Agenda - Live Seafood Shipping Conference

[Brian C. Paust]

The Live Seafood Shipping Conference: 

A Conference and Exhibition on the Marketing and Shipping=20 
of Live Seafood and Ornamentals - Finfish, Shellfish, and=20 
Plants 



MARKETING & SHIPPING LIVE AQUATIC=20 
PRODUCTS '96 

October 13 - 15, 1996 

Seattle, Washington USA 

EXHIBITORS INFORMATION & REGISTRATION 

Conference Lectures - October 14 - 15, 1996 
Suppliers Exhibit - October 13, 1996 



If your business or specialty is involved with the holding or=20 
shipping of live seafood and ornamental products, this is=20 
an important conference for you.   Speakers and posters will=20 
describe practical methods for the live holding of products=20 
from Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and other regions of=20 
the world.  =20 

This  conference will not soon be repeated in this region.  For=20 
additional information, contact: 
John Peters (103243.675 at compuserve.com)  or 
Brian Paust (ffbcp at aurora.Alaska.edu). 

AGENDA 

SUNDAY   October 13     Noon-7pm  EXHIBITION HALL 

REGISTRATION - Conference Center Lobby 

EXHIBITORS=20 

Aqua Logic, Inc., San Diego, California 
Aquatic Eco-Systems, Apopka, Florida 
Grabber International, Grand Rapids, Michigan 
Novalek, Inc., Hayward, California 
Point Four Systems, Port Moody, B.C. Canada 
TechPak - Peabody Massachusetts 
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Silver Springs, Maryland 
Ryan Instruments, Redmond, Washington 

POSTERS =20 

DOMESTIC REGULATORY BARRIERS TO THE=20 
MARKETING OF LIVE AQUATIC PRODUCTS FROM=20 
AND WITHIN THE NORTH PACIFIC REGION OF THE=20 
UNITED STATES. 
Gleyn Bledsoe, Ph.D., Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska 

NORTH PACIFIC SPECIES APPROPRIATE FOR LIVE=20 
FISH MARKETING 
Gleyn Bledsoe, Ph.D., Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka,=20 
Alaska 

DISPLAY AND DEMONSTRATION OF A STATE-OF- 
THE-ART SALMON RESEARCH FACILITY AND=20 
RECIRCULATING SYSTEM, WITH COMPUTER CONTROL=20 
AND MONITORING. 
Mike Rust, Ph.D., National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle,=20 
Washington 

A NOVEL METHOD FOR THE STORAGE OF LIVE=20 
Nephrops norvegicus DURING LIVE SHIPMENT. 
Andre  Schmitt, PH.D., Department de Ciencias Fisiologicas. =20 
Universidade do Rio 
Grande - FURG 

THE NEW ZEALAND AND IKE DAI LIVE TRANSPORT=20 
SYSTEM. 
Barry Torkington, Fish Transport Systems, Ltd. Canada and=20 
New Zealand 

THE APPLICATION OF COX TEMPERATURE RECORDERS=20 
IN THE LIVE INDUSTRY. 
James Cox, Cox Recorders Inc., Upland, California 

LIVE HOLDING AND TRANSPORT OF MONKFISH. 
Ben Baxter, Marine Live Products/Marine Machines, Inc.,=20 
Bernard, Maine 

BREAKING INTO THE LIVE TRADE:  THE TRIALS &=20 
TRIBULATIONS OF A TRUCKER. 
Stu Craig, Continental Truck Freight Brokers, Ellensburg,=20 
Washington. 

INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIVE MARKETING=20 
AND AQUACULTURE-COMMERCIAL FISHERIES. 
K.C. Dochtermann, Rock Bottom Seafoods, Seattle,=20 
Washington 

ANIMAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE=20 
AQUATICS EXPORTS. 
Ralph Elston, Pacific Shellfish Institute, Carlsborg,=20 
Washington 

THE EXPERIENCE OF SHIPPING LIVE EGGS. 
Per Heggelund, Aqua Seed Corp, Seattle, Washington 

DESCRIPTION OF AN INNOVATIVE PACKAGING=20 
SYSTEM:  THE CLOUD PACK STORY. 
Leonard LaRosa, Rose Seafood Industries, Woburn,=20 
Massachusetts 

VIABLE ALTERNATIVES ON THE ROAD TO=20 
SUSTAINABILITY. 
Alfredo Quarto, Mangrove Action Project, Seattle,=20 
Washington 

HOLDING AND TRANSPORT OF THE PACIFIC=20 
OYSTER: THE ALASKA PERSPECTIVE. 
Ray RaLonde, University of Alaska, Anchorage 

THE NEW ZEALAND AND IKE DAI LIVE TRANSPORT=20 
SYSTEM. 
Barry Torkington, Fish Transport Systems Ltd., Canada and=20 
New Zealand 

SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES FOR THE TRADE IN WILD=20 
AND CULTURED AQUARIUM SPECIES. 
Leonard Young, Aqaculture Development Program, Hawaii=20 
Dept. of Land & Water 
Resources, Honolulu 

MONDAY  October 14    7:00am-6:45pm  AUDITORIUM 

7:00  --  BREAKFAST  - Conference Center Lobby 

8:00  --  WELCOME - John B. Peters, Nor'Westerly Food=20 
Technology Services, 
=09=09Conference Manager 
          --  INTRODUCTIONS - Brian Paust, Chairman=20 
Program Committee, University 
=09=09of Alaska, Petersburg, Alaska 

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE LIVE FISH TRADE. 
Jerome E. Erbacher, International Trade Specialist, National=20 
Marine Fisheries 
Service, Silver Springs,  Maryland 

THE ORNAMENTAL FISH TRADE:  STATUS, TRENDS=20 
AND SHIPPING TECHNIQUES. 
Paul Olin, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Rosa 

EXOTIC SPECIES AND THE LIVE AQUATICS TRADE. 
Annette Olson, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle,=20 
Washington 

DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES IN THE=20 
ORNAMENTAL AND LIVE SEAFOOD INDUSTRIES. 
Bob Johannes, and  Bob Gillett, Lami, Fiji 

ANIMAL WELFARE CONSIDERATIONS IN LIVE=20 
AQUATIC TRANSPORT. 
Donald Boisvert, Ph.D., Canadian Council on Animal Care,=20 
Ottawa 

10:15-10:40  --  Refreshment Break in Lobby 
10:40- 1:00 
AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR=20 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE. 
Richard Fite, Otis Miller, USDA Animal and Plant Inspection=20 
Service, Riverdale, 
Maryland 

TRANSBOUNDARY REGULATIONS OF LIVE INDUSTRY=20 
(ALASKA CASE HISTORY) 
Jim Cochran, Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, Juneau, Alaska 

FEDERAL REGULATORY CONCERNS IN=20 
AQUACULTURE PRODUCT. 
Michael Goza, U.S. Food & Drug Administration.,=20 
Seattle, Washington 

RESTRAINTS OF SHIPPING LIVE:  LESSONS TO BE=20 
LEARNED FROM THE AQUASEED EXPERIENCE. 
Per Heggelund, AquaSeed Corp., Seattle, Washington 

MAINTAINING THE INTRINSIC QUALITY OF LIVE- 
MARKETED SHELLFISH BY SUPPLYING THEIR=20 
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS. 
Roger Uglow, Ph.D., University of Hull, United Kingdom 

FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF LIVE=20 
AQUATIC HOLDING SYSTEMS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON=20 
MODERATING THE EFFECTS OF SHOCK LOADING. 
Mark Francis, Aquaneering, Inc., San Diego, California 

1:00-2:30 
Lunch  --  Harborside Dining Room 
BROKER PERSPECTIVE ON THE LIVE SHELLFISH=20 
IMPORT/EXPORT BUSINESS 
Bill Marinelli, Marinelli Shellfish Company, San Francisco 

