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AQUACULTURE SCENEAQUA AQUARIA INDIA 2015 - Asia's biggestAquaculture - Aquariculture Show hosted byMPEDA at Vijayawada

The 3rd edit ion of ‘AQUAAQUARIA INDIA’, regarded

as the Asia’s largest aquacultureand ornamental f isheriesexhibition, was held from 20th to22nd February 2015 in AndhraLoyola Col lege Campus atVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.The event saw a bigger and betterparticipation of exhibitors andstakeholders than its previouseditions. The three day megaevent organized by the MarineProducts Export DevelopmentAuthority (MPEDA) projected therecent advances in aquacultureand ornamental f ish farmingtechnology for encouragingdiversif ication and promotingintensification in a sustainable

manner. The event included anexhibit ion arranged in threeseparate air conditioned Germanhangers of total 6300 sq. m. area,accommodating 158 exhibitors in

350 stalls that showcased speciesvariet ies, feeds and feedingredients, advanced productionand harvest technologies,equipments and accessories,pest control mechanisms, organicproducts, processing andpackaging systems, serviceproviders, certification agenciesetc. in export or ientedaquaculture as wel l asornamental f isheries sectors.Apart from above, exhibitors fromco-operat ives, associat ions,periodicals, f inancial andinsurance services, logistics,pharmaceuticals, Governmentdepartments / Organizations alsoparticipated in the show. Around7,700 registered delegatesincluding 6900 pre registereddelegates from India and abroad

Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Andhra Pradeshinaugurates Aqua Aquaria India 2015 by lighting the ceremonial lamp

Ms. Leena Nair IAS, Chairman, MPEDA receives Mr. Nara ChandrababuNaidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh

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attended the event. In additionthere were over 5000 visitorsincluding students. The show hadseparate technical sessions inaquaculture and ornamental fishsectors handled by renownedexperts. Detailed information ontechnical session is also givenelsewhere in the feature.

The major sponsors for the showwere the Government of AndhraPradesh, National Bank forAgriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD), NationalFisheries Development Board(NFDB), Department ofBiotechnology, Govt of India, M/s.Avanti feeds, M/s. BMR Exports,State Bank of Travancore, M/s.Vaisakhi Bio Resources Pvt Ltd, M/s. Zeal Aqua Pvt Ltd, M/s. MayankAqua Products, M/s. Onawayindustries Ltd, and M/s. VaishnaviAqua Tech. The main arch wassponsored by M/s. Shrimp

Improvement Systems India PvtLtd and the lanyards weresponsored by M/s. Wenger, USA.

Inauguration

Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu,Hon’ble Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh inaugurated the eventon 20th February 2015 by lighting

the traditional lamp. Ms. LeenaNair IAS, Chairman, MPEDAwelcomed the gathering. Mr.Prathipati Pulla Rao, Minister forAgriculture, Agri Processing,Marketing & Warehousing, AnimalHusbandry, Dairy Developmentand Fisheries, Government ofAndhra Pradesh was the ChiefGuest. The programme wasfel ic i tated by eminentpersonalities such as Mr. KesiniSrinivas, Member of Parliament(MP) from Vi jayawada, Mr.Konakalla Narayana Rao, MPfrom Machilipatnam, Mr. KolluRavindra, Minister for Welfare &Empowerment, Handlooms &Excise, Government of AndhraPradesh, Mr. Devineni UmaMaheswara Rao, Minister forIrr igat ion, Command AreaDevelopment & Water ResourcesManagement, Government ofAndhra Pradesh, and Mr.Kamineni Srinivas, Minister forHealth and Medical Education,Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Andhra Pradeshdelivers the inaugural address

Welcome address by Ms. Leena Nair IAS, Chairman, MPEDA

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Deputy Speaker of AndhraPradesh Assembly, MLAs fromKrishna distr ict , Mayor ofVijayawada Corporation and Dr.Manmohan Singh, IAS, PrincipalSecretary, Department of AnimalHusbandry and Fisheries, Govt ofAP were also present during theinaugural function. The inauguralfunction was held in a speciallyconstructed inaugural venue thataccommodated an audience ofabout 5,000.

Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu inhis presidential addresswelcomed al l delegates toVi jayawada, the aquaculturecapital of India and exhorted allthe concerned departments towork in the direction to makeVijayawada the aquaculturecapital of the world in future.Highlighting the nutritive value offish, the Chief Minister also saidthat with the state holds vastpotential with an opportunity formany t imes increase in theproduction in the coming years.And for achieving this, there isaddit ional requirement ofhatcheries and farmdevelopment. Mr. Naidu has alsoinformed that the Government willexamine the proposal to giveagriculture status to fisheries,while urging the farmers to adoptthe best aquaculture practices toincrease the productivity. TheChief Minister also affored hispersonal attent ion for thedevelopment of aquaculture inthe state. The Chief Minister hadlater released the Souvenir and

Fair Catalogue of AAI 2015.

