GROWING MAINES FUTURE

GROWING MAINES FUTURE

GOOD JOBS - RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP - HEALTHY FOOD

HOME: A RELATIVELY SMALL LIFEBOAT IN A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT

SINCE 1950 WE HAVE CONSUMED 2X THE RESOURCES THAN ALL PRIOR HISTORY COMBINED

MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION – GROWING MAINE’S FUTURE

RISING LIVING STANDARDS

25 % OF EARTHS SURFACE IS LAND

30% OF THAT LANDMASS IS ARABLEONLY 7.5% OF THE WORLDS SURFACE AREA MUST FEED THE WORLD

MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION

LAND


WATER - NUTRIENTS


4. Water limits

5. Phosphorous limits

UNLESS……..?75 % OF EARTHS SURFACE IS WATER

MOST SOLAR RADIATION HITS THE EARTH IN UNFARMED AREAGROWING FOOD IN WATER HAS KEY ADVANTAGES

EFFICIENCIES OF DIFFERENT ANIMAL PROTEIN SECTORSFOOD AND FRESH WATER REQUIREMENTS TO PRODUCE 1KG

8 kg feed

1857 gallons

3 kg feed

756 gallons

2 kg feed

469 gallons

1.1 kg feed

132 gallons

Aquatic organisms 10-20% more efficient than land animals at converting energy, water and feed to meat and protein

WHY?

EFFICIENCIES OF DIFFERENT PLANT PRODUCTIONFRESHWATER REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 1 KG RAW PRODUCT

Wheat

1500 Liters

Corn

1400 Liters

Rice

4700 Liters

Seaweed

.01 Liters

Aquatic Plants -10% more efficient than land plants at converting energy to raw product-Little or No fertilizer required-Little or No freshwater required

MORE ON EFFICIENCIES AND IMPACTS

ATLANTIC SALMON

PIGS CHICKEN LAMB

HARVEST YIELD (%)

86-92 72.5 65.6 46.9

ENERGY RETENTION(%)

23 14 10 5

PROTEIN RETENTION (%)

31 18 21 5

YIELDS AND RETENTION RATES FOR VARIOUS ANIMALS

Bjorkli, 2002

NATIONAL STATUS AND TRENDS

• ≈94% OF SEAFOOD IMPORTED

• <2% OF IMPORTS INSPECTED (CONTAMINANTS, RESIDUES)

• ≈59% OF ALL SEAFOOD CONSUMED IN US IS FARMED

• CONTRIBUTES $15.6 BILLION TO U.S. TRADE DEFICIT

• US AQUACULTURE >$1.5 BILLION (FARM GATE)

• ≈4200 FARMS (MOST FRESHWATER)

SOURCES: DOC 2016,USDA 2011,FDA 2012, NOAA 2014, URNER BARRY 2014

SHARE OF CONSUMPTION SUPPLIED BY DOMESTIC PRODUCTION

020406080

100120

% Domestically Sourced

Source: USDA2010,USDOC2012MAINE AQUACULTURE ASSOCIATION

THE FARMER OF THE FUTURE

WHO KNOWS?

MAINE AQUACULTURE KEEPING WORKING WATERFRONTS WORKING

GROWING MAINES FUTURE

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