VNIRO specialists successfully completed a seminar program on aquaculture development and climate change for SCO countries in China

 

Following the seminar, participants visited the Heilongjiang Fisheries Research Institute and its experimental sites in Harbin and Mudanjiang, where they learned about the technology for cultivating carp, herbivorous, and predatory fish, including trout, based on high-intensity aquaculture principles in the face of global climate change.

 

On September 29, a session was held at which seminar participants presented national reports on the status of aquaculture in their countries. At the end of the session, participants exchanged views on developing common strategic approaches to aquaculture development in the face of global climate change. The Russian delegation presented a report by Victoria Barinova, Head of the Aquaculture Technology and Regulation Department at VNIRO.

 

The seminar closed on September 30, with a welcoming address by Jing Xiaojun, Head of the International Cooperation and Education Department at the Freshwater Fisheries Research Center. Roman Artemov, Director of the Department of Applied Research on Compound Feed and Scientific Support for Production at VNIRO, expressed gratitude on behalf of all participants, emphasizing the importance of working together to promote sustainable aquaculture principles in light of global climate change.

 

Bin Xiuwen, Head of the Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, delivered a welcoming speech. He thanked everyone for their productive work, active participation in the seminar program, and the exchange of opinions. Bin Xiuwen emphasized the importance of this event for building a common strategy for aquaculture development in the face of global climate change and for applying all the knowledge gained during the seminar to the development of aquaculture in the Russian Federation.

 

At the closing ceremony, all participants received certificates of completion for the "Seminar on Aquaculture Development and Climate Change for SCO Countries."

 

VNIRO Press Service