Overview
In the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean", in the summer semester 2018, the focus is on the topic of "sustainable aquaculture". Researchers from biology, agricultural sciences, philosophy and social sciences have teamed up with experts and operators from politics, industry and associations with the goal of providing a wide audience from the public, industry and politics with an understanding of the potential and the challenges of sustainable aquaculture.
Different events, such as a public lecture series, will highlight the topic from different angles. Furthermore, the expert knowledge of actors from Kiel will be presented at international symposia. For the school programs in the ocean:lab of the 'Kiel Forschungswerkstatt' of the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean", a new course unit is being developed. In order to integrate the topic "sustainable aquaculture" into the training of fish farmers in the long-term excursions and lecture events with a practical orientation will be offered; a collaboration with the Rendsburg fisheries school will be initiated with a first excursion of the fisheries students to aquaculture companies and institutes on the East and West Coast. Moreover, the dialogue with policy makers on the topic "sustainable aquaculture" will be promoted through a parliamentary evening. Networking between aquaculture actors from industry and science will be enhanced during a "Kiel Marketplace" and joint activities (e.g. "Day on the Quay") as well as through excursions.
Significance of aquaculture
Aquaculture has a long tradition world-wide and contributes significantly to the nutrition of the world's population. With a production of around 77 million tons per year (FAO, 2017), more than half of all fish and seafood products on our plates now come from agriculture. The increasing demand for fish and the simultaneous decrease in natural fish stocks as a result of overfishing have led to the strong growth of the aquaculture industry, which has lasted for decades.
Apart from the use of, for the most part, animal products to meet nutritional needs , the demand for micro and macro algae is also growing (annual production of about 30 million tons; FAO 2017). Algae can provide great amounts of biomass and contain substances such as fats (in particular long chain unsaturated fatty acids), proteins, minerals and vitamins, which are used both in human nutrition as well as in animal feed. A great potential is further attributed to medically active substances. The monoclonal antibodies that can be produced in micro algae cells can, for example, be used as protein-based drugs in cancer therapy or in laboratory diagnostics. There is still great demand for research in order to be able to exploit the enormous potential of algal substances.
Sustainability and Aquaculture
As is true for the entire food and biomass industry, the aquaculture industry faces the challenge of sustainable production.
Conventional aquaculture is often critically assessed because of its use of feed on the basis of wild fish, the destruction of mangrove forests or the use of antibiotics in fish farming. Similarly, the production of microalgae is considered to be not very resource-efficient.
How can the principles of sustainability be implemented in aquaculture? This question forms the basis of current aquaculture research at Kiel University. The core topic here is the development of sustainable feed, in which fish-based sources of protein and fat (fish flour and fish oil) can be replaced by alternative, mostly plant-based resources. In regard to the topic of animal health and animal welfare, the research focuses mainly on finding methods to determine the well-being of aquatic animals, which, in contrast to that of terrestrial animals, is to a great extent unknown. Improved welfare conditions also lead to disease reduction and lower medication use – a practice which has been applied, in particular, in the EU, Canada or Australia for years (FAO, OIE, WHO, 2006).
In addition to this, innovative technologies and rearing systems contribute to enforcing systems which allow for ecologically sensitive and sustainable aquaculture:
One approach is, for example, the use of polycultures, i.e. the combination of different aquaculture organisms. In aquaponics facilities fish breeding is connected with the cultivation of crops in a closed ecological cycle. The excretions of the fish serve as fertilizer for the plants. By removing the nutrients, the plants in turn clean the water of the fish. In this manner, it is possible to reduce water consumption and use the nutrients efficiently. The same principle is pursued in the open sea in so-called integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA): The breeding of fish and shrimps is combined with the cultivation of mussels and macro algae, which take in the byproducts of the fish and shrimps and thereby prevent additional nutrient input into the environment. These examples for sustainable solutions are highly promising but require intensive research. The aim is to establish ecologically sensitive aquaculture in the future.
Contact: Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Dates
Stakeholder workshop
Blue bioeconomy
Date: March 21, 2018
Event location: TUHH - Hamburg University of Technology
The workshop "blue bioeconomy" was directed at businesses and research partner in the Northern German area which are aiming to jointly address the challenges of a blue, bio-based economic system. Within the framework of this one-day event, the participants will present and discuss their current solutions for the construction of integrated biorefineries on marine sites. Attendance at the event is by invitation only.
