AUTHOR
AKBAR ININDAY
SELECTED AS A DISTINGUISHED STUDENT DELEGATE REPRESENTING UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA AT THE ASIAN PACIFIC AQUACULTURE (APA) 2024, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL PLATFORMS FOR THE AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES INDUSTRY. THIS ROLE INVOLVED ENGAGING WITH GLOBAL EXPERTS, RESEARCHERS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS TO EXPLORE THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE AND MARINE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. BEING PART OF THIS INTERNATIONAL FORUM PROVIDED A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN, EMPHASIZING THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF INNOVATION AND CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION IN ADDRESSING FUTURE FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES.
THROUGHOUT THE SYMPOSIUM, I FOCUSED ON THE INTEGRATION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY WITHIN FISHERIES PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, DIRECTLY ALIGNING WITH MY SPECIALIZATION IN FISHERIES PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY. I ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN TECHNICAL SESSIONS THAT HIGHLIGHTED POST-HARVEST INNOVATIONS, INTERNATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS, AND THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY. THIS EXPERIENCE NOT ONLY BROADENED MY TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE ON VALUE-ADDED PROCESSING BUT ALSO SHARPENED MY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING SKILLS AS I INTERACTED WITH DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS TO DISCUSS THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC BLUE ECONOMY.
