The AquaME trade show and conference will take place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Aquaculture provides the most sustainable source of animal protein for the region and is one of the fastest growing industries. To further develop the aquaculture industry in the Middle East, GCC countries are leading a fresh wave of investment in the production of farmed fish. The UAE has the world\'s largest sturgeon fish farm in Abu Dhabi, with several multi-billion dollar aquaculture projects in the pipeline. The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Agriculture will inject an additional US$10.6 billion into the aquaculture projects to produce one million tons of fish in the next 16 years. Oman is set to invest $1.3 billion in fisheries development by the year 2020
