Schedule

Day 1

Tues November 14, 2023

12:30 PM Registration Desk Opens

MI Main Lobby

1:30 PM CCFI Sea Cucumber Processing Machine Demo

MI Pilot Plant W1039

2:45 PM Nutrition Break

MI Conference Centre

3:00 PM Sea cucumber By-product Utilization Workshop

MI Conference Centre

Dr. Deepika Dave, Research Scientist, Marine Institute
Atlantic sea cucumber by-products transformation and full value chain maximization

4:30 PM Registration Desk Closes

6:30 PM Evening Social

SHAMROCK CITY PUB, 340 Water Street

Sponsored by Quinlan Brothers LTD.

Day 2

Wed November 15, 2023

8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens

MI Main Lobby

8:30 AM Morning Coffee & Networking

MI Main Lobby

9:00 AM Keynote Address: The Evolution of Seafood Processing Automation 

MI Hampton Hall

9:00 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks 
9:15 AM Nils Rabe, Baader North America
 

10:15 AM Nutrition Break

MI Main Lobby

10:30 AM Baader Equipment Demonstrations & Workshops

Crab Processing 
Filleting 
Temperature Control 
By-product Utilization/Valorization 
Animal Welfare 

12:30 PM Lunch

MI Cafeteria

1:30 PM Plenary Session 1: Innovations & Automations in Seafood Processing 

MI Hampton Hall

1:30 PM David McNally, Agyle Intelligence Inc.
Using digitization and automation to meet FDA and MSC traceability requirements, food safety compliance and improve operational performance 

1:50 PM Alastair Trower, Enginuity
Navigating Engineering, Robotics & Automation 

2:10 PM Carole Tonello, Hiperbaric High Pressure Technologies
Applications of HPP for innovation seafood solutions 

2:30 PM Nutrition Break

MI Main Lobby

3:00 PM HIPERBARIC Equipment Demonstration

MI Pilot Plant W1039

A demonstration of the HPP technology and its applications in seafood processing

3:00 PM Seafood By-product Valorization Workshop

MI Conference Centre

Hosted by Perennia, BioFoodTech and MI
Shellfish by-product innovation and commercialization

5:00 PM Registration Desk Closes

MI Main Lobby

6:30 PM Opening Reception

ALT Hotel Indigo/Cyan Room, 125 Water Street

Sponsored by Baader

*For concurrent pilot plant and workshop sessions, delegates will be assigned to small groups.
Groups will rotate between activities allowing delegates to participate in all SIIS sessions.

Day 3

Thurs November 16, 2023

8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens

MI Main Lobby

8:30 AM Morning Coffee and Networking

MI Main Lobby

9:00 AM Plenary Session 2: Value Addition & Sustainability 

MI Hampton Hall

9:00am Paul Lansbergen, Fisheries Council of Canada
Continual improvement of the Canadian seafood industry through innovation, waste transformation and greener technologies

9:20am Romy Vaugeois, Seals and Sealing Network
Clinic Studies: The impact of seal oil on rheumatoid arthritis for humans and the impact of seal oil on osteoarthritis for dogs

9:40am Alfa Laval
Martin Ivanov

Separation technologies for seafood applications

10:00 AM Nutrition Break

MI Main Lobby

10:15 AM DEEPCHILL Technologies Equipment Demonstration

MI Pilot Plant W1039

Icing mussels, fish and shrimp to show physical distribution of slurry and observe real-time temperature curves

10:15AM HIPERBARIC New Product Development Workshop

MI Conference Centre

Join HPP expert Carole Tonello to explore the versatility of high pressure processing and its impact on seafood processing

10:15AM BLUE OCEAN GEAR

Hampton Hall

Smart Buoy Technology

12:15 PM Buses depart MI Main Entrance for Emera Innovation Centre 

MI Main Entrance

12:30 PM Luncheon & Panel Discussion 

Emera Innovation Centre

Facilitated by Keith Hutchings, CCFI

The Role of Innovation in Atlantic Canada’s
Seafood Industry
Carey Bonnell/Martin Sullivan – OCI, NL
Alastair Trower – Enginuity, NS
Geoff Irvine – Lobster Council of Canada, NS
David Fitzgerald – Beach Point Processing, PEI

2:30 PM Buses Depart Emera Innovation Centre for MI

Emera Innovation Centre

3:00 PM CCFI Crab Robotic Cell Equipment Demonstration 

MI Pilot Plant W1039

3:00 PM SEDNA TECHNOLOGIES Seafood Software Made Easy*

MI Conference Centre

Learn about RFID, Mobile Apps, Data Analytics,
and more.

3:00 PM ASHORED INC.

Hampton Hall

Ropeless Gear Technology

5:00 PM Registration Desk Closes

MI Main Lobby

*For concurrent pilot plant and workshop sessions, delegates will be assigned to small groups.
Groups will rotate between activities allowing delegates to participate in all SIIS sessions.

Day 4

Fri November 17, 2023

8:00 AM Registration Desk Opens

MI Main Lobby

8:30 AM Morning Coffee and Networking

MI Main Lobby

9:00 AM Plenary Session 3: Navigating Automation, Digitization & Sustainability 

MI Hampton Hall

9:00am Alberto Wareham, Ice Water Seafoods 

9:30am Dr. Shegufa Shetranjiwalla-Merchant, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Circular economic models for the seafood industry 

10:00am Richard MacLellan, Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services
The C-Bud Robotic System for effective, non-destructive large scale harvesting of marine species 

10:30 AM Closing Remarks & Close of SIIS 2023

MI Hampton Hall

11:00 AM Buses depart MI for The Launch 

MI Main Entrance

11:30 AM Technical Tour of The Launch

Holyrood Marine Base

Space is limited so please sign up in advance at the Registration Desk

Visit MI’s newest research facility at its Holyrood Marine Base. “With collaborative and inclusive access to a comprehensive suite of ocean focused resources for faculty, students, researchers, and private industry, The Launch provides a unique contribution to ocean science through a ‘one-stop shop’ for ocean exploration.” www.thelaunch.mi.mun.ca 

12:30 PM Lunch at The Launch

Holyrood Marine Base

1:30 PM Buses Depart The Launch for MI

Holyrood Marine Base

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Opening of the North Atlantic Fish and Work Boat Show 

Mary Brown’s Centre

Pre-register at www.nafish.ca