2 JUNE 2013 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG President’s Column Although it seems like only yesterday, two months have passed since I had the honor of taking over the presidency of our society at the annual WAS business meeting in Nashville this past February; and there are only 14 months remaining. I would like to begin by wholeheartedly thanking the WAS membership for placing their trust in my abilities to guide the Society through this next term. I pledge to do my utmost to move our society proactively forward with hard work, honesty, integrity, transparency, and inclusivity towards enhanced global representation and service to our membership. Although my main function as president is leadership and representation of the Society, the hard work in the trenches is actually carried out by the WAS Officers and Directors (see magazine masthead for current list – Ed.), the Home Office staff, Executive Director John Cooksey and his staff, WAS Past-Presidents and Fellows as ambassadors, our country and regional chapters, and many other members committed to service in the society. I also wish to recognize our outgoing PastPresident (Ricardo Martino) and outgoing Board Directors Yoram Avnimelech and David Little for their kind and dedicated service and commitment to the Society and their continued service this year on standing committees. Following the untimely passing of our dear friend and colleague M.C. Nandeesha, the WAS Special Elections Subcommittee (chaired by Ricardo Martino) has just completed special election, with Graham Mair emerging as our new 2013-2014 President-Elect. I look forward to working closely with Graham in the coming year and wholeheartedly thank Marco Saroglia for offering to run as well. Like Graham, Marco is deeply dedicated in service to WAS and we look forward to working with Marco for many more years to come. The WAS Elections Committee will soon begin the lengthy process of developing the ballot for the 2014-2015 WAS Officers and Board Members. Part of this process includes emails to the general membership soliciting names for consideration by the Elections Committee for these positions. Herein lies a significant opportunity for WAS members from all regions and countries of the world to stand, offer to serve the society, and represent their regions and interests. I urge everyone to consider serving or nominating others to serve the Society. Upon the conclusion of Kevan Main’s presidency in Nashville, I was fortunate to receive the Society in sound financial standing, (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9) Contents (continued) TABLE 1. WAS membership trend. Meeting Nashville, February 2013 Prague, August 2012 Natal, May 2011 Active Members 2054 1900 1808 Types Associate Editors 34 33 36 Corporate 66 72 64 E-Member 43 33 42 Honorary Life 26 24 25 Individual 1452 1366 1307 Lifetime 57 56 282 Student 344 286 255 Sustaining 32 30 26 Society 2 President’s Column 3 Editor’s Note 4 USAS President’s Report 4 Latin American and Caribbean Chapter President’s Report 5 Korean Chapter President’s Report 6 Asian Pacific Chapter President’s Report 7 Book Review 11 In Memoriam 14 Student Awards at Aquaculture 2013 16 Honorary Life Award 70 Calendar 72 Advertisers’ Index 72 Membership Application
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