Earlier in her welcome addressMs. Leena Nair IAS, Chairman,MPEDA lauded the mission of theChief Minister to turn AndhraPradesh to “Swarnandhra” or“Golden Andhra” through bluerevolut ion by consideringfisheries as the priority sectorand aquaculture as the criticalmeans to achieve this mission.

Chairman MPEDA also gavecompliments for the actions takenby Mr. Prathipati Pulla Rao toaccomplish the mission.Chairman, MPEDA has informedthat aqua farmers are the backbone of marine products exportsector, and contributed around2.5 billion out of 5 billion exportsachieved in 2013-14. Ms. Nairalso highlighted the technologicaladvances of RGCA, theaquaculture R&D wing of MPEDA.RGCA has translated Prime

Ministers ‘Make in India’ campaignin to reality by producing SPFTiger shrimp brood stock withindigenous R&D, she added.Representat ives of theassociations of aquafarmers fromdifferent parts of the state, putforth their suggessions to improveAquaculture in the state Shri PullaRao, moderated on the occassionMr. N Ramesh, Director(Marketing), MPEDA proposedvote of thanks.

MPEDA awards

Mr. Nara Chandrababu Naidu,Chief Minister, Andhra Pradeshalso gave away the MPEDAawards for excellence in 14categories to differentaquafarmers, hatchery operatorsand ornamental fish breeders fortheir contribution to sustainableaquaculture development,innovation, and exportcontribution.

Audience in the Inaugural Session of AAI-2015

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Mr. Prathipati Pulla Rao, Minister of Fisheries, deliversthe address by Chief Guest

Presentation of memento to the Chief Minister, AndhraPradesh

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1. Best Tiger shrimp farmer Mr. ViswanadhapalliVenkateswara Rao, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

2. Second best Tiger shrimp farmer Mr. K VRameshan, Kannur District, Kerala

3. Best L. vannamei shrimp farmer M/s. OnawayIndustries Ltd of Navsari Dist. Gujarat

4. Second best L. vannamei shrimp farmerMr. Arjun Deepak Gadre, M/s ADG ShrimpFarm, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra

5. Best Mud Crab farmer Mr. T ChennakesavaRao, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

6. Second best Mud Crab farmer Mr. T LankeshwaraRao, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh

7. Best L. vannamei hatchery M/s. BMR IndustriesPvt Ltd, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu

8. Best brackish water finfish farmer Mr. GeorgeAlexander, M/s. Vattakkattussery Fish Farm,Alappuzha District, Kerala

9. Second best L. vannamei hatchery M/s. SonaShrimps Hatchery, Villupuram District ,Tamil Nadu

10. Second best innovative aqua culturist M/s.Bismi Prawn Farms Pvt Ltd, NagapattinamDistrict, Tamil Nadu

11. Second best farmer from shrimp farmingsocieties Mr. Kollu Venkateswara Rao, M/s.Venkateswara Aqua Farmers Welfare Society,East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

12. Best modified extensive shrimp farmer Mr.Subal Kishore Mondal, Purba Midnapur

District, West Bengal

13. Second best modified extensive shrimp farmerMr. Tarun Kanti Pradhan, Purba MidnapurDistrict, West Bengal

14. Second best modified extensive shrimp farmerMr. Kamal Nayak , 24 South Parganas District,West Bengal

15. Best mussel farmer Mr. P Chandran, KannurDistrict, Kerala

16. Second best mussel farmer Mr. ShankarKunder, Udupi District, Karnataka

17. Second best mussel farmer Mrs. SarithaP V , Kasaragod District, Kerala

18. Best ornamental fish breeding unit - largescale Dr. Ashwin Rai and Mr. Ronald D’souza,M/s. Aquatic Bio Systems, Mangalore District,Karnataka

19. Best ornamental fish breeding unit -mediumscale Mr. K S George, M/s Angel Fish Farm,Thrissur District, Kerala

20. Best innovative aqua cultur ist Mr. JSivagnanam, J S S Aqua farm, ThiruvallurDistrict, Tamil Nadu

21. Second best L. vannamei shrimp farmerMrs. M Asha Priya & others, PrakashamDistrict, Andhra Pradesh

22. Second best brackish water finfish farmerMr. E V Kabeer, Kannur District, Kerala

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23. Best farmer from shrimp farming societies Mr.Viswanadhapalli Venkateswara Rao, M/s. ShriMathamogadaramma AFWS, Guntur District,Andhra Pradesh

