The conference “Seafood & Health 2010″ is said to be organized jointly by Australian and United States agencies. According to Roy Palmer, spokesman for the Australian organising committee, the conference would review the latest research on the benefits of seafood and recommend how they could be applied to improve the health of hundreds of millions of people throughout the world.
Palmer is also told that wining the right to host this conference is a tremendous coup for Australia. He added that these ‘Seafood & Health’ conferences are held under the auspices of the US Department of Commerce, and the three previous events have been held in the United States (twice) and Norway. He informed that there is strong international competition to host these S&H conferences, and the fact it is coming to Australia reflects the keen scientific interest in the health benefits of seafood in this country and the hard work of some dedicated individuals.
It is expected that the conference would attract many of the world’s leading health researchers, medical practitioners, nutrition educators and policy-makers. Probably some 50 or more countries will be represented, from the Americas and Europe to Asia and the South Pacific, and it is expected to attract around 500 delegates.
NOAA has confirmed that Australia has won the rights to hold the next conference, scheduled for November 2010. It is said that Australian researchers, practitioners and government health administrators will draw valuable information and ideas from this conference.