Contact: Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Lecture series
Aquaculture: the Balance between Global Nutrition and Sustainability
Aquaculture is booming and is the fastest growing sector in the food industry. The global increase in the demand for fish and seafood products and the concurrent decline in wild stocks due to overfishing are the main reasons for this development. However, in recent decades the intensification of aquaculture techniques has often had a negative impact on the environment. Can aquaculture really be an answer to overfishing and food security?
Current research results and new technologies show that ecologically sensitive and sustainable aquaculture is possible. Consequences of traditional aquaculture such as pollution, adverse effects on wild populations or energy and water consumption can be minimized and animal health as well as species-appropriate husbandry conditions can be taken into account.
The public lecture series "Aquaculture: the Balance between Global Nutrition and Sustainability" informs about the development of aquaculture, solutions and current procedures for a sustainable production as well as the significance for the environment, society and economics. On seven dates, experts from science, industry and politics will take a look at current aquaculture topics from different points of view.
The lectures will take place Wednesdays from 5:00 pm until 7:00pm in the lecture hall 'Klaus-Murmann-Hörsaal', Leibnizstraße 1, at Kiel University.
The lecture is highly recommended for students who are planning on writing their thesis in the diverse field of "aquaculture" (relevant disciplines: agricultural sciences / food science, philosophy / environmental ethics, biology, etc.).
The lecture series aims to reach the interested public, students and young researchers, as well as employees of all faculties of the university.
Admission is free.
DATES
25.04.2018 Fisch für alle - Ist Aquakultur die Lösung? (Fish for all - Is aquaculture the solution?)
02.05.2018 Nachhaltige Aquakulturverfahren vs Marktpotential - Wohin geht die Reise? (Sustainable aquaculture techniques vs market potential – Where are we headed?)
16.05.2018 Tierwohl in der Aquakultur - Massentierhaltung unter Wasser? (Animal welfare in aquaculture – Large-scale livestock farming under water?)
30.05.2018 UnRecht auf nachhaltige Aquakulturen - Fischzucht zwischen Umweltauflagen und Genehmigungsprozessen ((No) Right to sustainable aquaculture – Fish breeding between environmental regulations and approval processes)
13.06.2018 Blaue Biotechnologie – Neue Produkte aus der Aquakultur (Blue biotechnology – New products from aquaculture)
20.06.2018 Nachhaltiges Aquakulturmanagement - Eine Perspektive für Entwicklungsländer? (Sustainable aquaculture management – A prospect for developing countries?)
04.07.2018 Neue Lebensmittel aus Aquakultur - Liegt die Zukunft der Ernährung im Wasser? (New food from aquaculture – Does the future of nutrition lie in the water?)
A Day at the Quay
Date: June 3, 2018
Place: Tiessenkai, Kiel-Holtenau
The annual "Day at the Quay," a maritime festival on the Tiessenkai in Kiel-Holtenau, is a meeting place for culture, leisure, business and science with a focus on the ocean and the coast. This year's "Day at the Quay", which will take place for the 9th time on June 3, 2018, will focus on the topic of "Sustainable Aquaculture" and introduce the Kiel players from aquaculture research and industry. In addition, the guests at the Tiessenkai will be able find out what is happening on the subject of aquaculture in and around the Kiel Bay: Which research institutes are involved in aquaculture and what is being researched? What does sustainable aquaculture mean and how is it different from conventional aquaculture? What should you pay attention to as a consumer of fish and seafood? What local entrepreneurs are involved in aquaculture production and what products do they offer?
We will answer these and other questions in our "aquaculture tent" with an informative program and vivid exhibitions of institutes and entrepreneurs. In addition, the entire day we will be offering trips to the nearby aquaculture facilities on the boat "MS Kieler Sprotte". Thus, guests will be able to get a good picture of the Kiel aquaculture scene can not only on land, but also on the water.
Program:
• Trips to the nearby aquaculture facilities on the boat "MS Kieler Sprotte" (11-16 pm), Duration of the trip approx. 45 min.
