2019 BC Seafood Expo

Topic: Coastal Restoration – Ocean plastics, recycling & rehabilitation solutions for the marine environment

Moderator: Ruth Salmon

Speakers:

• Capt. Josh Temple, Coastal Restoration Society
• Richard Finch, Cermaq Canada
• Alex Munro, Rain Coast Sea Farms

Summary: This session will take a close look at the global issue of ocean plastics, as well as review successful projects that have been completed to restore and enhance near shore and stream spawning habitat for wild salmon. The importance of tackling the issue on an industrial scale will be addressed, as well as the need for coordinated teamwork and commitment from all levels – industry, First Nations, ENGO’s and coastal communities.

Panel: Success stories about doing business internationally

Moderator: Jennifer Hooper, BC Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology

Speakers:

• Dan Claxton, Salish Strait Seafoods
• Roger Paquette, Hub City Fisheries
• Dave Moore, River Select

Summary: Learn how the decision to work collaboratively created successful partnerships

B2B’s with Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, Turkey & Serbia

B2B’s with Korea, Japan & Vietnam

Session summary: Diversifying revenue sources and sales channels is a must for seafood businesses to improve chances for long lasting business success. Developing new markets can offset impacts of seasonal business fluctuations and dependency on just a few clients. No matter your experience with selling outside of our local market, this interactive workshop will prove invaluable to those seriously looking to strengthen or grow their business by pursuing markets beyond our provincial boundaries.

Come to hear how to:

• Successfully identify and assess new target markets;
• Tap into numerous provincial and federal support services;
• Write a brief and concise growth plan for use with lenders and other agencies
• Network, share and learn from fellow participants; and
• Learn how your company can receive continued, free support from the Export Advisor for your region.

Topic: Export 101
Speaker: Allison Boulton, Export Navigator
Summary: workshop with panel of experts from various service agencies providing additional information

Topic: International Certifications for Seafood products
Speaker: TBA

Topic: Export Financing
Speakers:

• Meagan Clarke, Agriculture Canada
• Andrea Hoerger, Agriculture BC
• Chris Theeparajah, EDC

Summary: Export Market Development resources discuss programs for SMEs and new exporters

Topic: Free Trade Agreements
Speakers:

• Janel Quiring
• Regan Khan

Topic: An experience at Seafood Expo North America in March
Speaker: Adriana Carrillo, JTT

Speaker: Sussan McKay

Speakers:

• Gene Carpenter, Blundell Seafoods
• Stanley Kwok, Blundell Seafoods
• Sean Wilton, Agrimarine Holdings / Lois Lake
• Steve Atkinson, Little Cedar Falls
• Jeremy Dunn, Mowi Canada West
• Welbert Choi, Forage

Summary:

Brief introduction of everyone and introduction of what is happening
live stream/podcast, on a conversation between the farmers and chefs. Highlighting aquacultural advancements and techniques used to ensure sustainable practices and Customer approach on farmed fish vs. wild.

Why did MOWI change their name?

Innovations in farmed fishing – RAS System vs. Closed Containment

• What worked for them
• What didn’t work for them
• What they are looking at next
• How they ensure sustainable practices
• Challenges attached to their future

DFO Grants and how they can help

• British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
• Canadian Fish and seafood Opportunities fund
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program

Public Opinion – what do customers want to eat nowadays

• Farmed fish vs. Wild Fish
• The difference in cooking
• Pricing for restaurants

Moderators:

• Myron Roth
• Mairi Edgar

Presentation 1: Growing Canadian North American benthic low intertidal seaweed species (Cannabliss) in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems

Speaker: Dr. Thierry Chopin, University of New Brunswick and Chopin Coastal Health Solutions Inc.

