There's something so fancy about making appetizers at home. It makes any meal feel like a five-star restaurant, and with Aldi's bacon-wrapped shrimp, upping the classiness of an at-home dinner just got way easier.
Everything is better with bacon, and these shrimp appetizers are no exception. @Aldi.mademedoit found the app in two varieties in the frozen food section of her local store. There is a plain bacon-wrapped shrimp box and a jalapeño cream cheese-stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon. One is a simple classic, while the other adds additional texture and spice.
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Both boxes were seen next to the other frozen shrimp products at Aldi. The photos on each box look so good, and even @Aldi.mademedoit admitted that she was intrigued by the app just by looking at it. "I don’t like shrimp 🤣 Well only in my sushi and even that is iffy. Tell me why this looked so good so I bought the jalapeño cream cheese ones," she said.
It's unclear how exactly these should be prepared, but like many prepared frozen food items, I'd assume these will be good to go after some time in the oven or the air fryer. You can totally serve them alone, but I would think some sauce could really upgrade the whole experience, whether you use classic cocktail sauce or some other tangy alternative. For just $6.99 a box there is really no cheaper way to add a fancy app to dinner at home. Aldi is coming through once again!!
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Jimmy’s Famous Seafood is making its Mo Gaba kid’s shrimp platter a permanent fixture on its menu and plans to donate some of the proceeds to the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.
Gaba, 14, died in late July after fighting cancer for the fourth time. The Orioles and Ravens superfan gained Baltimore’s attention and love when he began calling in to 105.7 The Fan in 2015.
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Following his death, he was honored as the 10th man on the Orioles team during their home opener against the New York Yankees. Weeks prior, he was named an honorary lieutenant with the Baltimore Police Department.
🍤 Effective September 1st, Mo Gaba’s Kids Shrimp Platter will become part of our permanent menu. $1 from each order sold will benefit @HopkinsKids! Your memory will be eternal, Big Guy! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Cwn6PSh3Ge
WAUWATOSA, WI— A man and a woman stole $50 worth of crab legs from MetroMarket, 6950 W. State St. on Aug. 22, according to a police report.
The report said a man threatened an employee with a handgun after he was confronted outside the store.
The woman is described as 5'5, 140 pounds. She was wearing a tiger print bandanna, a red "Coca-Cola" shirt, black shorts, black crocs and a blue face mask.
The man is described as 5'9, 180 pounds. He was wearing a black winter hat, black hooded sweatshirt, camouflage shorts, white and black basketball shoes and a black face mask, the police report said.
FITCHBURG - As a kid, Jake Hewitt started out with a worm and a bobber, hoping to catch a sunfish.
But the now 18-year-old Fitchburg resident hooked a fish that was a little bit bigger, off the coast of Maine on Saturday - a 112-inch, 800-pound bluefin tuna.
“It took two and a half hours to reel in, and we had to go to another boat to get more people to lift it up because it was too heavy for just two of us,” Hewitt said in an interview Monday.
Asked if it was the biggest fish he ever caught, Hewitt answered simply.
“Definitely,” he said. “I normally go to Plum Island for stripers or Sunset Lake in Ashburnham.”
Hewitt and his fellow Cushing Academy alumnus Max Bogdanovich - a 19-year-old commercial lobsterman and tuna fisherman out of Portland - set out from port on Bogdanovich’s boat Bogsea around 6 p.m. Friday.
Around midnight Hewitt hooked the tuna. For more than two hours, he fought to bring the fish to the surface while Bogdanovich manned the boat.
Hewitt said he used "rod and reel for the fight," and then the fishermen "harpooned it when it got to the surface of the water to land it."
“We sealed the deal then,” Bogdanovich said. “But we couldn’t get it into the boat. We had to go over to my buddy ... it took four of us.”
The teens landed the fish in Portland the next morning. With head, tail and guts, it weighed in at 112 inches and around 800 pounds and was bought by a local tuna buyer, Bogdanovich said. The official catch and landings report from the National Marine Fisheries Service records it as 112 inches long with the head, and 607 pounds without the head, tail and guts.
Bogdanovich said that he wouldn't know the total sale price until the fish could be dressed, a process that takes some time.
But Bogdanovich, who just started tuna fishing this year, said it was the biggest fish he had caught.
“It gets the blood flowing,” Bogdanovich said.
Hewitt agreed.
“It’s always nice to catch something big,” Hewitt said. “And it’s always a surprise because you never know what’s on the other end of your line.”
Especially when you’re out at sea.
“In the lake when you catch them, they can be lackadaisical and lazy,” Hewitt said. “But these (saltwater) ones are always fighting more ... the fight’s a lot bigger and the fish are a lot more vicious.”