24. Best innovative aqua culturist Dr. Saji Chacko,M/s. Onaway Industries Ltd, Navsari District,Gujarat

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25. Second best ornamental fish breeding unit -large scale Mr. Prakash P C, M/s. RainbowGardens, Kannur District, Kerala

26. Second best ornamental fish breeding unit -medium scale Mr. Indranil Banerjee, M/s World& Life Farm, North 24 Parganas District, WestBengal

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Technical sessions

Separate technical sessions werearranged for aquaculture and forornamental fishes on first twodays of the show. and the.Aquaculture sessions arranged in

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Father Devaiah Auditorium had 19topics under 5 sessions. Therewere 13 topics under threesessions on ornamental fisheriesheld in the seminar hall of AndhraLoyola College. Experts from

reputed inst i tut ions andestabl ishments in Thai land,Israel, Mexico, Philippines, USA,Belgium, Italy, Malaysia, UK,France, Netherlands, Sri Lankaand also researchers from the

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the sustainable development ofIndian aquaculture. The sessionwas chaired by Dr. M V Gupta,World Food Prize Laureate andFormer Assistant DirectorGeneral, World Fish Centre,Malaysia.

The first presentation was by Dr.Nyan Taw, Technical Consultant,Blue Archepelago, Berhad,Malaysia on “Better ManagementPractices for Sustainable ShrimpFarming”. Dr. Taw is a well-knownaquaculture expert with manyyears of experience inimplementing biosecurity systemson a commercial scale in manycountries. He had served as ChiefTechnical Advisor in FAO projectsin Indonesia, Vietnam andPhilippines and also as technicalcounter-part in internat ionalaquaculture projects of JapanInternat ional Co-operat ionAgency and Asian DevelopmentBank. In his presentation, Dr. Tawdealt with the better managementpractices for sustainable shrimp

farming. The presentation brieflyexplained the major shrimpdiseases, biosecure maintenanceof broodstock and postlarvae inhatcheries feed and water qualitymanagement in culture systemsand given more emphasis on theapplication of Bio-floc Technologyand i ts advantages inaquaculture.

The second presentation was on“Relationship between pond bottommanagement and water quality inAquaculture pond” by Dr. PornlerdChanratchakool, TechnicalManager, Novozymes, Thailand. Hehas more than 20 years ofexperience in aquaculture asconsultant and pathologist invarious countries. In hispresentation Dr. Pornlerdexplained how the risk of diseasescan be reduced by maintainingstable water quality. In a simple wayand also with the help of veryinformative photographs heexplained the key points toreduce the risk of mortality suchas pond preparation, biosecurityset up in risky areas, preparationof reservoirs, post larvaeselection from hatcheries, Vibriocount during culture operations,stocking density and feedingprogrammes and its adjustmentwith the change of water qualityparameters. He has alsoexplained various nutrient cyclessuch as Carbon, Nitrogen,Sulphur and the role of variousmicrobes in maintaining theequi l ibr ium of these nutr ientcycles.

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different research institutions inIndia handled topics thatdisseminated vital information ontechnological advances in thefield. Experienced farmers andbreeders also handled sessionsand shared their field experiencewith the attendees.

Aquaculture TechnicalConference

The Aquaculture TechnicalConference had five sessions viz.,Culture Technology; Diversificationof Aquaculture; Fish healthManagement and Biosecurityrequirements; Aquaclture Nutritionand Certification; Food safety andMarketing issues of Aquaculture.The details of the various technicalpresentations made by the expertsduring the sessions are as follows:

Day 1: Session 1 - CultureTechnology

The session had 4 presentationsfocused on some front iertechnologies that could help for

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This presentation was followed bya presentation on "Technologyand current Uti l izat ion ofRecirculat ion AquacultureSystem(RAS)" by Prof. I J BrightSingh, Co-Ordinator, NationalCentre for Aquatic Animal Health,Cochin University of Science andTechnology, Cochin. He has beenin the field for 32 years; produced33 Ph. Ds, has 93 publications inpeer reviewed journals. He isactively involved in extendingpreventive health care servicesto aquafarmers and is theelected Fel low of NationalAcademy of Agricultural Sciences,New Delhi. In his presentation Dr.Singh explained the globalscenario of RAS, factors to becontrol led in RAS, processfol lowed in RAS, designparameters for RAS, various RASdesigns, key points for effectiveutilization of RAS, waste removal,oxygen consumption and stockingdensity in RAS systems. Afterexplaining the general aspectsrelated to various RAS systemshe revealed the operat ion,advantages and the uniquenessof the RAS system developed bythe National Centre for AquaticAnimal Health to Indian conditions.

