Thousands flock to N’Orleans event

Conference attendees included 1894 registered participants from 58 countries. The conference offered 59 sessions, both technical and industry sponsored, with 626 oral presentations and 121 posters. The trade show featured 142 booths, with lots of hands-on exhibits.

This year’s conference theme, Aquaculture – Center of the Plate, highlighted the significance of aquaculture for generating over 50% of the world’s seafood production and celebrated the taste and nutritional value of aquaculture products.

“The theme of this year’s conference provided a common thread through many of the sessions, from the characteristics of the millennial generation as ‘locavores’ to the production of healthy aquatic animals with a story to which consumers can connect,” said Kathleen Hartman, former president of the US Aquaculture Society.

Sponsors of the conference wish to thank the city of New Orleans for its unparalleled fun and hospitality. Aquaculture 2016, a triennial international conference and exposition will be in Las Vegas on February 22-26, 2016. Aquaculture America 2017 will be hosted in San Antonio, Texas, February 19-22, 2017. See https://www.was.org/ for more information.