On the occasion of Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2016, in Xiamen, China, GLOBEFISH and CAPPMA co-organize the Sustainable Aquaculture Production and Trade Workshop.

CAPPMA, the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Alliance, has recently joined the ranks of GLOBEFISH as a new partner.

The first outcome of the collaboration is the Sustainable Aquaculture Production and Trade Workshop, which will take place in Xiamen, China on May 26 to discuss relevant issues regarding the support a sustainable aquaculture production to meet rising food demand and to boost local economy.

The workshop will address several aspects of this sector, to which China contributes 62% of the world's farmed production, and will underline the importance of a sustainable growth for the aquaculture and fisheries sector in general, within the framework of the FAO Blue Growth Initiative.

The workshop tentative agenda can be found here.The workshop will take place during the biggest event exclusively dedicated to the aquaculture industry chain in China, the Asia-Pacific Aquaculture Expo 2016 (APA Expo 2016).

The Exposition will be held on May 26-28, 2016 at Xiamen City, Fujian Province, China, which produces 1/20 of the aquatic products in the world.

The APA Expo 2016 is meant to be a platform where professional stakeholders of the aquaculture sector can meet to discuss about global and regional market trends, discover the latest innovations in the technology industry and have possess direct means to promote trade.

As usual, several meetings, fora and discussions will take place during the APA Expo 2016. Besides the Sustainable Aquaculture Production and Trade Workshop, co-organized with FAO-Globefish, several activities have been planned and offered for free to the exhibitors:

• Global Aquaculture Summit 2016
• Re-circulating Aquaculture Systems Forums
• "Fresh Leading by e-Road" Cold Chain & Logistics public Welfare Training
• BAP for Shellfish Promotion Meeting
• Business Matching Meeting Buyers
• Promotion Meetings for Exhibitors

The 2015 event attracted more than 12 000 seafood professionals, who visited the show and attended the conference, thus making APA Expo the most important aquaculture event in China.

Looking forward to a more successful APA Expo 2016 dedicated to sustainability!

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