The worldwide growth in Aquaculture is prompting the industry to consider selective breeding as a potential area to increase production and efficiency

For many businesses, innovation is a guarantee of future success, but in the case of Lego it came close to bringing its downfall. In 2003, despite having followed a path of intense innovation and successfully applying the advice of many experts, this globally iconic brand found itself virtually out of money and with a portfolio of products that was failing to win over consumers. At AquaVision 2014, Professor David Robertson will explain how Lego turned its fortunes around to become one of the healthiest, most profitable and fastest growing companies in the toy industry today.

10th International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture (ICRA), taking place at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Roanoke, Virginia, USA. In addition to publishing a 1-2 page abstract in the conference proceedings, authors will share their research through an oral presentation or as a poster. Abstracts will be edited and published in a volume of proceedings, which will be available at the conference

Professor Wing-Keong Ng, Fish Nutrition Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia will present the results of new studies on organic acids as a functional feed additive in the commercial feeds of tilapia and shrimp at Aquafeed Horizons Asia 2014.

Scientific papers for oral or poster presentation are invited for the International Conference of Aquaculture Indonesia 2014 (ICAI 2014), taking place June 20-21, 2014 in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.

Emerging leaders in the aquaculture industry will be recognized at this year?s World Aquaculture Adelaide conference in June. Bursaries of up to $2,000 each will be awarded to ten outstanding young Australian aquaculture industry people by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC), giving them the opportunity to attend the international conference on their home soil

FIAAP Asia, VICTAM Asia & GRAPAS Asia 2014 will be held at BITEC, Bangkok from April 8-10, 2014. Over 200 exhibitors from all over the world will be displaying the latest developments in the ingredients, additives and processing technology used in the manufacture of animal feeds, rice and flour milling and grain processing

The theme for AquaVision 2014 is Meeting tomorrow today, and the two-day program will discuss three main topics: Feeding 9 billion people, The blue revolution and Beyond tomorrow. The biggest challenges in the world today can only be overcome when the big players ? governments, corporations and NGOs ? find a way to work together strategically. Sir Bob Geldof will delve into this topic in his keynote speech at AquaVision 2014.

The American Feed Industry Association?s annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference is quickly approaching. This year?s PISC will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, March 12-14, inside Caesars Palace Hotel. The early-bird deadline and hotel cut-off are this Friday, February 7

The 5th edition of BioMarine will take place at the Estoril Congress Center, Cascais, Portugal, October 30-31,2014; website released

In continuing its efforts to fast-track commercialization of the algae production industry, the National Algae Association\'s next workshop will be held, February 28, 2014 at Kessil Lighting in Richmond, CA, USA. The focus will be on progress in commercial algae cultivation, harvesting and extraction methods and technologies, along with proven technologies that are ready for commercial-scale algae production and moving towards standardization

Victam International, the organizers of the feed and grain processing exhibitions in Bangkok and Cologne, will celebrate its 50th Anniversary during its next event in Germany; the organizers promise surprises in store.

Special rates for early registration to the 7th Aquafeed Horizons, Aquafeed.com\'s international conference for aquafeed industry professionals, have been extended to February 15.

Registration is now open for the ?AFIA-520: Advanced Feed Safety & Quality Assurance Protocols? distance education program. The online course, sponsored by the American Feed Industry Association and Kansas State University, will provide a better understanding of feed safety and quality assurance issues impacting feed manufacturing including how to prepare and respond to the implementation of the timely Food Safety Modernization Act. It will also offer training tools to improve feed safety and feed quality.

Future Fish Eurasia, the 7th International Fair for Fish Imports/Exports, Processing, Aquaculture and Fisheries will be organised by Eurasia Trade Fairs at the Izmir International Fair Centre between 05 07 June 2014

Special rates for early registration at Aquafeed Horizons Asia, taking place in Bangkok April 8, 2014, close January 31. Organizers strongly advise you to reserve your place at this popular conference now, while places are available

Aquaculture Europe will address the theme of ADDING VALUE. Call for papers issued, early registration open.

The American Feed Industry Association in partnership with the International Grains Program of the Department of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State University will host two education programs in February and April in Manhattan, Kansas:advanced pelleting and HACCP

The conference will bring fish farmers, research organisations, suppliers and industry associations together to network, discuss topical issues and exchange information and ideas on the business of offshore fish farming

The third workshop of the European Percid Fish Culture (EPFC) thematic group within EAS, entitled ?Percid fish culture in Southern European countries? will be held October 14th 2014 in Donostia ? San Sebasti?n, Spain, from 14.00 to 18.00 in close proximity to the conference venue (tba) on the setup day of Aquaculture Europe. It will address current topics from the domain of percid fish production under conditions south of 45? northern latitude