1,800 to attend fisheries event

1,800 to attend fisheries event

NUSA DUA, Bali: Around 1,800 participants from many countries
across the globe are expected to attend an international
fisheries conference here.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono plans to open the three-day
World Fisheries Cultivation Conference on Monday at the Bali
International Convention Center in Nusa Dua, fisheries director-
general at the Ministry of Maritime and Fisheries Fatuchri Sukadi
announced here on Sunday.

He said the 1,800 participants would include 600 Indonesians
and 200 Americans, the biggest number of overseas delegates to
the event.

"The participants do not represent their countries. They
attend as individuals and cover their own transportation and
accommodation costs," Fatuchri added.

He said the conference is aimed at sharing information and
technological expertise in the fisheries cultivation sector.

"It's an international event. Through it the Indonesian
participants will be able to communicate with foreign experts
because the forum will include maritime cultivation training," he
said. --Antara