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Australia is proud to be hosting the 16th International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF XVI), the premier international forum for researchers, academics and industry concerned with the nutrition and feeding of aquatic animals. This biennial event will see several hundred attendees from around the world converge on the tropical city of Cairns for five days between 25–30 May 2014, adjacent to Australia’s magnificent Great Barrier Reef and the fabulous Daintree Rainforest.
High quality contributions are now being sought on key ‘Themes’ that progress the development of science in the nutrition and feeding of aquatic animals and that stimulate innovation in the world’s growing aquaculture industries. As aquaculture now supplies more than half the world’s edible seafood, development of sustainable feeds that support the growth of this industry and the ever present challenges of global food security will become increasingly important. Symposia such as the ISFNF are critical in meeting these challenges as they provide a forum for contributors to present research and innovative technologies that will ultimately play an important role in meeting the challenge of supplying increasing quantities of feed to the burgeoning aquaculture sector.
An event not to be missed by researchers, academics and industry – ISFNF XVI will be an opportunity to discuss and debate the current and looming issues faced by the fish nutrition sector and to develop innovative and novel ways to overcome them.
As with most ISFNF events there will be plenty of opportunity to network, socialise and collaborate during both formal and informal functions. We consider this element of the Symposium to be so important that we have planned a ‘gap day’ in the middle of the structured program to encourage all participants to network and to provide an opportunity to explore this amazing part of the world.
So, on behalf of the ISFNF 2014 Organising Committee, we look forward to seeing you in Cairns, on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
Brett Glencross
Chair—ISFNF 2014