President's Column

Thank you to those who voted to elect me to lead this esteemed organization. I am honored and humbled to follow in the footsteps of past presidents and board members who have created such a dynamic global organization.With your help, we can lead the positive global support and advancement of aquaculture production and science. Special thanks to the previous 3 presidents, Huberto Villarreal Colmenares, Jennifer Blair and Antonio Garza de Yta whose guidance, efforts and friendship have helped build my confidence to fulfill this important role. Even after 30 years as an aquaculture Extension Specialist I don't feel like an expert in any particular area and am continually learning new and valuable information from our subject matter gurus. Extension work has provided remarkable opportunities to interface with academic, research and production communities in the U.S. and around the world to gain a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing our industry.