Singapore will host Offshore Mariculture for the first time but why has the South Asia island state been chosen as the host?
At the last European edition of the conference in Barcelona, it was highlighted by the FAO chairman that Asia is the hub in terms of quantity and potential, and it needs to intensify with more fish per cubic metre of water. The market in Southeast Asia is now well-primed for large scale/large volume production and the focus for this first Asian edition of the conference will be marine fin fish.
The Singapore government has announced their plan for a 9% increase in local contribution of quality farmed fish, the Indonesian government has invested in the creation of three offshore cage demonstration sites and the Vietnamese industry is targeting an increase of marine fish production to a million tonnes by 2030.
As such, Singapore provides the perfect central location, for the Southeast Asian region as well as for the North, South and East Asian operators who are equally looking to advance. OMC is a dedicated forum to learn about the requirements to run successful productions like in Europe, South America and Australia.
For more information, to book a place, please contact the Events team on +44 1329 825335 or email conferences@offshoremariculture.com.
