The World Aquaculture in Darwin 2023 will be held on May 29 to June 1 2023, at Darwin Convention Centre, Northern Territory, Australia. This is going to be a four- day event with conference and exhibitions. The conference will cover aquaculture topics such as Aquaculture Engineering, Aquatic Biotechnology, Culture Systems, Environment, Feed Nutrition, Physiology, Freshwater Aquaculture, Genetic Improvement, Mariculture, Special Sessions and more. The exhibit hall will be packed with knowledgeable aquaculture representatives from the industry. There will be plenty of pre and post events including pre-conference workshops and farm tours.
On May 30th, 2023, the plenary session will start at 9:20 am. Dan Richards and David Whyte will be the plenary speakers. David Whyte is a graduate Marine Biologist celebrating his 37th year in the Aquaculture industry. The majority of this time has been spent farming six different species of finfish in Scotland, New Zealand, and Australia. David has also worked in the Aquaculture Technology and Feed sectors. David is the Managing Director of BioMar Australia, responsible for Australia and New Zealand. His presentation will consider “What will Australia have taught the world about Aquaculture in 2050?â€
The International Tropical Rock Oyster Workshop hosted by NT Fisheries and The Pacific Community (SPC), supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia (CRCNA) and the Crawford Fund will bring together a broad range of stakeholders to discuss the status and current knowledge of tropical oyster aquaculture research and development. This will provide an opportunity to share experiences and develop an
international network for tropical oyster aquaculture development. There will be a 2 days’
workshop on Sunday 28th & Monday 29th May 2023. Seats are limited.
Industry tours are available pre and post event. The pre-event tour is to Barramundi
Adventures Darwin (B.A.D), a land-based barramundi fishing farm with low density prawn
farming operations, located at the southern end of Darwin Harbour in Berry Springs.
The post-event tour is to the Darwin Aquaculture Centre. Experience a unique insight into the
Darwin Aquaculture Centre, this facility offers education and knowledge from industry
professionals currently researching blacklip, rock oyster, black jewfish and barramundi
aquaculture. Space is limited and please register for tours online at www.was.org.
Attendees who are from Asian Pacific countries may qualify for a special discount to the full
conference registration. To receive this special discount, please visit our website at
www.was.org and choose “WA Darwin 2023†on the webpage and fill in the registration
form. For more details on the program and conference contact worldaqua@was.org
For more information on trade show and sponsorship contact mario@marevent.com
