What, exactly, is the blue economy? The impressive assemblage of attendees will be among the elite few that define it, and the seafood industry cannot afford to let that definition be made without the input of the fisheries and aquaculture sector.
Fisheries issues dominated last year’s World Ocean Summit, but there were precious few industry members there to give their perspective.
This year, the fisheries and aquaculture industry is making its presence felt, and some of the most influential personalities, including among others Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse, Cermaq CEO Jon Hindar and Regal Springs Director Magdalena Lamprecht Wallhoff, will be on stage, playing an active role in debates and discussions about the future of ocean usage.
The engagement with these global leaders in crucial: it’s all too easy to keep your head down and focus on day-to-day operations, but real decisions are made in the halls and cocktail hours of gatherings like this. The seafood industry needs to be there, and needs to impress upon global leaders the importance of the sector.
It’s just two days, but it should be enough for the leaders that have made the trip meaningful, to ensure seafood is part of the discussion.
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