FAO to chair offshore conference
ALESSANDRO Lovatelli, regional fisheries and aquaculture officer at the FAO, has been named as the chairman of the Offshore Mariculture Asia Conference 2018, to be held in Singapore in May.
The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department promotes ‘policies and strategies aimed at sustainable and responsible development of fisheries and aquaculture in inland and marine waters’.
According to the organisation, fisheries and aquaculture have the capacity, if supported and developed in a regulated and environmentally sensitive manner, to contribute significantly to improving the wellbeing of poor and disadvantaged communities in developing countries.
The need to increase the intensity and improve the approach of marine fish production per square metre in South East Asian waters was voiced by the FAO chairman at the 2016 Offshore Mariculture Conference Europe, held in Barcelona.
In light of this, Singapore has been chosen to host the first Asian edition of Offshore Mariculture.
Held in association with the US Soybean Export Council, USSEC, the conference will provide attendees with the chance to learn from and network with well established and pioneering producers and stakeholders, including expert equipment suppliers and investors.
The conference will conclude with a technical visit to a local fish farm followed by a question and answer session with the farm managers.
The 2018 Offshore Mariculture Conference will be held on May 15-17 at the Marina Mandarin, Singapore.