Opportunities in Urban
Agriculture:
Aquaculture and
Aquaponics Steve Naylor, OMAFRA
NOA Aquaponics Workshop August 19, 2015
In the next 20 minutes…
Overview of Aquaculture in Canada and Ontario
Aquaculture & aquaponics opportunities
Asian Live Fish Markets
Organic fish & aquaponics farming in Canada
Do I need licenses, permits or …??
Further aquaculture & aquaponics educational opportunities
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Future Supply
Aquaculture is the
fastest growing
food sector on the
planet
“By 2020, ½ of all
fish and seafood
will be derived
from aquaculture” (FAO 2000)
at 48% in 2010
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Distribution of Trout Farms in
Ontario
Pond Culture
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Raceway Culture
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Circular Tank Culture
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Early Rearing Raceway Pilot test with Largemouth Bass
Designed by Gintas Kamaitis ([email protected])
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Agrimarine – Aberfoyle Quarry
Aquaponics in Ontario
What is AQUAPONICS?
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
Aquaponics
A sustainable method of agriculture where
fish and plants and grown together in a
hydroponic system
Aquaponics is a hydroponic method
Feed the fish
Effluents fertilize water
Water pumped through a
hydroponic system
Plants use nutrients filtering
the water
Clean water returned to the
fish
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Four Seasons Greens – Muskoka
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Fresh City Farms, Toronto
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Fresh City Farms, Downsview, Tilapia tank
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Aqua Greens
Mississauga
Indoor, Stacked,
Lighting
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aquagreens.ca
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Trend Aqua – Niagara-on-the-Lake
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GTA live fish markets
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The Live Tilapia Market in Toronto
• Live tilapia market in the GTA is 2 - 2,500,000 lbs a year
Farm-gate price ~$2.75 lb (wholesale price – large quantities)
• Currently supplied by 1 farm and a co-operative in the US
and a tilapia farm in Ontario that supply 2 fish brokers who
control the live fish market in the GTA
• 6 commerical RAS tilapia farms have failed in Ontario in the
last 15 years that were supplying some of the live market.
• Flawed retrofits, inefficient & poor design, high energy costs,
small farm size… and the competition got fierce with very low
price of live tilapia coming up from the US.
• Sandplains Aquaculture in Ingersoll area started production
early 2013. They are a major supplier to the 2 live fish brokers
in the GTA.
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Aquaculture Regulation
Principal Government Agencies
Municipal
Conservation Authorities
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ministry of the Environment
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
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Aquaculture License – Aquaculture
Regulations (664/98) under the FWCA
You need a licence(s) to culture/buy/sell
fish and transport live fish in Ontario.
The only exemption from the need for an
aquaculture licence is if the fish are cultured
in an aquarium for personal use or the
aquarium trade (O.Reg.664/98 s.24). There
is also an exemption from the need for a
licence to buy/sell goldfish, koi and tilapia if
they are bought or sold for the purpose of the
aquarium trade (O.Reg.664/98 s.24(2)).
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Size of a commercial operation is not a
factor. Raising fish in an aquarium, but
selling them for anything other than the
aquarium trade, an Aquaculture Licence
is still required.
The small, plastic or concrete lined
ornamental water garden is considered
an aquarium (if for personal use or
aquarium trade), and would not require a
licence.
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Target Marine – Sechelt, BC
White Sturgeon, Coho Salmon
Organic Aquaponics
If you would like more information on
organic production …
• Organic fish feed – current Canadian feed mill
supplying organic feed is Taplow Feeds, BC
• to get copies of the proposed standards go to the
Canadian General Standards Board @
• http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/ongc-
cgsb/publications/nouvelles-news/biologique-
organic-eng.html
• Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance @
www.aquaculture.ca
– Under “environment” tab
• Certifier – Cormac O’Sullivan at Global Trust
• [email protected] 1-800-465-3717 x8752
Alma Aquaculture Research Station
Getting Started in Aquaculture & Aquaponics Workshops
• At the Alma Aquaculture Research Station – limited to 20, Full-day, $100
• Next workshop: November 19, 2015
• Contact Dave Bevan at the Aquaculture Center at the University of Guelph
• or [email protected]
• www.aps.uoguelph.ca/aquacentre/aquacentre/getting-started-in-aquaculture.html
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NOA Fisheries - 3 DAY AQUAPONICS COURSE December 27-29, 2015 – Whitby Farm
This exciting course will give you all of the information you need to design and maintain
an aquaponic system of any size.
Dr. Nick Savidov – Lethbridge College Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons – University of Arizona
John Derksen – Lethbridge College
Fred Rutman – Professor of Marketing and Finance
Steve Naylor – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Cara McCreary – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Sarah Zeldman – Social Media Trainer
Registration $899, Student $399
Jason or Tamar @ 416-546-6623
- See more at: http://www.noafisheries.ca/aquaponics-workshop
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http://www.ncrac.org/files/MarketMaker-Pub-0034.pdf
Email me if you’d like a copy of the presentation with links and
contacts
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Steve Naylor
OMAFRA
(519) 826-3172
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