Yellow rating from Seafood Watch results from of a decade of work across Thailand’s fishing and aquaculture sectors, which now have even greater aspirations
Thailand’s shrimp industry shrimp industry and government leaders worked together to make the fishing and shrimp aquaculture industries more equitable and sustainable. Photo courtesy of Thai Union Foods.
After an investigation by The Guardian newspaper revealed widespread human rights abuses in the Thai fishing fleet – a major source of fishmeal for the country’s shrimp farmers – the shrimp industry and government leaders worked together to make both industries more equitable and sustainable. Those efforts, along with improvements in water quality management, were key reasons the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch awarded Thai shrimp a yellow or “good alternative” rating in July, a step up from the previous red or “avoid” rating.
But while industry leaders celebrated the improvements leading to the change, some felt the new assessment didn’t go far enough in recognizing the extent of the country’s progress.
“Thailand is now not at the bottom,” said Robins McIntosh, executive VP of Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods), one of the world’s largest farmed shrimp producers. “They are a country to look up to as to how you deal with these issues and make things better.”
A focus on water quality
The Seafood Watch report on Thai farmed whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) was published July 6, 2020, by Seafood Watch. The “good alternative” rating is meant to encourage consumers to “buy, but be aware there are concerns with how they’re caught or farmed.”
Out of 10 criteria, Seafood Watch gave Thai shrimp seven yellow ratings (for data availability, effluent discharge, habitat conservation, chemical discharge, escapes, disease transmission and impact on wildlife), and two green ratings (for using farm-raised, not wild, broodstock and avoiding trans-waterbody transport of live animals). One criterion maintained red: unsustainable feed ingredients. While that may not sound like good news, it’s a step above “critical,” which would have automatically triggered an overall “avoid” rating for Thai shrimp.
Thailand has emerged from a major shrimp disease disaster with newer, more efficient and responsible farms. Photo courtesy of Thai Union Foods.
In a blog post about the rating, Seafood Watch called the change “a significant development” that resulted from years of work and improvement: “While there’s still a lot to be done, the Thai shrimp farming industry has shown remarkable ingenuity in overcoming disease and economic disaster to build a new system of cleaner, more efficient and more responsible farms.”
Seafood Watch’s previous red or “avoid” rating for Thai farmed shrimp was issued in 2010.
The improvements reflect the efforts of industry, the Royal Thai Government, the Thai Seafood Task Force, and the Best Aquaculture Practices and Aquaculture Stewardship Council certification programs, which recognized the need for an implemented a group certification process, raising the overall standard of the industry, said Dr. Darian McBain, global director of corporate affairs and sustainability for seafood processor Thai Union, a major player in the Thai shrimp industry. “It was definitely a collaborative effort,” she said.
A key factor in the rating change were improvements in water quality management, she noted. The previous Seafood Watch rating had highlighted water quality as an area of concern, noting that most farms frequently released wastewater into the environment. That practice helped fuel major outbreaks of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) in 2012 and 2013, also known as Early Mortality Syndrome, which caused production to drop by 50 percent or more, leading to the near collapse of the industry.
Following the disaster, “there was a much greater emphasis on water quality,” McBain said. Seafood Watch noted that, as farmers rebuilt, they installed storage reservoirs and basins to treat and reuse wastewater. “This led to cleaner water, lower risk of escapes into the wild, and less chance for the spread of disease-causing bacteria,” the organization said.
The improvements reflect the efforts of industry, the Royal Thai Government, the Thai Seafood Task Force and leading certification programs. Photo courtesy of Thai Union Foods.
‘The situation was very difficult indeed’
The 2014 Guardian investigation – as well as subsequent, Pulitzer-prize winning coverage by the Associated Press – also triggered significant changes. “That led everyone, including Thai Union and the other shrimp players in Thailand to look at their shrimp feed supply chain,” McBain said.
“We weren’t directly involved in the fishing industry, but we were indirectly involved in the sense that we were using fishmeal, which was coming from ‘trash fish’ from trawlers and other major sources of fishing in the Gulf of Thailand,” said Bob Miller, who was serving as managing director of CP Foods (UK) at the time. He and other stakeholders formed the Thai Seafood Task Force with a goal of investigating the issue, identifying solutions, and pushing for reform. Other Task Force members include major retailers like Costco, Walmart and Target; suppliers like Bumble Bee Foods and StarKist; and the NGOs like World Wide Fund for Nature and FishWise.
“When we started looking at it, the situation was very difficult indeed,” added Miller, who retired in 2019. The Thai fishing industry had been growing more intensive since the 1960s, but regulations hadn’t kept up, he said. In 2015 and 2016 the Thai government introduced a series of new laws regulating migrant labor, especially in the fishing industries, and updating fishing regulations for the first time since 1946.
