World Aquacluture Magazine - September 2020

8 SEP TEMBER 2020 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WA S.ORG C H A P T E R R E P O R T S ISFNF2020 Postponed to 10-15 January 2021 It has been a challenging year for all of us, including those organizing international events such as the International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF). Our previous decision to postpone the event to January 2021 was overly optimistic and impractical as COVID-19 continues to surge around the world. Until recently, the number of confirmed patients of COVID-19 in Korea remained at less than 100, but has now increased to more than 400, and the situation with the pandemic in Korea and other countries is expected to continue to worsen. The Local Organizing Committee is considering scheduling the conference for some time between May and July next year, in coordination with the World Aquaculture conference in Singapore, now rescheduled for 2021. In addition, the organizing committee has also discussed the possibility of an online, remotely attended conference due to the limited number of participants that would be allowed for the event and for those who could not attend. Please keep checking the changed schedule on the website https://www. isfnf2020busan.com. Stay safe and hope to see you soon in Busan. KOSFAS 2020 Annual Conference and Business Meeting The annual conference and business meeting of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (KOSFAS) were held in July. Prof. Kyoung Hoon Lee (Chonnam National University) chaired the organizing committee. The conference was held under the theme of “Smart Fisheries Science and Technology and Industrialization.” Mr. Wan-Hyun Choi, President of the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS), gave the first keynote lecture on the theme of “High-tech and future growth of smart fisheries.” President Choi said “If the Aquafarm 4.0 Innovative Technology Development Project to implement this passes the preliminary feasibility criteria, 600 billion Won (about US$500 million) will be invested for seven years from 2021 to 2027, leading to innovative growth of the fisheries industry through the development of next- generation aquaculture technology.” Mr. Kwang-Jae Lee, Director of the Technical Business Department of the Korea Agency of HACCP Accreditation and Services (KAHAS), gave the second keynote speech on the subject of ‘Smart HACCP Establishment Plan for Seafood.’ Director Lee said, “By establishing smart HACCP for important control points, it is possible to deliver information on deviations from the standards to the public. In addition, he added, “Smart HACCP can develop into a big data and AI-based food safety prediction system by forecasting repetitive defects in specialized facilities in advance as various information becomes digitalized.” The spectrum of sessions was diverse; oral and poster presentation sessions, 6 graduate student sessions, 12 field sessions, 5 joint sessions of the Korean Women’s Science and Technology Association, and a Special Session of World Fisheries University. It was held after being postponed due to COVID-19 and conducted in compliance with strict quarantine standards. Despite these unfavorable conditions, the meeting proceeded successfully. Over 400 participants from industry, academy, research institutes and government sectors attended. Foreign members from the USA, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Iran, Ghana, Bangladesh, Peru, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, Oman, Tunisia, Liberia, Pakistan, Mozambique, Thailand, Tuvalu, Congo, Venezuela, Vietnam, Togo, Uganda and Cameroon attended. Gim (Laver) Variety Development Project The NIFS President Wan-Hyun Choi and Seaweed Research Center Director Mi Sook Hwang have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Busan Fisheries Resources Research Institute to preserve and develop special Gim (laver in Korean) varieties suitable for the Busan area. The agreement includes joint research and investigation for the preservation, research, and development of the seed of Nakdong Gim, a famous laver brand produced at the mouth of the Nakdong River Estuary. It also includes information exchange related to laver, and exchange of academics and publications. In addition, the two organizations agreed to cooperate in developing high-temperature tolerant varieties, as the recent average winter temperature in Busan was 13.7 C, which is higher than in other regions. The NIFS plans to assess varieties that are suitable for the Busan area among 13 Gim varieties that have developed and owned. ‘Nakdong Gim’ is soft and has excellent color and gloss, but accounts for only 3-4 percent of domestic Gim production (17,100-22,800 t). In other regions, it supplies 70 percent of the production to dry laver processing plants. NIFS President’s Field Office for Sustainable Development of the Gim (Laver) Industry The NIFS held a President’s Field Office to sustain the development of the Gim (laver) industry and strengthen the competitiveness of the seed industry at Hoe-dong Fishermen’s Center in Jindo-gun county, Jeollanam-do Province. Members of the Korea Federation of Gim Industries, the Korea Gim Seed Producers’ Association, and the Korea Gim Producers Federation attended the meeting to discuss ways to develop the seed industry, which is the basis of the Gim industry at the President’s Field Office. During their visit to the Gim seed hatchery and the onshore seedling facility, they shared the difficulties of the field site. The Korea Federation of Gim Industries expressed its gratitude for the preparedness and smooth progress of Year 2020 seed production (~Sept 2020) and Year 2021 Gim aquaculture (~May 2021) in response to the unstable supply and demand of Gim seeds in 2019. However, as the base of the private Gim seed industry is still unstable, continuous technical support was also requested to revitalize the filamentous conchocelis culture industry in hatcheries. As the economic damage was large due to the decrease in the production of fresh wet laver due to typhoons and high water temperature during the last season, the development of high-water temperature tolerant varieties was requested. Korean Chapter

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