From 11 to 13 October 2022, the 17th Infofish World Tuna Trade Conference and Exhibition will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the premier convention of the global tuna industry. The event will be co-chaired by Neil Bohannon, Group Director Fish, Princes Group, UK, and Dr Chanintr Chalisarapong, the President of the Thai Tuna Industry Association. This year’s two-and-a-half-day event is titled, “Strengthening Resilience, Adaptability and Sustainable Growth in the Global Tuna Industry.” The conference creates a platform to present the challenges and opportunities facing the global tuna market while providing attendees with the opportunity to connect and network with representatives from all segments of the tuna industry.
Six hundred attendees from 70 countries will attend the conference representing fishing companies, exporters, importers, canned tuna packers, governmental and non-governmental organizations among other industry stakeholders. The exhibition side of the conference will include 40 booths from companies and organizations. The conference itself features 49 speakers. Topics on the programme include IUU fishing, trade and market access issues, social accountability, fishery improvement products, sustainability efforts, and future developments in tuna farming. The tuna industry has been a consistent example of resilience, adaptation, and development of new technologies as it evolves, and this conference presents a forum to discuss strategies used to mitigate the challenge that the last year has presented and allow attendees to learn from each other. For more information, including the conference programme, and to register please visit https://tuna.infofish.org/index.php/en/
