14 June 2012 Korean Chapter update The preparatory ad hoc committee of the National Organizing Committee (NOC) for World Aquaculture 2015 met on March 22 at the Office of Jeju Special Self-governing Province (JSSP) in Korea, presided by Professor Jeong Yeol Lee. The membership of the NOC includes the Governor of JSSP and the president of the Jeju National University as co-chairmen; the Chairman of the JSSP Council and the Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture, Forestry and Food as honorary chairmen; and the director of National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) and the Chief Officer of Jeju Fish-Culture Fisheries Cooperatives (JFFC) as vice-chairmen; and the president of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science as Conference Chairman. Professor Sungchul ‘Charles’ Bai will be in charge of the Program Committee and Professor Kwang-Sik Choi will co-chair the Steering Committee. The 6th Meeting of the Joint US – Korea Coordination Panel for Aquaculture Cooperation was held on March 20-21 in Busan. This panel has been discussing joint planning and prioritization of international research collaborations, sharing research advances and coordinating research programs since 2002. The NFRDI was the primary scientific organization of the Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture, Forestry and Food and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The US cooperating partner is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The panel discussed 2012 Project Proposals and recommended the development of alternative feeds to reduce the use of fishmeal and fish oil as the top priority task. The panel also discussed other proposals such as GEOHAB, the development of molecular probe-based assays for detection of harmful algal blooms; cooperative research on the production of highvalue oysters, and Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). The NFRDI welcomed its new president, Mr. Son Jaehak Son on 19 March (www.nfrdi.re.kr/page?id=en_index). The Korean Chapter welcomes him and expects a positive outcome from his creative leadership of fisheries research and the sustainable development of the fisheries industry. The Jeju Federation of Fishery Cooperation welcomed its new chief officer, Mr. Yong Woong Yang on April 3. He promised to support World Aquaculture 2015 in Jeju. In his inaugural address, he spoke of the need to support the development of blue-ocean industries, especially aquaculture. The 6th World Ocean Forum 2012 will be held form June 4-6 at BEXCO and Yeosu Expo 2012 (eng.expo2012.kr). The meeting will bring together policymakers, private bodies and other stakeholders to launch a special session and an exhibition to examine the future of rising marine bioindustries (www.wof.kr/eng/index.asp). Mr. Hack-Churl You, the CEO of the Pegasus Company (pegasus1@pegasushomepage.com) and a member of the Korean Chapter, will participate with his company’s product, seaweed pulp, in the Special Session - Diverse Industrial Models of Marine Bioresources. The Miyeok-Dassima Festival was held on 6-8 April in Gijang-gun Ilgwang-myeon Yi-diong, about 10 km north of Haeundae, Korea. This area is famous for kelp (Undaria pinnatifida) aquaculture production. Miyeok is U. pinnatifida in Korean (wakame in Japanese) and dassima is Saccharia japonica in Korean (kombu in Japanese). The opening cer- (Continued on page 68) and Roy Palmer for a Board of Director’s position, as is another APC member Francisco Gomes. I encourage you to vote for these APC members for leadership positions in the parent society election. If you are not yet a member of WAS or the APC all the activities we are doing will hopefully encourage you to join. Even if you are a member of WAS already and in a different Chapter, it is not too late! You can contact the WAS Home Office at CarolM@was.org and she can guide you through the procedure to join the APC. During the recent event in Las Vegas we welcomed a new APC member, Imad Saoud from Lebanon, who added APC to his current WAS membership. Finally the APC Student Newsletter was added to our website and there will be student awards given out by the APC at the AustralAsian Aquaculture conference in Melbourne. We are holding a competition to update our logo, with The WAS APC Logo Design Challenge. There is a US$ 200 cash prize to be awarded, so if you have the graphic design skill, why not submit an entry? The full rules can be found in the Student Newsletter on our website. As you can see, our Chapter is busy and active. If you are in the Asian region and not yet a member of WAS or the APC, please contact us via email (apcwas@was.org) and be sure to visit our website (www.was.org/APC). We continue to look forward to an eventful and exciting 2012 for WAS and the Asian Pacific Chapter. — Lukas Manomaitis President APC (Continued from page 12) Asian Pacific Chapter
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