Malaysia representatives participate in China's Mariculture Industry Forum, Seaweed Cooperation

KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 (Bernama) -- Sun Yat-sen University and Ocean University of China recently held the Development of China-ASEAN Mariculture Industry Development Forum and ‘Seaweed Cooperation Workshop’ in Zhuhai, China.

(Mariculture is a specialised branch of aquaculture involving the cultivation of marine organisms for food and other products in the open ocean)

The conference was attended by 39 international representatives from 28 bodies, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and other ASEAN countries and International organisations.

According to a statement, more than 300 representatives from 100 educational, scientific and corporation units in China also attended the event.

Malaysian representatives, University of Malaya and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu also attended the seaweed cooperation workshop.

The meeting discussed the current situation and development tendency of mariculture development in China and ASEAN, while also launched the ‘Declaration on Seaweed Cooperation’.

The declaration is a solid foundation for further promoting China-ASEAN cooperation in areas such as seaweed, especially in the joint laboratory construction, science and technology cooperation, talent training, technology demonstration and industrial cooperation.

-- BERNAMA