Preface

Abstract

International and National Seminar on Fisheries and Marine Science (ISFM) is an annual event held by The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science Universitas Riau Pekanbaru, Indonesia. This annual event has been conducted since 2011. In ISFM X 2021, students and researchers with topics on the basics and applications of fisheries and marine are invited to join the conference. This conference cover topics related to the main issues on “Sustainable Development Goals”. In 2021, Indonesia and many other countries still facing the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic caused travel restrictions as well as gathering activities for offline conference activity.The virtual 10th International and National Seminar on Fisheries and Marine Science (ISFM X 2021) was conducted on September 15-16, 2021. The whole event was conducted through zoom meeting application. The conference committee invited 7 speakers from 5 countries, namely Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, and Taiwan.The seminar was attended by 349 participants; whether present in the conference room, via zoom, and watching live via YouTube. These participants were coming from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, and Singapore. There were 130 papers presented and 97 papers were selected to be published in this proceeding. Those researches were findings in the sector of fisheries and marine science, including research on the COVID-19 pandemic related to this sector.The committee is herewith extending the thankfulness to all the involved persons who are actively contributing to the implementation of the program. We are grateful for the attendance of the keynote speakers, Prof. Emmanuel M Vera Cruz from College of Fisheries Central Luzon Stated University, Prof. Liu Kwang-Ming from Department of Marine Affairs and Resources Management National Taiwan Ocean University, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rizal Razman from Research Centre for Sustainability Science and Governance, Institute for Environment and Development University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Prof. Dr. Soottawat Benjakul from Department of Food Technology Prince of Songkla University, Assoc. Prof. Janice Alano Ragaza from Department of Biology Ateneo de Manila University, and Assoc. Prof. Indra Suharman, Ph.D from Department of Aquaculture Universitas Riau. Special thanks were presented to Prof. Dr. Aras Mulyadi, DEA (The Rector of Universitas Riau), Prof. Dr. Almasdi Syahza, SE, MP (The Chairman of The Institute for Research and Community Service Universitas Riau), and also Prof. Dr. Bintal Amin, M.Sc (The Dean of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science Universitas Riau) for the support provided during the conference.Finally, we would also send gratitude to all participants and committee members who have helped this conference.The Chair of ISFM X 2021Dr. Trisla Warningsih, S.Pi, M.SiList of Organizing Committee, International Scientific Board, The Editors, Conference Photographs are available in this pdf.