Other changes included implementing rigorous fishing vessel monitoring, increasing the mesh size of harvesting nets to allow smaller fish to escape and introducing punishments for violations. The task force worked with the nonprofit Ocean Mind to implement remote monitoring, using satellites and artificial intelligence, to keep fishing vessels out of exclusion zones and protected areas. The monitoring program also enabled the Thai government to prosecute fishing boat owners for fishing violations and abusive labor practices. The government introduced port-in and port-out procedures at its main ports, and fishing vessels faced new limits on the amount of time they could be at sea.
“It was a huge piece of work,” Miller said. “The old system was brought to a halt.” The changes resulted in significant improvements, reducing the trash fish catch significantly, and improving labor conditions and transparency.
At the same time, major companies started taking a closer look at the composition of their fish food, and how they could shrink their footprint. CP Foods started using fishmeal made from tuna and tilapia byproduct, reducing the amount of trash fish used. And fishmeal itself was significantly reduced as an ingredient in fish feed, from 25 to 30 percent of the overall formulation to just 10 to 15 percent. Thai Union has replaced fishmeal with ingredients like Calysta’s FeedKind protein, and has looked at other alternative proteins, including insects. The company is now in the process of replacing fish oil with algal oil or other alternatives.
“When the Seafood Watch team came back to rate it again, they found a lot of the Thai producers were using feed that had significantly changed in composition,” McBain noted. As a result, the industry had become much less reliant on the Thai fishing industry for fishmeal.
The work resulted in a “green card” rating from the European Union, after the industry had been hit with a “yellow card” in 2015.
McBain said the new Seafood Watch rating could restore confidence in Thai shrimp as a product, especially among U.S. consumers.
“It’s exciting to see how research and development has led to real outcomes,” McBain said. “But the next challenge will be about how we engage our customers to understand that this shrimp product is more sustainable because the feed is more sustainable. That is the overall sustainability challenge. For most consumers, the feed supply chain is well removed from the product they’re purchasing.”
McBain added that messaging will be a key focus going forward. And while she acknowledged that more improvement is needed, Thai Union would work toward an eventual “green” rating from Seafood Watch.
The next challenge will be about how we engage our customers to understand that this shrimp product is more sustainable because the feed is more sustainable.
“Now that we’ve seen so much improvement, the idea that we could someday get to green seems possible,” McBain said.
Miller, however, took issue with the report’s narrow focus on the fishmeal issue, and felt it failed to take into account the enormous strides that were made in the past decade. He was particularly disappointed by the “red” rating for the fish feed category.
“It’s very difficult to sit here with the knowledge we have of all the work that’s been done, and then to read something like that, which is short of detail, and really is compromising the tremendous work that’s been done by the government, the task force, the industry and expertise from around the world,” Miller said. “It belittles them.”
The rating could discourage other countries from investing in improvements, added McIntosh: “If you do all this good work and you still get a minus, what’s the point?” he said.
The Seafood Task Force continues to work toward improvements, Miller said, adding that next steps will include using the systems and technology now in place to further improve vessel monitoring and best labor and fishing practices.
“I think everybody feels it’s moving in the right direction,” McIntosh said. “It’s much better than it was. It’s a generational problem, and those take time to sort out, but it’s certainly on the mend.”
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Results show aggression, competition during selection depends on available food
Results of this study support the assumption that an increase or decrease in aggression and competition during selection in L. vannamei depends on whether the amount of available food is limited or excessive. Photo by Fernando Huerta.
Cannibalistic and aggressive behaviors are often observed in crustaceans and fish at high stocking density and low feeding frequency. Such social interactions can affect growth, survival and welfare of the members of a population. For example, in many fish species, up to 90 percent of the mortality is due to cannibalism. And inter-individual competition and dominance hierarchy have been reported to increase the coefficient of variation of body weight in Nile tilapia and Arctic charr.
High variability of body size can affect growth, survival and well-being of animals, and poses a serious obstacle to production efficiency in aquaculture operations. Management measures such as size grading are necessary to minimize competition and increase uniformity, although it is labor intensive and stressful to animals. Social interactions between individuals can have a genetic component, which are known as indirect genetic effects (IGE) and occur when the genotype of an individual affects the phenotypic values of the individuals it interacts with.
For a family-based selective breeding program in aquaculture, candidates are usually tagged and tested in one or several communal rearing environments. Although observed social interactions may suggest the presence of IGE, these genetic effects cannot be estimated with a traditional animal model because of confounding with the direct genetic effect (DGE) and the lack of an effective experimental design. To estimate IGE, individuals need to be split into a large number of groups, which makes the data structure based on a traditional communal rearing environment unsuitable to separate DGE from IGE. However, ignoring IGE in selective breeding can lead to increased competition and a negative selection response.
