ASIAN PACIFIC AQUAUCULTURE 2018-APA18. The International event will be
hosted at the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) from April 23 to 26,
2018 (Taiwan). The first plenary speaker will be Dr. Ching Fong Chang,
President of NTOU and co-chair of APA18. His presentation will be the
opportunity to introduce the conference theme “Aquaculture innovation,
sustainability and food safety” to all APA18 participants.

Ching-Fong Chang is a distinguished Professor and the President of the
National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU). Under the leadership of the former
presidents and through all the faculty and staff members’ efforts, National
Taiwan Ocean University strives to be one of the most outstanding universities
of Ocean Studies both in Taiwan and in the world. The University has
transformed herself into a comprehensive university and is recognized in
teaching, research and social services.

It was awarded as one of the World Top 400 universities by The Times Higher
Education (THE) in 2011.

The second plenary speaker at APA18 is Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos, Aquaculture
Expert from Belgium. The tile of his presentation is “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”.

Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos is emeritus professor of aquaculture at Ghent University
in Belgium and has been involved in fish and shellfish larviculture R&D in
Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa ever since the mid-seventies. He has
more than 40 years’ experience of research in different aspects of the biology
and culturing of the brine shrimp Artemia, and the larviculture / aquaculture of
fish and shellfish at the Artemia Reference Center of Ghent University with
scientific, technical and administrative staff of 25 persons.

DEADLINE EXTENSION OF ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
Please submit your abstract early to get you into the process and allow your
submission a better chance of being accepted for your desired presentation.
The submission deadline has extended to February 28, 2018. More info on
www.was.org and click the APA18 logo.