GOAL 2018 presentation: Robert Jones, The Nature Conservancy
‘We can protect the environment and allow aquaculture to grow’
We’re posting all six of the presentations from the exciting and fast-paced session, “Thoughts on the Future of Aquaculture.” Each speaker was asked to speak about “building confidence in aquaculture.” This week’s speaker is Robert Jones, global aquaculture lead at The Nature Conservancy. Previous posts include Sunil Kadri, founder of Aquaculture Innovation; and Matthew Thompson, aquaculture project lead at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at New England Aquarium.
Other speakers to come are Isaac Fraynd, Aqua-Spark; Jennifer Bushman, Route to Market Services; and Scott Williams, BJ’s Wholesale Club.
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