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AA2018

Speakers

Dr. Adisorn Promthep

Director General, Department of Fisheries, Thailand

Dr. Adisorn Promthep is the Director General of the Department of Fisheries of the Royal Thai Government since 2016. He joined the Department of Fisheries in 1981 as a Fisheries Biologist, and since then has been contributing to the Department in various capacities. He was also appointed as the Minister, Office of Agricultural Affairs at Royal Thai Embassies in Brussels and Washington. He completed his Masters and PhD at the University of Guelph, Canada and University of Waterloo, Canada respectively. Dr. Adisorn has been very active in bringing new innovative changes to the Department of Fisheries, and to tackle many challenges that the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Thailand faced in recent years.

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Dr. Amonrat Sermwatanakul

Thailand

Dr. Amonrat Sermwatanakul is currently the Executive Senior Expert in Fisheries Management of the Department of Fisheries, Thailand. She received her Ph.D. on Fish Nutrition from The University of British Columbia, Canada (1993). Known by many as Dr. Noi, she is an expert on ornamental fish farming and is the founder of the Facebook page “DrNoi.com” which serves as a knowledge tank and worldwide communication hub for farmers, retailers and exporters. She is a leader in establishing training courses on online marketing for ornamental fish among small scale farmers. Dr. Noi received an Outstanding Award as Thai Aquatic Animal Research Nutritionist last March 2018. Dr. Noi is also an active promoter of gender equality in fisheries and aquaculture. Her recent work involves gender mainstreaming in cage culture research and shrimp farm under Mekong River Commission and USAID. Just recently, she received an Achievement Award on the Promotion of Gender Equality in Fisheries and Aquaculture during the 7th Global Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF7) held in Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok last 18 October 2018.

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Dr. Anuphap Prachumwat

Thailand

Anuphap Prachumwat, PhD, is a researcher at National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) of National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) in Thailand. He received his doctorate in Genetics from University of Chicago, USA, with a thesis on molecular evolution of gene duplicability and gene functions. Currently, he focuses on utilizing genomic sequences to better understand interactions between shrimp, their pathogens and microbiomes. He has collected and constructed a comprehensive shrimp transcriptome sequence database for cataloging shrimp genes responsive to pathogens. He analyzes genomes and transcriptomes of several shrimp pathogens (bacteria, virus, bacteriophages and microsporidia) for developing detection methods and strategies to control infections and reduce virulence.With advances in DNA sequencing technologies and bioinformatics, he and his colleagues will also focus on microbiomes of shrimp and rearing ponds for shrimp health and pathogen discovery of current and possible future emerging shrimp diseases.

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Dr. Chalor Limsuwan

Kasetsart University, Thailand

Dr. Chalor Limsuwan, Kasetsart University, Thailand is one of the most well-known and practical shrimp farming experts in Thailand. His shrimp BMPs and health management protocols are applicable to most of the world’s shrimp farming regions. He will lead the discuss in the Special Farmers Forum at Asian Aquaculture 2018.

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Dr. Chen Naisong

Shanghai Ocean University, China

Dr. Chen Naisong, a Professor of Shanghai Ocean University, has been engaged in the research of aquaculture nutrition and feeds for about 30 years. His research interests mainly lie in fish meal replacement, carbohydrate metabolism and feed manufacturing technology. More than 50 papers have been published, and some research findings have been appliedto practical production of aquaculture feeds for grouper, largemouth bass and largeyellow croaker, which has made considerable economy andsociety benefit in China.

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Dr. Cherdsak Virapat

Director General, NACA, Thailand

Dr. Cherdsak Virapat is currently the Director-General of Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA). Before joining NACA, Mr. Virapat was the Executive Director of International Ocean Institute Headquarters (IOI HQ) in Malta during 2008-2014. He previously served as an officer of the Royal Thai Government for 27 years. He worked as a Fishery Biologist for the Department of Fisheries (DOF), Ministry of Agriculture & Cooperatives during 1981–1999. During 1986-1988, he was a Training Coordinator of the Northeast Fishery Project funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). He was Chief of Small-Hold Aquaculture Development and Royal Initiatives Project Sub-Division, Fishery Engineering Division, DOF from 1999- 2002. He was appointed Director of IOI–Thailand Operational Centre by the Office of the Thai Marine Policy and Restoration Committee, Office of the Prime Minister, and worked voluntarily in this position during 2000–2008. He was also Head of the Public Sector Development Group, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, during 2003–2005 and Chief of International Coordination and Assistant Executive Director of Thailand's National Disaster Warning Center, Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Information & Communication Technology, during 2005– 2008.

