Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the largest aquaculture event in the Southern Hemisphere!
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the largest aquaculture event in the Southern Hemisphere!
Manuela Erazo is a social anthropologist and holds a Master’s degree in Environment from the University of Melbourne. Throughout her professional career she has developed extensive experience in marine and coastal governance and planning, with a strong focus on the intersection between public policy, coastal communities, and the sustainability of marine ecosystems. For more than a decade she has worked facilitating participatory and multi-stakeholder processes aimed at advancing ocean conservation and the sustainable use of coastal and marine resources. Her work has contributed to the development of planning and management tools that integrate social, environmental, and productive dimensions in coastal territories. She currently serves as National Coordinator of the GEF Marine Coastal Governance Project in Chile, an initiative implemented by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, the Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture, and SERNAPESCA. In this role, she leads efforts to strengthen coastal governance, advance marine spatial planning, and promote development approaches aligned with a sustainable blue economy.
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Geneticist specialized in aquaculture breeding programs. He holds a Ph.D. in Genetics and Animal Breeding from São Paulo State University (UNESP), with a focus on applied genomics in selection programs. He has extensive experience leading and optimizing genomic selection strategies to enhance productivity, product quality, and sustainability in aquaculture.
He holds a degree in Microbiology from the University of Oslo (1989) and has built an extensive international career in aquatic animal health and aquaculture policy. He began his professional career as a scientist at the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, focusing on fish health and disease prevention in aquaculture. He later served in several roles within the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture, including Head of the Animal Health Unit. He subsequently joined the European Commission (DG Health and Consumer Affairs), where he was responsible for developing the EU legislation on aquatic animal health. From 2017 to 2019 he chaired the FAO COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture and, since 2020, he serves as Director General and Head of the Department of Aquaculture at the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.
Leading academic and researcher in aquatic organism pathology, bacterial diseases, and antimicrobial resistance.
