Risk of Getting Sick From Eating Anchovies?

Anchovy Parasite Risk Determined by Origin
Friday, May 22, 2009

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GENERAL – The Anisakis spp parasite can still be found in one of the most emblematic Mediterranean dishes – anchovies in vinegar.

Spanish researchers have shown the parasites are present at higher levels in anchovies from the south east Atlantic coast and the north eastern Mediterranean, and urge consumers to freeze or cook the fish before eating it.

Although the European Union and Spanish regulations require restaurants to freeze fish that is eaten raw, “people still run the risk of anisakiasis infection from homemade anchovies in vinegar if they have not got into the habit of freezing the fish for at least 24 hours at -20ºC”, according to a team of scientists from the University of Granada (UGR), which has found the larvae of Anisakis spp and another similar parasite, Hysterothylacium aduncum, in anchovies from the west of the Mediterranean Sea and the east of the Atlantic Ocean.

“The risk of developing anisakiasis from eating anchovies (Engraulisencrasicolus) could be affected by the geographical area in which the fish were caught, because there is a great variation in parasitation (average prevalence and intensity) among anchovies from different areas”, Adela Valero, lead author of the study and a researcher at the UGR’s Department of Parasitology, explains to SINC.

The study, which has been published recently in the International Journal of Food Microbiology… See the source (http://tinyurl.com/r56nep) for the full story.

[The article (Rello et al (2009). The fishing area as a possible indicator of the infection by anisakids in anchovies (Engraulisencrasicolus) from southwestern Europe. JFM, 129 (3):277-281) is
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Aquaculture Feed Needs to be Consistent: We Are What We Eat

The information contained in this report is very important to modern aquaculture and the Island Bounty SA objective:

Research Project: TROPICAL AQUACULTURE: DEVELOP FEEDS FOR OPTIMUM NUTRITION OF CULTURED SHRIMP AND FINFISH

Location: Tropical Aquaculture Research| 2005 Annual Report
End Date: Jan 25, 2010

Better Feed Means Better Food

Aquaculture feed needs to be consistent with what we are trying to sell the the people; the end consumer. It is a fact:  “we are what we eat.”

Shrimp and other products made in aquaculture raceways will become what we mold them to be. If the live product is fed too much corn meal we see a higher level of Omega 6 fatty acids.

Lower the corn meal in the feed and implement higher quality meal consistent with Omega 3 fatty acid and we see higher levels of the “good cholesterol.”

Feeding with fish meal saturated with the right antioxidants promotes not only good health and growth in shrimp , but a healthier product to the end consumer. This has been proven through research.

The Island Bounty approach is to take the best feed program that exists in the aquaculture  industry (we have it already), then increase certain nutriments and test the animals at harvest.

Traditionally, many aquaculture farmers feed their stock what they can buy locally and at a good price. The farmers are only really concerned with increased weight and not quality of the nutriments you will receive while eating their product.

It is our firm conviction that we can achieve both in a happy medium. Good fast growth and a quality, healthy, consumable product.  A product which contains better levels of nutriments than industry standards.

This will take continued research and quantifiable testing measures. We do believe, after comparing studies, the data can be obtained to assist us in our nutritional marketing, maintaining good health in our product, and passing on the benefits of healthy, clean, aquaculture practices on to our consumers, while aiding the world food crisis.

Aquaculture Research Details:

Start Date: Jan 26, 2005
End Date: Jan 25, 2010

Objective:
Problem to be Addressed: A critical need and unique opportunity to address the feasibility of locally produced feeds for the aquaculture industry.

Develop a cooperative effort towards the goal of establishing long-term sustainability of the aquaculture industry. Objective 1: Define the nutrient requirements of aquaculture species in the state, especially the Pacific threadfin, longfin amberjack, and Pacific white shrimp. Objective 2: Identify and test regionally available plant and animal by-products for their nutritional composition and bioavailability in aquaculture feeds, and produce nutritionally complete diets for evaluation. Objective 3: Test the effectiveness of the produced feeds on commercial scale through collaborations with University and commercial partners.

Research Project: Tropical Aquaculture: Develop Feeds for Optimum Nutrition of Cultured Shrimp and Finfish Project Number: 5320-31000-007-00
Project Type: Appropriated

What’s in your Food? A New Year’s Resolution – Eat Better, Eat Safer Food

Do you really know what's in your food?

