Wednesday, February 24, 2021

World Aquaculture 2020 postponed, Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2021 cancelled

Due to the ongoing challenges and unknown factors brought about by Covid-19, the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) have made the decision to further postpone World Aquaculture 2020 (WA2020), and cancel Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2021 (APA21).
 



World Aquaculture 2020: Postponement of Event Dates
World Aquaculture Society in partnership with Singapore Food Agency successfully conducted the WA2020 webinar based on the theme 'Next Generation Aquaculture, Innovation and Sustainability will Feed the World,' from 14 to 16, December 2020.

10 key speakers and 8 panellists had presented their topics in the webinar. Questions and answers from the participants also were discussed. Apart from gaining more knowledge and participants were also able to interact with the speakers.

The video recording of the webinar is now available on the WAS website, HERE. Take this opportunity to view the presentations from this webinar which benefitted many participants. Faced by the COVID-19 pandemic and its various effects around the world.

WA2020 has been monitoring the advice from the Singapore government and Singapore tourism board, and after careful consideration, have decided to postpone the event which was originally scheduled for June to December 5-8, 2021 at the Singapore EXPO Convention and Exhibition Centre. Registration is now available through the WAS website.

Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2021 cancelled
In view of the current Covid-19 outbreak and following the local regulations and advisories from Indonesia APA21 Steering Committee, Asian Pacific Aquaculture (APA21) which is organised by the World Aquaculture Society – Asian Pacific Chapter and hosted by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) in Surabaya, Indonesia originally planned from September 7-10, 2021 will be cancelled.

Since the Covid-19 situation is still unclear, the organisers are unable to confirm new dates for APA21. They will continue to monitor the situation and new dates shall be announced as soon as pandemic conditions permit.

For more information visit the World Aquaculture Society website, HERE.


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