Today, Sunday, 15th Jumada Al Awwal 1438 AH, corresponding to 12th February 2017 AD, in Headquarter of Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture, Riyadh, a workshop was held regarding the optimal way to implement the roadmap of the production techniques of algae within KSA.

The workshop was opened by HE Undersecretary of Fisheries, Eng. Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Aiadah, who welcomed everyone and highlighted the importance of the related companies and authorities' participation in achieving the outputs of the roadmap of the algae production within the KSA. He asserted the agency's support for them in order to overcome all difficulties and hindrances faced by the execution of this roadmap that plays a significant role in establishing an advanced algae production industry as part of the aquaculture sector development system within Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.     

Thereafter, all attendees viewed a documentary film dealt with the current situation of the algae within KSA, historic narration on algae uses in the Kingdom and the most prominent entities that began to produce the algae in the research, experimental and commercial areas.

In addition, the presented presentations included a presentation dealt with the roadmap of way of algae production in the Kingdom and the most important outputs thereof and also dealt with the experience made by a national company began some time ago on the commercial production of algae.

At the end of the workshop, everyone confirmed that it is necessary to approve a founding team to execute the roadmap, which should include group of the experts from some entities. Such a team should supervise the execution of the outputs of the roadmap of algae production, provided that the next meeting should be held on March 2017 AD.