Global Chinese Marine Biologists Association inaugurated in S. Australia
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ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural conference of the Global Chinese Marine Biologists Association was held on Saturday in the southern Australian city of Adelaide.
Li Dong, consul general of the Chinese Consulate-General in Adelaide, congratulated the establishment of the association and wished the association would become an important bridge for scientific and technological innovation exchange and cooperation between China and Australia as well as an important messenger for promoting mutual trust and understanding and promoting Chinese culture.
The inaugural conference invited the founders of the association to give keynote speeches. The association aims to build a platform for scholars, experts, and investors in the field of marine biology technology to facilitate in-depth communication, promote mutual understanding, and share the latest research developments in the industry.
According to Professor Zhang Wei, one of the founding members of the association and research director at Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre in Australia, the association is a non-profit organization aiming to gather global Chinese marine biologists to promote knowledge transfer and technology transformation.
Through strength integration and close industry-university-research collaboration, the association is dedicated to promoting international academic reputation and industry ranking of the Chinese community in the marine biology field, enhancing the impact of marine biologists on society, and facilitating the sustainable development of the blue marine economy, Zhang said.
Zhang said at the inaugural conference that Australia has 70,000 km of coastline, and a vast continental marine territory and oceanic jurisdiction, while Australian oceans are the home of rich and unique marine biodiversity that presents enormous opportunities to discover and develop marine-derived bioproducts for a thriving, sustainable blue bioeconomy.
"These great marine bioresources, if exploited sustainably, can be renewable feedstocks for almost all industrial applications," Zhang said, adding that "we are conducting world-leading research on Australia's marine bioresources, and we are open to global partnership and collaboration." Enditem
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