The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced the preliminary agenda for the 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, to be held in Florida, USA, from September 16-19.

The European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, FEFAC, will host its 60th anniversary event on June 6 in the Royal Art & History Museum, Brussels.

Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture, that will be held in San José, Costa Rica, from November 20-22, now offers farm tours.

Practical realities associated with micro pellet production will be the topic of a talk by Dana Nelson, formerly an owner of Nelson & Son's, Inc. (SilverCup USA), at Aquafeed Horizons conference, taking place in Cologne, Germany June 12.

The F3 Challenge prize has doubled due to a donation of $100,000 from the sustainable aquaculture investment fund, Cuna del Mar.

The World Fish-run Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center offers two fish nutrition courses. Fish nutrition and feed preparation and Fish nutrition (fish feeds and feeding strategies) will be held at the center on November 5 and December 5, respectively.

A group of researchers from the University of Washington is running a global aquaponics survey on Cityfood, an international project. This survey will provide researchers with real-world information about existing aquaponic systems and farms which define current practices.

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) announces the first RTRS Awards that will recognize some of the leading contributions to sustainable soy practices. Apply by Maay 27.

This “applied” extrusion course provides participants with an understanding of the theory of the extrusion process, combined with pilot plant exercises demonstrating how the principles are applied across different products and extruder types. Early bird discount deadline is June 7.

LACQUA will hold a special event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society.

A one-week practical short course on Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition and Feed Management will be held on August 25-30 at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representative and consultants.

Registration is still open to attend the ONE conferences and Aquaculture Focus Sessions. It will be held in Kentucky, USA, from May 19-21.

Chiu Liao, lifetime professor at National Taiwan Ocean University, was the winner of the Nikkei Asia Prizes for science and technology. In 1968, the professor became the first to artificially breed black tiger shrimp.

A seminar looking at ways to ensure greater gender diversity at all levels of the aquaculture sector is scheduled to take place in Berlin on October 9 as part of this year’s Aquaculture Europe (AE2019) conference.

The high-quality program of the joint EAAP/FEFANA session will showcase the excellence of animal science pertaining to animal nutrition with an emphasis on practical application. The session will be held at the 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science in Ghent.

Nils Lastein, Application Manager, Feed for Andritz, has joined the line-up of presenters for Aquafeed Horizons, and will talk about manufacturing shrimp feeds by pelleting and extrusion.

Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum 2019 will take place at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1 from October 31 to November 2, 2019. It is Taiwan’s premier, international and professional B2B trading platform that focuses on the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of aquaculture.

An updated agenda and details of the presentations and speakers at Aquafeed Horizons is now online. Places are still available for this year's conference are still available and the organizers urge you to register soon, to avoid disappointment.

The 2019 Aquaponics Association Conference will be held at  the Kentucky State University Research Farm. A call for papers is open and Early Bird registration is now available.

The Institute for Feed Education & Research, IFEEDER, is celebrating ten years of research and education in the animal food industry. The organization has been working to protect the animal food industry’s license to operate and provide scientific-based information to decision makers and consumers.