Selection response for IGE on the target trait depends on the competitive intensity of the rearing environments. A trade-off between DGE and IGE occurs and the heritable variation gradually decreases when a strong negative correlation exists between DGE and IGE. Therefore, for a selective breeding program that aims at improving the effects of social interactions, it is important to test the genetic parameters for IGE on the target trait under different competitive environments.
This article – adapted and summarized from the original publication (Luan, S. et al. 2020. Feed competition reduces heritable variation for body weight in Litopenaeus vannamei. Genetics Selection Evolution volume 52, Article number: 45) – quantified DGE and IGE for body weight under ad libitum (AF; as much as desired) and restricted (RF) feeding regimes in L. vannamei.
Study setup
The study was carried out at Hebei Xinhai Aquaculture Technology Ltd in Huanghua City, Hebei Province, China. The experimental shrimp belonged to generation G3 of a selection line that was established in 2012, with eight improved batches from different companies in the United States and Singapore introduced as founder broodstock animals.
Healthy animals with mature gonads were chosen after one month of rearing. The base population (generation G0) of eight strains was established, and each generation, full-sib and half-sib families were produced using a nested mating design, in which two dams (sires) were mated to the same sire (dam) by artificial insemination. In total, 207 families from 187 males and 174 females were produced. Generations G1 to G3 were produced using similar procedures.
Eighty-seven families from 65 males and 68 females of generation G2 were selected for the analysis of IGE in generation G3.
DGE and IGE on body weight were tested under the AF and RF feeding regimes at the group level using an optimum design of three families per group, where each family is tested repeatedly in three groups that each include two other families. The shrimp were fed four times a day with a commercial feed. Under the AF regime, feed intake per day represented 5 to 7 percent of body weight at the cage level. Total feed intake per day under the RF regime was equal to 50 percent of the feed intake under the AF regime.
For each feeding regime, 42 shrimp per family (3,360 individuals for 80 families of the selection line) were tagged and equally divided into three groups when the average body weight reached ~6.5 grams. Next, one of the three groups from each family was randomly assigned to one of 80 net cages (70 × 70 × 100 cm) in a rectangle concrete tank (100 square meters). A total of 6,720 shrimp were assigned to 160 cages, and 5,281 shrimp were harvested after a 71-day grow-out period for statistical analyses of body weight.
For detailed information on the experimental design, base populations and animal selection and rearing; and statistical analyses used, please refer to the original publication.
Results and discussion
This study reports the first large-scale test for IGE under different competitive environments in aquaculture. A strong re-ranking [ranking something again or differently] of the genetic competitive abilities of families was detected between the two feeding regimes. Individuals that were genetically highly competitive showed better survival under the RF regime. The total heritable variance of body weight was greatly reduced because of the strong competitive interactions that occurred among individuals under the RF regime.
The results indicate that an increase or a decrease in competition during artificial selection for growth depends on resource availability. Moreover, the results indicate a cryptic genetic variation [genetic variation that normally has little or no effect on phenotype (observable characteristics or traits of an organism) but that, under atypical conditions that were rare in the history of a population, generates heritable phenotypic variation] for body weight when feed is limited.
Differences in body weight between the AF and RF feeding regimes were relatively small although the RF regime represented 50 percent less feed intake compared to the AF regime. However, the net cages were not cleaned during the study and a lot of algae grew on the surface of the net cages, which the shrimp under the RF regime consumed. Moreover, the feed was provided in excess to ensure that the shrimp in all net cages were fed ad libitum under the AF regime. Therefore, the real feed intake per shrimp under the RF regime was probably more than 50 percent of feed intake of the shrimp fed ad libitum. In addition, feed efficiency of individuals under the RF regime could have been higher than that under the AF regime.
Estimates of heritabilities for body weight obtained with a traditional animal model (i.e. without accounting for IGE) were 0.11 ± 0.09 under AF and 0.25 ± 0.11 under RF. With extended animal models that accounted for IGE, the corresponding estimates for body weight were 0.07 ± 0.08 and 0.34 ± 0.11. Thus, heritabilities were higher under the RF regime than under the AF regime, regardless of whether IGE was accounted for or not.
When designing breeding projects, the consequences of artificial selection for growth or other economic traits on social interactions should be evaluated. Excessively aggressive individuals spend much time and energy chasing competitors on unnecessary attempts to monopolize the food supply, thereby allowing less aggressive individuals to acquire a growth advantage when food is available in excess.
