The World Seafood Congress (WSC) 2019 is a biannual global event owned by the International Association of Fish Inspectors (IAFI). It is scheduled to be held for the first time in Asia since its inception on 9-11 September, 2019 in Penang, Malaysia. The conference will be featuring keynote, oral and poster presentations as well as exhibitions. With the theme “Seafood Supply Chains of the Future”, the conference unites a distinctive and world-class blend of scientists, researchers and leaders both from the scholarly community and industry to trade their information, experiences and research advancements on fish inspection, quality management and technological developments in the seafood sector. It will also address existing and evolving conditions that are critical for the sustainability of fisheries, aquaculture and ocean ecosystems, and demonstrate new innovations and solutions to these challenges.