As one of the biggest events held by students, AQUAFEST have fully support from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Republic of Indonesia. In this year, Aquaculture Festival 2021 event with the theme “Hidden Treasure of Aquaculture”.
Aquaculture Festival is the biggest aquaculture student event in Indonesia that have been held annually by Aquaculture Student Association, HIMAKUA IPB University since 2010. As one of the biggest events held by students, AQUAFEST have fully support from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Republic of Indonesia. In this year, Aquaculture Festival 2021 event with the theme “Hidden Treasure of Aquaculture”.
AQUAFEST 2021 aims to educate and increase public interest in aquaculture through technology based activities. AQUAFEST 2021 have several series activities consist of a Webinar, Talkshow, Workshop, Aquaculture Student Conference, Aquaculture Innovation Competition, Quick Setting Aquascape, Guppy Contest, Betta Contest & Auction, Vlogcast Series, Aquaculture Virtual Expo, and Games that will be held from September 4th October 3th, 2021.
“The ultimate goal of AQUAFEST is to encourage youth and public to be aware and know more about aquaculture industry and others part of the component to support aquaculture development related to the 17 Global Goals.”
It is the best platform where they can improve their hard skill, soft skills, knowledge, and expand their network. To reach those goals, AQUAFEST 2021 implement the collaborative action between the governments, institutions, company, and the public as well to be able to work together and taking their role to develop aquaculture industry in Indonesia.
As part of the world, youth also have responsibilities and right to contribute to the realization of Global Goals as a key to transform our world into a better place to live in. AQUAFEST provide this platform for youth to understand the potential of fisheries and maritime sector, especially Aquaculture in Indonesia, also its development in the regional and international scope.
Hence, AQUAFEST 2021 have some activities where we will bring together all young leaders from ASEAN and ASIA region who are undergraduate/fresh graduate by joining these following activities:
- Aquaculture Student Conference is one of the activities in AQUAFEST 2021 that provides young leaders from Southeast Asia. It is an international student level conference in ASEAN regional scale to discuss relevant aquaculture issues from various countries.
- Aquaculture Innovation Competition is a scientific business ideas competition in the field of Aquaculture for all ASIAN students. In this activities AQUAFEST 2021 has a collaboration with HATCH, the world’s first sustainable aquaculture accelerator program. It will be a golden opportunity for students who want to build their own start up.
“E-Conferences, we provide several econferences activities such as webinar, talk show, and workshop with related topics about aquaculture. We have various target audiences including the government company, entrepreneurs, students, and for the public as well.”
The agendas provide places for people from different background to learning and discussing about fisheries and aquaculture topic.
We aim to enhance people contribution in developing aquaculture sector and see its potential to be able to develop in the wider scope. Furthermore, by joining these agendas we hope that new entrepreneurs in aquaculture industry could have more information both from the scientists and the practices.
Contest Events is activities to introduce the beauty of ornamental fish which is carried out in various categories. During the contest, the fish will be exhibited to the public.
“Ornamental fish in Indonesia have a big potential that exist with a variety of fish species in it. Hence, this activity could become one of the drivers of the promotion of Indonesian ornamental fish in the domestic and export markets.”
Quick Setting Aquascape is also being one of our events which is provide a contest activity to introduce the art of aquaculture through making aquascapes directly by the participants and they will be exhibited during the event. The art of Aquascape opens up a world full of creative and artistic arrangements of plants and hardscape with a tank.
This is one of the ways to show the variety of water plant species and the ornamental fish species in Indonesia, also encourage people to be more interest to have ornamental fish as their home pet and combine it with the beautiful style design of aquascape.
AQUAFEST 2021 will be conducted both of offline and online due to the pandemic. We provide an Aquaculture Virtual Expo that will be presented virtually with 360º experience.
“This virtual expo allows attendees to browse through and engage with different booths and vendors, just like with an inperson. Even though it will be held online, we are targeting 7500 visitors to join this amazing virtual exhibition.”
All agendas and activities in AQUAFEST 2021 are created with the aims to make a collaboration action from all stakeholders towards sustainable aquaculture by completing aspects from environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, and socialcommunity sustainability.
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