In our study, the positive estimate of the genetic correlation between DGE and IGE on body weight under the AF regime supports this theoretical hypothesis. Excessively aggressive individuals may have been culled through the highly intense selection applied during the past 30 years of breeding in L. vannamei. If aggressive individuals were present in the tested population, the correlation between DGE and IGE on body weight would have been zero or even negative. The observed positive correlation implies, to a certain extent, that there were schooling behaviors in the tested population.
Artificial selection for growth increases the level of competitive interactions when the amount of food is limited. In our study, the negative and strong correlation between DGE and IGE on body weight under the RF regime implies that individuals with genetics for rapid growth also possess strong competitive abilities. This suggests that selection may increase competitive behaviors in L. vannamei under conditions with limited resources.
The moderate correlation between IGE under the AF and RF regimes shows that reranking based on the competitive abilities of families occurred between the two feeding regimes. This implies that the condition with limited food caused and increased variations in competitive abilities of families. To our knowledge, this is the first time that a quantitative genetics analysis supports the assumption “increase or decrease in aggression and competition during selection depend on whether food is limited or available in excess.” Overall, our results showed that the competitive abilities of L. vannamei families vary when food supply goes from adequate to limited.
Perspectives
Results of our study reveal strong competitive interactions among L. vannamei when reared under conditions with limited food. The competitive abilities of families differed significantly between the ad libitum and restricted feeding regimes. Strong competitive interactions reduced the total heritable variance for body weight when the amount of food was limited.
Our results support the assumption that an increase or a decrease in aggression and competition during selection depends on whether the amount of available food is limited or excessive.
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Local Republican candidates for office are holding an outdoor event to have conversations with residents from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at 95 E. Cross Island Road.
Candidates in attendance will be Jill Johnson, Tim Hazelo, Dan Evans, Bill Bruch, Ron Muzzall, Damian Greene and Greg Gilday. Dinner and drinks provided. RSVP at 360-965-9033 or stanwoodtpusa@gmail.com.
Unemployment down in SnoCo, up in IslCo
In July, Snohomish County's jobless rate fell to 8.8%, down from 10.2% in June but still well above the 3.3% a year ago. In Island County, the unemployment rate hit 10.3% in July, up from 9% in June and above the 4.2% in July 2019.
From Aug. 16-22, there were 18,389 initial regular unemployment claims in Washington, down 16.2% from the prior week. In total, there were 568,881 total jobless claims, down 4.8% from the prior week, according to the Employment Security Department.
Initial regular claims applications remain at elevated levels and are at 288% above last year’s weekly new claims applications, according to Employment Security.
In Snohomish County, initial regular claims filed decreased from 2,617 to 2,083, down 20% from the prior week.
Skagit Valley College offering workforce programs
Skagit Valley College is offering many new options for fall quarter taught by trained, experienced online instructors. Classes will be mostly online, with some face-to-face opportunities. Classes start Tuesday, Sept. 22, and registration is open now. Information: skagit.edu/fall-2020.
Crab season ends Labor Day
The Puget Sound Dungeness crab season will close in local waters Sept. 7.
Summer crabbing season in marine areas 8-1 and 8-2 around Stanwood and Camano Island, and most other areas, is open Thursday through Monday. The daily limit throughout Puget Sound is five Dungeness crab, males only, in hard-shell condition with a minimum carapace width of 6 1/4 inches. People may catch six red rock crab of either sex per day that measure at least 5 inches across.
Census Bureau continues to count area residents
About 25% of Snohomish County residents have yet to return their census forms. People can still respond online, over the phone or by mail — all without having to meet a census taker.
For those who don't return the form, the Census Bureau will follow up first by phone, email and mailing additional paper questionnaires before attempting to contact nonresponding households in person. Census workers will follow CDC and local public health guidelines when they visit.
“We are taking steps and adapting our operations to make sure everyone is counted, while keeping everyone safe,” Census Bureau Director Dr. Steven Dillingham said. “Our commitment to a complete and accurate 2020 Census is absolute. In this challenging environment, we are deploying these tactics to make sure we reach every household in every community. If you haven't responded, the time to respond is now! Responding to the 2020 Census online, on paper, by phone, or in person with a census taker, helps secure vital resources for your community."
Meetings
City of Stanwood
The Stanwood City Council next meets online at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10. The meeting is open to the public. Visit stanwoodwa.org.
The Stanwood City Planning Commission has a vacant seat. The commissioners study city issues and make recommendations to the council. The term ends December 2022. To apply, go to stanwoodwa.org/322/Planning-Commission and review rules of procedure and bylaw and then submit an application by 4:30 p.m. Aug. 31. Call 360-629-2181 with questions.
The Stanwood-Camano School Board will hold a regular meeting at 1 p.m. Sept. 1. via Zoom. Information at stanwood.wednet.edu.
