2025 APPA Regional Forum was held on 21-23 April in Rongcheng, Shandong Province, China. On behalf of the Asian Pacific Phycological Association and the Organizing Committee, we would like to thank each of participants for their contribution and presentations.
There were 67 registrants from 6 countries with 10 keynote speakers, 7 APPA invitational speakers, 7 general oral session speakers and 22 poster presentations. The meeting also included the field trip to kelp farms and other shellfish farms in Ailian Bay and to visit Haizhibao Company to see the post-harvesting processes of kelp.
This meeting was the first launch of APPA Regional Forum, and the next 2026 APPA Regional Forum will be followed at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand with the theme of Blue Carbon.
Finally, the APPA staff would like to thank once again the sponsor, Haizhibao Company, for invaluable support for making this forum successful.
