4 JUNE 2017 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WAS.ORG CHAPTER REPORTS The Wando Seaweed Expo 2017 The second Wando Seaweed Expo successfully ran on an island off the country’s southwest coast, Wando Port in Jeollanam-do, for 24 days from April 14 to May 7. Exhibitions, hands-on programs, international academy events, and more were held. With topics that included seaweed, dried laver, kelp and other marine plants, the expo served as an interactive venue for sharing information and technology with marine plant-related corporations under the theme “Discovery of the Future Life, Seaweed.” The fair was a success, with a total of 93,750 visitors. Foreign trade contracts were signed with 13 countries worrth 60 billion Won (about US$ 54 million) and achievement of 33 billion Won (about US$ 30 million) export consultation through one-to-one matching with buyers from 37 countries. Various workshops and forums were held during the expo to discuss new technologies and the latest research on seaweed farming and management of coastal ecosystems. Sustainable Seaweed Industry for Blue Carbon Conference An international conference on “Sustainable Seaweed Industry for Blue Carbon,” was held at the Wando Oneness Resort, Korea, organized by Korea Algae Industry Development Association (President, Prof. Chang-Hoon Kim, Pukyong National University) from 14-18 April. There were approximately 150 participants from 18 countries. Prof. Alejandro H. Buschmann (Centro i-mar & CeBiB, Univ. de Los Lagos, Chile) opened the conference with his keynote speech on “Seaweed used for inorganic extraction on Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): Recent developments and challenges.” The second keynote lecture entitled “Development of large-scale ocean test-beds for sustainable marine microalgal biomass production” was presented by Prof. Choul-Gyun Lee (Inha Univ., Korea). There were seven sessions, one workshop and a Grand Seminar on prospects for sustainable seaweed aquaculture. The first full day session on IMTA was chaired by Prof. Jang Kyun Kim (Incheon National Univ., Korea). Dr. Stephen F. Cross (Geography Department, Univ. of Victoria, BC, Canada) spoke on “The environmental and socio-economic benefits of seaweeds/kelp in Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture systems,” Prof. José A. Zertuche-González (Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, México) on “Development of seaweed cultivation, offshore and inshore, to support integrated aquaculture in Mexico,” Dr. Muki Spiegel (Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Israel) on “Israel oceanographic and limnological research, National Center for Mariculture,” Dr. Rui Pedro Gonçalves Pereira (ALGAplus Ltd. Travessa Alexandre da Conceição, Portugal) on “Commercial cultivation of IMTA seaweeds in Portugal,” Prof. Gamze Turan (Ege Univ., Turkey) on “Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and its potential in Turkey,” Prof. Peimin He (Shanghai Ocean Univ., China) on “Nutrient uptake by Gracilaria aquaculture for IMTA in enclosed waters,” Mr. Bren Smith (GreenWave Organization, USA) on “IMTA: Economic benefits and challenges in America,” Prof. Sang Rul Park (Jeju National Univ., Korea) on “A comparison of the bioremediation potential of five seaweed species in an integrated fish–seaweed aquaculture system,” Prof. Jang Kyun Kim (Incheon National Univ., Korea) on “Development of an effective IMTA system for Korean waters,” Prof. Dohoon Kim (Pukyong National Univ., Korea) on “Assessing the economic values of IMTA in Korea,” and Prof. Chang-Hoon Kim (Pukyong National Univ., Korea) on “Possible application of the polychaete-assisted integrated culture for IMTA development.” The second session “Seaweed solutions as mitigation and adaptation measures in the context of climate change” was chaired by Prof. Ik Kyo Chung (Pusan National Univ., Korea). Prof. Jiaping Wu (Institute of Islands and Coastal Ecosystems, Zhejiang Univ., China) on “Opportunities for Blue Carbon strategies in China,” Dr. Alecia Bellgrove (Deakin Univ., Australia) on “Sustainable nutrition solutions using Australian seaweeds,” and Prof. Grevo Gerung (Sam Ratulangi Univ., Indonesia) on “Gelidium indonesianum and some species of seaweed: solutions to climate change.” Other sessions “Seaweed aquaculture” chaired by Dr. Eun Kyoung Hwang (National Institute of Fisheries Science, Korea), “Microalgae” co-chaired by Profs. Man Gi Cho (Dongseo Univ., Korea) and Choul-Gyun Lee (Inha Univ., Korea), “Maintenance of marine forest” chaired by Prof. Chang-Hoon Kim, and “Algal disease and invasive species” co-chaired by Profs. Kwang Young Kim (Chonnam National Univ., Korea) and Prof. Gwang Hoon Kim (Kongju National Univ., Korea) were open during the conference. The special workshop “The Asian Network of Algae as Mitigation and Adaptation Measures (ANAMAM) and Carbon Zero Seaweed Town (CØST)” under the theme of climate change adaptation and seaweeds was moderated by Profs. Jin Ae Lee (Inje Univ., Korea), Put O. Ang, Jr. (The Chinese Univ. Hong Kong, HK, China) and Prof. Ik Kyo Chung. Mr. Noah Deich (Center for Carbon Removal, USA) participated with his video presentation on “Seaweed as a negative emissions climate solution.” The ANAMAM and CØST were initiated at the conference by participants. All participants visited local seaweed processing companies and the Wando Seaweed Expo. The KOSFAS 2017 Annual Conference The annual conference of the Korean Societies of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (KOSFAS) was held at the College of Marine Science, Gyeongsang National University in Tongyeong, Gyeongnam Province. Three keynote speeches were presented by Mr. S.-J. Kim (Adjunct Prof. Dept. of Economics, Seoul National Univ., Former Minister of Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) on “The way of globalization: Importance of fisheries science and technology,” Dr. C.-R. Ryu on “The 4th industrial revolution and fisheries science technology - Future of industry,” and Dr. M.J. Meong on “Future industrialization of the aquaculture industry.” Three concurrent sessions of “Resources/Fisheries/Environment,” “Aquaculture and Biotechnology” and “Seafood Processing” were held. Policy debate on improvement of fisheries safety management system under the theme of future policy directions for safe aquatic products against climate Korean Chapter
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