12 MARCH 2015 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG The theme for World Aquaculture 2015 in Jeju is ‘Aquaculture for Healthy People, Planet and Profit,’ relevant for an area with a strong aquaculture industry, a population with a high seafood consumption rate and home to a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. The plenary speakers for the event have been chosen specifically to cover the conference theme in their presentations. Dr. Kang-sen Mai (麦康森), Professor of aquaculture nutrition, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China currently focuses on fish species native to China and, as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, plays a major role in shaping the country’s aquaculture policy. Additionally he is Vice-Chairman of the China Society of Fisheries and committee member of International Fish Nutrition and Feeding. Kang-sen’s current research topics are mainly on the nutritional physiology and nutrient quantitative requirements of the representative mariculture species in China, such as turbot, yellow croaker, seabass and groupers. He is particularly interested in comparative studies on protein metabolism among carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous fish, and the replacement of fishmeal by alternative protein sources in their feeds. He has produced more than 200 publications and 30 authorized national invention patents in aquaculture nutrition and feeds and will also be chairing the ‘Aquaculture in China’ session at WA2015. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is Senior Nutrition Adviser at WorldFish Center in Bangladesh and has a background with the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her broad area of research and expertise is food-based strategies for improved food and nutrition security in low-income countries. She has carried out work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India (West Bengal) and Nepal, together with government institutions, universities and NGOs, focusing on the potential of nutrient-dense small fish in combating and preventing vitamin and mineral deficiencies, in particular, vitamin A, iron, zinc and calcium, especially in women and children. At the WorldFish Center, she has been developing and implementing the CGIAR Mega Program 4: Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health. Additionally Shakuntala will be the keynote speaker for the Seafood & Health (GILLS) session at WA2015. The final plenary speaker will be the President of Korea’s National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), whose anticipated appointment will be in February. The NFRDI is a scientific body operated by the South Korean government, under the authority of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It was first established in 1921 and subsidiary institutes operate in each of the major Korean fisheries/ aquaculture. Interestingly the first stop on the Industrial Tour (www.was.org/meetings/pdf/WA2015FarmTours.pdf) on 31 May will be the Future Aquaculture Research Center which highlights the importance that is placed on the aquaculture industry in Korea. Plans Finalizing for World Aquaculture 2015 in Jeju For delegates travelling to Jeju for the first time some of the overseas steering committee members have produced a ‘Getting To Jeju’ blog which can be seen online (www.was.org/meetings/ pdf/WA2015GettingToJeju.pdf), which should be of some help. AquaForum to be Held in Conjunction with World Aquaculture 2015 An AquaForum has been created to benefit industry professionals during the World Aquaculture 2015 conference and exhibition. The organizing committee has invited Asian farmers, suppliers, and other industry professionals to Jeju, Korea to attend the forum, which will be held on 26 May 2015. Activities will include specific topical industry sessions, facilitated workshops, roundtable panel discussions, simultaneous translations in Korean and Chinese, designated meeting spaces and farm tours. The focus of the AquaForum is targeted towards the most important industry issues affecting key Asia-Pacific aquaculture producing countries. It is a true industry forum where timely topical and regionally relevant sessions will be tailored to enhance industrial representation and participation. The main thematic areas are biosecurity, nutrition and aquaculture production systems. Among the speakers making presentations at the AquaForum are: Kangsan Mai is a professor of aquaculture nutrition at the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China. He will speak about the sustainability of aquaculture and the aquafeed industry in China. Patrick Sorgeloos is an emeritus professor of aquaculture at Ghent University in Belgium, with expertise in fish and shellfish larviculture. He will speak about progress in marine fish and shrimp larviculture, with a focus on opportunities for Asia. Victoria Alday is a consultant with expertise in aquatic animal health, including shrimp and fish diseases, diagnostics, health management, sanitary legislation and biosecurity. She will provide an update on the role of biosecurity in controlling disease in marine shrimp culture. Shuanglin Dong is Vice-President, Dean of the Graduate School and Professor in the Fisheries College of the Ocean University of China. His research work focuses on aquaculture ecology. Dr. Dong will talk on current and future trends in regional aquaculture production systems in China. Leo Galli is Technical Director of the Fish Vet Group Asia, Ltd. He is a veterinarian with over 25 years of experience in commercial shrimp production, with abundant experience in shrimp pathology, biosecurity and genetic selection programs. He will speak about assuring health and biosecurity in finfish and shrimp culture systems. Participants can obtain more information or register for the AquaForum online (www.marevent.com/aquaforum).
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