Update: The 20th edition of The International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) conference has been moved to the week of 31 August to 4 September 2020 in Vigo, Spain.
The conference will feature an abundance of plenary sessions, as well as featuring several keynote speakers. some possible themes for the conference include:
- Fisheries Management, Policy and Regulations, including Ecosystem-based Management and Marine Spatial Planning
- Bioeconomic Modeling
- Aquaculture Economics and Markets
- Seafood Trade and Consumer Behavior
- International Trade, Agreements, Barriers and Conflicts
- The Gender Dimension of Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Contributions of Fisheries and Aquaculture to Nutrition, Food Security and Poverty Alleviation in Developing Countries
- Value Chains in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Topics of special interest for the local industry may also include
- Shellfish Production and Markets
- Quota Management
- Seafood Processing and Value Addition
- Conditions of Access to the EEZ of Third Countries
- Social Transformations of the Fishing Industry
- Seafood Connectivity between Local and Global Markets
- The landing obligation and small-scale fisheries
For further details on the event, including deadlines, registering and abstract submission, please follow the link above.