Prof. Yoram Avanimalech is aworld renowned scientist fromIsrael Institute of Technology.During 1989-94, he wasnominated to serve as the chiefscientist of the Israeli Ministry ofEnvironment. Moreover he is oneof the pioneers in Bio Floctechnology having pract ical

experience in application of BioFloc technology in different partsof the world. Currently, he servesas a board member of theAquaculture Engineering Societyof WAS and heads the workinggroup on Bio Floc Technology. Inhis presentation titled "Applicationof Biof loc technology inAquaculture", Prof. Yoramexplained the def ini t ion andapplication of Bio Floc in shrimpfarming, farm design andconstruction for the effectiveutilization of Bio Floc technologywith examples from variouscountries. Dr. Yoram informedthat Bio Flocs will improve theimmune system of the rearinganimals. It also helps to achieveearlier sexual maturity and higherproductivity.

Session 2 - Diversification ofAquaculture

This session was chaired by Dr.E G Silas, Chairman, ScientificAdvisory Committee, RGCA andformer Vice Chancellor, KeralaAgriculture Universi ty andDirector (Retd.), CMFRI.

The first presentation was on“Aquaculture of bivalves” by Dr.Sunilkumar Mohammed, PrincipalScientist, Central Marine Fisher-ies Research Institute, Cochin,who has contributed significantlyto the growth of commercial bi-valve aquaculture in the country.He is also a member of the Tech-nical Advisory Board of the Ma-rine Stewardship Council (MSC),a global non-profit organization

foster ing cert i f icat ion andecolabelling of sustainable sea-food. Dr. Sunil presented the his-tory of bivalve aquaculture in In-dia, culture technology, harvest-ing and post harvest technology,live oyster transportation and oys-ter value chain development. Healso explained the advantages ofmussel and oyster farming, its ef-fect in the total seafood produc-tion and socio-economics and themajor constraints in the produc-tion and marketing of bivalves.

The second presentation was on“Hatchery and grow-out culturetechnology of Mud crab” by Dr. KGanesh, Project Manager,RGCA- Seabass and Mudcrabhatchery. In his presentation Dr.Ganesh described the technologyfor the hatchery, nursery andfarming of mudcrab, crab fatten-ing, soft shell crab production andthe role of MPEDA / RGCA inpopularizing the technology in In-dia.

The next presentation in the ses-sion was on ‘Tilapia-The AquaticChicken’. Dr. Umakanth, Consult-ant, Indian AquacultureProgramme of USSEC made apresentation on the relevance ofTilapia production for India. In hispresentation Dr. Umakanth high-lighted why global aquacultureindustry is behind Tilapia, futureof global Tilapia culture and ad-vantages of popularizing Tilapiaaquaculture in India. The presen-tation ended with some thoughtsin the minds of all listeners –”WhyTilapia for India”.

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The last presentation in this ses-sion was on “Cobia Aquaculturein Open sea cages” by Mr.Johnson D’cruz , Project Man-ager, RGCA- Marine Finf ishProject. In his presentation, Mr.Johnson described the technol-ogy for hatchery and grow-outproduction of Cobia and the ad-vantages of cobia as a candidatespecies for sea farming. The roleof RGCA in popularizing theopen-sea cage farming was alsohighlighted.

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Session 3 - Fish healthManagement and biosecurityrequirements

This session was chaired by Dr.K K Vijayan , Director, CentralInst i tute of Brackish waterAquaculture, Chennai.

The first presentation of thissession, “Broodstock and LarvalHealth Management in ShrimpHatchery”, was made by Mr. DavidAntony Leong, President andDirector, SIS group of Companies,Florida. Mr. Leong has more than25 years of hands-on experiencein Specif ic Pathogen FreeBroodstock product ion,maturation, larval rearing, facilitydesign and operat ionalmanagement. His presentationdealt with broodstock and larvalhealth management in thehatchery. Dr. Leong gave detailedinformation on how to producegood quality seeds, broodstockmanagement and healthmonitor ing, larvae qual i ty

standards and biosecure cultureof marine micro algae andartemia and their qual i tystandards. In addition to this, thepresentat ion provided vastinformation on the generalbiosecurity procedures requiredin the hatchery for the productionof healthy seeds.

