Full Name
Javier Ojeda
Speaker Bio
Javier Ojeda is General secretary of the Spanish Aquaculture Farmers Association (APROMAR). He is also Vice president of the Spanish Technology Platform for Fisheries and Aquaculture (PTEPA).

From these positions he contributes at national level to promote responsible aquaculture in front of public authorities, policy makers, workers unions, media, NGOs and researchers. At European level Javier is Chair of the Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC) and currently General Secretary of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP), besides keeping relations with the European Commission, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee, FAO, IUCN and other relevant international organisations. He is Biologist (University of Madrid, Spain) with a MSc degree in Oceanography (University of South Carolina, US).
Javier Ojeda