WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • JUNE 2013 5 Korean Chapter The Asian Fisheries Society and The Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (KOSFAS) organized The 10th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (10AFAF) and the 4th International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia (CAA4) was held from April 30 – May 4 at The Ocean Resort Hotel, Yeosu, Korea under the theme of “Blue Waters and Green Fisheries.” About 500 delegates from 27 countries participated in these events. KOSFAS and the Korean Chapter of WAS co-sponsored the First Korea, China, and Japan Joint Symposium on Aquaculture. The symposium was held in conjunction with the 10AFAF and CAA4 on April 30. The symposium was facilitated by three bilateral agreements established in 2012 between the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS) and KOSFAS, JSFS and the China Society of Fisheries (CSF), and KOSFAS and CSF. The joint symposium was opened by Prof. Sungchul Bai (President, KOSFAS), Prof. Shuolin Huang (Administrative Director, CSF) and Prof. Shugo Watabe (President, JSFS). The first session was ‘Current Status of Aquaculture in the northeastern Asian waters (NEAW).’ Dr. Liping Liu (Shanghai Ocean University, China) presented ‘Recent trends in Chinese farmed seafood production and international trade and future prospects,’ Dr. Atsushi Hagiwara (Nagasaki University, Japan) presented ‘Present status and perspective of aquaculture in Japan’ and Prof. Sungchul Bai (Pukyong National University, Korea) presented ‘Current status and future vision in Korean aquaculture.’ In the second session, ‘Novel technologies in aquaculture in the NEAW,’ Dr. Takashi Sakamoto (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan) presented ‘Marker-assisted selection for disease resistance in aquaculture: Strategies and applications’, Dr. Woo-Seok Gwak (Gyeongsang National University, Korea) presented ‘Applications of genome research on fisheries and aquaculture’, Dr. Wenhui Wu (Shanghai Ocean University, China) presented ‘The current situation of bioactive compounds from aquaculture processing byproducts in China,’ and Dr. XinZhong Wu (Zhejiang University, China) presented ‘A review on major diseases of oysters under culture and new progress of disease as well as the current situation of oyster culture in China’ At the last session, ‘Economic aspects of aquaculture in the NEAW,’ Dr. Jongoh Nam (Korea Maritime Institute, Korea) presented ‘The Economic aspects of abalone aquaculture in Korea’ and Dr. Minoru Tada (Kinki University, Japan) presented ‘International competitiveness of major farmed fish in Japan.’ The first business meeting of KOSFAS, CSF and JSFS was held before the symposium and all agreed to have the second joint symposium in China hosted by CSF next year. The third symposium will be hosted by JSFS in Japan in 2015. The meeting recommended that the next symposium may exclude aquaculture issues. The annual business meeting of the Korean Chapter was held on May 3 during the 10 AFAF and CAA4. The Korean Chapter General Assembly elected Prof. Kwang-Sik Choi (Jeju National University) as President-Elect. Prof. Choi was recommended by the election committee chaired by Prof. Sungchul C. Bai (Pukyong National University) and nominated by the Board of Directors. Two new Directors were elected to the Board: Prof. Han-Kyu Lim (Mokpo National University) and Dr. Sung-Yong Oh (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) and each will serve a term of four years from 2014 to 2017. The Korean Chapter had a promotional booth during the 10AFAF and CAA4. During the exhibition, the chapter grew with new members from Jeju: Mr. Geun-Su Jang (Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Fisheries Policy Division), Mr. Jae Sig Kim (Jeju Fish Culture Fisheries Cooperatives) and Mr. Yong Ok Han (Jeju Flounder Co., Ltd.). The new members also participated in promotion of World Aquaculture2015. — Ik Kyo Chung, President ABOVE: Participants of the First Korea, China and Japan Joint Symposium on Aquaculture. Latin American and Caribbean Chapter, continued from page 4 producers, researchers, service providers or students. By next year the website should be include job and scholarship opportunities and a message board for producers to offer products. With these services we hope to attract members from different areas of the world to get involved with what is happening in Latin America and the Caribbean. Aquaculture will grow at an accelerated pace in the Latin America and the Caribbean region in the near future. Regardless of nationality, you might want to get involved. If you are interested in participating and collaborating in any way or would like to become a LACC Country Ambassador, please do not hesitate to send me an email. At the LACC, we are looking forward to work with every aquaculture enthusiast. See you in Colombia at LACQUA13. — Antonio Garza de Yta, President CHAPTER REPORTS
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