He holds a B.Sc. in Fishery Management from Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; an M.Sc. in Fishery Science from the University of Helsinki, Finland; and a Ph.D. in Fisheries Management from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

He was awarded the Elisabeth Mann Borgese Medal in 2014 in recognition of his leadership of the IOI throughout his term of office, during which the IOI capacity development programmewas further developed and expanded regionally, globally, and at post graduate level, and for his unfailing support to the mission of the IOI and the legacy of the IOI Founder, Prof. Elisabeth Mann Borgese. He was also awarded the gold medal in 2016 from the Asian Fisheries Society in recognition of his support and dedication to the work of the Society and as the Convener of 11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (11AFAF).

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Dr. Debashish Mazumder

ANSTO, Australia

Dr Debashish Mazumder is a Senior Research Scientist in the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) with more than 25 years of experience in aquaculture and aquatic ecology. He also holds adjunct academic positions at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Macquarie University (both within Australia) and Beijing Forestry University, China. His area of expertise includes using nuclear and isotopic techniques to quantify the impacts of water management, land use and climate variability on the structure and function of aquatic food webs and to maximise the benefit of aquaculture operations. The later is quantified through determining the quality and quantity of feed and fertilizer requirements for cost-effective, environmentally friendly and sustainable aquaculture. From 1990 to 1999, he worked with the WorldFish Centre to improve the production and management of aquaculture in Bangladesh. Since 2006, he has been collaborating with universities and government agencies in Australia, PNG, Malaysia and China on various Fisheries and aquaculture projects. He is an Associate Editor of WETLANDS, supervisor for a dozen of post-graduate students. He published a significant number of peer reviewed journal papers and scholarly book chapters on stable isotopes.

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Dr. Eden Y Woon

President, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Dr Eden Woon assumed the position of President of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on September 1, 2018. AIT is an international institution for graduate education in Bangkok, founded in 1959, aiming to promote technological change and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region. He also serves as Special Advisor to the Shaw Foundation in Hong Kong. The Shaw Foundation has funded education projects in Greater China and elsewhere for over 30 years, and is the sponsor of the world-renowned prestigious Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences, Life Science and Medicine, and Astronomy. He was most recently the Vice Chairman of Alba Group Asia. Alba Group, based in Berlin, is one of the world’s leading environmental engineering and services companies.

Starting from 2010 until November 2017, Dr Woon was the Vice-President for Institutional Advancement of the globally highly-ranked—within the top 50 in both the QS and Times Higher Education World University Rankings—Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), being responsible for international relations, China affairs, development, alumni, and public relations.

From 2006 to 2010, Dr Woon was based in Shanghai and was the Managing Director of Li & Fung Group's China Corporate Office and Managing Director of Toys ”R” Us China. Dr Woon has also been a Vice-President of Starbucks Coffee Company in China. In 1997-2006, Dr Woon was the CEO of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business organization in Hong Kong.

In the United States, he was the Executive Director of the Seattle-based Washington State China Relations Council from 1994 to 1997. Dr Woon served in the US Air Force until 1993 when he retired as a Colonel. He once acted as China policy advisor to the US Secretary of Defense. Before that, Dr. Woon taught Mathematics at the US Air Force Academy for six years, becoming an Associate Professor. His initial assignment in the US Air Force was as a computer analyst in the Air Force Systems Command.

Dr Woon received his BA degree from the University of Iowa and his MA, MS, and PhD degrees, all in Mathematics, from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is also a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, VA, and the National War College in Washington, DC. He is a Justice of Peace of Hong Kong and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.

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HT Dong

Thailand

HT Dong has been actively conducting basic and applied research in the area of aquatic animal health since 2007. His studies focus on pathogen discovery and characterization, molecular detection, antimicrobial resistance disease pathogenesis and vaccine development for aquatic animal pathogens with emphasis on infectious and emerging infectious diseases of economically important aquaculture species in Asia. He is interested in diseases management strategies for sustainable development of aquaculture. Currently, Dong is also serving as referee for several international journals, expert trainer for international trainings on diseases diagnosis supported/organized by FAO, WorldFish center or Centex Shrimp. Dong is currently located at Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajbhat University, Thailand.

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Dr. Farshad Shishehchian

Singapore

Dr. Farshad Shishehchian is the President & CEO of Blue Aqua International Group of companies, a one-stop solution provider for the aquaculture industry with a global presence in 14 countries. He is also the Founder and President of the Asian Aquaculture Network (AAN), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to inform and inspire new generations through the sharing of knowledge, education initiatives, and resources for the ecological sustainability of aquaculture in the Asia Pacific region. He was also the President of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), Asia Pacific Chapter (2013 - 2016), collecting an extensive network of over 25 years in the world’s top aquaculture producing countries. Dr Farshad holds a Ph.D in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology and has dynamic, hands-on experience in managing aquaculture farms and hatcheries in countries such as Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Philippine, China, Sri-Lanka, Malaysia, Korea, Norway, Turkey, USA, Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Australia, Singapore and Chile. As an inventor of the highly commended Mixotrophic™ System - a super intensive shrimp farming system with PCT patent in over 144 countries - Dr. Farshad continues to share his knowledge and profound understanding of innovative aquaculture through seminars and conferences all over the world.

