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Join fish farmers, government bodies, investors, research institutes, feed & nutritionists, technology & equipment suppliers

Have you booked your place? OMC 2016 takes place in just 4 weeks; network with key industry stakeholders from across the globe in Barcelona and be informed about the latest legislation, technology, farming practices and more.

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With delegate numbers for 2016 already up on the last event, make sure you book now to secure your place. In 2014, the Offshore Mariculture Conference attracted delegates from 28 countries from a plethora of sectors that make up the offshore mariculture and aquaculture industry. 51% of attendees came from Europe, whilst the majority of the remainder came, most noticeably, from the Americas.

The conference programme includes the following not-to-be-missed presentations:

  • Ernesto Penas Lado, Director: Directorate A — Policy development and coordination: DG MARE — Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: Keynote
  • Michael Rubino, Director, Office of Aquaculture, NOAA Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Keynote
  • Donna Lanzetta, CEO, Manna Fish Farms: Offshore mariculture – where and why?
  • José Aguilar-Manjarrez, Aquaculture Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Marine Investment for the Blue Economy (MARIBE)
  • Frank Neumann, Kaia Kjolbø Rød, Diogo Raposo and Jon Funderud; Seaweed Energy Solutions (SES): Large-scale offshore seaweed farming: a missing link in the food & feed chain?
  • Dr Constantinos Mylonas, Coordinator, Diversify Project, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research: “DIVERSIFY”: An EU project exploring the biological and socio-economic potential of new/emerging candidate species for the expansion of the European aquaculture industry
  • Neil Anthony Sims, Co-Founder & CEO, Kampachi Farms: Over-the-Horizon AquacultureTM – ecological footprint, synergies and remote command-and-control technologies in deep water offshore fish pens
  • Javier F. Ponce, Architect and Founder, Smart Floating Farms: Smart Floating Farms may bring sustainable food to our cities
  • Langley Gace, President, InnovaSea Systems: Emerging technologies in open ocean mariculture farming platforms
  • Jail Zorriehzahra, Head of Aquatic Animal Health & Diseases Dept., Iranian Fisheries Research Organisation: Emerging fish viral diseases as a new potential threat in cage culture projects
  • Martin Søreide, Technical Director, Aqualine: Submersible cages for fish farming – for better fish welfare
  • Atilla Ozdemir, R&D and Overseas Investments Manager, Kilic Seafood: Mediterranean mariculture: Larger farms, big companies
  • Keith Flett, Pod Director, Future of Fish: Supply chain innovations
  • Marcos Moya, BAP Market Development Manager, Supply Chain, Global Aquaculture Alliance: What can third party certification do for fish farmers?
  • Giovanna Marino, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA): CoFASP aquaculture case study: Addressing regional issues in European aquaculture

View the full programme here.

Fish farmers qualify for special rates! To book your place now, please contact the Events team on conferences@offshoremariculture.com or +44 1329 825 335 for verification and discount codes. Follow the event on Twitter @OM_Conference.

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