China's Aquaculture: Oct. 1, 2008

After a relatively slow summer of meetings we are gearing up for a busy fall! The first meeting of the fall at the Wilson Center will be on October 1st (9:00 am to 11:00am) and will address China’s aquaculture and its impact on food safety and the environment. The meeting will feature David Barboza of The New York Times who will discuss some of the “upstream” challenges facing Chinese fish farmers in lakes, rivers, and fish ponds, while Wang Hanling of China’s Academy of Social Sciences will focus on the “downstream” issues of coastal pollution and over fishing that is endangering China's coastal fisheries. As one potential model for China in better enforcing standards for fish, Teresa Ish will introduce Environmental Defense Fund’s seafood work with U.S. corporations. Details are below, please RSVP to CEF@wilsoncenter.org or online at www.wisloncenter.org/cef.