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The Gippsland Aquaculture Industry Network Inc. (GAIN) has been invited to present a paper on its development and role in the growth of an environmentally sustainable regional aquaculture industry at an international conference in Nanjing later this year.
  “It is an honour to have our regional efforts recognised internationally and it is a vindication of our belief in Gippsland as having the potential to develop a world class aquaculture industry,” GAIN’s chairman, Tony McLennan said today. 
  The invitation comes following separate visits to Gippsland, both by officials and technical experts of the Ocean and Fisheries Bureau of Jiangsu Province in China during 2001.
  GAIN members have recently visited Beijing and Sichuan Province at the request of the Chinese, to consider the establishment of a seafood processing plant in Sichuan Province.

  GAIN noted that the Chinese, while in Gippsland last year, were impressed with the “clean and green” food production techniques applied across Gippsland industry and sought to access partners with such expertise.
  GAIN noted that the invitation was timely, coming in the wake of the national workshop, Sustainable Australian Aquaculture: Practical Solutions to Achieving ESD, scheduled to be held in Melbourne in mid July.
  “Whilst the Chinese are renowned for their expertise in aquaculture they recognise that to be internationally competitive in world markets they have to modernise their approach to environmental issues.”, said Mr McLennan.  “They are particularly interested in our investigations into multiple use of water in agribusiness.

  “The environmental responsibility and application of advanced technology applied by the developing aquaculture industry in Gippsland coupled with the research and development contributions of the Victorian Government and RMIT University have contributed to the close links being forged between the regions”, he said.
The Nanjing conference is to be held in September of this year.
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Tony McLennan – Chairman GAIN Inc.
Ph: (03)5176 1982 Mb: 0408 513 500