6 DECEMBER 2015 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS I want to start by thanking the members of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter (LACC) of WAS for entrusting me with the presidency of our chapter. I feel honored and will work diligently so that your support is well deserved. LACC operates thanks to a system based on the enthusiastic, voluntary work of its Board of Directors and involved members. I am counting on your support for the complex task of managing and improving our chapter. Working for the chapter is a team effort that begins with your Board of Directors. This year we welcome three new board members, two from countries that have traditionally been under-represented on the board. Samia Sarkis, based in Bermuda, is a new Director; Laurence Massaut, based in Ecuador, takes over as Treasurer; and Luis Andre Sampaio, from Brazil, is the new President-Elect. Please join me in extending a warm welcome to them. Heartfelt thanks to outgoing board members Maria Celia Portella (Past President), Helcio Marquez (Treasurer), and Marcelo Shei (Director) for their years of service. I also want to express special appreciation to Past President Antonio Garza for his leadership and vision during the last two years. Incidentally LACC’s two immediate past presidents Maria Celia Portella and Antonio Garza are now up for election to the board of our parent society for President-Elect and Director, respectively. Please make sure you vote in the upcoming WAS election! These are exciting times for both LACC and WAS. As I write this, I am returning from a very successful LACQUA 2015 meeting in Fortaleza, Brazil. As with previous Brazilian editions, this year’s conference was co-hosted with FENACAM, the Brazilian National Shrimp Growers Convention and co-sponsored by the Government of Brazil. The conference had more than 2,000 participants from industry, academia and government. As has been the norm for our conferences in Brazil, this one was well-attended by students. It included a high-quality program of 260 presentations and about Latin American and Caribbean Chapter (CONTINUED ON PAGE 7) 1 - 2 de Marzo, 2016 TAMPICO, TAMAULIPAS MÉXICO Para mayores informes ingrese a: www.was.org La WAS, a través del Capítulo Latinoamericano y del Caribe (LACC), y el Consejo Nacional del Bagre en México, se complacen en invitarlo a la “Conferencia Global del Bagre”. Ó escríbanos a: lacc@was.org Producción de alevines de Ictalurus Mercados mundiales Nutrición Genética Salud Estadísticas de producción Producción de adultos Potencial de producción en México Costos de producción
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