Little League annual meeting
The Stanwood Camano Little League will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, Sept. 19, via Zoom to elect members for the Board of Directors and fill volunteer positions. Information and Zoom link: board@stanwoodcamanoll.org
Pets
Meet Cora at CASA
Cora is a one-year-old American bulldog mix who loves people. She's energetic and will need a home with a large yard and high, secure fence. She would be best suited with an active owner in a home without children under 12. Cora is deaf and will need someone who is patient and willing to take the time to train her. Cora was a bit intimidating to cats at the shelter, so she may do best in home with no cats or brave cats that will teach this young pup manners. It is unknown how she is with other dogs.
Call CASA at 360-387-1902 to schedule an appointment.
Crab Du Jour specializes in custom seafood boils, where customers pick their catch (clams, crawfish, black mussel, green mussel, shrimp, dungeness crab, lobster, snow crab leg, king crab leg, lobster tail or blue crab), seasoning (original cajun, garlic butter, dry – Old Bay only, lemon pepper, Du Jour special or plain) and spice level (mild, medium or hot).
Dongwon F&B's canned tuna / Courtesy of Dongwon F&B
By Baek Byung-yeul Dongwon F&B's canned tuna has been enjoying soaring popularity as there has been rising demand for canned goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said Monday. "In Korea, canned tuna products have been included as an essential item on the disaster relief food list for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tuna product also has been supplied to medical personnel, who have been fighting the spread of the coronavirus, and the underprivileged," the company said. According to Nielsen Korea's research data, sales of canned tuna products from March to June increased by 18.2 percent compared with the same period in 2019. Itemwise, sales of light standard canned tuna products increased by 17.9 percent, followed by chili canned tuna which posted 15.7 percent growth. The demand for canned tuna products has been soaring in other countries including the United States, the company added. "According to a news report, U.S. retail operator Costco put a limit on the number of canned tuna items that each customer could buy. As the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended, canned tuna sales have been increasing consistently since May," the firm said. Dongwon said Americans buy more canned tuna during periods of economic downturn because it is one of the cheapest sources of protein. The company further elaborated that canned tuna is increasingly receiving attention from consumers as the product meets all the criteria of disaster relief food. Data by AC Nielsen showed that the sales of canned tuna products and pouch tuna products saw 29.6 percent year-on-year growth in the U.S. in the first half of this year. StarKist, an affiliate of Dongwon with the largest share in the U.S. canned tuna market, saw a 17.4 percent increase in revenue during the same period year-on-year. "The reason why canned tuna products are getting consumers' attention in disaster situations is because they have every factor that disaster relief foods should have. They stay fresh for long periods, up to seven years at room temperature, and are a good source of essential nutrients," the firm said adding that tuna is known as one of the best sources of protein and omega-3.
Interest in tank-based shrimp production systems has been increasing in recent years in North America and Europe, while it's also slowly gaining traction in tropical regions too.
It makes financial sense for small-scale shrimp farmers to aim to sell shrimp larger than 20 g
Factors driving this trend include proximity to markets and the ability to offer fresh product to consumers. This strategy reduces the need for cold chain middlemen, in both developed and less-developed regions. Questions of resource availability, especially land and water (in this case brackish or saline water) have also sparked interest in tank-based shrimp farming in tropical regions. Lack of access to land for pond-based production is a real issue in many countries where conditions are otherwise suited to shrimp farming.
In both temperate and tropical regions, buildings can be retrofit from other uses, but electrical distribution and outlets must be upgraded for outdoor conditions and with ground-fault interrupt circuits. Floors can be as simple as sand and gravel or concrete with trough drains, but in temperate areas walls and ceilings must be highly insulated. Adequate ventilation is also crucial to reduce damage from mildew and humidity. In tropical regions, a building is not necessarily required, but it provides security and protection from the elements.
When considering raising shrimp in tank systems, both technical and economic factors must be addressed. Many functional configurations exist but profitability depends on capital costs, operating costs, survival and growth rates, and market conditions. Equipment options and management expertise impact both technical and economic feasibility. In North America, some successful operations are extremely limited in size, while in Europe attaining economies of scale seems to be a more important issue. To be competitive in Europe, North America and many other regions, most small-scale producers need to offer a comparatively large product (>20g average weight).
In all fairness, raising shrimp in tanks is not a novel concept. In 2004, Baron-Sevilla and colleagues published results from shrimp grow-out trials in a saltwater RAS. Their system had a total volume of 11 m3, of which roughly half was in the culture tank. After five months, they harvested slightly less than 10 kg/m3. For details, see: Ciencias Marinas (2004), 30(1B): 179–188.
