AQUATIC RESOURCES AND BLUE ECONOMY (ARBEC)

Water, as we know, is a sign of life. Indeed, aquatic habitats provide ecosystem services to communities all around the world. Overexploitation, pollution, habitat destruction, and climate change have all put a strain on aquatic ecosystems in recent years, resulting in altered structure and functioning, biodiversity loss, reduced water quality and supply, food insecurity through reduced fish productivity, and a reduction in the quality of a variety of other ecosystem goods and services. This situation is further exacerbated by the impact of climate change on both agricultural productivity and fish production. As fragile ecosystems are threatened, scientific and technological advancements are on the rise, providing practical answers to the aforementioned concerns as well as enhancing ecosystems and communities' resilience and adaptability for a sustainable future.

Conference Theme
Aquatic resources for a sustainable future and blue economy prosperity.

Conference Subthemes

1. Fisheries (Fisheries governance and management, fish stocks and ecosystems, resource users including fishers)
2. Aquaculture (Status, production, technologies, value chains, emerging issues)
3. Aquatic ecosystem pollution and biomonitoring (Biodiversity, habitat, conservation, climate change, pollution, policy and legal framework, control etc)
4. Science, technology and innovations in aquatic resources and blue economy (Advances in fisheries, aquaculture, limnology, bioprospecting)
5. Blue Economy (Maritime, fisheries, minerals, spatial planning, mariculture and freshwater aquaculture, economics, policies and legal framework etc
6. Plastic and microplastic pollution

Former GRO-FTP fellows sponsored by GRO-FTP