International News (Issue 1)
Caracus Victoria Society Formed
A small group of enthusiastic water gardeners in South America have recently come together to form the Caracus Victoria Society. The organisation intends to foster interest in the cultivation of the giant Victoria waterlily and is planning on growing specimens in members’ gardens as well as for public display in collections such as that at the Caracus Botanical Gardens, the largest such institution in Venezuela.
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 The organisation intends to foster interest in the cultivation of the giant Victoria waterlily.
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Although native to South America, there does not appear to be any record of Victoria having been cultivated successfully in Venezuela in recent times. For more information visit www.victoria-adventure.org
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 A new web-site is announced for the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society.
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International Waterlily Web-site Collaboration
W.Wayne Davis, Jr., the President of The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society has announced the affiliation of the well known web-site of Kit and Ben Knotts in Florida - www.victoria-adventure.org - with The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society. Announcing this new alliance, the President said that Kit Knotts would become the Society’s web-master and would build a completely new web-site for the IWGS, which will still be linked to www.victoria-adventure.org.
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The existing email discussion lists of each body have been merged. Details of The International Waterlily and Water Garden Society are available from www.iwgs.org
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New National Aquatics Training Centre For The UK
A new A$2.35 million facility for training students in aquaculture, with a special reference to ornamental pond fish is being constructed at Sparsholt College in Hampshire. It is due to open during 2004. Further details from www.sparsholt.ac.uk
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 An artist's impression of the new A$2.35 million training centre.
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 The intention would be to protect the purity of natural species.
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New Waterlily Seed Bank Being Discussed
Discussions are currently taking place between leading aquatic plant experts from around the world with a view to establishing a seed bank of Nymphaea species. The intention would be to protect the purity of the species and to ensure their preservation when habitats are lost. It is likely that the seed bank will be established in the United States.
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Events - 2004
9 - 12th September - Aquaria China 2004, Jinhan Exhibition Center, Guangzhou, China www.aquariachina.com
This event is expected to be one of the most important events in Asia for those who are interested in ornamental fish and aquatic plants. Guangdong province is close to Hong Kong, and next to Shanghai and Beijing, is the third largest fish breeding centre in China, employing around 100,000 people.
For more details of national and international events click here to visit the Events page.
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 Visitor and exhibitor information for this major aquatics event is now available.
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