and Technology & SINTEF- Wageningen University, the Netherlands
with- Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ- Flanders Authority - Dept of Economy, Science and Innovation EWI- Research Council of Norway RCN- European Joint Programming Initiative “Healthy and Productive Seas and
Oceans
UGent Aquaculture R&D Consortium facilitator for new partnership in Marine BioSciences with China
Plenary Lecture I :Resources, technologies and services for
future aquaculture: a needs assessment for sustainable development
Patrick Sorgeloos (Ghent University, Belgium)
Priorities for future aquaculture
resulting in new concepts & products for a sustainable aquaculture
from empiricial farming
towards
a knowledge-based bio-industry
1. Complete independence from natural stocks through DOMESTICATION2. Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION3. Better targeted SPECIES SELECTION4. Development of more efficient stocks through SELECTIVE BREEDING 5. More MICROBIAL MANAGEMENT for more sustainable production 6. Better understanding of IMMUNE SYSTEMS in vertebrates and invertebrates7. More INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS for plant and animal farming8. COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS of food and energy9. Full independence from fisheries stocks for LIPID AND PROTEIN INGREDIENTS in
aquatic feeds 10. More attention for INTEGRATION of restocking activities with FISHERIES
management11. SOCIETAL LEVERAGE:
• multi-stakeholder interaction• International cooperation on a win-win basis
Global primary production and food supply
total bioproductioncontribution to food
supply
terrestrial
marine
from Field et al. (1998) and Duarte et al. (2009)pr
otei
ns
quan
tity
fisheries & aquaculture
plants & animals
plants & animals
16 % of proteins2 % in quantity
STAGNANTCAPTURE FISHERIES
INCREASED AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
INCREASED MARKETDEMAND
environmental problems?human health risks?
sustainable?
more responsible farming !
More INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS for plant and animal farming
Integration of culture of different trophic levels
MACROALGAEMOLLUSCS
FISH
COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy
Role of aquaculture in environmental bioremediation
COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy
8. COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy
- )
Energy generation (wind, wave, thermal)
• more attention for integration of restocking activities with fisheries management through multidisciplinary cooperation: oceanography, marine biology, fisheries & aquaculture
More attention for INTEGRATION of restocking activities with FISHERIES management
• juvenile fitness• releasing strategies• impact on wild stocks
ViFINET
NACA
Asian Fisheries &AquacultureSociety
China AquaFishNet
slide 20 of 63Better Life – Patrick SorgeloosLaboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center
www.aquaculture.ugent.be