Cost: adults 2,00 €; children free
Departure Times: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 pm (at the dock of the "boat trips around the harbor")
• "Aquaculture info tent" (Tiessenkai/Ecke Holtenauer Reede) with exhibitions and short pitch on topics from the aquaculture scene around the Kiel Bay
11.30 pm: Sustainable Aquaculture "Day at the Quay" – Events and activities from the current semester topic (Dr. Sabine Haas, Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" /Kiel University)
12.30 pm: What could aquaculture contribute to sustainable development? (Prof. Konrad Ott, Philosophisches Seminar, Kiel University)
13.30 pm: Algae in Aquaculture and Biotechnology (Prof. Rüdiger Schulz, Botanical Institute, Kiel University)
14.30 pm: How will our fish breeding become future-oriented (Dr. Stéphanie Celine Michl, Gesellschaft für marine Aquakultur, Büsum)
Contact: Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Aquaculture session during the BSH Symposium on Marine Environment
Date: June 12 and 13, 2018
Event location: Hause der Patriotischen Gesellschaft von 1765, Hamburg
On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency is hosting the 28th Symposium on Marine Aquaculture together with the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation on June 12 and 13, 2018. Within the framework of the symposium, a special session on the semester topic "Sustainable Aquaculture" will be created.
Contributions:
• Prof. C. Schulz (Kiel University; Institute for Animal Breeding and Animal Husbandry; Chair Marine Aquaculture) - Current developments in fish nutrition in sustainable aquaculture
• Prof. M. Quaas (Kiel University; Professorship Environmental, Resource and Ecological Economics) - Economic interactions between fish breeding and fish catches
• Dr. R. Lemcke (Ministry of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitalization of the state of Schleswig-Holstein) - Development of aquaculture in Schleswig-Holstein
Further topics of the event are:
• The oceans on the international agenda
• shipping and the environment
• marine litter
• offshore wind energy and seabirds
Registration is required.
Program: http://www.bsh.de/de/Das_BSH/Veranstaltungen/MUS/Programm.pdf
Registration: http://www.bsh.de/de/Das_BSH/Veranstaltungen/MUS/Anmeldung/Anmeldeformular2018.jsp
Contact: Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Parliamentary Evening
Date: August 21, 2018, 18.00 pm
Event location: Kunsthalle Kiel
The Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" organizes a Parliamentary Evening within the framework of the semester topic "sustainable aquaculture" in the Kunsthalle Kiel on August 21, 2018. Together with Anke Erdmann, state secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Agriculture, the Environment, Nature and Digitalization of the region of Schleswig-Holstein, Ulrike Rodust, (Member of the European Parliament for the SPD in Schleswig-Holstein), Dr. Birgit Schmidt-Puckhaber (German Agricultural Society e.V.), Bernd Voß (Member of Parliament for Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen in the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein), Dr. Stefan Meyer (Competence Network Aquaculture) and other experts from politics, science and business, the perspectives of the future technology aquaculture in Schleswig-Holstein and Germany are to be discussed.
Further information on the program will follow.
Registration: The number of participants is limited. Registration is required.
Contact: Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Joint booth "Sustainable aquaculture Kiel
at the AQUA 2018
Date: August 25-29, 2018
Event location: Montpellier, France
Aqua2018: #We R Aquaculture
The motto of this year's AQUA conference is: #WeRAquaculture, we are aquaculture!
Every six years, the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) organizes its annual conference in cooperation with the World Aquaculture Society (WAS). Then "Aquaculture Europe" becomes the international "AQUA". The AQUA2018 will take place in Montpellier, France, this year from August 25, to August 29, 2018. The motto is: We are the producers, the investors, the suppliers, the processors, the scientists, the educators, the students and the consumers of farmed aquatic products.
#We R Aquaculture!
Future Ocean semester topic and KNAQ joint booth at the fair
The Semester topic "Sustainable Aquaculture" within the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" at Kiel University (CAU) will cooperate with the Competence Network Aquaculture (KNAQ) through a joint appearance at the AQUA2018 in Montpellier.
The objectives of the joint presentation of the Future Ocean Semester topic and KNAQ are:
-Communicating our definition of "sustainable aquaculture" in an international expert environment.
-Depiction of the aquaculture production site Schleswig-Holstein.
-Presentation of the host country Germany for Aquaculture Europe 2019 in Berlin.
The Future Ocean Semester topic and KNAQ will be represented at the AQUA2018 trade show at booth # 68 on the ground floor of the Le Corum Congress Center. The trade fair starts on Sunday, August 26, and ends on Tuesday, August 28.
At the center of the booth is the model of a closed-loop plant for sustainable and resource-saving fish production. Visitors of the fair will have the possibility to deal with this technology in three different formats:
A scale model of a circulation system with basins, water treatment and other peripherals were recreated by the engineers of Spranger company in a 3D printer. The model corresponds to the real construction of such a system in the smallest detail and enables the visitor to view angles and understand connections, as otherwise only known to model railway enthusiasts.