Dr Andrew Ray, an associate professor with Kentucky State University, has emerged as an expert in indoor shrimp production in North America
Small-scale shrimp producers are utilising both RAS and biofloc systems in a number of countries. Harvest rates in RAS in the US typically range from 4 to 7 kg per m3 per cycle. The nursery phase for these tank-cultured shrimp currently uses 2000 – 3000 post-larvae per m3. When shrimp reach 1 gram they are moved to grow-out tanks at 250 per m3, and 80 percent survival is a reasonable goal. With more variable yields, biofloc may provide better FCR under some conditions but the RAS approach is generally more energy efficient, easier to manage and exhibits more stable water quality on a day-to-day and seasonal basis. Biosecurity has been cited as a problem in RAS, as is increased vulnerability to equipment failure and the resulting redundancy requirements.
Whatever type of system is determined to be most effective for a given operation, the same questions plague both RAS and biofloc shrimp producers. Where will the feed come from? At what cost and how often? Where will the post-larvae come from? At what cost and how often? How reliable is the electrical service? Where will the water come from and at what cost? How will salty wastewater and sludge be disposed of? The answers differ, depending on what part of the world the project will be developed.
In Indonesia, where industrial scale shrimp production is the norm, Ridwan Latif and colleagues reported earlier this year on a practical RAS for small-scale shrimp producers. When stocking 400 post-larvae per m3, they attained 70 percent survival and a feed conversion of 1.11 to 1. A benefit/cost value of 1.56 was calculated for the RAS, with an internal rate of return of 32.66 percent and a revenue/cost ratio of 1.49. For details see:https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202014701002
Dr Andrew Ray, an associate professor with Kentucky State University, has emerged as an expert in indoor shrimp production in North America. He noted: “I have a hard time understanding the status of the US industry. It’s especially hard to quantify the number and size of many of the small-scale farms popping up.” Although by no means a complete list, the 2018 USDA Census of Aquaculture reported marine shrimp farms in 13 states, including places like Colorado and Minnesota.
Although there are many unique configurations currently in operation, certain typical characteristics are emerging as the US industry grows. Some less expensive tank options, such as above-ground swimming pools, may not be sufficiently durable for long-term use, and some of these contain toxic compounds intended to prevent the growth of mildew or algae. High costs associated with ready-made fish culture tanks can preclude profitable production, but in almost any part of the world suitable tanks can be constructed in-house using a variety of local materials. If HDPE liners are available tanks can be constructed of lumber or welded wire with fitted liners. Many designs, photos and illustrations can be found online.
Shrimp farming has reinvigorated the barn used by RDM Aquaculture, in Fowler, Indiana
Energy efficient regenerative blowers and continuous electrical service are a must for both RAS and biofloc, and performance curves must provide sufficient volume for operating depths. Aeration should be sufficient to prevent solids from settling on the tank bottom and to maintain 5 ppm of DO at all times, with roughly 200 lpm of air for every kg of feed. In temperate zones, a constant temperature of 27°C represents a trade-off for heating costs, growth and reduced stress. Ground-coupled heat pumps or water heaters with closed PEX loops work well to circulate warm water through submerged hoses. Salinity of 20 ppt is also a good trade-off for water quality maintenance, shrimp health and operating costs. Salt can be mixed from various components on-site, at lower overall cost than pre-packaged mixes.
Biofloc, the alternative to RAS for small-scale shrimp production, is a management-intensive approach where a complex community of bacteria is cultured in the same water as the shrimp, providing breakdown of wastes and supplemental nutrition. Both approaches can be combined, actually, although this is not a common practice. A combination RAS/biofloc system in Indonesia, stocked at 500 PL/m3, yielded 2.7 kg/m3 at 60 days (with an FCR of 1.1, survival of 78 percent and average weight of 7 g) and 4.2 kg/m3 at 84 days (FCR 1.54, survival 70 percent and average weight 12.06 g). See: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaeng.2018.04.002
One North American operation that has been a trailblazer in tank-based biofloc shrimp farming is RDM Aquaculture in Fowler, Indiana. Vice-president of operations, Karlanea Brown, has been holding things together at RDM for the past 12 years. During that time the company has grown steadily. When asked about things she hadn’t anticipated when operations began, her straightforward answer was “not knowing how to raise shrimp.” She credits RDM’s success with designing their own systems and “learning how to manage the water”.
One advantage to RDM’s biofloc strategy is zero discharge – this allows them to avoid many bureaucratic permitting issues, and would not be possible with a typical RAS. RDM makes their own saltwater, but only when needed for expansion as new tanks are put into production. The “original” water on site is now over 10 years old, and while RDM started with two nursery tanks and six grow-out tanks, they currently operate 19 large tanks, 7 smaller tanks and 10 nursery tanks, and they plan on putting 24 more tanks into production in 2021.
