The 2024 Aquaculture Taiwan Expo & Forum Relocates from Taipei to Tainan, highlighting the burgeoning aquaculture industry in Southern Taiwan.

In response to longstanding suggestions from exhibitors and industry stakeholders, the Aquaculture Taiwan Expo, traditionally held in Taipei, has decided to move to Tainan this year. Organized by Informa Markets Taiwan, the Expo adopts the theme of "Future Aquaculture" and is scheduled to take place from June 19th to 21st, 2024, at the Tainan Exhibition Center, concurrently featuring Livestock Taiwan and Asia Agri- Tech Expo and Forum. Southern Taiwan serves as a vital production base for agriculture, aquaculture, and livestock, contributing approximately two-thirds of Taiwan's total output in these sectors. Over the years, agricultural, livestock and aquaculture industry stakeholders have advocated for the expo to be moved southward to facilitate broader participation.

Coinciding with Tainan's 400th anniversary celebration and with the enthusiastic support of the Tainan City Government, the organizer has selected the Tainan Exhibition Center as the venue for this 2024 event. Conveniently located near the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Tainan Station, the center offers easy access for industry professionals and international buyers from all over Taiwan and beyond.

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Today is World Tuna Day ( 2 May 2023). The United Nations General Assembly voted to officially observe World Tuna Day in December 2016 and started observing the World Tuna Day since 2017.

Tuna and tuna-like species include approximately 40 species occurring in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans and in the Mediterranean Sea. More than 7 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Tuna and Tuna-like species are harvested yearly. These migratory species account 20% of the value of all marine capture fisheries and over 8% of all globally traded seafood.  Two main products drive tuna production i.e., traditional canned tuna and sashimi/sushi. Tuna meats are rich in Omega-3 and contains minerals, proteins and vitamin B12, among other advantages. Among the seven principal tuna species, 33.3 percent of the stocks were estimated to be fished at biologically unsustainable levels.

FAO noted that market demand for tuna is still high, and that the significant overcapacity of tuna fishing fleets remains. Addressing the decline in tuna stocks resulting from overfishing in the world’s oceans, the UN Legal Counsel emphasizes the critical importance of effectively implementing the international legal framework, as reflected in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, widely known as UNCLOS, which has been strengthened by the Code of Conduct for Sustainable Fishery, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, recommendations of its Review Conference, annual General Assembly resolutions on sustainable fisheries, as well as other efforts by the international community at the global, regional and national levels.

At present, over 96 countries are involved in the conservation and management of tuna, which has an annual value of almost 10 billion USD, and some FAO relevant programmes have started giving positive results in reducing overfishing. FAO’S Common Oceans Tuna project aims to ensure that all major tuna stocks are fished at sustainable levels by 2027. This ambitious goal is part of its efforts towards more sustainable tuna fishing and biodiversity conservation. From 2014-2019, the Common Oceans Tuna project helped reduce the number of tuna stocks experiencing overfishing from 13 to 5. Let's be optimistic about the tuna of tomorrow.

Source: https://www.un.org/en/observances/tuna-day

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PUTRAJAYA, 5 DECEMBER 2022 – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security arrived at Wisma Tani to begin his official duties and was welcomed by the Chief Secretary, Dato' Haslina Abdul Hamid along with the highest leadership of the Ministry. Also present were the Chief Directors and Senior Officers of Departments and Agencies under the Ministry.

YB Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, YB Tuan Haji Mohamad bin Sabu was then escorted and taken to scan the time recorder card as a sign of the start of his official duties at the helm of this Ministry. Right after that, YB Minister was given a briefing related to the Ministry.

YB Minister is the President of the Amanah Negara Party (AMANAH) and once held the position of Minister of Defense under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration after the 14th General Election (GE14) in 2018. He was later appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the list of members The Cabinet of the Unity Government after winning the seat in the last 15th General Election.

For the record, as the leading Ministry in transforming the agriculture sector and the food industry has developed the Food Security Policy Action Plan 2021-2025. This plan is to strengthen the country's food security by taking into account issues and challenges along the food supply chain starting from agricultural inputs to food waste. The National Food Security Policy Action Plan (DSMN Action Plan) 2021-2025 which includes 5 strategic cores, 15 strategies and 96 initiatives is expected to be able to ensure the continuity of the country's food supply at all times, especially in the face of unexpected situations.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and all members of its Departments and Agencies welcome this appointment as a new leadership team that will be able to steer the agriculture and food industry sectors better and benefit the welfare and well-being of the people, especially the target groups. *MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY* *MALAYSIAN FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT BOARD* *DECEMBER 5, 2022*