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