The second presentation in thesession was on “Select iveBreeding of Litopenaeusvannamei” by Dr. Dustin Moss,Director, Shrimp Department,Oceanic Institute, Hawaii. Dr.Moss has worked on andmanaged several international

provided useful information onchal lenges with mult i t rai tselection for selective breedingprogrammes, advantages anddisadvantages of inbreeding andstructure of the select ivebreeding programme.

Mr. Steve M Arce, ResearchAssociate, Oceanic Institute ofHawaii Pacif ic Universi ty

research projects and has alsoserved as a Technical CommitteeMember of the US Marine ShrimpFarming Program. During his 16year tenure at Oceanic Institute,Dr. Moss has researched manyaspects of shrimp aquaculture,but his main research focus hasbeen quantitative genetics andselective breeding of Litopenaeusvannamei . His presentat ioncovered topics like history of theselect ive breeding efforts,misconceptions about breeding,past, current and future structureof SPF breeding programmes. Inaddition to this, the presentation

presented the next paper entitled“Biosecurity options for diseaseprevention in L. vannameiaquaculture”. Mr. Steve Arcecovered key pr inciples andcomponents of biosecurity andhow they related to aquacultureand SPF L. vannamei shrimpstocks, current shrimp diseases/pathogens of concern, CriticalControl Points (CCPs) for thecontrol of Vibr ios and otherpotential pathogens in hatchery,pond management strategieswhich includes pond preparation,BMPs, preventive measures anddisease survei l lance. Thepresentation also pointed thenational and regionalconsiderations for sustainableshrimp aquaculture in India.

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Dr. Patric Lavens , Director, NewBusiness development andInnovations, INVE Technologies,Belgium did the next presentationon “Enhanced Broodstock andHatchery Nutrition and HealthPractices to obtain better PLquality”. Dr. Lavens also servedas a Guest Professor inaquaculture at the University of

Gent, Belgium, Laboratory ofAquaculture & Artemia ReferenceCentre. He has authored morethan 150 publ icat ions ininternational journals and was theeditor of the magazine“Aquaculture Europe” unt i l2000.In his presentation, Dr.Lavens discussed on how PLquality can be improved throughbetter broodstock nutrition andhatchery techniques, formulationsof improved maturation diets,cost effective feeding protocols,replacement of artemia byarti f icial feeds in hatcheries,microbial management andcontrol of Vibr iosis throughprobiotics, new HSP technology toincrease the stress resistance ofPLs and also advantages ofnursery and raceway systems. Inbrief, the presentation providedclear information on how everyproduction phase is influencingthe next one.

The fifth and final presentation ofthe session was on “Challengesin managing Aquatic Animalhealth in Aquaculture” by Dr.Reantaso Melba, Aquacultureofficer, Fisheries and AquacultureDepartment, FAO, Rome, Italy.She had worked for FAO since1997 and led a number ofinternational aquatic diseaseinvestigation task forces. Beingreferee to a number ofinternational journals since 2006,Melba is the Chief Editor of theFAO Aquaculture Newsletter. Inher presentation, she potrayedtransboundary aquatic animaldiseases affect ing theaquaculture sector with examples,factors contributing to the currentdisease si tuat ion inaquaculture, economic impactsand investments and existingstrategies to minimize the risks ofaquatic animal diseases. She alsodescribed FAO’s response to anumber of emerging aquaticdiseases facing the aquaculturesector and chal lenges inmanaging aquatic animal health.The presentation concluded withsome food for thought on coreactions on preventive aquaticanimal health management andthe benefi ts of improvingbiosecurity.

Session 4 - Aquaculture Nutrition

The fourth session was chairedby Dr. B Madhusoodana Kurup,Vice-Chancellor, Kerala Universityof Fisheries and Ocean Studies(KUFOS).

The first presentation of thissession, “Finfish nutrition” was byMr. Daniel Fegan, RegionalTechnology Manager forAquaculture, Cargi l l AnimalNutrition, Thailand. Mr. Dan wasthe former President of both theWorld Aquaculture Society (WAS)and the WAS Asian-Pacif icChapter, of which he was afounding member. He has beeninvolved in commercialaquaculture for over 30 years andduring his career he has wideexperience in the aquacultureindustry from feed, hatchery andfarm product ion. In hispresentation, Mr. Dan discussedon the impact of environment onfeeding and digestion, nutritionalrequirements of feeds, aminoacidrequirements for growth, idealprotein models for aquatic feedsand protein-energy ratio. Thispresentation reviewed some ofthe major nutritional requirementsof fish and also discussed someof the ways in which feedmanufacturers work with

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Dr. Patrick Lavens Dr. Reantaso Melba

customers to ensure that theirinvestment in feeds supports aprofitable harvest.

functional feeds, tools used foranalyzing the gut health ofshrimps and effect of selectivebreeding in shrimp nutritionalrequirements. The presentation

sustainabi l i ty within shrimpproduction and also the effect ofpolychaetes on the taste ofshrimp and fin fish.

