OMC brings mariculture full circle

Taking place in Ensenada, Baja California, on the 6-10 of March; the 7^th Offshore Mariculture conference, held in conjunction with INAPESCA, CONAPESCA and SEPESCA will examine the prospects for and practical solutions to issues around farming offshore in Mexico, and will focus on the production of Abalone, Mussels and the offshore farming of marine fin fish. It will also provide information about innovative feed solutions and alternatives, opportunities for financing aquaculture projects, the logistics of setting up offshore and how to meet increasing demands for sustainability in today’s society.

Including well-respected industry experts with a wide breadth of knowledge; speakers for the conference proceedings will cover all aspects of the mariculture process and discuss oppourtunities in this developing region.

The Offshore Mariculture Conference programme covers each stage of the mariculture business full circle from beginning to end.

Starting at the very beginning with the fish culture process in labs; this will be the focus of session 7 Applied research at the breeding/hatchery level, including talks from:

Conal True, Professor in Marine Fish Aquaculture at UABC, discussing; Totoaba aquaculture development from hatchery to future land and sea based grow out in Baja California, Mexico.

Federico Rotman, Hatchery Specialist, Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute, discussing: Commercial-Scale Seriola Fingerling Production.

Kelly Stromberg, Director of Aquaculture Operations, Catalina Sea Ranch, discussing: Development of Genetics-based Selective Breeding Protocols for Improvement of the Mediterranean Mussell, Mytilus galloprovincialis, and Advancement of Aquaculture.

Technical visits

The one and half days of technical visits will focus on working fish farms including visits to hatcheries, research laboratories, processing plants and offshore farms in the Ensenada region. Focussing on a tuna ranching farm, striped bass farm and a yellow-tail facility, along with a visit to Abalone farm.

The technical visits offer a fantastic opportunity for delegates to view working fish farms to experience the mariculture process in action.

The Offshore Mariculture Conference programme also covers opportunities for crucial links in the mariculture supply chain such as wholesale and marketing.

This will be the focus during session 4 of the conference; Market opportunities for offshore farmed fish, including talks from:

Rex Ito, Founder and President, Primetime Seafood, discussing: Establishing a market for farmed Finfish in the U.S

Dave Rudie, President & Owner, Catalina Offshore Inc, discussing: Marketing Aquaculture: Successes, Challenges and Changing Tactics.

Victor Pak, CEO, JJWV Marketing Cooperation, discussing: Marketing of farmed fish.

Who should attend?

Helping to identify and define the opportunities available to fish farmers, investors and producers by exploring new farming, investment and supply chain opportunities in the Americas; the Offshore Mariculture Conference Mexico is an essential date for those looking to move established operations offshore or set up from scratch. As well as suppliers to the offshore mariculture industry who want to meet with Latin American and international fish farmers and those involved in all tiers of the fish and seafood supply chain.

Fish farmers can obtain preferential rates to attend the conference; contact the team today for verification and a discount code.

For more information, contact the Events team on +44 1329 825335 or email conferences@offshoremariculture.com.

For Latin American enquiries contact the team on +52 1152 (646) 1521656 ext. 104 or email agalaviz@cesaibc.org / fgomez@cesaibc.org.