Summary: A renewed interest in the mariculture of seaweeds has been triggered in the western world by their cultivation in IMTA systems and the emerging understanding of the ecosystem services they provide (e.g. nutrient biomitigation, irrigation-less and deforestation-less food production, oxygen provision, habitat restoration, carbon sequestration, coastal acidification reduction, etc.). The value of these ecosystem services should be recognized, accounted for and used as financial and regulatory incentive tools (e.g. nutrient trading credits). The IMTA multi-crop diversification approach (fish, seaweeds and invertebrates) could be an economic risk mitigation and management option to address pending climate change and coastal acidification impacts. Seaweeds should not be the next superfood; they should be today’s superfood.

Presentation 2: Seaweed for Health

Speaker: Angela Willard, Co-Founder Seaweed Gardens

Summary: Seaweeds are a true superfood that have been a key component in coastal peoples diets since at least 12,000 BCE. Bringing seaweed into the general public’s regular choice of foods is advantageous to well being for many reasons. The high nutritive and medicinal benefits of seaweeds opens up a huge opportunity to improve the health of our community, while it’s unique umami taste enhances the flavour profiles of value added food products, all with the possibility of using a locally sustainable source. I will share with you here how we have successfully (sold out!) of our popular Sea Veg product at Harmonic Arts, and the confidence we feel in the upcoming release of our kelp through Seaweed Gardens.

Presentation 3: The Flavour of a love story

Speaker: Amanda Swinimer, Owner Dakini Tidal Wilds

Summary: In her talk, Amanda Swinimer, owner/operator and seaweed harvester at Dakini Tidal Wilds, will discuss how storytelling and relationships have led her to grow a successful seaweed business for the last 18 years including: relationships with colleagues, customers and most importantly, with seaweed itself and the environment where it grows. Swinimer discusses how these relationships have led to her seaweeds’ impeccable quality, diverse collaborative products and a reputation for her seaweed beyond its identity as simply ‘a product’.

Presentation 4: Canadian Kelp Resources’ development and advancement of kelp farming in BC

Speaker: Dr. Louis Druehl, Co-Founder Canadian Kelp Resources

Summary: CKR initiated kelp ‘seed’ production and pioneered the first kelp farm outside of Asia in the 1980s and kelp brownies in 2000. Seven kelp species have been test-farmed, adding to the kelp farmer’s options. Duel kelp farming of sugar kelp and bull kelp, developed by CKR and Rob Saunders, greatly enhances productivity. Presently, we are pursuing three projects: Kelp Farm on a Pallet; taming the colander kelp, a species that alternates its growth cycle with other cultivated species, expanding the growing season; and exploring the opportunities presented by the wonders of umami. CKR conducts kelp workshops.

Presentation 5: On-land Tank Culture: A Seaweed Success Story

Speaker: Lynn Cornish, Acadian Seaplants Limited, Seed Stock Manager/Research Scientist

Summary: Acadian Seaplants Limited in Atlantic Canada has been involved in the Seaweed Industry for over 35 years. Lynn will provide an overview of the company as it is today in regards to the cultivation operation, as well as some background regarding the historical timeline of how it became the largest on-land cultivation facility in the world for edible seaweeds. Challenges and opportunities will be briefly described, and our flagship food product, Hana-Tsunamata™ highlighted. This will be followed by information from various research studies demonstrating the health and wellness benefits associated with dietary seaweeds, and why they should be an integral part of our daily diets. A brief look at a few of the food applications other companies around the world are producing and marketing will be provided as well.

Presentation 6: Sea Vegetable Farming: Emerging Industry or Cottage Hobby

Speaker: Dr. Steven Backman, Co-Founder Magellan Aqua Farms

Summary: Human population growth, climate change and rising concerns surrounding food security have generated renewed interest in diversifying food production and their methods. Integrated Multi-tropic Aquaculture and Sea Vegetable production offer many opportunities to increase food production while at the same time providing much needed ecological services. In North America, sea vegetables are not part of our culinary culture and most often associated with a very negative perception in the minds of consumers. Based on our own experience I will discuss some of the opportunities and challenges faced when building a business model in this early phase.

