VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific together with Minh Vi Exhibition & Advertisement Services launched ILDEX Myanmar 2012 for the first time to create a new platform for the livestock and fisheries industry to tap into the emerging growth possibilities in Myanmar. The exhibition, which will run from 7-8 December 2012 at the Ministry of Livestock & Fisheries, will provide a unique business opportunity for both sellers and buyers in the livestock and fisheries industry

Myanmar's 1st International Feed, Livestock & Meat Industry Show will take place from 24-26 October 2013 at the Tatmadaw Exhibition Hall, Yangon, Myanmar. This will be the first industry event in Myanmar that will focus on facilitating the growth of the animal husbandry, animal health and bio-security, grain & feed production, and aquaculture sectors

The 4th Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference is a joint meeting of the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (AFTC) and the Western European Fish Technologists Association (WEFTA) hosted in 2012 by the Seafood Science and Technology Society of the Americas (SST). This year's theme is Navigating the World of Seafood Product Integrity

The 27th Annual Texas Shrimp Farming Short Course and Marine Finfish Culture Course will be conducted September 26-October 2, 2012, at The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) and its Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory (FAML) located in Port Aransas, and at shrimp and fish farms on the Texas coas

A one week Practical Short Course on Feeds & Pet Food Extrusion will be presented February 3-8, 2013 at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representatives, and consultants. The program will cover information on designing new feed mills and selecting conveying, drying, grinding, conditioning and feed mixing equipment

Over 600 scientists from around the world will visit Bergen to participate in the conference, which focuses on sustainable aquaculture as well as the oceanography and ecology of the Arctic in the context of climate change. In addition, the 18 theme sessions cover a wide range of topics from the effects of renewable energy production on aquatic life to the traceability of fish and fish products

First call for papers and registration open

The Brunswick Community College Division of Continuing Education is still registering students for two ONLINE courses in aquaculture: "Introduction to Aquaculture" and "Advanced Aquaculture". While both courses begin Monday, August 20, interested persons may register through Wednesday, August 29

The American Feed Industry Association and FAMI-QS, the Quality and Safety System for Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures, will host the workshop Awareness in Feed Safety Program: Solutions for the Specialty Feed and Mixture Industry September 25 - 26, 2012, in Rosemont, Illinois. The program will offer useful information that will immediately impact decision making in day-to-day operations for feed industry stakeholders

To continue the fast-track commercialization and commercial scale-up of the algae production industry, the National Algae Association (NAA) is offering its highly popular Algae Production Certification Program and Algae Production Workshop on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Hilton Homewood Suites 29813 I-45 North, The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA followed by an algae production workshop on October 20, 2012

The Aquatic Animal Program is a special event at the Purdue Veterinary Medicine 2012 Fall Conference

Alessandro Lovatelli, Aquaculture Officer, Aquaculture Management and Conservation Service (FIRA), Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO of the UN, has been confirmed as keynote speaker at the Offshore Mariculture Conference (OSM) 2012

The CFFA China Fish & Fishmeal annul conference is the only fishmeal conference its kind in China. The event has more than 400 Chinese delegates and 50 overseas suppliers annually. This is a bilingual (English & Chinese) language meeting

The 4th International Feed Safety Conference is organized to present the state of the art and to discuss future challenges. This conference is organized by the China Agricultural University (CAU), Beijing, the People’s Republic of China in collaboration with the Walloon Agricultural Research Centre (CRA-W), Gembloux, Belgium,the Institute of Food Safety (RIKILT), Wageningen, The Netherlands and the Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB), Belfast, UK.

Making A Difference Through Responsible Aquaculture

Early registration deadline approaching

Kofi Annan asks aquaculture industry to accelerate progress

The 4th Global Feed and Food Congress (GFFC) will be held for the first time on the African continent on 8-12 April 2013 in Sun City, South Africa. Registration is now open

Although attendance is free, registration is required by June 20, 2012

AQUA 2012 – the joint event organized by the European and World Aquaculture Societies – will bring together scientists, suppliers, producers, policy makers and others to the beautiful city of Prague during the first week of September to share and exchange information on the development of global aquaculture