World Aquaculture 19 Freshwater Fish Farmers’ Day Organised in partnership with the Czech Fish Farmers’ Association, the Freshwater Farmers Day will provide a forum for presentation and discussion, focussing on the following topics: • Broodstock management and reproduction • New species within inland aquaculture • New culture approach providing high quality fish product • Pond carp production • Sturgeon culture and biology • Percid fish culture AQUA 2012 Farm Tours Immediately following AQUA 2012, two special one-day farm tours will allow delegates to visit farming activities in the Czech Republic. The first tour will focus on Pond Aquaculture, including visits to the biggest fish farm in the Czech Republic (Fishery Trebon), with its traditional fish pond (“Svet”) of 201 hectares and small processing plant. A tasting of traditional fish stew will also be on the menu. From there, the tour will continue to Nove Hrady (visiting a typical regional carp fishery with a modern hatchery and harvesting in production pond, before moving on to Vodnany and visiting the faculty – research facilities, hatchery and experimental pond area of the University of South Bohemia - and finally returning to Prague. The second tour will focus on trout from the perspectives of visiting a small family trout farm in Vacov, before going to the other end of the scale with a visit to the biggest trout farm in the Czech Republic in Anin and finishing with a visit to the Klatovske Fishery and its modern processing line, before returning to Prague. Still time to book your booth! With the global interest generated by AQUA 2012, booth sales are moving quickly. However, booths are still available. See the AQUA 2012 web site at www.was.org for information on how to book your booth. AQUA 2012 Sponsors Aquaculture-Industry Forum The AQUA 2012 Gold Sponsor, Biomar, the EAS Premium Sponsor MSD Animal Health and the WAS Premium Sponsor, Novus will lead a short aquaculture-industry forum that will follow the Farmers’ Day, allowing them to give their inputs on the global market within the scope of the AQUA 2012 theme. This short forum will end with a special celebration, marking the 50th anniversary of Biomar. Message from the AQUA 2012 Steering Committee AQUA 2012 Chairman Michael New and his hard-working team look forward to greeting you in Prague at what promises to be another of our great global aquaculture exhibitions and conferences. Abstracts are still being accepted for the conference and the provisional programme for the event will become available at the end of April. We wish you good business, many important contacts – old and new - and lots of new business and scientific information. Try to find time to explore and wine and dine in Prague too - one of the spectacularly beautiful capitals of Europe! See you all there! For all developments on AQUA 2012, keep checking the EAS and WAS web sites at www.easonline.org and www.was.org
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