As we march into a brand new year, the most widely made Resolution is to “watch what we eat,” but do you really know for sure what’s in your food? 

• Your family has a dentist, right? 
  
• Your family has a doctor…or three, right? 
  
• Your business has an accountant and book keeper, right? 
  
• You have a lawyer for your house sale, a lawyer for your will and a lawyer for your estate.  Right.
  
• Do you have a local farmer or a fisherman for your food?

 Do you have someone you can identify as providing you or your family with local, safe, disease free, healthy and nutritious food?   What are you really eating?   What is your three year old daughter really eating for dinner?

Without good, clean and healthy food, nothing else matters. 
(If we ate good, clean, healthy food…we wouldn’t even  need a dentist!)

Island Bounty Foods is pointing our health focus to best understand the source of our food.  Where is our food grown?  What has been put into our foods before we consume it?  What chemicals are our children’s body’s consuming?  Sadly, we do not know what we are eating.

To be sure, Island Bounty Foods is not the first group to point us toward better understanding the source of our food supply.   Yet, their continuous  information feed is very interesting and timely to us right now! This is a very serious concern for all of us to zero in on in 2009, and beyond.   

Did you know that shrimp grown in China are not allowed into USA?  

Why not?  It’s called unclean food!!   Unsafe food!!  Dangerous food!!   It is time to grow local, buy local, and buy clean and disease free food.

More companies such as Island Bounty Foods should step forward in 2009 and ring the disease free bell.   Our children’s future health depends on it!!  And on that positive and sustainable note, I bid you a happy and healthier New Year 2009.

Learn About Aquaculture: US Aquaculture, Nursery Raceway Engineering, Shrimp Farming, and Aquaculture Society Suggested Readings

Selected Scholarly Aquaculture and Seafood Readings

It is already a well established fact: We have over-fished our oceans…

Aquaculture Offers Hope to Millions

As a result, if the planet’s oceans continue to be over-harvested, countless millions are going to suffer.  What is the most reasonable solution to feed the multitudes and continue to sustain population growth? How do we come to the aid of an already struggling fishing industry?

Modern Aquaculture Technology.

Below are sited some scholarly works by well respected, published authorities on aquaculture trends, fish and seafood regulations in the US, international aquaculture, fish and shrimp raceway hatchery standards, sustainable seafood regulators, and much more.

The authors are cited with very specific details related to where their works are published and where to find them to investigate aquaculture more fully.

These scholarly works are not just for the technically savvy biologist or researcher. They are provided for anyone who wants to research the newest trends in aquaculture that are making a difference in the world today.

In other words, don’t just “take our word for it”. Read up on modern day aquaculture from experts who have pioneered the field along with us over the last two decades.

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Cohen, J., T.M. Samocha, J.M. Fox and A.L. Lawrence. 2005. Biosecured production of juvenile Pacific white shrimp in an intensive raceway system with limited water discharge. Aquacultural Engineering 32(3-4):425-442.

Davis, D.A. and C.R. Arnold.1998. The design, management and production of a recirculating raceway system for the production of marine shrimp. Aquacultural Engineering 17:193-211.

Gandy, R.L. 1997. U.S. national live bait shrimp market survey. Master’s thesis, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas.

 

Gandy, R., T.M. Samocha, E.R. Jones, and D.A. McKee. 2001.
The Texas live bait shrimp market.   Journal of Shellfish Fisheries 20(1):365-367. de Garza, Yta, D.B. Rouse and D.A. Davis. 2004. Influence of nursery period on the growth and survival of Litopenaeus vannamei under pond production conditions. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 35:357-35.

 

Hanson T.R., R.K. Wallace, L.U. Hatch and W. Hosking. 1999. Coastal Alabama recreational live bait study, Report on the 1997 and 1998 Alabama live bait market surveys. Report prepared for the Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center, 4170 Commander’s Dr., Mobile, Alabama. AUMERC 00-1. 30pp.

 

Mays, R., J.A. Venero, D.A. Davis, D.B. Rouse and I.P. Saoud. (in press). Nursery protocols for the rearing of the brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus aztecus: effects of stocking density, salinity and EDTA on growth and survival.  Journal of Applied Aquaculture.

 

Sandifer, P.A., J. S. Hopkins, A.D. Stokes and C.L. Browdy. 1993. Preliminary comparisons of the native Penaeus setiferus and Pacific Penaeus vannamei white shrimp for pond culture in South Carolina.
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 24:295-303.

