Hosting Organizations
Information Research Center of International Talent, China State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs
China Fisheries Association
China Shipowners’ Association
China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry
China Recreational Angling Association
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Dalian Sub-Council
Dalian Association For International Exchange of Personnel
Operating Organization
BIT Congress Inc., China
Supporting Organizations
Dalian Ocean University
Liaoning Institute of Navigation
Liaoning Shipowners' Association
Executive Chair
Dr. Xiaodan Mei, President of BIT Congress Inc., China
Domestic Chair
Mr. Yi Lin, Vice President, China Fisheries Association, China
Advisory Board Members
| Dr. Alan Everson, Fish Bioogist, NOAA, USA |
| Dr. Asbjorn Bergheim, Senior Researcher, IRIS - International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway |
| Dr. Bergljot Magnadottir, Professor, University of Iceland, Iceland |
| Dr. Charles Gregory Lutz, Professor, Louisiana State University, USA |
| Dr. Chris Elvidge, Office of the Director, NOAA National Geographysical Data Center, USA |
| Dr. Dario CAU, Lieutenant, Italian Coast Guard Headquarters, Italy |
| Dr. David Gray, Professor and Director of the NAFC Marine Centre, NAFC Marine Centre, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK |
| Dr. Erlinda B. Panggat, Professor, University of Reading, UK |
| Dr. Esam Agamy, Executive Director, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Dr. Fu-Lin E. Chu, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, USA |
| Dr. Giancarlo Lauriano, Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Italy |
| Dr. Hsin-Yiu Chou, Professor, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Dr. Jean Paul Blancheton, Project Administrator, IFREMER, France |
| Dr. John Bonardelli, Project Manager, Shellfish Solutions AS, Canada |
| Dr. Joy Becker, Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia |
| Dr. Joy Becker, Lecturer, University of Sydney, Australia |
| Dr. Juan Carlos Seijo, Director, Universidad Marista de Merida, Mexico |
| Dr. Ken Whelan, Adjunct Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Dr. Konstantinos I. Stergiou, Professor and Director, Laboratory of Ichthyology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Dr. M. Pourkazemi, Director, World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS), Germany |
| Dr. Marco Saroglia, Professor, University of Insubria, Italy |
| Dr. Masashi Maita, Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan |
| Dr. Mian N. Riaz, Head, Food Protein Research Development Center, Texas AM University, USA |
| Dr. Nell Halse, Director, Cooke Aquaculture, Canada |
| Dr. Paul B. Brown, Professor, Purdue University, USA |
Dr. Robert May, Professor,University of Oxford, UK
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| Dr. Sandra E. Shumway, Professor, University of Connecticut, USA |
| Dr. Seong-Kwae Park, Fisheries Trade Expert, Pukyong National University, Korea |
| Dr. Shunsuke Managi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Japan |
| Dr. Simone Panigada, Vice-President, Tethys Research Institute, Italy |
| Dr. Stefan Bergleiter, Director, Naturland, Germany |
| Dr. Sundarambal Palani, Research Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore |
| Dr. Sveinung Fivelstad, Professor, Bergen University College, Norway |
| Dr. Tim Acott, Principal Lecturer, University of Greenwich, UK |
| Dr. Walter S Otwell, Professor, University of Florida, USA |
| Dr. Wenrui Huang, Professor, Florida A&M University-Florida State University, USA |
| Dr. Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, Senior Research Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA |
| Mr. David Smith, National VP of Retail Strategy & Sustainability, Sobeys, Inc., Canada |
| Mr. Derek A. Cropp, Managing Director/ Principal Consultant, Fisheries and Aquaculture Consultancy, Australia |
| Mr. Herb Vandermeulen, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada |
| Mr. Idar Schei, CEO, AquaOptima AS, Norway |
| Mr. Rupert Howes, CEO, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), UK |
Local Committee Members
Ms. Hannah Xiao, Ms. Francis Wang, Ms. Evelyn Sigrid Joo, Mr. Lee Zhi, Mr. Jason Wang, Mr. Richard Shao, Ms. Mona Pang, Ms. Kim Ding, Mr. Charles Joo, Mr. Todd Ma |
