World Aquaculture 2025 China

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WORLD AQUACULTURE VISITS QINGDAO FOR THE FIRST TIME

WORLD AQUACULTURE 2025 CHINA will be held in Qingdao, China with involvement from countries throughout the Asian-Pacific region and around the world.

World Aquaculture 2025 will visit China again after the first successful meeting in World Aquaculture 2002 , more than 20 years ago. Aquaculture is rapidly growing in the Asian-Pacific region and increasingly in China, therefore 2025 is the perfect time for the World Aquaculture community to focus on China again at Qingdao City.

Qingdao plays an important role in China’s maritime development with its advanced marine economy, robust marine industry and strong foundation in marine fishery, marine equipment manufacturing, and marine transportation. Ocean University of China, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, the Institute of Oceanography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences located here. Qingdao Port, the fourth largest port in the world, is emerging as an international shipping hub in Northeast Asia.

24 - 27

April 2025 Qingdao, China

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Aquaculture Transformation: Actions Towards High Quality and Food Security

Plenary Speakers

Dr. Manuel Barange

Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Dr. Manuel Barange

Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization

Dr. Manuel Barange is Assistant Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Director of its Fisheries and Aquaculture Division. He is an Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter, UK, and a visiting Professor of the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (CAFS), Qingdao, China. Prof Barange was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director of Science at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory and Chair of the scientific committee of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). He is a global fisheries and aquaculture expert, with particular focus on climate and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems and on the role of aquatic foods in ending hunger and poverty. He has over 130 academic publications, and in 2010 was awarded the UNESCO-IOC Roger Revelle Medal for his contributions to ocean science.