The Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2018 (APA18), which took place last month at the Taipei Convention Center, included 40 sessions on aquaculture and was attended by approximately 2,000 participants from 48 countries. APA18 featured a conference, aquaculture sessions, business meetings, tradeshows and farm tours.  Session topics included aquafeed, shrimp culture, fish disease, environment biodiversity and climate change, and tilapia health. 

The 6th Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) will take place in Bangkok on March 11-13, 2019. The central theme ‘The future of Feed & Food – are we ready?' links to the global challenge to provide safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable animal protein sources through innovative solutions. The 6th GFFC will include sessions on the Digital Revolution, Sustainability, Feed & Food Safety, Nutritional Innovation, Global Regulations & Policy, Leadership & Talent, Markets & Trade, and the future of Farming Systems.

In order to avoid a possible conflict with Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the dates for AQUACULTURE 2019 have been changed to March 7-11, 2019. In addition, organizers have announced that plenary speaker Professor Peter Cook will give a talk on “Do international certification programs enhance the sustainability of aquaculture?

The hotel for the 2018 Equipment Manufacturers Conference has changed. The event, hosted by the American Feed Industry Association, will be held at the Mokara Hotel & Spa Nov. 7-9. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the conference will feature educational sessions, networking opportunities, the annual golf tournament and more.

Registration is open for the 2018 AFIA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) training. From July 24-26, AFIA will host a Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Preventive Controls for Animal Food training in Nashville, Tenn. Developed by the FSPCA, the 20-hour course provides the "standardized curriculum," which is recognized by the Food and Drug Administration as adequate for PCQI training. 

The keynote speakers for AQUA2018 will be Robins McIntosh and Øyvind Oaland. Their presentations will be given during the AQUA2018 Plenary Session on Sunday, August 26th in the Berlioz Auditorium of Le Corum.

The 8th International Conference of Aquaculture Indonesia (ICAI 2018) will be held Oct. 25-27, 2018 in Java with the theme of “Towards Sustainable Effective and Profitable Integrated Aquaculture Business.” The organizing committee invites industry members to speak during the seminar or register as attendees of the Parallel Forums. ICAI-2018 intends to provide a unique international platform for exchange of ideas and experiences amongst researchers, practitioners and regulators in this field. Tentative topics for plenary lectures include disease and environment, management and technology, feed nutrition, genetics and breeding, business and marketing, etc.

The 8th Offshore Mariculture Conference will be held in association with the U.S. Soybean Export Council from May 15 - 17, 2018 in Singapore. OMC Asia will provide local attendees with the chance to learn from established operations and allow international experts, equipment suppliers and investors the opportunity to meet the local stakeholders interested in moving to cage quality finfish production. The OMC gala dinner at the Hilton Singapore will feature a menu including ASC certified fish. "Collectively the hospitality industry has significant potential to raise consumer awareness, and advance responsible business operations at large – including the sourcing of sustainable seafood.”

The American Feed Industry Association\'s biennial Feed Industry Institute will be held June 11-14 in St. Louis, Missouri. Throughout the four-day educational program, industry experts share practical information and best practices for attendees, who will leave with an understanding of how to manufacture high-quality animal food, as well as why doing so is essential for animal productivity and well-being.

The 2018 Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum will take place at Taipei World Trade Center from July 26-28. Themed “innovative, eco-friendly & sustainable,” the trade show is positioned as an international B2B trading platform.

A three days Practical Short Course on Extruded Pet Foods and Treats will be presented from July 9-12, 2018 at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representatives, and consultants.

Bioaquafarm will hold a Commercial Aquaponics course on July 21-22, and again on September 29-30, 2018 at their facility in Blackford, U.K. The course will explain how aquaponics works on a commercial scale, from custom system design to establishing a successful aquaponics business.

The 2nd edition of Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum will take place at the Taipei World Trade Center from July 26-28. "We notice that smart farming will be the trend to solve insufficiency of manpower and optimize productivity. The application of information technology will benefit farmers to increase income and save more power cost.” The smart farming products to be showcased this year include water testers, big data and intelligent algorithm services, temperature sensors, smart farming solutions, environment monitoring and automatic control systems.

The Marine Stewardship Council\'s Seafood Futures Forum is set to take place during the Seafood Expo Global, April 24-26 in Brussels. Through the lens of UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14), this year’s Seafood Futures Forum will focus on how to balance the need to live within our oceans’ ecological limits, while ensuring seafood supplies are safeguarded for this and future generations.

Over 2,000 people from 61 countries attended the Aquaculture America 2018 conference last month. The conference featured 624 speakers and 108 poster presentations. The meeting’s theme was ‘Shaping the Future – Telling Our Story’, with an emphasis on addressing consumer perceptions and concerns about aquaculture. Next year’s meeting, Aquaculture 2019, will be in New Orleans, Louisiana from March 6 – 10.

Biomin has announced the details regarding the 8th edition of the biennial World Nutrition Forum. The theme of the 2018 premier animal nutrition event hosted by Biomin will be S.C.O.P.E. which signifies 'Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in the Protein Economy.' In addition to species-specific breakout sessions, an expert session on gut health and performance will zoom in on antibiotic resistance and the role of novel feed additives as alternatives to antibiotic usage in farm animals. Another session will feature a top-class mycotoxin expert session addressing key research findings and leading-edge technologies in the fields of mycotoxin prediction and deactivation.

The DIVERSIFY project will host a dedicated pikeperch workshop on June 27th 2018 in Nancy, France. The workshop is free to attend and open to all farmers and colleagues with professional interest in the aquaculture of pikeperch. The pikeperch is one of the six species selected for the European project DIVERSIFY, a five-year project for the diversification of the European aquaculture using new/emerging finfish species.

Google’s Country Manager to join lineup of international speakers in the ninth edition of this event, which will focus on technology and innovation as applied to shrimp farming requiremen

The 6th Global Feed & Food Congress 2019: 'The future of Feed & Food - are we ready?' will be held for the first time in the ASEAN region. The Congress will bring together leaders from the global feed and food chain in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 11-13, 2019. The theme links to the global challenge to provide safe, affordable, nutritious and sustainable animal protein sources through innovative solutions to feed 9 billion people by 2050.

One of the plenary speakers at Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2018 is Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos, Aquaculture Expert from Belgium, who will give a presentation on “New insights in microbial management to make intensive aquaculture more sustainable” which is linked to the theme of APA18: \"Aquaculture innovation, sustainability and food safety.” APA18 will take place at the Taipei International Convention Center from April 23-26.