The 8th Offshore Mariculture Conference has released a call for papers for the 2018 event, which will be held in association with USSEC in Singapore from May 15 - 17.

Following input from the Conference Advisory Board, the call for papers is open to companies, organizations and individuals submitting abstracts in the following categories:

Moving from less efficient “nearshore” production approaches to higher energy offshore/industrial approaches – success stories

Zoning, licensing and security for offshore operations – service providers and linkages to regional and national governments

Development of large scale hatcheries for production of large quantities of high quality fingerlings, including breeding advances and technology

Netting the right offshore technology – cages, netting, monitoring systems for health and harvesting

Maximizing the efficiency of your operation – need for high quality feeds and targeted nutrition

Securing financial support for offshore ventures and joint venture approaches – investment case studies

Marketing – identifying/targeting species and markets before production including requirements for standards and certifications

Abstracts using case and “real life” studies will be given precedence. 

Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and should be sent, with a biography of the speaker, headshot photo and logo, to jgwynn@mercatormedia.com by January 10th, 2018 at the latest.