Session 5 - Certification, foodsafety and Marketing issues ofAquaculture

The Chairman of the session wasDr. Manmohan Singh, PrincipalSecretary, DAHD&F, Govt. ofAndhra Pradesh.

The first presentation of thissession was “Food safetyconsiderations for aquacultureproducts for sustainabledevelopment” by Dr. HerveLucien Brown. Dr. Brown has 30years of professional experience

The second presentation was on“Shell fish Nutrition” by Dr. A VictorSuresh, Managing Director,United Research (Singapore) Pvt.Ltd. Dr. Victor Suresh have beenin the aquaculture feed sector forthe last 18 years, mainly workingon feed formulation, processingtechnology, product developmentand testing aspects. Dr. Sureshhighl ighted the nutr ientrequirement of farmed shrimp,relationship between health andproductivity in animal farming,l imitat ions of animal healthapproaches in aquaculture,essential characterist ics of

concluded with a remark thatimprovements in survival, feedconversion and yields arepossible through the use ofbiomolecules oriented to improvegut health and general immunity,but need to look into economicsand innovative methods to deliverthese solutions cost effectively.

The third and final presentationin this session was on“Techniques of polychaeteproduction” by Mr. Tony Smith,Managing Director, Dragon feeds,Wales, UK. Polychaetes havegained importance in shrimpreproduction and are identified asa good source of essentialnutr ients crucial in shrimpreproduct ion. Through hispresentation, Mr. Tony discussedthe culture technology and hisexperience in polycheate farmingsince 1999. The presentation alsodel iberated the future thatpolychaetes have in aquacultureand how i t helps to achieve

in aquaculture, processing,quality control and marketing in

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Mr. Tony Smith

Dr. Manmohan Singh IAS

V K Dey, former Deputy Director,MPEDA and Senior Consultant ofornamental fishes.

more than 50 countr ies. Dr.Brown started his presentationwith a definition to food safetyand dictated various aspects infood safety such as tools toensure food safety, good farmingand post harvest pract ices,hygiene, cleaning anddisinfection procedures in foodprocessing, traceability, storageand shelf life and HACCP. Thepresentation emphasized theneed for BMPs and certificationprograms to addressenvironmental and food safetyconcerns about shrimpaquaculture farms and alsoreminded the audience that rulesare useless i f they are notrespected at all times and byeveryone.

The second presentation was on

“Aquaculture Certification” by Dr.T D Babu, BAP auditor for Asia –Pacific region, NSF international,Chennai, which coveredaquaculture certification, need foraquaculture certification and itsstandards. The presentation alsoreported the extent of certificationhappened in Indian aquaculturesector.

All the technical sessions werewell attended by the farmers,hatchery operators,entrepreneurs, scientists andstudents, and act ivelyparticipated ensued discussions.The feedback from the audienceon the technical session waspositive and encouraging.

Ornamental f ish TechnicalConference

The technical session of theornamental fishes for the benefitof the farmers, breeders,beneficiaries and exporter wereheld at Ganoieene auditorium ofLoyola College on 20th and 21st

February 2015.

Session 1: Ornamental FishMarketing – Global trends, Issuesand Developments

This session was chaired by Mr.

The session started with akeynote address on “InternationalOrnamental Fish Marketing” byMr. Roberto Henson, SecretaryGeneral, Ornamental FishInternational, The Netherlands.He brought to light the varioustrends in marketing and showedthat Asia is the biggest exporterof the ornamental fishes in theWorld. It was also brought to lightthat some of the Asian andEuropean countries that had anupper hand earlier in the exportmarket are losing marginally toother countries which are morespecialized in production, andfollowing the demand trends in

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Mr. Herve Lucien Brun

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Dr. T D Babu Mr. V K Dey Mr. Kapila Tissera

Dr. Sanjay Joshi, Professor, PennState University, USA presentednext about the “Setting-up andhusbandry of Reef Aquaria”. Dr.Joshi has also explained some ofthe economics involved in itssetting and equipments required

sector in Rajasthan, its trade,technology transfer at differentlevels, training, establishment ofornamental f ish farms,popularization of ornamental fishkeeping as hobby and manymore. He also highlighted someof the distr icts where manybusiness ventures on ornamentalfish sector have started and otherarea of potential.

