WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • DECEMBER 2024 1 WORLD AQUACULTURE MAGAZINE WORLD AQUACULTURE magazine is published by the World Aquaculture Society. The home office address is: World Aquaculture Society, PO Box 397, Sorrento LA 70778-0397 USA. P and F: +1-225-347-5408; Email: JudyA@was.org World Aquaculture Society Home Page: www.was.org WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY OFFICERS, 2024-25 David Cline, President Humberto Villareal, Immediate Past President Wendy Sealey, President-Elect Matt Parker, Treasurer Rumaitha Al Busaidi, Secretary DIRECTORS Angela Caporelli Hillary Egna Shivaun Leonard Catriona Macleod Yahira Piedrahita Brian Small Bakare Mariam Oyinade, Student Director CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Foluke Omotayo Areola, African Bibha Kumari, Asian Pacific Ik Kyo Chung, Korean Luis Andrés Gonzalez-Agraz, Latin America and Caribbean Abigail Bockus, USAS HOME OFFICE STAFF Judy Edwards Andrasko, Director, JudyA@was.org Killian A. 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Annual membership dues: Students, $45; Individuals, $90; Corporations, $295; Sustaining, $155 (individuals or non-profits); Lifetime (individuals) $1,400. ©2024, The World Aquaculture Society. W RLD AQUACULTURE VOL. 55 NO. 4 DECEMBER 2024 4 LACQUA24 Student Awards 14 the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society Editor’s Choice Awards 55(4) 16 Aquaculture Engineering Society Membership Opportunity Michael Timmons 18 Making Research Accessible Using a Digital Tool: Communicating Research Results Related to Norwegian Salmon Farming Using a Lightweight Web Application L. Veylit, A. Strand, T.L. Oftebro, A.U. Misund and T. Thorvaldsen 21 Latin American and Caribbean Chapter Article: Weaving Networks: Passions that Connect, Voices that Inspire — The Power of Creating Networks to Build the Future of Latin American Aquaculture Maria Angelica Barrera Ospina 22 Asian Pacific Chapter Article: Sustainable Aquaculture Development in China — A Historical Perspective and Modern Practices China Society of Fisheries 25 Optimising Live Mussel Transport: Reducing Metabolism to Minimise Food Waste in the Supply Chain Martin C.F. Cheng, Leonardo N. Zamora, Norman L.C. Ragg, Brendon J. Dunphy 29 Development of Alternative Packaging Materials Appropriate for Fresh Fish Products Evmorfia Athanasopoulou, Enrico Maurizzi, Francesco Bigi, Andrea Quartieri, Andrea Pulvirenti and Theofania Tsironi 34 Polychaetes from Lakshadweep Islands, India: Opportunities for Widening Live Feed Resources for Commercial Aquaculture U.P. Mohammed Naeem, T. T. Ajith Kumar and Kuldeep K. Lal 38 World Aquaculture Safari 2025: Biggest Aquaculture Meeting in Africa to Date, 24-27 June 2025, Speke Resort Munyonyo, Entebbe, Uganda Etienne Hinrichsen 40 WAS African Chapter Article: 2023/2024 Synopsis 43 First Induced Spawning and Larval Rearing of Wild-Caught Blue Spot Mullet, Valamugil seheli (Forsskal 1775) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Omer M. Yousif, Krishnakumar Menon, Balamurugan Vadivel, John Antony and Trig T. Ali 46 India’s Mud Crab Industry: Challenges and Strategic Solutions Naveen Nivas S, Dinesh Kaippilly, Ayyaru Gopalakrishnan, Savva Sravani, Anisha Shafni John, Saranya Dayalane, Keerthika Ganesan and Geeji MT 50 USAS Chapter Article: Commercial Aquaculture Flipping the Script to Help Conservation Groups Luke Gardner 52 Growth Performance of Endemic Freshwater Fish Systomus spilurus (Sri Lankan Olive Barb) from Postlarvae to Advanced Fry Under Different Stocking Densities Dissanayake D.K.S.D., Athauda A.R.S.B., Walpita C.N. and Mudalige A.R. 60 Mariculture: A Sustainable Solution to India’s Growing Seafood Demand Kiran K J and Prakash Saravanan 65 Interview with Dr. Sherif Sadek — President Emeritus, African Chapter, World Aquaculture Society Aquaculture Africa Media 69 Summary of the 2024 United States Aquaculture Society Membership Survey Results Emma Hauser, Jordan Lynch, Dan Mossier and Forrest Wynnee 72 Korean Chapter Article: Gim Industry Competitiveness Enhancement Plan: International Standardization and Upgrading of Korean Domestic Laver ‘GIM’ Park, Jong Myon COVER: Aquaculture has become a key driver for poverty reduction and income growth in China. 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