6th Aquatech Event Press Launch and Partnership signing event: (mula sa kaliwa) Atty. Benjamin Tabios Jr., BFAR, Mr. Gregg Yan, Best Alternative Campaign, Dr. Ma. Rowena Eguia, SEAFDEC, Mr. Mike Vallesteros, B-MEG Aquatic Nutrition, Dr. Maripaz Perez, World Fish Center at Engr. Walther Alvarez Atovi (Vim-Vertex & Company), na ginanap nitong nakaraang May 5, 2015 sa Roofdect, Prestige Towers, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
ANIM na taon na sa pagtulong at pagpapaunlad ang Aquatech: Aquaculture Expo and Convention Philippines ngayong 2015, na pinamamahalaan ng Events Quality & Interactive Promotions (EQUIP), Inc. katuwang B-MEG Aquatic Nutrition, ATOVI (Vim-Vertex & Co.), Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources at marami pang iba.
Ngayong taon, pamamahalaan ni Atty. Asis G. Perez ang Aquatech na may temang “Aquaculture TOP UP! (Technology, Opportunity & Production Sustainability) kung saan mahigit sa 300 participants mula sa mga fish farm owner, aquaculture professionals at practitioners, academe at government officials ang dadalo sa 2-day event ng aquaculture trends and technologies na gaganapin sa Mayo 28 hanggang 29 sa Raintree Ballroom ng Summit Ridge Hotel, Tagaytay City.
Ang Best Alternatives Campaign Leader at Reader’s Digest Asia’s ang napili bilang isa sa Philippines’ Most Trusted People sa katauhan ni Gregg Yan, na siya ring magbibigay-aral tungkol sa “greener and equally-profitable alternatives to a host of seafood, aquaculture and curio products”.
Ang Angat Kabataan ng Taytay “Streams of Hope Project”, sa pangunguna nina Ayala Young Leader, John Tobit Cruz (president) at Allen Baloloy (vice president), na magbabahagi ng tagumpay ng Maningning Creek, Taytay, Rizal, na isang modelo sa rehabilitation ng waterways sa Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Laos.
Pangungunahan naman ni BFAR-NIFTDC Center Chief, Dr. Westly R. Rosario ang tungkol sa “Emerging Species: Siganid”.
Ibabahagi naman ni Dr. Maripaz L. Perez ng WorldFish Center, ang “Aquaculture Development Scenarios in the Philippines: Initial Results and Recommendations”.
Bilang kaisa sa 6th Aquatech, ilalahad ng Centre for Sustainability, sa pangunguna ni Jonah van Beijnen ang tungkol sa “Hatchery and Grow-out Technology of Groupers”.
Samantala, ang delegado ng Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), ay ilalahad ang Addressing Challenges in Sustainable Fish Production through Aquaculture Genetics ni Dr. Ma. Rowena Eguia.
Bukod dito, kaisa sa Aquaculture Expo sina Dr. Jose Ingles ng GMMC; Abegail Albaladejo ng BFAR, National Shrimp Health Management Program; Fish Health Management Dr. Apolinario Yambot; Ma. Theresa M. Mutia ng NFRDI NFBC, Status of the Freshwater Sardine, Sardinella tawilis in Lake Taal; Ms. Myleen L. Magistrado ng NFRDI NFBC, Induced Breeding of Caranx ignobilis, Maliputo.
Sa ikalawang araw ng forum, ibabahgi ni Dr. ApolinarioYambot ang Emerging Species: Eel; Emerging Species: Giant Freshwater Prawn ni Dr. Ma. Lourdes Aralar; Breeding and Production of Freshwater Ornamental Fish Mr. Frederick B. Muyot ng NFRDI NFBC; Abalone Stock Enhancement: An Emerging Export Commodity and Economically-Viable Production Technique na pamamahalaan ni Dr. Nerissa Salayo at Philippine Trade in Fisheries and Aquaculture Products, Dr. Danilo Israel ng PIDS.
Ang Aquaculture technology (Aquatech) Expo & Convention Philippines ay isang events na nakatuon sa Aquaculture. Layunin ng expo na makakuha ng suppliers equipment, supplies, technology at services mula sa Asia-Pacific sa larangan ng Aquaculture technology. (Noli Liwanag)