The second speaker of the Mr.Kapi la Tissera of Sri Lankapresented “Commercial farmingof high quality guppy males”. Mr.Kapila explained some of themethodologies which are usuallyappl ied f i rst to target aproduction. Then based on theproduction targets, pool the broodstocks and also decide thepattern of sorting and the tanksin which each stage have to beput for maintaining good health.He also explained some of thefeeds to be used for getting bestresults and also some the bio-security measures required formaintaining cont inuousproduction. The third speaker ofthe day, Mr. Roberto Henson ofThe Netherlands delivered a talkon “Improving farming practicesand profit with adherence to waterquality, bio-security and animalwelfare”. Later, Mr. JosephItzkovich gave a brief lecture on“Culturing methods for the dwarfcichl id: Microgeophagusramirezi”. Afterwards, Dr. SanjayJoshi handled the topic “lightingof the reef aquarium”, the lecturestarted with different types of lightavailable in the market and make

the world markets.

The second topic was by Mr.Kapi la Tissera, IndependentConsultant, Sri Lanka whopresented on “Sri Lanka -Country Situat ion and NewDevelopments”. He mentionedabout Sri Lankan ornamental fishtrade which consisted of freshwater and marine, by volumefresh water fishes consist of 70%of the total exports and marinefishes consist of 30%, but interms of revenue both generatesame amount. The country has arich environment which isconducive for ornamental fishculture and its major exports are

to USA, UK Germany and Japan.This sector is presently aiming tohave a Bio Secure system forornamental fishes.

The third speaker Mr. JosephItskovich presented “An overviewon the ornamental fish industry inIsrael”. Mr. Joseph explained thatthe sector in Israel is presentlyjoined by marine ornamentalfishes. The farms in Israel is setup in green houses in the desert,the main variet ies which arecultured are live bearers, cichlids,Gouramis and gold fishes.

which are avai lable in openmarket for monitor ing l ightalkal ini ty, sal ini ty, synthet icsweater, water flow.

Session 2: Technologicaladvances in Ornamental FishSector

This session was chaired by Dr.S K Das, Principal Scientist &Head, ICAR, Meghalaya and thefirst speaker was Dr. A K Jain,Ornamental Fisheries Trainingand Research Institute, Udaipur,Rajasthan who spoke on thedevelopment of ornamental fish

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the right type of the selectionbased on the animal and plantrequirement and also methods toquantify the same using differenttypes of light meter.

Session 3: Technologicaladvances in Ornamental FishSector

The sessions on Technologicaladvances in Ornamental FishSector continued in the afternoonand was chaired by Dr. T V AnnaMercy, Professor (Rtd.), KUFOS.

The first speaker of this sessionwas Dr. Aswin Rai, M/s. APRTropical Fish Pvt. Lt, Mangalore,who gave a brief lecture on the“Problem and Prospects of IndianOrnamental Fisheries – A breedercum exporter ’s perspective”.Later Mr. Mehmood Syed, M/s.Aquatic World, Mumbai talkedabout “Packaging andTransportation of OrnamentalFishes for export”. The thirdspeaker of this session was Mr.Joseph Itzkovich of Israel. Mr.Joseph delivered a presentationon “The ornamental fish marketin Europe -current status and newtrends”. The last presentationwas on “Live feed culture” by Mr.Kripan Sarkar, M/s. Rainbow AquaFarm, West Bengal, who

explained the topic with lots ofvideos and some of the live feedphotographs. The sessions werecoordinated by Dr. Ansar Ali A,Deputy Director, MPEDARegional Office, Visakhapatnam.

RGCA pavilion attracts crowd

The congregation of farmers anddelegates at the Aqua AquariaIndia 2015 were provided with avisual treat at the pavilion of TheRajiv Gandhi Centre forAquaculture (RGCA), theResearch & Development arm ofthe MPEDA. A massive pavilionunder a hangar of 30 x 30m sizewas setup by RGCA to showcasethe various activities carried outby the centre in aquaculturetechnology development anddissemination.