RDM has advised a number of other tank-based shrimp farms in the US and other countries. While emphasising the importance of starting out small and expanding gradually, Brown explained “Once you get the water right, that becomes the key to expanding. Biofloc changes and you have to manage it. You must have patience. Many people lose patience because the cash flow is not there. Or they are not able to afford lots of employees.” To sum it up, she added “Your first year is gonna suck.”
RDM Aquaculture is also experimenting with growing oysters at its Indiana facility
RDM has sourced its post-larvae from several hatcheries in the US (there are only a few to buy from). Sourcing P-L’s has been difficult in recent years, due to hurricane impacts on hatcheries and temporary USDA closures due to disease issues. Presently there are three potential post-larvae suppliers for US shrimp producers and RDM uses more than one, typically obtaining 70 to 90 percent survival during grow-out regardless of the source.
RDM is located, as Brown herself says, “in the middle of nowhere”. Yet most of their customers drive two or more hours to purchase fresh shrimp. The farm offers retail sales six days a week, and some regular customers drive six hours for their shrimp fix. Other than the tanks, Brown and her husband have made “pretty much everything” themselves, and they have plans to keep expanding right where they are. RDM has also begun raising oysters at their Indiana facility, in both mono- and polyculture. Current plans also include culturing freshwater redclaw crawfish as a way to offer more products to their fresh product loving customer base.
The novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to upend the global seafood trade, reducing foodservice demand and complicating supply chains. If you have any stories on how your company is dealing with the crisis, please email us, [email protected] Here's a recap of pandemic-related seafood news from Friday, Aug. 28:
An Indian shrimp veteran urged farmers in India and Ecuador to focus on value-added products and to diversify their export markets, anticipating that the shrimp market could reach an "all-time low" if the coronavirus crisis extends into next year.
Talking during an online event organized by the Ecuadorian Camara Nacional de Acuacultura (CNA), which is taking place on Aug. 26 and 27, Manoj Sharma -- owner and director of Mayank Aquaculture, a shrimp farming company in Gujarat, India -- pointed out that raw shrimp prices have dipped below $4 per kilogram, while for value-added they range from $8-$10/kg.
This is why farmers should move away from selling mainly raw products, he said. He added they should divert focus from the Chinese market, pointing to recent blocks on some processors as one of the reasons.
Meanwhile, Ecuador’s shrimp exports for July dived by $101 million year-on-year, with a surge in sales to the US unable to offset the collapse of the Chinese market after the now-resolved blocking of three big processors.
The country exported $233m in shrimp in July 2020, compared to $324m in the same month of the prior year, a 28% y-o-y drop in value, according to data from CNA.
The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting land-based salmon farmer Atlantic Sapphire's US market launch, but the company plans to harvest fish in September for a "10,000+ store footprint".
Atlantic Sapphire's first-half update, published to the Oslo stock exchange on Friday, states the construction timeline for its Homestead, Florida, recirculating aquaculture system facility "has gradually extended" due to COVID-19 and "other unforeseen delays".
The company has seen immigration and labor access interruptions due to the pandemic but does not expect a long-term impact. The "delayed ability to operate the farm at full capacity" has pushed the company's "steady-state" phase one production level into the first quarter of next year.
Namibia has raised close to NAD 628m ($37m) from the auction of 60% of its horse mackerel and hake quota.
According to a statement by finance minister Iipumbu Shiimi, the amount is twice what would have been made by selling the quota at the reserved prices.
The Plant Based Seafood Co is an all-female company with extensive experience in the seafood industry. Its products are all vegan and free of gluten, soy, and preservatives. Currently, the Mind Blown range consists of Dusted Shrimp, Naked Shrimp, Crab-like Crab Cakes, and Coconut Shrimp. A new product, Dusted Bay Scallops, is set to launch soon.
Currently, the products can only be bought online. The only exception is the Coconut Shrimp, which is also available at GreenWise Markets.
Mind Blown’s creators previously founded the brand Wild.Skinny.Clean, producing both traditional and plant-based seafood products. However, they discovered that consumers found this confusing and preferences were shifting towards animal-free products.
The market for plant-based seafood is soaring across the Western world. Earlier this year, it was declared “the next big vegan meat trend” by Forbes and the BBC, and many companies in the sector have thrived throughout 2020. Modern Meat’s vegan seafood experienced increased sales during the pandemic, while brands such as Sophie’s Kitchen and Swedish startup Hooked announced ambitious plans to disrupt the conventional seafood industry.
“The Plant Based Seafood Co provides us an opportunity to build a better global food system with ethics and standards that, for us, is passion-driven,” says the company’s co-founder and CEO Monica Talbert. “We are reinventing the way the world ‘seas’ food.”
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