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International Seminar on the WFU Held at BEXCO
WRITER	Department of External Cooperation	WRITE DAY	2016-05-27
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International Seminar on the WFU Held at BEXCO
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            International Seminar on the World Fisheries University Held at BEXCO

            - 2,000 guests from around the world participated in the main conference

            △ Participants at the opening ceremony of the 7th World Fisheries Congress, including Kim Young-seup, President of PKNU, Kim Young-seok, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Suh Byung-soo, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City

                        △ Minister Sherry Ayitey
                    
“We strongly support establishment of the World Fisheries University. Africa is surrounded by large oceans such as the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Mediterranean, and for the development of the countries in the continent, we need to train experts and improve techniques in the field of fisheries. That’s why we need the WFU for sure.” 
At 4 p.m. on 23 May, in a meeting room of the 1st Exhibition Hall at BEXCO, Busan, Sherry Ayitey, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Republic of Ghana, delivered the first speech at the Scoping Seminar on the Establishment of FAO World Fisheries University, which was one of the parallel-events on the first day of the 7th World Fisheries Congress (WFC).   

            The Minister, who spoke on the issue of the establishment of the World Fisheries University and the capacity development of developing countries, is also the chairman of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guines (FCWC).

            “African countries including Ghana are participating at the fisheries education programs provided by the Pukyong National University in Korea to develop our competence in the field of fisheries,” said the Minister. She also emphasized, “World Fisheries University is an essential way to end the poverty in the developing countries and protect the marine environment.”

            Around a hundred leaders in world fisheries who came for the WFC also participate in the seminar, hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and sponsored by Busan Metropolitan City and Pukyong National University, and discussed the necessity of the WFU and measures to strengthen international cooperation.

            Expressing the necessity of the WFU and the resolution of the government and Busan City, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Young-seok and Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City Suh Byung-soo urged for the support of the world leaders.  

                        President of PKNU Kim Yeoung-seup
                    
            In his congratulatory address, President of Pukyong National University Kim Yeoung-seup said, “Fisheries was the trigger that could restore the national economy impoverished by the Korean War, and PKNU took the lead in conducting research and cultivating qualified professionals for fisheries in that time,” 

            “We are trying to give the experience and expertise to other countries. We will try harder to achieve our common goal of coexisting with the global neighborhoods through the WFU.” 

            Starting with the topic presentations, “Developing Competence in the Fisheries of FAO” by the chair of the G77+China FAO Md.Mafizur Rahman and “Official Development Assistance through Fisheries Education” by the NOAA’s administrator of Asia-Pacific area Micheal Abbey, the seminar was led by Professor Park In-woo of Korea University, and others, including the professor of PKNU Lee Sang-go, the chief of the MOF Yun Sang-rin, the chief of the KMI Jo Jeong-hui, the chairman of FCWC, the chair of G77+China FAO, the NOAA’s administrator of Asia-Pacific area and the professor David from Peru, participated in the discussions. 

            The World Fisheries Congress, also called as the “Olympics of fisheries conference,” is the world’s largest international academic conference which is held once every four years in different countries since its first conference in Athens, Greece in 1992.

            With the slogan “Challenge to Sustainable Fisheries and Safe Seafoods”, the WFC 2016, from 23rd to 27th May, was hosted by the World Council of Fisheries Societies (WCFS) and managed by the Korean Society of the Fisheries and Aquatic Science, and about 2,000 people from 75 countries participated to present 1,167 papers. 

            In the opening ceremony at 2 p.m. at the Auditorium of BEXCO, in the presence of delegates including Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Young-seok, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City Suh Byung-soo and President of Pukyong National University Kim Yeoung-seup, Nam Taek-jeong the chair of the organizational committee for 2016 World Fisheries Congress said in his opening speech, “Human efforts are becoming critical for the sustainable use of marine resources. This congress, therefore, is of great importance for the fisheries scientists from around the world to exchange their research results and information.” <Pukyong Today>

            △ Nam Taek-jeong, Chair of the organizational committee for 2016 World Fisheries Congress as well as Professor of Department of Food Science and Nutrition at PKNU, is delivering the opening address at the opening ceremony of the 7th World Fisheries Congress.  

            △ Guests of the opening ceremony of the 7th WFC

            △ President of PKNU Kim Yeoung-seup and Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kim Young-seok is talking at the Scoping Seminar on the Establishment of FAO World Fisheries University, one of the parallel-events of the 7th WFC.

            △  Scoping Seminar on the Establishment of FAO World Fisheries University

            △ Participants of the Scoping Seminar on the Establishment of FAO World Fisheries University

            △ President Kim Yeoung-seup, Minister Kim Young-seok and Minister Sherry Ayitey visited the booth of PKNU’s Yeongnam Sea Grant Center.

            △ President Kim Yeoung-seup and the people concerned in front of the booths