 

Samocha, T.M., B.J. Burkott, A.L. Lawrence, Y.S. Juan, E.R. Jones and D.A. McKee. 1998. Management strategies for production of the Atlantic white shrimp Penaeus setiferus as bait shrimp in outdoor ponds.  Journal of World Aquaculture Society 29:211-220.

Samocha, T.M. and R. Gandy. 2000. Protocol for nursery raceway. Acuacultura del Ecuador 39:72-77.

 

Zajicek, P., D. Zimett, C. Adama and A. Lazur. 1997. Live bait shrimp market analysis and farm enterprise budget.  Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

Aquaculture Studies: Contacts in the Southeast United States – US Seafood, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Experts

Southeast US Aquaculture Programs and Resources: Contacts by State

Alabama

Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University

Auburn University Aquaculture - Working in Uganda - with permission to blog image from the Auburn University Flickr Photostream

Outline of research programs on marine fisheries management and aquaculture, particularly in Alabama’s coastal region.

203 Swingle Hall l | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama 36849
Phone: (334) 844-4786 | Fax:(334) 844-9208
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Florida

Mote Marine Laboratory Shrimp Research Program, Sarasota

This project has been initiated to develop sustainable shrimp farming techniques in low salinity inland waters.

Shrimp Aquaculture Staff
Program Manager -  Ryan Gandy
email: rgandy@mote.org

Mississippi

Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University

A partnership between the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the United States Department of Agriculture and Mississippi State University (MSU) is conducting a large-scale study known as the National Risk Management Feasibility Program for Aquaculture (NRMFPA).

http://www.agecon.msstate.edu/aquaculture/index.php

Project Manager: Corey Miller 662-325-0848

South Carolina

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

The mission of the SCDNR fish hatchery program is to propagate those species of fish in sizes required to accomplish fishery management objectives as recommended by the biological staff and approved by administrative personnel.

The SC DNR has many offices located around the state. The main office info is listed for those interested in any of the programs they have to offer.

http://hatcheries.dnr.sc.gov

Street Address: 1000 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202

Director of SC Environmental Programs: 803-734-3766

Texas

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Shrimp Research Program

Acronym	TAES
Address	4301 Waldron Rd. C.C. Corpus Christi TX Texas 78418 United States
Tel	(361) 937-2268
Fax	(361) 937-6470
Activities	Education & research associated with characterization of aquaculture effluent waters and the development of cost effective treatment/prevention methods. Intensive nursery and grow-out system for pena

Island Bounty Aquaculture System

Within the Island Bounty Aquaculture System, the fish, shrimp or seafood product are confined in a pond so that their health and feed can be closely …Read More about Aquaculture Technology

Green Jobs Will Fuel World Economy – The Future of Aquaculture

This week, people of all classes, colors and faiths stood together and watched in awe as millions participated in Democracy to elect the next President of the United States.

• How is this important to modern aquaculture today?
  
• What will this mean for the Blue Revolution?
  
• What will the impact of a new US President mean for “Going Green”?
  

Millions of “Green Jobs” Will Boost the World Economy

Green Economy Growth Change is Vital

Island Bounty is dedicated to watching world trends closely. President Elect Obama stated his top priority is “…a building a low-carbon, clean-energy economy” once he gets to the White House.  He has pledged to create 5 million green jobs!

It’s exciting to know that another World Leader is behind the vital mission to infuse the global economy, to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and pledges to encourage the Going Green momentum.

Island Bounty has always stood by these ideals. We passionately support this commitment. It’s long past time for a sincere Green Revolution.

Is a Green Revolution really possible OR is that just an unrealistic dream?

The truth is, “going green” and making good on that promise will not be a easy. According CNN, there is “Big Business” opposition forecasting negativity for the word wide effort to save and protect the Planet. Another argument is “…tackling the climate crisis will result in a net loss of work opportunities for America.”

Great Hopes for Clean Energy, Sustainable Seafood, Modern Aquaculture, and “Going Green”

Clean Energy offers real solutions for Going Green

There are many other reports that give us great hope that going green is not just a dream, but is a viable reality.

“A new report released today shows that the U.S. can create two million jobs by investing in a rapid green economic recovery program, which will strengthen the economy, increase energy independence, and fight global warming.”
- Political Economy Research Institute

At Island Bounty, SA - we will continue to put forth sound proposals to spur “green economy” growth. We will continue to support economic progress and ecological integrity, not just in the US, but worldwide!

