The 2ndAnnual World Congress of Mariculture and Fisheries (WCMF-2013), with the theme of Promoting Sustainable Fishery Development will be held in Hangzhou, China during September 23-25, 2013. It is intended to provide a platform for professionals around the world to exchange state-of-the-art research and development and identify research needs and opportunities in the field of fisheries.
As the development of ocean science and fisheries, ecological conservation and sustainable fisheries become more and more important. China is one of the powerful countries of fisheries, and the only one of aquaculture more than capture fisheries. With the sustained rapid development of seafood industry and modern service industry in China, WCMF-2013 will bring about enormous benefits as well as open up a new and broader pathway for information and experience exchange between China and all over the world.