The World Aquaculture Society is a global leader in aquaculture science, contributing to the growth and development of aquaculture. They serve as a primary facilitator of information exchange, technology transfer, policy development, education and communication between all sectors engaged in aquaculture.
The World Aquaculture Society’s mission is to:
- Promote high-quality fundamental and applied research to advance aquaculture development worldwide
- Promote technological innovations to encourage responsible growth of aquaculture
- Provide an interface for the worldwide dissemination of educational and technical information on aquaculture
- Hold conferences and workshops for the presentation, exchange and discussion of information and experiences on multiple disciplines, issues and techniques related to aquaculture
- Create forums to facilitate information exchange between scientists and industry representatives within the aquaculture community
- Promote the development of science based aquaculture-related policies
- Publish high quality scientific information through a variety of media
