The NOWPAP RCU Busan Office has moved in new offices offered generously by the Training Center for Aquatic Disease Control at the National Institute of Fisheries Science (NIFS) [https://www.nifs.go.kr/main.do]. NIFS provides facilities and equipment for the NOWPAP Busan office. Mr. Kang Joon-Suk, NIFS President and Mr. Liu Ning, Programme Officer of NOWPAP together with several senior officials from the Korean government agencies attended the opening ceremony in Busan on 3 November 2016. They have unveiled the nameplate of the training center, and planted a tree comemorating the opening of a new building and NOWPAP RCU office in Busan. During the opening ceremony Mr. Liu Ning expressed NOWPAP appreciation for the support provided by NIFS and discussed with Mr. Kang further opportunities for cooperation between NIFS and NOWPAP. The meeting follows consultations held earlier in October 2016 between Mr. Kang and Mr. Lev Neretin, NOWPAP Senior Coordinator, about the need to strengthen ties and joint activities between the two institutions. The address of the new NOWPAP RCU office is: 216 Gijanghaean-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun, Busan 619-705, Republic of Korea
