Business trip report, Aquaculture Europe 2023, Roy

The annual international conference organized by European aquaculture society (EAS) was held in Vienna, Austria from September 18 - 21, 2023. Dr. Koushik Roy, under the patronage of Prof. Zdenek Adamek and Alistair Laine, participated in the capacity of a session chair. He chaired the session themed “Nature-based Solutions and Eco-intensification in Aquaculture”. Where he chaired seven oral presentations, including one oral presentation of his own which was honorarily chaired by Prof. Bela Urbanyi (MATE, Hungary). A stimulating discussion around the future of pond aquaculture also occurred, following oral presentations by Hungarian (Ferenc Levai, Bela Urbayi), Czech colleagues (Lenka Kajgrova, Koushik Roy) and an IUCN representative (Raphaela le Gouvello) in the session.

Photo courtesy: Prof. Pavel Kozak.