The construction plans of the model plant were created in a CAD program and used for 3D printing. Visitors will be able to experience a 360 ° camera tour with the help of the Virtual Reality (VR) technology by the company Oculus. With the help of VR glasses, they will also be able to experience a camera tour through the real-life circulation system in full operation. It is the tilapia (cichlid) aquaponic system of the company ECF Farmsystems in Berlin.
Workshop: Production of penaeid shrimp in Europe - Risks and opportunities
Date: August 28, 2018
Time: 14:00 - 17:20
Room: Sully 2, Level 1 , Le Corum Congress Center, Montpellier
On Tuesday, August 28, 2018, the semester topic "Sustainable Aquaculture" of the Cluster of Excellence "Future Ocean" and the Competence Network Aquaculture (KNAQ) are organizing a workshop entitled "Production of penaeid shrimp in Europe - Risks and opportunities" in cooperation with Euroshrimp. The workshop is aimed at all representatives from industry and science who deal with the potential of the production of shrimps (family Penaidae) in Europe and worldwide. The workshop is mainly planned as an industrial forum, i.e. the focus will be particularly on the current concerns of the producers and the upstream and downstream supply chain.
Description:
This industry workshop is of high relevance for all producers, technology suppliers and scientists working with penaeid shrimp, especially Litopenaeus vannamei, in Europe and worldwide. The workshop will bring together stakeholders to provide a fruitful basis for exchange and future cooperation.
This workshop will provide a concise update on the current risks and opportunities in penaeid shrimp production in Europe and will facilitate exchange on experience and best practice in production also with experts from outside of Europe.
Draft agenda:
EU import regulations for postlarvae (PL)
shrimp reproduction in accordance with EU animal welfare regulations
biosecurity of reproduction in closed recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)
ongrowing of high quality shrimp in RAS
exchange on best practice in the different farming regions worldwide
Expected outcomes:
Joint address of European producers to the European Commission regarding import regulations
Exchange on strategy for production of high quality PL in European hatcheries
Establishment of international cooperation of producers
Registration for the workshop is open now. Please send an email to meyer@knaq-sh.de. Participation in the workshop is free of charge for all AQUA2018 conference delegates and trade show pass holders.
Please check our website for regular updates on workshop agenda and scope.
Please download the WORKSHOP-FLYER for distribution in your personal network.
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Free tickets for the fair as part of the AQUA2018
The Future Ocean Semester topic and KNAQ offer a limited amount of FREE TICKETS for the trade fair AQUA2018. You can visit the fair during one day (more days on request) with this free ticket and have access to the shrimp workshop. In order to participate in the conference, you must purchase a full AQUA2018 conference ticket, which already includes the admission to the trade show.
Please apply for the free trade fair tickets via email to info@knaq-sh.de by July 15, 2018 at the latest.
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Participation in the international press conference
The Future Ocean Semester topic and KNAQ exclusively invite media representatives to attend the international press conference on Monday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. Among the speakers of this press conference will be, among others, Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and representatives of the FAO as well as other international institutions from the area of fisheries, aquaculture and marine conservation.
If you are interested in participating in this press conference, please contact us as soon as possible at info@knaq-sh.de
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Factsheet about your company or institution for the initiation of international contacts
With the attached questionnaire, we offer companies and institutions the opportunity for an entry in the trade show brochure "Sustainable Aquaculture Germany". This offer is aimed at all members of the Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean" and ordinary KNAQ actors and. This brochure is intended to provide comprehensive information to interested parties abroad who are looking for business and project partners in Germany.
Downloads:
AQUA2018 Broschüre
AQUA2018 Messeplan
AQUA2018 Shrimp Workshop
Fragebogen für die geplante Broschüre: „Sustainable Aquaculture Germany"
Kontakt: shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Education of School Children
In cooperation with the Kiel Forschungswerkstatt, two lesson units on Aquaculture and Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) for the 9th and 10th grade will be developed within the framework of the semester topic. Both units will be available for use in the classroom starting in September 2018. Further information about the Kiel Forschungswerkstatt can be found at www.forschungs-werkstatt.de.
Contact:
Dr. Katrin Knickmeier, kknickmeier@uv.uni-kiel.de
Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
Kiel Marketplace
Within the framework of the semester topic "Sustainable Aquaculture" the 19th "Kiel Marketplace" will take place. The event series "Kieler Marketplace" supports networking between science and industry and offers a forum for the exchange of information on current topics.
The program will follow shortly.
Contact:
Dr. Wiebke Müller-Lupp, wmueller-lupp@uv.uni-kiel.de
Dr. Sabine Haas, shaas@bot.uni-kiel.de