Presentation 7: Diversification of marine livelihoods in Maine through small-scale aquaculture

Speaker: Briana Warner, CEO Atlantic Sea Farms

Summary: Atlantic Sea Farms (Ocean Approved, Inc.) has built a supply chain through helping lobster fishermen diversify into seaweed farming. Our coastal economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable in the face of climate change and other strains to the wild lobster fishery – but aquaculture can provide a supplemental income source that can help to absorb some of the shock from a changing fishery. Bri will discuss how Maine is seeing increasing numbers of fishermen turning to aquaculture as a diversification strategy – and how it is, in turn, improving the ocean where they fish.

B2B’s with China, Hong Kong, Singapore & USA

Canada – Korea Free Trade Agreement, Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Speakers:

• Regan Khan
• Meagan Clarke
• Sussan McKay
• Liliana Zhylina
• Francis Dorsemaine

Summary: Learn about our Free Trade Agreements, including the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; an overview of federal programs and services, plus what companies need to do to ensure their fish products are eligible for export. Added value: Canada’s trade commissiones from Poland and the Ukraine will speak to the demand for BC seafood.

Int’l Buyers Reception Chefs: Click Here

Topic: Innovations to drive economic growth in Fisheries & Aquaculture – Nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals & genomics in action

Moderator: Ruth Salmon

Speakers:

• Dr. Kelly Hawboldt, Memorial University
• Dr. John Kelly, Bioenterprise Canada

Summary: Innovations, ranging from green processing of waste products to cutting edge genomics, can play an important role in producing economic value in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as well as driving environmental improvement. Examples of innovative processes to extract value-added products from fisheries and aquaculture processing waste will be explored. The value of genomics to the industry and community at large will also be discussed.

B2B’s with China, Hong Kong, Singapore & USA

Speaker:

• Arnav Nagpal, Ministry of Agriculture

Speaker:

• Shirley Choi, Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program
• Christie Whelan, BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund
• Asha Nooh
• Gloria Teo

Summary: Fisheries and Oceans Canada launched 3 new funding programs to support the sustainable development of commercial fishing and aquaculture sectors since 2017. Come learn how you can grow your business sustainably without incurring large financial risks with the Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program (FACTAP), BC Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund (BCSRIF) and the Pacific Integrated Commercial Fisheries Initiative (PICFI) Aquaculture Development Source funding programs. Representatives from each program will provide an overview of the program, eligibility requirements, and provide insights to help you develop a successful project proposal.

B2B’s with Korea, Japan & Vietnam

Session Description:

The International Year of the Salmon (IYS) is a five-year outreach and research initiative of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) and the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Countries across the Northern Hemisphere are banding together in a new partnership of government, Indigenous Peoples, academia, NGOs, and industry to drive an intense burst of outreach and research that will establish the conditions necessary for the resilience of salmon and people in a rapidly changing world. Join Mark Saunders the IYS Director for the Pacific and a panel of experts including IYS Chef Ambassador Ned Bell, award winning scientist Dick Beamish and Tawney Lem, Executive Director of the West Coast Aquatic to the learn about the IYS and the transformative work being done to ensure we sustain salmon.

Program: four panelists speaking for 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions

• 1:00pm Mark Saunders – Introduction to the IYS
• 1:15pm Ned Bell – Seafood Sustainability and salmon
• 1:30pm Richard Beamish – Story of the International Gulf of Alaska Expedition
• 1:45pm Tawney Lem – A Collaborative approach to Salmon Management

What’s required, what they’re looking for & how to approach

B2B’s with Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, Turkey & Serbia

Moderator: Darlene Winterburn, BCSGA

Speakers:

• Gabrielle Kosmider, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Kirsty Walde

Summary: Many farmers have questions and others may be out of compliance with traceability requirements. This interactive session will increase understanding of farmer requirements for tagging, record keeping and wet storage of harvested product on aquaculture sites. It will also provide an opportunity to ask questions and make recommendations to DFO to improve clarity in the Conditions of License.