4 SEPTEMBER 2013 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG President’s Column An ancillary benefit from my almost exhaustive travels is a clear personal observation that global aquaculture activities, planning and development are accelerating on all fronts. Of course there are individual country and perhaps even regional exceptions, but we are clearly seeing private aquaculture investment on the rise, in synergy with increased government planning, support and investment. More importantly, we observe greater emphasis on proactive regulation and planning towards sustainable aquaculture development, bringing together various industry stakeholders to leverage expertise, capacity and support. Also on the rise is the integration of aquaculture with global geopolitical programming and activities. Aquaculture is realizing greater importance in geopolitical stability, particularly in domestic food safety and security, health, export earnings (GDP), employment, and associated socioeconomic benefits. Although these trends enhance the potential global expansion of aquaculture, they also incur increased challenges in doing so sustainably, in synergy with other sectors/stakeholders, and through utilization of the latest and most current technologies, practices and educational programming. One of the best ways to help address these increasing challenges is through improved communication. Throughout the world there are vast intellectual and educational resources in aquaculture across government, academic and private sectors. The World Aquaculture Society membership averages around 3,000 members, representing all of these sectors, but this represents only a small fraction of global expertise in aquaculture. Within the WAS organizational framework, there are mechanisms designed to integrate and bring together these additional resources. One of these important enabling mechanisms is the WAS Affiliations Committee. This committee (chaired by Dr. Juan Pablo Lazo Corvera) is charged to integrate WAS with external groups, societies and organizations around the world with activities and membership relevant to aquaculture. To assist in this integration, the WAS has developed individual terms of association or affiliation with each of the following entities: • AQUABIO • Aquaculture Association of Canada • Aquaculture Association of South Africa • Aquaculture without Frontiers • Asian Fisheries Society • China Society of Fisheries • Egyptian Aquaculture Society • European Aquaculture Society • IAFI - International Association of Seafood Professionals • Indonesian Aquaculture Society • Korean Society of Fisheries and Sciences (KOSFAS) • Malaysian Fisheries Society • Society of Aquaculture Professionals • Spanish Aquaculture Association Through individual agreements between each group and WAS, members of each affiliate have the opportunity to benefit from activities, resources, and contacts of other groups. Some examples of these benefits may include: attending annual meetings of other groups at discounted rates, reciprocal publication space in society magazines or newsletters, conducting joint sessions at each other’s annual or society meetings, developing joint symposia, and many other opportunities for information exchange and cooperation that enhance the effectiveness and reach of each organization. Through such relationships, the WAS helps facilitate global information exchange and exposure to the most current technologies, practices, and educational programming. In 2013 and 2014 we are planning joint presentations and/or sessions at the upcoming meetings of the Aquaculture Association (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) Contents (continued) Society 2 President’s Column 3 Asian Pacific Chapter Report 4 Press Release: Positioning for Profit 7 Latin American and Caribbean Chapter Report 8 Korean Chapter Report 10 USAS Report 11 Editor’s Note 70 Calendar 72 Advertisers’ Index 72 Membership Application Joe Tomasso has been appointed the new Managing Editor for the World Aquaculture Society Book Program. The Society publishes timely information on aquaculture topics that is of interest to the aquaculture community. Anyone interested in writing or editing a book on such topics is encouraged to contact Joe at jt33@txstate.edu to begin a discussion of possibilities.
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