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AQD Chief talks climate change at ICOMSA 2015

By Development Communication Section / FG Ayson

AQD Chief Dr. Ayson during his keynote presentation at ICOMSA 2015 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
AQD Chief Dr. Ayson during his keynote presentation at ICOMSA 2015 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dr. Felix Ayson delivered one of the keynote presentations during the International Conference on Marine Science and Aquaculture (ICOMSA) held at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia from 17 to 19 March 2015.

With the theme ‘Challenges and Opportunities in Developing Blue Economy,’ Dr. Ayson talked about AQD’s on-going activities to prepare the aquaculture sector on the possible impacts of climate change in the aquaculture industry. The conference also tackled topics on marine biodiversity and ecological fisheries, stock enhancement and sea ranching, ocean policies and governance issues & other topics of relevance.

ICOMSA is an annual event on marine science, fisheries and aquaculture organized by the Borneo Marine Research Institute of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah.

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