2:30 - 4:25 
LIVE SHELLFISH FISHERIES OF CALIFORNIA'S=20 
SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST: HARVESTING, HANDLING,=20 
AND SHIPPING OF HIGH-VALUE CRUSTACEANS AND=20 
MOLLUSKS. 
John Richards, California Sea Grant Extension Program, Santa=20 
Barbara, and Rick 
Gutierrez, San Pedro Fish Company, Santa Barbara  and Robert J.=20 
Price, Ph.D., 
Dept. of Food Science and Tech., University of California,=20 
Davis, California 

DELIVERING A QUALITY PRODUCT: POST-HARVEST=20 
TREATMENTS OF WILD-CAUGHT SHELLFISH FOR THE=20 
UK LIVE EXPORT MARKET. =20 
Roger Uglow, Ph.D., University of Hull , United Kingdom 

LIVE SHIPPING OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS IN THE=20 
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. 
John W. Ewart, College of Marine Studies, University  of=20 
Delaware, Lewes, Delaware 

FROM HARVEST TO MARKET: MAINTAINING THE=20 
QUALITY AND VALUE OF LIVE MANILLA CLAMS=20 
(tapes philippinaru) 
William A. Heath, Ph.D., B.C. Ministry of Agriculture,=20 
Fisheries & Food, 
Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada. 

SCALLOP HANDLING AND LIVE SHIPMENT. 
Jon Agosti, Qutekcak Shellfish Hatchery, Seward, Alaska 

4:25-4:50  --  Refreshment Break in Lobby 
4:50-6:45 
THE TAYLOR UNITED WET STORAGE SYSTEM FOR=20 
BIVALVES 
Bill Dewey, Taylor United, Shelton, Washington 

LIVE MARKET GEODUCKS:  EXPORT PACKAGING &=20 
ADEC REGULATIONS. 
Stephen La Croix, Nelson Products, Ketchikan, Alaska 

CULTURE, HOLDING, AND AIR TRANSPORT OF=20 
GIANT CLAMS (tridachna) FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC. 
Idris Lane, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources=20 
Management, Honiara, 
Solomon Islands 

SHIPPING ADULT AND LARVAL ABALONE (haliotis=20 
spp.)  FOR RESEARCH OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. 
Susan McBride, California Sea Grant,  Eureka, California 

LIVE HOLDING AND TRANSPORT OF SEA URCHINS. 
Ben Baxter, Marine Live Products/Marine Machines, Inc.,=20 
Bernard, Maine 

THE USE OF INNOVATIVE PLASTIC "BREATHING=20 
BAGS" FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIVE AQUATICS. 
Robert Rofen, Ph. D., Novalek Inc. and Aquatic Research=20 
Institute, Hayward, 
California 

6:45 - ADJOURN 

TUESDAY  October 15     7am-6pm    AUDITORIUM 

7:00-8:00  --  BREAKFAST in Conference Center Lobby 

8:00  --  INTRODUCTIONS - Brian Paust 

8:10 - 10:15 
LIVE HANDLING AND TRANSPORT OF DUNGENESS=20 
CRAB. 
Roger Brock, Trilogy Pacific, Inc. Bellingham, Washington 

LIVE FLOUNDER IN NORTH CAROLINA:  METHODS=20 
OF A GROWING INDUSTRY. 
Skip Kemp,  Sea Grant Program, Atlantic Beach, NC 

LIVE SHIPMENT OF THE MARINE SHRIMP, Penaeus=20 
vannamei, WITHOUT WATER. 
Craig L. Browdy, Ph.D., South Carolina Department of=20 
Natural Resources, U.S. 
Marine Shrimp Farming Program 

THE EFFECTS OF FRESHWATER SHRIMP SURVIVAL=20 
DURING WATERLESS SHIPMENT USING A ZEOLITE=20 
PACKAGING ENVIRONMENT. 
Carol Harper, Ph.D., Ruben Perz Sijo and John M. Kubaryk, =20 
University of Puerto 
Rico, Mayagez, P.R. 

