SEEDS SEAFOOD SECURITY CONFERENCE: COMPETING ON A GLOBAL SCALE UTILIZING ALL INSTRUMENTS OF NATIONAL POWER

The proposed Aquaculture and Aquaponics conference will emphasize the need for international and interagency cooperation, collaborative innovation, and data transparency to address seafood security, food security, associated agricultural opportunities and threats, and opportunities for innovation and partner ecosystems. Direct outcomes of the proposed conference will be an after action report, and direct objectives for the conference include the following:1)Identify and triage the highest priority problem sets;2) Scope multidimensional solutions and desired end states;3) Draft a roadmap for prioritized approaches;4) Identify anchor projects and team commitments;5) Cultivate integrated, multidisciplinary teams;6) Establish Marketing Strategy;7) Identify Funding Goals and Vehicles;8) Develop a Conference Whitepaper to include findings, policy recommendations, and a program roadmap, including planning for Seed, Standard, Strengthening Standard, or New Investigator grants funding through NIFA AFRI Foundations and Applied Science@font-face{panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;mso-font-charset:0;mso-generic-mso-font-pitch:variable;mso-font-signature:-53 6870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal{mso-style-unhide:no;mso-style-qformat:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mar gin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.2pt;margin-left:.5pt;text-indent:-. 5pt;line-height:110%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;;mso-bidi-;mso-fareast-}p.Defa ult, li.Default, div.Default{mso-style-name:Default;mso-style-unhide:no;mso-style-parent:"";marg in:0in;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:no ne;;mso-fareast-mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;}.MsoChpDefault{mso-style- type:export-only;mso-default-props:yes;;mso-ansi-;mso-bidi-;mso-ascii-mso-ascii -theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ha nsi-mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}. MsoPapDefault{mso-style-type:export-only;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;} div.WordSection1{page:WordSection1;}