3rd Pinoy Aquatic Fair

We are once again inviting everyone to join the 3rd Aquatic Fair on September 10 to September 12, 2010 at the AANI Herbal Garden & Livelihood Center,Quezon Memorial Circle, Quezon City. Experience a weekend of a weekend of selling, trading, exhibiting, educating and showcasing the latest products and technologies in the Philippine aquatics industry.

The 3rd Pinoy Aquatic Fair featuring the latest developments in fisheries and related products will be staged on September 10 to 12 at the AANI Herbal Garden and Livelihood Center at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City.

The event is under the auspices of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Agri-Aqua Network International (AANI) with the theme focusing on sustainable fish farming. This will be the third edition of this event which aims to promote aquaculture as well as mariculture to increase local food production as well as to create jobs and new opportunities in the fisheries sector.

Fisheries products and services will be showcased in the booths of private entrepreneurs as well as the government. Fresh as well as processed fisheries products will be available for sale to the public.

There will be free lectures on different topics that will include innovative technologies in mariculture, aquasilviculture, fish feed formulation and others. There will be free consultancy on the production of shrimps, tilapia, bangus, shellfishes, crabs, sea cucumber, abalone, scallops, sea urchins, seeweeds, lapu-lapu and many others.

The trade fair will also include exhibits of aquarium fishes, aquatic plants for use in aquariums, fishing equipment and gears.

The Pinoy Aquatic Fair will also be highlighted by the signing of a public manifesto that will affirm the commitment of the public and private sectors to the promotion of sustainable fish farming in the country.

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/node/274078