News

Members are welcome to email rmoseby@internode.on.net to pass on any news that they would like to publish on this page.

Industry Consultation Workshop - “Turning waste into a valuable resource”

Waste Streams and Biosystems:
“Utilisation of Organic Waste Streams for Efficient Recycling”

Venue: University of South Australia
Yungondi Building Room 4-09
City West Campus (map enclosed)

Date: Tuesday 14th June 2005
9.00am to 3.00pm

Trade Show in Singapore

The South Australian Government Singapore Office is organising an exciting inaugural South Australian trade and consumer combined promotional event in Singapore, to showcase SA food, aquaculture, tourism and education.

The event will be on August 26-28. SA Tourism office and The South Australian Government Singapore Office are supporting the event with mass advertising for the event.

For further details contact IAASA secretary

3rd June 2005 Erratum

Landbased aquaculture licence holders may have received a letter from PIRSA asking them to make sure that The Minister's name is added to their existing Public Liability insurance policies. This ONLY applies to leaseholders (Marine licences) PIRSA will be sending out a letter to land based licence holders to clarify this issue.

Deakin University Recirculating Aquaculture Technology Workshop

The third Deakin RAS workshop is next month on 25th and 26th June. Professor Tom Losordo will be the main presenter and I understand that there will be a lot of new material on systems management and modeling as well as a review of the mass balance criteria.

A group deal for IAASA members has been arranged for a special price for the workshop registration fee.

I also understand that SA FarmBis will consider subsidising the workshop fee by 65% and is also considering possible contribution towards travel and accommodation expenses for SA farmers to attend this workshop.

Those of you who have been to previous workshops run by Tom Losordo will know firsthand the sort of knowledge and skill that can be gained by attending this type of workshop. To those of you who have not been to this type of RAS workshop - if you want to learn about fish culture in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems from one of the world's experts on the subject then make the effort and come.

Please let me know asap if you are planning to go so I can organise the IAASA group rate. I have also negotiated a motel within walking distance of Deakin for $80 for a double room per night. Members might also consider car pooling to share travel costs.

I have created a summary of the workshop here. Please use the form on that page to register your interest, or call me on 08 8362 8042.

Cheers, Robin

Steve, Travis and Jim at the outside broodstock tanks at Pt Augusta. Note the backup oxygen bottle in background - just in case the online oxygen supply fails. In this industry you need backup systems for your backup systems :-)

A small group of IAASA members visited the Port Augusta Hatchery last month. There were some very large Yellowtail Kingfish brood stock - main broodstock kept in custom indoor breeding tanks, backup broodstock in the shade covered area seen here and backup to backup broodstock in cages in sea. One pair of fish can produce enough eggs to provide all the fingerlings needed by the fish farmers for a year. The hatchery is only fully active for a short period of the year but because of the saline atmosphere repairs and maintenance are an all year round activity.

THE INVENTORS - WEDNESDAY 11TH MAY 2005

The Western Australian Challenger TAFE/McRobert Aquaculture Systems 'SIFTS' invention was on ABC TV's 'New Inventors' on the evening of May 18, 2005 and won the evening prize and goes on to the final.

The novel technology combines increased fish production with decreased operating costs and improved environmental sustainability. It is currently being tested in a TAFEWA funded project (plus NAC/FRDC support) in the WA Wheatbelt with CY O'Connor TAFE in areas affected by salinity. However, we believe the SIFTS will be demonstrated to be equally applicable to freshwater bodies and sheltered marine environments.

More information on the SIFTS technology can be found at:
http://www.challengertafe.wa.edu.au/scripts/viewarticle.asp?NID=5178

and through the link on this site to McRobert Aqaculture Systems.

Inland Saline workshop at Sardi

Sardi reported on results from Cookes Plains research and provided some Excel analysis and projections of the profitability for possible inland saline farms. Plans to utilise the water used for salt interception at Waikerie and pumped to Stockyard Plains were discussed based upon an Aquaculture Park concept. Comments were invited from all possible stakeholders at the workshop. IAASA will be seeking an opportunity for a formal reply to SARDI once the views of the membership have been canvassed.

Licence Renewals

Inland Aquaculture Licences in South Australia for existing licence holders are being renewed but the invoice for the licence will be sent once cost recovery negotiations have been agreed - contact PIRSA Aquaculture to get some idea of the likely fee increase for your licence category (A , B or C)

Fish Health in RAS workshop at Deakin

We have a few copies of the proceedings for those members who wish to purchase - $ 25.00 plus postage - contact Secretary

Royal Show Wayville Showgrounds

Friday August 30th to Saturday September 7th

Pierre with Kate ready to answer questions from interested aquaqculturalists

A general view of the stand showing the Barramundi and Bream tanks

IAASA has a display in the Murraylands stand Ridley Buiulding. IAASA members will be on site to answer questions and discuss the Barramundi, Bream, Yabbies, Marron, Brine Shrimp and mystery species on display. There are free samples of Bio-balls for the kids as well

Cleve Show

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday August 13, 14 and 15 IAASA had a display in the Spencer TAFE tent showing Barramundi, Bream, Marron and Yabbies.

AASA stand at the Karoonda Show

Friday and Saturday April 5th & 6th.

The locationwas in the main oval area within the Main Murraylands Display area ( The Diversity tent ).

Smoked fish was acvailable for sale and questions about IAASA and fish farming were aswered. There was a glass fish tank with Barramundi fingerlings on display.

IAASA had a stand at the recent ' Taste the Limestone Coast '

show at Naracoorte. Members products were displayed and sold. There was great interest in the smoked whole fish and fresh Mulloway fillets.

Also seen were fresh yabbie sandwiches, yabbie shaslicks and pickled yabbies.

Picture shows just how busy it can get at these shows !!!

IAASA will be at the Cleve Show - details later

WARNING - Listeria monocytogenes

contact IAASA to receive the latest information on this bacterium

Port Lincoln study tour - if you were on the tour then you know there was a lot to take in and experience.

If you missed the trip then read all about it in the newsletter.

Newsletter - First edition available, second edition before Christmas

Aquaculture Action Plan latest version now available - contact rmoseby@powerband.net.au to obtain an electronic copy of this document

Silver Perch and Murray Cod fingerlings should be available end January 2003 - weaned price approx $ 1.10 - If you want some contact Steve who is co-ordinating the hatchery run.