6 JUNE 2022 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WA S .ORG C H A P T E R R E P O R T S 2022 Korean Aquaculture Technology Seminar The 2022 Korean Aquaculture Technology Seminar was held under the theme of ‘Technology development strategy for improving the productivity of flounder flow-through farms’ at Seogwipo KAL Hotel, Jeju. The Aquaculture Chapter of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science (KOSFAS) and the Korean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) organized the event, and Aqua-Info supported the seminar program. The workshop objective was to share information and knowledge on flounder flow-through farms. There were two topics in the first session chaired by Prof. Tae-Ho Kim (Chonnam National Univ.): ‘Study on reduction of return rate for energy saving: Case 1 - Study on reduction of return rate for energy saving’ (presented by Mr. Park No-Baek Park, Research Fellow, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries) and ‘Case 2 - Research on the development of quarantine technology to reduce mortality (Prof. Tae-Hyuk Jeong, Jeju National Univ.). Topics on ‘Proposal of aquaculture productivity innovation in the case of aquaculture-ICT industry convergence (Mr. Kwon Ki-Won Kwon, Korea Electronics Technology Institute) and ‘Aquaculture industry innovation direction through flow-through digital aquaculture technology development research’ (Dr. Sang Joong Ahn, Korea Institute of Marine Science & Technology promotion) were delivered in the second session, chaired by Prof. Han Seok Choi (Mokpo National Univ.). Prof. HanKyu Lim (President, Aquaculture Chapter KOSFAS) moderated the discussion and wrapped up the event. The workshop gathered over 70 participants, with a mix of farmers, processors, distributors, students, researchers, professors and managers from co-op agencies. Wando International Seaweed Symposium (WISS) The Korean Society of Phycology and the Municipal Government of Wando-gun held the 2022 Wando International Seaweed Symposium (WISS) at Wando Culture and Art Center in May. Under the theme “Healthier Future with Algae,” there were two plenary lectures, seven special sessions, a young scientist award competition, student presentations, contributed papers and poster sessions. Prof. Emeritus Charlie Yarish (Univ. of Connecticut, USA) delivered a keynote speech on ‘Seaweed Aquaculture in the US: An Introduction to the US Mariner Program (ARPA-E, DOE)’ in the first-day plenary session. President Taejun Han (Ghent Univ. Global Campus) presented ‘Miniscule diatoms dwelling in tidal flats can constrain global climate change’ in the second-day plenary session. The seven special session topics were: 1) Future of seaweed aquaculture as sustainable food, 2) Utilization of seaweed biomass for health, 3) Seaweed Industry for a healthy future, 4) Management of marine ecosystem and marine ecological restoration, 5) Seaweed aquaculture and applications, 6) Seaweed aquaculture and CDR and 7) Environmental effects on phytoplankton diversity and its monitoring. The WISS gathered over 200 participants from 9 countries, including the Netherlands, USA, Malaysia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, France and Korea. A total of 120 papers by 93 domestic and 27 foreign authors were presented. 2022 KOSFAS Conference The 2022 Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (KOSFAS) Conference was held under ‘Technology Development Strategy for Improving Productivity of Flounder Farm’ in May on Jeju Island. Prof. Hanseok Choi (Mokpo National Univ.) gave a keynote lecture on ‘Deep learning-based real-time diagnosis and prediction of fish diseases,’ Mr. Im-Kwon Kim on ‘Suggestions on fisheries policy,’ Prof. Seung-Mok Cho (Pukyong National Univ.) on ‘Status and development plan of the seafood quality certification systems,’ and Dr. Dohyeong Kang (Jeju Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology) on ‘Why discard 50% of marine biomass? - Strategic approaches to the use of fishery by-products in Korea.’ There were 439 participants, 424 domestic and 15 foreign delegates from 11 countries. Seventy-five oral and 208 poster presentations were in three areas: Aquatic Use Processing, Aquaculture/Biological Engineering, and Resources/ Marine/Environment. The KOSFAS general assembly approved new officers; Mr. Jung Suck Lee (Gyeongsang National Univ.) as a senior vice president, Mr. Han Kyu Lim (Mokpo National Univ.) and nine others as vice presidents, and Mr. Young-Mog Kim (Pukyong National Univ.) and 11 other directors for Board members. The assembly also elected Mr. Yong-Tae Kim (Kunsan National Univ.) and Mr. Jung-Nyun Kim (National Institute of Fisheries Science) auditors at the business meeting. Gim’s Day (Laver Day) The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) held the 11th Gim’s Day Commemoration Ceremony in Mokpo-city, Jeollanam-Do in May. In 2011, the MOF designated lunar January 15 as ‘Gim’s Day’ (Laver Day) to commemorate the achievement of UD$ 100 million in Gim exports in 2010. Since then, the MOF has held a ‘Gim’s Day’ commemorative event every year. About 250 people attended, including Gim industry workers and the Korea Gim Industry Association. Various additional events such as the Gim Bread Tasting Event, the new Gim seeds, the export laver products exhibition, and the Gim photo exhibition were held together. Korean Gim products reached 114 countries last year, when Korea exported US$ 690 million of Gim. Gim is now proudly positioned on the world stage as Korea’s most exported food. The Gim industry has established a goal of US$ 1 billion in Gim exports per year. Land Production of Miyeok (Undaria) Seeds The National Institute of Fisheries Science of the MOF announced that it has developed a new technology of producing miyeok seedlings on shore. Generally, miyeok seed production is carried out after collecting spores in late May, culturing them on land until August or October, and then undergoing a transplanting process of acclimatizing in the sea for about two months. However, during the transplantation period, due to the influence of high temperature, typhoons, biofouling, etc., many miyeok seedlings fall off or do not grow properly, so there have been many difficulties with stable seed supply and aquaculture. Farmed miyeok production was 623,000 t in Korean Chapter
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