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July Industry Briefs widens its net to include
key industry viewpoints on the future of
U.S. shrimp farming
A
number of contributors have been rounded
up for the U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program's
quarterly newsletter, Industry Briefs.
Spread
the word and get in touch if you're not
already on our mailing list.
"What
we really want to do is focus on the future
of the domestic shrimp farming industry,"
said
Anthony
Ostrowski,
USMSFP
Director.
"This edition includes ideas and opinions
from key industry people who will discuss
a variety of subjects that we think
our members want to read about."
Alabama's
lone shrimp farmer, David "TC" Coddington,
will share his perspectives about raising
all-natural shrimp. Neighboring aquaculture
farmers concentrate on catfish production,
and TC participates in an informal co-op
to purchase feed and supplies in an effort
to keep down costs.
And
to help our domestic shrimp farmers, University
of Arizona's Rodney Williams will discuss
his efforts at conducting an Environmental
Assessment for the Federal Drug Administration
(FDA) to allow them to use the
antibiotic Oxytetracycline (OTC) as part
of their defense against certain viruses.
His survey
can be filled out by following the link
from the USMSFP homepage. Grab a cup of
coffee and plan on spending about half
an hour providing Williams with this valuable
information. All farmers are encouraged
to participate!
D'Anne
Stites, of the Texas Department of Agriculture,
will provide some consumer anecdotes about
marketing Texas shrimp. Her two-part series
will continue in our fall edition when
she provides us with concrete statistics
regarding the marketing efforts to promote
Texas-grown shrimp.
Also
from Texas is Bart Reid of Permian Sea
Organics, who wants to share the news about
the newly formed not-for-profit Organic
Aquaculture Institute. The institute plans
to conduct research on organic
aquaculture and eventually conduct seminars
and classes. The development and sources
of organic feed is
always on the minds of Reid and other shrimp
farmers.
That's
why we've spoken with George
Lockwood, a member of the National Organic
Aquaculture Working Group (NOAWG), which
recently released a White Paper about this
very subject. Lockwood discusses the now
public-document regarding
its proposals
regarding organic feeds for the USDA. The
81-page PDF file can be read via a link
on the
USMSFP
homepage.
Robert
Bullis of Advanced BioNutrition will share
with us his expectations regarding his
recent appointment to the USDA's National
Organic Program board. He'll also update
us on his company's efforts regarding the
development of organic shrimp feed.
We'll
also be including input from Darden Restaurants'
Bill Herzig, SyGen
International's Hein van der Steen, Harlingen
Farms' Fritz
Jaenike, and from Granvil Treece of the
University of Texas.
Look
for this 8-page newsletter in your mailboxes
in a couple of weeks. And feel free to
send us feedback, photos, and news about
your
own efforts. Who knows? You could be in
our next issue!
Paula
Bender
Editor, USMSFP Industry Briefs
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