The provisional programme has been released for the Offshore Mariculture Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 17-19 October in Izmir, Turkey.

The 2010 Offshore Mariculture Conference

The 2010 Offshore Mariculture Conference

The Offshore Mariculture conference is now in its fourth year and brings together fish farmers, research organisations, suppliers and industry associations to discuss and exchange information on the business of offshore fish farming.

This year's conference will be chaired by Neil Sims, Kapachi Farms.

Papers at the conference will include: Sustainable planning and development of cage and shellfish farming; development and integration of new species; feed for high energy cages; development and integration of wind energy projects, mariculture of seaweeds and ocean culture of macroalgae; latest developments in cages and netting and lastly; Turkish offshore aquaculture – planning, execution and successes.

To view the provisional conference programme, please click here.

Included in the delegate fee is a place at the Conference Gala Dinner which, this year, is hosted by the Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock. Delegates will also have the opportunity to visit an offshore fish farm on the third and final day of the conference.

The early bird delegate rate is currently available online with a discount of 20%.

For further details on any aspect of the conference, please contact the events team on +44 (0) 1329 825335 or email: conferences@offshoremariculture.com