AIR TRANSPORT OF LIVE KURUMA PRAWNS (Penaeus=20 
japonicus) TEMPERATURE CONTROL IMPROVES=20 
SURVIVAL. 
Bruce Goodrick, Senior Food Technologist, AAIFST,=20 
Queensland,  Australia 
10:00 - 10:30  --  Refreshment Break in Lobby 

10:30 - 1:00 
THE HOLDING AND LIVE SHIPPING OF LOBSTER:=20 
THE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE. 
Colin MacDonald, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc., Bedford,=20 
Nova Scotia, Canada 

SHIPPING & HANDLING OF LIVE LOBSTERS:  THE=20 
AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE. 
John Riley,  Bio-Resource Engineering Department=20 
University of Maine,  Orono, 
Maine 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LIVE=20 
FINFISH INDUSTRY. 
Mike Hamer, Vancouver, B.C., Canada 

AN INSIDE LOOK AT CATCHING, TRANSPORTING,=20 
AND MARKETING LIVE ROCKFISH. 
Richard Larson, Powak Fishing Co., Salt Spring Island,  BC, =20 
Canada 

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LIVE FINFISH FISHERY=20 
FROM THE SMALL BOAT HARVESTER PERSPECTIVE. 
Valentyn deLeeuw and Hilde Harrison, Duncan,  British=20 
Columbia, Canada 

RAPID CHANGES AND GROWTH OF CALIFORNIA'S=20 
LIVE FINFISH FISHERY. 
Kimberly McKee-Lewis, California Dept. of Fish & Game,=20 
Santa Barbara, California 

LIVE FISH TECHNOLOGY: HISTORICAL CONVENIENCE=20 
TO MODERN MULTISPECIES STRATEGY IN NORWAY. 
Kjell Midling, Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture,=20 
Tromsoe, Norway 

1:00-2:30 
Lunch  --  Harborside Dining Room 
TRANSPORT OF KILLER WHALE FROM MEXICO CITY=20 
TO NEWPORT, OREGON 
Mark Dickens, United Parcel Service, Atlanta, Georgia 

2:30 - 3:55 
THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LIVE SEAFOOD=20 
HOLDING SYSTEMS. 
Jerry Lang,  Majestic Seafood Products, Inc., Richmond  BC,=20 
Canada 

DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED TECHNIQUES FOR THE=20 
TRANSPORT OF LIVE FISH. 
Mike  Rimmer,  Finfish Aquaculture Research Group,  Cairns, =20 
Queensland, 
Australia 

MAJOR ELEMENTS OF A LIVE FISH TRANSPORT=20 
SYSTEM USING PURE OXYGEN 
Rob and Tjarda Barratt, Point Four Systems Inc., Port Moody, =20 
BC, Canada 

AQUAHAUL:  DEVELOPMENT OF HAULING TANK=20 
TREATMENT FOR FOOD FISH. 
James Fajt, AquaHaul, Manhattan, Kansas 

3:55 - 4:20  --  Refreshment Break - in Lobby 
4:20-6:00 
DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION OF AQUI-S. 
Jan Holland, Fish Transport Systems Ltd.  Canada and=20 
New Zealand 

THE NEW ZEALAND AND IKE DAI LIVE TRANSPORT=20 
SYSTEM. 
Barry Torkington, Fish Transport Systems Ltd., Canada and=20 
New Zealand 

LIVE TRADE IN CALIFORNIA FROM THE=20 
WHOLESALER'S PERSPECTIVE. 
Henry Cheung, Charlie Seafood, San Francisco, California=20 
and  Paul Olin, Ph.D., 
University  of California 

REVIEW OF THE LIVE FISH INDUSTRY:  A=20 
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE. 
John Ho, Ming Dynasty Restaurant, Santa Barbara,=20 
California and Deborah McArdle, 
University of California, Santa Barbara, California 

6:00  --  Brian Paust    CLOSING REMARKS 

***ADJOURN*** 
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