October 5-8 — Virtual

October 5

— GSA Stakeholder Update —
Global Seafood Alliance Stakeholder Update (MP4)

October 6

— Opening Address —
Wally Stevens, Global Seafood Alliance — Welcome to GOAL 2020! (MP4)

— Keynote Address —
Peer Ederer, Global Food & Agribusiness Network — Food System Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities in What Will Be the Dominant Discussion Topic in the Next Years

— Session #1 | Data Dive: GAA’s Annual Aquaculture Production Forecasts for Shrimp and Finfish —
Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank — Farmed Shrimp Production Forecast (PDF)
Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank — Farmed Finfish Production Forecast (PDF)
Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts — Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank; James Anderson, University of Florida; Ragnar Nystøyl, Kontali Analyse AS; Moderator: Travis Larkin, The Seafood Exchange
Watch: Session #1 (MP4)

— Session #2 | This Changes Everything: Paradigm-Shifting Aquaculture Production Systems and the Pioneers Behind Them —
Lê Văn Quang Minh Phú Seafood Group — Minh Phú’s ‘Technology 2-3-4’ Shrimp-Farming Model
Robins McIntosh, CP Foods — Emergence of New Sea-Based Closed-Containment Systems for Salmon Aquaculture (PDF)
Ragnar Tveteras, University of Stavanger — The Future of Land-Based, Recirculating Salmon Farming Systems (PDF)
Atle Eide, SalMar ASA — SalMar’s ‘Ocean Farm 2’ Offshore Salmon Farm (PDF)
David Cahill, Pure Salmon — The Future of Land-Based, Recirculating Salmon Farming Systems (PDF)
Watch: Session #2 (MP4)

— Session #3 | Health Check: Updates on Shrimp Disease Management and Finfish Welfare —
Jie Huang, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific — Shrimp Disease Management (PDF)
Belinda Yaxley, Best Aquaculture Practices — Best Practices in Animal Welfare (PDF)
Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts — Rolando Ibarra, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Jie Huang, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific; Christine Huynh, Nautilus Collaboration Pty. Ltd.; Robins McIntosh, CP Foods; Loc Tran, ShrimpVet Laboratory; Moderator: George Chamberlain, Global Seafood Alliance
Watch: Session #3 (MP4)

October 7

— Session #4 | Predicting the Unpredictable: Seafood Trading, Marketing and Consumption in a COVID-19 World — North America —
Carson Roper, Independent Consultant — Coping with Chaos: How COVID-19 is Muddling Shrimp Production and Trade (PDF)
Matt Craze, Spheric Research — How COVID-19 is Influencing Global Trends in Seafood Sales, Marketing and Consumption (PDF)
Arlin Wasserman, Changing Tastes — Changing Tastes: How Americans Will Eat Seafood in the Years Ahead and What’s Driving the Change (PDF)
Panel Discussion: North America — Josanna Busby, Delhaize America; Tony Downs Sysco Corp.; Guy Pizzuti, Publix Super Markets; Jennifer Wandler, US Foods; Moderator: Molly Jacques, Best Aquaculture Practices
Watch: Session #4 (MP4)

— Session #5 | Big Names, Big Targets: The Business Case for Sustainability and Collaboration —
Anna Turrell, Tesco — Tesco’s Vision for Future Aquaculture and Feed Strategy (PDF)
Pilar Cruz, Cargill Aqua Nutrition — Barriers to Aquaculture Growth, Including Sustainable and Economic
Emese Brosz, ProTerra Foundation — Aquafeed: Strategic Alliances, Engagement and Cooperation (PDF)
Graham Ellis, Ocean Harvest Technology — Commercializing New Feed Ingredients (PDF)
Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts — Emese Brosz, ProTerra Foundation; William Davies, Hilton Seafood UK; Helena Delgado, Nordmann Tesco; Graham Ellis, Ocean Harvest Technology; Shunji Murakami, Seafood Legacy; Dave Robb, Cargill Aqua Nutrition; Moderator: Iain Shone Global Seafood Alliance
Watch: Session #5 (MP4)

— Session #6 | Predicting the Unpredictable: Seafood Trading, Marketing and Consumption in a COVID-19 World — Asia & Oceania —
Feng Yu, JD.com — Impact of COVID-19 on Seafood Procurement and Consumption (PDF)
Tommy Sekiguchi, Mitsui & Co. Ltd — Impact of COVID-19 on Sustainable Supply Chain Developments (PDF)
Panel Discussion: Ask the Experts — Jemma McCowan, New Zealand King Salmon Co. Ltd.; Tommy Sekiguchi, Mitsui & Co. Ltd.; Bill Wall, Woolworths Australia; Feng Yu, JD.com; Moderator: Steve Hart, Global Seafood Alliance
Watch: Session #6 (MP4)

October 8

— Session #7 | The Intersection of Wild Fisheries and Aquaculture —
Panel Discussion: Understanding Seafood’s Role in Sustainable Food Systems: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions’ Blue Food Assessment — Jim Leape, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Fiorenza Micheli, Stanford University’s School of Humanities and Sciences, Jessica Gephart; American University; Shakuntala Thilsted, WorldFish; Moderator: Ned Daly, Diversified Communications
Watch: Session #7 (MP4)

— Session #8 | To The Extremes: Plotting Aquaculture’s Land-Based and Offshore Trajectories —
Panel Discussion: Land-Based Aquaculture — Johan Andreassen, Atlantic Sapphire; Erik Heim Nordic Aquafarms; Alf Gøran, Knutsen Kvaroy Arctic; Ohad Maiman The Kingfish Company; Moderator: James Wright, Global Seafood Alliance
Panel Discussion: Offshore Aquaculture — Dick Jones, Blue Ocean Mariculture; Neil Sims, Ocean Era; Philip Schreven, De Maas SMC/Pan Ocean Aquaculture; James Wright, Global Seafood Alliance
Watch: Session #8 (MP4)

— You Be the Judge: Global Aquaculture Innovation Award Finalists Make Their Pitch, Sponsored by Preferred Freezer Services/Lineage Logistics —
Mark Luecke, Prairie AquaTech — Innovation at Scale: Fermentation of Plant Protein (PDF)
Simão Zacarias, University of Stirling — Non-Ablation Improves Shrimp Robustness to Diseases (PDF)
Pablo Berner, Aquaterra — Nuseed Omega-3 Oil: An Ocean of Nutrition in a Canola Seed (PDF)