Registration is open for both events as well as for Latin America & Caribbean Aquaculture 2019 that will be held in Costa Rica from November 19-22.

The aquaculture industry wants to attract the best young talents. In order for the industry to get a refill of young expertise and develop further, the Student Day is arranged again this year as part of Aqua Nor.

APROMAR, will hold the online course, Specific concepts in aquaculture feeding from June 12 to July 18.

Aquaculture SPACE will feature two conferences on Tuesday, September 10. The first half-day is organized in partnership with Aquafeed.com: Aquaculture Feed Forum "Feeding for Profit" will be in English and free to visitors. It is intended for international and French businesses interested in exporting.

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced the preliminary agenda for the 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, to be held in Florida, USA, from September 16-19.

The European Compound Feed Manufacturers’ Federation, FEFAC, will host its 60th anniversary event on June 6 in the Royal Art & History Museum, Brussels.

Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture, that will be held in San José, Costa Rica, from November 20-22, now offers farm tours.

Practical realities associated with micro pellet production will be the topic of a talk by Dana Nelson, formerly an owner of Nelson & Son's, Inc. (SilverCup USA), at Aquafeed Horizons conference, taking place in Cologne, Germany June 12.

The F3 Challenge prize has doubled due to a donation of $100,000 from the sustainable aquaculture investment fund, Cuna del Mar.

The World Fish-run Africa Aquaculture Research and Training Center offers two fish nutrition courses. Fish nutrition and feed preparation and Fish nutrition (fish feeds and feeding strategies) will be held at the center on November 5 and December 5, respectively.

A group of researchers from the University of Washington is running a global aquaponics survey on Cityfood, an international project. This survey will provide researchers with real-world information about existing aquaponic systems and farms which define current practices.

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) announces the first RTRS Awards that will recognize some of the leading contributions to sustainable soy practices. Apply by Maay 27.

This “applied” extrusion course provides participants with an understanding of the theory of the extrusion process, combined with pilot plant exercises demonstrating how the principles are applied across different products and extruder types. Early bird discount deadline is June 7.

LACQUA will hold a special event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society.

A one-week practical short course on Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition and Feed Management will be held on August 25-30 at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representative and consultants.

Registration is still open to attend the ONE conferences and Aquaculture Focus Sessions. It will be held in Kentucky, USA, from May 19-21.

Chiu Liao, lifetime professor at National Taiwan Ocean University, was the winner of the Nikkei Asia Prizes for science and technology. In 1968, the professor became the first to artificially breed black tiger shrimp.

A seminar looking at ways to ensure greater gender diversity at all levels of the aquaculture sector is scheduled to take place in Berlin on October 9 as part of this year’s Aquaculture Europe (AE2019) conference.

The high-quality program of the joint EAAP/FEFANA session will showcase the excellence of animal science pertaining to animal nutrition with an emphasis on practical application. The session will be held at the 70th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science in Ghent.

Nils Lastein, Application Manager, Feed for Andritz, has joined the line-up of presenters for Aquafeed Horizons, and will talk about manufacturing shrimp feeds by pelleting and extrusion.