AquaSur drives various initiatives

Scientific conferences, competitions for small and medium enterprises and recognition of animal welfare are part of the value offer that the fair will provide.

When there are just under two months left until the start of AquaSur 2024, which is considered the most important aquaculture fair in the southern hemisphere – in the northern hemisphere is AquaNor in Trondheim, Norway - continues to generate high expectations. It is because, in addition to the work of more than 350 companies which are preparing to participate in the exhibition to be held at the facilities of the Patagonian Maritime Terminals (TMP), from 19 to 21 March in Caletera Route 5 South, DM 1.030.460,00 Chinquihue Alto, commune of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos region, have emerged a series of initiatives around the event and directly linked to the development of Chile's aquaculture industry and the world.

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Congress

One of these activities is the Academic Space in the context of AquaSur 2024 International Congress, which is organized by the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Favet) from the University of Chile (University of Chile)the Collaborating Centre of the World Organisation for Animal Health (Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Aquaculture, CASA) and the Association of Veterinary Physicians in Aquaculture (Mevea).

This body opened the call for accredited doctoral students to apply with their thesis in matters related to discipline, those that should be in their Final cycle, with the qualification examination surrender and project Approved.

The selected projects will be presented to a jury composed of members of industry and academia, in format pitch, and where students will have five minutes for submission and five minutes to resolve doubts.

"It is extremely important for us to participate in this congress as co-organisers and we think it is a great opportunity for our students and, of course, also for all students of the doctoral programs," says the director of the CASAJaviera Cornejo.

Within the scientific committee organizing the Academic Space, the presence of José Manuel Yáñez, Dean of the FavetAnd the doctor. Liane Bassini, Vice-President of Mevea.

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Competition

Another activity is related to the competition Launch your business, an initiative driven by a group of american universities -Harvard, Yale, Boston and Duke- with the support of IncubatecUFRO University of La Frontera (UFRO) and of FISA, organizing company of AquaSur 2024and focusing on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (mipymes), mainly suppliers.

The project, among other objectives, seeks Bridging gaps that have been detected in the Chilean aquaculture sector. For this reason, the competition will offer the opportunity to award a 60% co-financing costing the value of a stand at AquaSur 2024.

"The participating mipymes will have the unique opportunity to participate in the most important aquaculture fair in the southern hemisphere, an event that will bring together the national and international aquaculture industry and will be the meeting point most relevant for decision makers looking for disruptive solutions to improve the different processes involved in aquaculture," said the representative for the southern macrozone of IncubatecUFRO, Mario Núñez Arancibia.

As of Friday 26 January, more than 70 suppliers related to the aquaculture sector had completed the registration form the initiative. For the same reason, and in order for no company to be excluded from this call, the call will be extended until next Friday, February 9.

* Credits from the featured photo: courtesy of AquaSur | FISA Chile.