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Detailed Selling Lead Description
Subject: The Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - ENGLISH
Message:
The Latin American and Caribbean Aquaculture 2018 - LACQUA18 and the VIII
Colombian Congress of Aquaculture - VIII CCA are close to take place in Bogotá,
Colombia at the Agora International Convention Center from October 23 to 26,
2018, this is why we want to invite you to be part of this important event that has
an academic program in different areas of aquaculture and an exhibit commercial
with national and international companies specialized in the commercialization of
supplies and services for the aquaculture sector.
SESSION CHAIR
As part of the different session chairs we will have the presence of Dr. Albert G.J.
Tacon is Technical who is the Director of Aquatic Farms Ltd in Hawaii, and works
as an international aquaculture consultant, specializing in aquatic feeds and
nutrition.
After obtaining his PhD in fish nutrition at University College (University of Wales,
UK - 1978) he spent eight years within the UK as a university lecturer and
researcher in applied fish nutrition at the University of Aston in Birmingham and at
the Institute of Aquaculture in Stirling. In 1984 he joined the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and worked for fourteen years as a
aquaculture feed and nutrition expert. In 1999 he moved to Hawaii and served as
Director and Program Manager of the Aquatic Feeds and Nutrition Program at the
Oceanic Institute.
Since then Albert was has been working with Aquatic Farms Ltd (Hawaii) as an
independent consultant in aquaculture and aquaculture nutrition and feed related
activities. His expertise has taken him to working in over 44 countries, and has
over 228 scientific publications and one patent. He currently serves as Scientific
Advisor on Aquatic Resources to the International Foundation for Science,
Stockholm, Sweden (since 1998), is Editor in Chief of Reviews in Aquaculture,
serves on the editorial board of Aquaculture Nutrition and Aquaculture Research,
is on the board of directors of the World Aquaculture Society and the charity
Aquaculture without Frontiers.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
During the congress special sessions will take place, among which will have
"Technological advances in the intensive production of tilapia in South
America - Genetics, market, vaccines and vaccination & quot; (MSD - Merck);
"Protease in aquafeed: A solution for better economy and environment &
quot; (JEFO Nutrition., Inc.); "Nutrition ingredients & quot; (Darling
Ingredients): "Hatchery & quot; (Zeigler Bros., Inc) and "Health
management & quot; (Phibro Animal Health Corporation). Additionally, we will
have the session "Business challenges of fish farming in Colombia & quot;
organized by the Federación Colombiana de Acuicultores - FEDEACUA.
At the same time, there will be a space within the program for the conformation of
the Colombian Academic Association of Aquaculture, as well as the Colombian
Network of Technicians, Technologists and Professionals in Aquaculture Health.
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