This was a huge deviation fromconventional trade shows andfairs as huge tanks andenclosures exactly as in hatcheryand farming systems were set upthat displayed several species of

large marketable sized finfish andshellfish from RGCA facilities suchas Asian Seabass, Tiger Grouper,Orange Spotted Grouper, Cobia,Tilapia, Black Tiger Shrimp, L.vannamei etc. Fry, fingerlings andjuveniles of the above, as well asArtemia Biomass were alsodisplayed in attractive lightedaquarium tanks. However, themajor attraction in the pavilionwas the Mangrove Mud Crabsanctuary where RGCA creatednear natural conditions of theMangrove Crab habitat. All theseenclosures with both saline andfreshwater systems weresupported by RAS – RecirculationAquaculture Systems that alsowas on display with RGCAscientists explaining the operationand the functioning of these hightech systems.

A model of the AquaticQuarantine Facility displayingreceiving area, quarant inecubicle and the quarantine Labwas also set up. Activities of the

Chief guest observing Mangrove mud crab sanctuary inside RGCA hall

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NABL accredited CentralAquaculture PathologyLaboratory as well as a miniatureversion of a Marine Algal Lab withl ive mass algal cultures wasdisplayed. A set up of anAquaponics system - growingaquatic animals such as tilapiaand plants in an integratedsystem, with participation from anentrepreneur was also presentedand a major attraction at thepavilion. Square shaped HDPECages for open water bodies ofactual dimensions as well as amodel of a circular cage weredisplayed for the benefi t ofentrepreneurs and farmersinterested in Cage farming.Attractive handouts/pamphlets onRGCA activities and services werealso provided to the visitors.

Demonstration classes on AsianSeabass and Mud Crabaquaculture as well as on cagefabrication, installation and seacage farming were held at thevenue from time to time for thebenefi t of the delegatesparticipating in the event. TheRGCA Scampi and Tilapia farmwas also the venue for the fieldtrip organized by MPEDA for thebenefit of delegates.

Soon after the inaugurat ionceremony, Mr. Nara ChandraBabu Naidu, Hon’ble ChiefMinister of Andhra Pradesh,alongwith other Ministers, MPs aswell as several senior officialsfrom the state government visitedthe RGCA pavilion and spentabout an hour there observingwith keen interest, each speciesand aquaculture technologysystems displayed, showeringappreciation at the effort as well

as information disseminated.Hon’ble Chief Minister talks in thepavillion with Chairman, MPEDA& Principle Secretary (DAHD&F),Dr. Manmohan Singh detailingplan of action for development ofAquaculture in the state

“MACHLIPATNAM”

As was done during AAI 2013, aseafood stall – “MACHLIPATNAM”was set up during this edition ofAqua Aquaria India also. Seafooddelicacies in the tastiest Andhracuisine prepared from fresh farmproduce from demonstration andexperimental farms of RGCA andserved at the stall, attracted largecrowds throughout the event.Tilapia was sourced from theRGCA Ti lapia Project atManikonda, Krishna Distr ict ,Andhra Pradesh, close toVijayawada. Seabass and Cobiawere sourced from the RGCA seacage farm at Muttom in SouthTamil Nadu. The stal l alsoprovided takeaway packs andhad a frozen fish counter whereall these fish varieties were madeavailable in headless, degutted,steak and fillet forms in ½ Kg and

1 Kg frozen packs.

Both the RGCA Pavilion as wellas the seafood stal lMachlipatnam attracted hugecrowds and was one of the majorattractions of the event. Severalinternat ional delegates andspeakers who attended AAI 2015exclaimed that they have neverseen an aquaculture show of thiskind with real aquatic organismsand technologies on display.

All through the event, crowdsthronged around the tanks takingpictures and videos and makingthe most of such a display byRGCA.

Awards for the Best stalls

On the last day of AAI 2015,awards for the best stalls in theexhibition were given. The awardswere announced under threecategories, best aquaculture stallunder big stall category (stallsabove 18 sq. m. area), bestaquaculture stall under small stallcategory (stalls less than 18 sq.m. area) and best ornamental fishstall.

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w Award for the best ornamental fish stall was wonby M/s. Marine Aqua World, Vijayawada, AndhraPradesh.

w Award for the second best aquaculture stall(Small stall) category was won by M/s. B V Bio-CorpPvt Ltd, Vithalwadi, Pune, Maharashtra.

w Award for the best aquaculture stall (Small stall)was won by M/s. Shenglong Biotech (India) Pvt Ltd,Annanagar East, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

w Award for the second best aquaculture stall (Bigstall) went to M/s. ABIS Exports (I) Pvt Ltd, Indamara,Rainandgaon, Chattisgarh.

w Award for the best aquaculture stall (Big stall)was won by M/s. Growel Feeds Private Limited,Muninepalli, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh.

w Special award given to RGCA pavilion

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