2025 APPA Regional Forum - Shandong, China
April 21-23, 2025
Kelp Aquacultures: from Current Issues to Future Scientific Development
for Applications and Sustainability
2025 APPA Regional Forum
- Shandong, China
APPA has the regular symposium called Asian Pacific Phycological Forum (APPF) in every 3 years. We had 2024 APPF in Sapporo, Japan and the next 2027 APPF scheduled in HoChiMin City, Vietnam. With 30th anniversary of APPA, we are planning a new challenge of co-hosting the satellite or regional symposiums, a specific theme-based, in between these 3 years-intervals. As globally well-known, China has the largest production of aquacultured seaweeds in the world and the Shandong Province coastal areas is the main location with various marine cultivated species. We decided this is the right place for hosting a symposium with the theme of seaweed aquaculture and the related sciences. This meeting is the our first launch of long journey of APPA’s Regional Forum.
Program Outline
- Day 1 : Welcome Drink 17:00-19:00
- Day 2 : Morning – Opening Ceremony
3 Keynote Presentations
Afternoon – Field Trip to Kelp Farms
- Day 3 : Full Day Symposium
Banquet Dinner
Important Date
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Registration Open : Jan 2, 2025
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Early Registration : Until February 15, 2025
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Regular Registration : Until March 31, 2025
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Abstract Deadline : March 15, 2025
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Notice for the Abstract Acceptance for Oral Presentation March 20, 2025
Field Trip to Kelp Farms
- Boat tour to kelp farms (close watching for harvesting works) and other shellfish farms in Ailian Bay or Lidao Bay, Rongcheng.
- Visit Haizhibao Company to see the after-harvesting processes of kelp.
** the photo is the aerial view of Ailian Bay
Registration
Registration Fees: USD 250 for regular, 150 for students (early-bird basis) +50 USD will be added after early-bird deadline.
The Fee covers Banquet Dinner, Field Trip, Proceeding Book, Name Tag, 2 Lunches
Keynote Speakers and APPA Invitational Speakers
Keynote Speakers :
Hu, Zi-Min
Yantai University, China
Subject: Genetic diversity of browns
Hwang, Eun Kyoung
Seaweed Research Institute, NIFS, Korea
Subject: Seaweed aquaculture in Korea
Jeon, You-Jin
Jeju National University, Korea
Subject: Bioactive compounds
Nishihara, Gregory
Nagasaki University, Japan
Subject: Blue Carbon
Niwa, Kyosuke
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Subject: Undaria research in Japan
Pang, Shaojun
Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), China
Subject: Kelp aquaculture in China
Park, Hyun
Korea University, Korea
Subject: Marine eDNA
Roleda, Michael
University of the Philippines, Philippines
Subject: Eucheuma research in Philippines
Ruangchuay, Rapeeporn
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Subject: Caulerpa research in Thailand
Ye, Naihao
Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China
Subject: Molecular evolution in macroalgae
APPA Invitational Session :
Lim, Phaik Eem
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Subject: Eucheuma research in Malaysia
Liu, Zhengyi
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, CAS, China
Subject: Restoration of seaweed forest
Mayakun, Jaruwan
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Subject: Halimeda research in Thailand
Rhee, Jae Sung
Incheon National University, Korea
Subject: Marine toxicology and Genomics
Terada, Ryuta
Kagoshima University, Japan
Subject: Photochemical efficiency in cultivated seaweeds
Wang, Gaoge
Ocean University of China, China
Subject: Seaweed diseases and pathogens
Zhang, Yongyu
Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, CAS, China
Subject: Blue Carbon
Venue
Friendship Hotel Conference Room, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, China
Travel Tip
For international participants, the most convenient route is using Weihai Airport (to the Venue Hotel, 20 km, ~50 RMB taxi). Fast speed train between Qingdao-Yantai-Rongcheng can be another option.
Contact Us
Lingxiu Wang (for Accommodation)
Shandong Haizhibao Ocean Science and Technology Co.,Ltd.
Address：No.259,Pinghai East Road, Rongcheng City, Shandong Province, China
sdhaizhibao@126.com
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