International  Algae Congress 2009
                      Phototrophic aquaculture in the centre of attention

      - Second International Algae Congress attracts 150 experts from 20 countries -

Hamburg, Germany, 4 December 2009 – Small versatile aquatic plants - microalgae and microcrops - were responsible for pulling together 150 delegates from around the world in the German city of Hamburg. Phototrophic aquaculture was the keyword under discussion. The benefits of this method are that algae in this way grow one hundred times as fast as the well-known land plants. Furthermore, this method does not have to compete with fertile agricultural land used for food purposes. These issues were discussed during the second International Algae Congress. It took place on 1 and 2 December last and was being organised by the European Society of Microalgal Biotechnology (ESMB), the German DLG e.V. and APP in the Netherlands.