12th Asian Fisheries, Aquaculture Forum convenes in Iloilo City

The 12th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (12AFAF) convenes at the Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City starting Apr. 8 to 12.

Organized by the Asian Fisheries Society, in partnership with the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the University of the Philippines Visayas Foundation Inc., this year’s conference showcases recent advances in fisheries and aquaculture research and development in Asia.

This year’s theme is, “Transforming Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture for Sustainable Production and Nutrition.” The AFAF has been convened 11 times around the ASEAN region.

The AFAF is primarily organized by the Asian Fisheries Society, a regional association of scientists in the Asia-Pacific region. The AFS undertakes activities that help accelerate research for the improved production and management of fisheries and aquaculture resources to ensure sustainable benefits for present and future generations.

This year, the 12fh AFAF brings together scientists and academics from 22 countries. It includes the following: one keynote lecture, three plenary sessions with 6 speakers, 27 concurrent regular scientific sessions, seven special scientific sessions, and three special events.

Keynote speaker is Dr. ShiYen Shiau, a Lifetime National Endowed Chair professor from the Department of Food Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan. A competition for student researches in oral and poster form also takes place simultaneous to the scientific sessions and special events.

The AFS is currently headed by Dr. Joykrushna Jena, deputy director general (Fisheries Science), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (president); Dr. Alice Joan Ferrer, professor at UP Visayas (vice president), along with 13 members of the AFS Council from Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand. The 12AFAF is strongly supported by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, together with the Too Big To Ignore Global Partnership, DOST-PCAARRD, UP System, Santeh Feeds, Australian Center for International Agricultural Research, Ocean University of China, USAID and more.

For further details, visit the AFAF website: http://12afaf.net/ or the 12AFAF FB Page.