The theme for
World Aquaculture 2015 in Jeju is ‘Aquaculture for Healthy People, Planet and
Profit’ and is very relevant for an area which has a strong aquaculture
industry, a population which has a high seafood consumption and is home to a
natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Plenary speakers for the event have
been chosen specifically to cover the theme in their presentations.
Dr Kang-sen Mai
(麦康森),
Professor of aquaculture nutrition, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
hardly needs an introduction. He currently focuses on fish species native to
China and as a member of the Chinese Academy
of Engineering plays a major role in shaping the country’s aquaculture policy.
Additionally he is Vice chairman of the China Society of Fisheries and
committee member of International Fish Nutrition and Feeding.
Kang-sen’s current research topics are mainly on the nutritional
physiology and nutrient quantitative requirements of the representative
mariculture species in China, such as turbot, yellow croaker, sea-bass, and
groupers. He is particularly interested in the comparative studies on the
protein metabolism among carnivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous fish, and the
replacement of fishmeal by alternative protein sources in their feeds.
He has produced more than 200 publications and 30 authorized
national invention patents in aquaculture nutrition and feeds and will also be
chairing the ‘Aquaculture in China’ session at WA2015.
Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is Senior Nutrition Adviser at
WorldFish Centre in Bangladesh and has a background with the Department of
Human Nutrition, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Her broad area of research
and expertise is food-based strategies for improved food and nutrition security
in low-income countries. She has carried out work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, West
Bengal and Nepal, together with government institutions, universities and NGOs,
focusing on the potential of nutrient-dense small fish in combating and
preventing vitamin and mineral deficiencies, in particular, vitamin A, iron,
zinc and calcium, especially in women and children. At the WorldFish Centre,
she has been developing and implementing the CGIAR Mega Program 4: Agriculture
for Improved Nutrition and Health.
The final plenary speaker will be the President of Korea’s National
Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), whose anticipated
appointment will be in February. The NFRDI headquartered in Gijang-eup,
Gijang-gun, northern Busan, is a scientific body operated by the South Korean
government, under the authority of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries. It was first established in 1921 and subsidiary institutes
operate in each of the major Korean fisheries/aquaculture.
Interestingly the first stop on the Industrial Tour (click HERE)
on 31 May will be the Future Aquaculture Research Centre which highlights the
importance that is placed on the aquaculture industry in Korea.
For delegates travelling to Jeju for the first time some of the
overseas steering committee members have produced a ‘Getting To Jeju’ blog
which can be seen HERE
and should be of some help.
Visit the
World
Aquaculture site HERE.
(IAF1501)
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