• We pledge to continue to connect the people that need and want to work in the field of progressive, modern aquaculture.
• We pledge to never give up on the future of environmental sustainability, the production of  “green,” clean, disease-free seafood to feed the world in a great time of need.

The Future of Aquaculture: Examples of Ethical Issues

Fish Farming and Related Issues

Island Bounty, SA

Without a doubt the aquaculture industry is going to be effected by many different complex trends over the coming years, all operating together, sometimes in very unexpected ways and producing changes in the industry that may be very rapid indeed.

The ability of the aquaculture industry to foresee and react to these trends and changes is of vital importance to the future development and success of the sector.

Island Bounty understands the mega trends already in place, and is positioned to become the industry leader.

Interesting Shrimp Facts – Adventures in Aquaculture

The need for more sustainable fish farming is critical!

Poorly run fish farms can generate coastal pollution in the form of excess feed and manure, and escaped fish and disease originating on farms can devastate wild fisheries. For example, a fish farm with 200,000 salmon releases nutrients and fecal matter roughly equivalent to the raw sewage generated by 20,000 to 60,000 people. Scotland’s salmon aquaculture industry is estimated to produce the same amount of nitrogen waste as the untreated sewage of 3.2 million people—just over half the country’s population.

Cramped facilities can also create ill health for fish, costing producers millions of dollars in disease prevention and foregone revenues. In recent years, shrimp farmers in China have lost $120 million to bacterial fish diseases and $420 million to shrimp diseases.

Fish farming has expanded to meet the soaring global demand for seafood. On average, each person on the planet is eating four times as much seafood as was consumed in 1950. The average per-capita consumption of farmed seafood has increased nearly 1,000 percent since 1970, in contrast to per-capita meat consumption, which grew just 60 percent.

In 2006, fish farmers raised nearly 70 million tons of seafood worth more than $80 billion—nearly double the volume of a decade earlier. Experts predict that farmed seafood will grow an additional 70 percent by 2030.

How can fish farming be made more sustainable? Innovative industry practices are key, but a shift toward sustainable fish farming will also require a fundamental change in public attitudes. This includes a willingness to prioritize fish that are lower on the food chain, such as shellfish and tilapia. But can consumers today be mobilized to shift the aquaculture industry in the same way they pressured tuna fleets to adopt more dolphin-friendly practices in the 1980s?

The need for more sustainable fish farming is critical, according to the report. Farmed seafood provides 42 percent of the world’s seafood supply, and is on target to exceed half in the next decade, yet there are no widely accepted standards for what constitutes “good” fish farming. By comparison, the organic food industry has strong international and national standards, even though it constitutes just 3 to 5 percent of the world’s food supply

Aquaculture Today: Can Farmed Fish Save The Worlds Oceans?

Written by The Naib

Nearly half of the seafood we eat today is farmed. And while aquaculture is often equated with pollution, habitat degradation, and health risks, this explosive growth in fish farming may in fact be the most hopeful trend in the world’s increasingly troubled food system, according to a new report by Worldwatch Institute.

In Farming Fish for the Future, Senior Researcher Brian Halweil illustrates how, if properly guided, fish farming can not only help feed an expanding global population, but also play a role in healing marine ecosystems battered by overfishing.

“In a world where fresh water and grain supplies are increasingly scarce, raising seafood like oysters, clams, catfish, and tilapia is many times more efficient than factory-farmed chicken or beef,” says Halweil. “Farmed fish can be a critical way to add to the global diet to hedge against potential crop losses or shortages in the supply of meat.”

“But not all fish farming is created equal,” Halweil notes. Carnivorous species like salmon and shrimp, while increasingly popular, consume several times their weight in fish feed—derived from other, typically smaller, fish—as they provide in edible seafood. “It generally requires 20 kilograms of feed to produce just 1 kilogram of tuna,” Halweil says. “So even as we depend more on farmed fish, a growing scarcity of fish feed may jeopardize future expansion of the industry.”

Overfished Beyond Repair: Urban Aquaculture Solution to the World Food Crisis

Professor Martin Schreibman says, “Our oceans have been overfished beyond repair. If we’re going to keep eating fish and chips, tuna tartare, and all those omega-3 fatty acids, we have to rely on aquaculture..” to supplement our World Food Supply. 

ABOUT THE VIDEO: Schreibman is working to bring those fish farms into the city. Urban Aquaculture!