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Glen Cho, Amishrimp

Korea

Glen Cho of Amishrimp developed Super intensive indoor farming system named KAMI SYS based on Aquamimicry concept applying IMTA and polyculture. Indoor farming system will be the future solution to counteract the extreme climate change and promote protein production to feed the explosively growing population, by closed biosecurity and intensification.

KAMI SYS aims for a innovative indoor culturing system of easy learning, simple managing, more yield with high quality shrimp production through the nature-mimicking culturing method.

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Dr. Gopal Krishna

India

Dr. Gopal Krishna, Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, is a Research Manager and Academician; Geneticist by training and specialized in Population, Molecular and Conservation genetics. He is working at this institute for more than two and half decades. He has contributed in developing human resource in Fisheries Science in general and Fish Genetics and Biotechnology in particular. As a researcher, he has undertaken various research projects in collaboration with international and national agencies. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer reviewed journals; authored books and book chapters; manuals and contributed articles. His major contribution is on genetic improvement programs in P. monodon, C. magur and M. rosenbergii and development of a national facility named Centre for Zebrafish Breeding and Genetic Research at ICAR-CIFE. In recognition to his contribution to fisheries science, various societies and academies have honored him with honorary fellowships and memberships. He is the member of the Task Force, Selection boards, Accreditation Boards, Scientific Committees of various universities and ICAR; and also Editorial Boards of various scientific journals. For his scientific contribution and management abilities, ICAR has conferred on him Dr Rajendra Prasad award, 100 Best Directors of India award and Commendation award by President ICAR, Government of India, New Delhi.

He was instrumental in developing various infrastructural facilities at the institute and its centers. The development work undertaken by him has been appreciated by the state governments of Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra. Till date, he has handled the projects worth more than 30 crores. He has guided more than 10 students for doctoral and more than 45 master students of fisheries science. Most of his students are working as researchers, professors, development managers and entrepreneurs. On the official assignments, he has visited countries like Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and interacted with the delegates from various countries like China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, USA and others. Under his leadership, MoUs have been signed with national and international universities and enterprises for scientific research and faculty & student exchange programs.

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Guillaume Daoulas

Ÿnsect, France

Guillaume Daoulas, MSc. (Innovations and Policies for Sustainable Food) is an agronomist from the AgroParisTech School (Paris, France 2013) with a specialization in sustainable food/feed. Cofounder and president of the association “Fishermen around the world”, he has been studying fishing and aquaculture in 12 countries around the world and published a book on this study in 2015 at De La Martiniere publishing.

He is now the Head of strategic marketing at Ÿnsect, based in Paris, France. With a fully automated process, Ÿnsect uses insects to bio-convert organic substrates, such as cereal byproducts, and transform those insects into:

  • Sustainable nutrient resource for feed industries

  • Bioactive compounds for green chemistry like packaging, cosmetic, pharmaceutic

  • High valued fertilizer and bio-stimulant for crops and gardening

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Dr. Jennifer Cobcroft

Singapore

Associate Professor Jennifer Cobcroft leads teaching and research in aquaculture at the Singapore campus of James Cook University (JCU). Previously, Jennifer consulted in the strategic planning of emerging aquaculture research opportunities in Australia, marine fish hatchery trouble-shooting (Australia, New Zealand, USA and Mexico), and in aquaculture development in eastern Africa (Tanzania and Kenya) and in South East Asia (Vietnam, Indonesia, Myanmar and Singapore). She is the current Secretary of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), a former Board member of the Asian Pacific Chapter of WAS. Jennifer was previously a Research Fellow at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, was leader of the Aquaculture Production Innovation Hub for the Australian Seafood CRC, and managed a large research and development program for hatchery production of southern bluefin tuna fingerlings in close association with industry.

Dr. Cobcroft actively engages in sharing research results and novel technologies with students, industry, and scientists through workshops and practical training. She is passionate about equipping students and doing research that both contribute to the sustainable and profitable growth of the aquaculture industry.

Dr. Cobcroft has over 20 years’ experience in aquaculture, largely focusing on solving challenges in the hatchery production of marine finfish species. Her research has spanned larval visual development, tank environmental conditions to optimise feeding, water treatment systems to reduce parasites and pathogens in the hatchery, and finding solutions to skeletal deformities that impact commercially cultured fish. The species studied include striped trumpeter, yellow-tail kingfish, southern blue-fin tuna, barramundi (Asian seabass), grouper and Atlantic salmon.

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Dr. Jian-guang FANG

Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China

Dr. Jian-guang FANG is a Research Professor at the Mariculture Ecology Division of Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute(YSFRI), Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Qingdao, China. He is the Director of the Key Laboratory of Fishery Carbon-sink, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences. He also holds several key positions such as the Vice president of China Molluscan Society, Director of Sea Ranching Research Centre, and ZoneCo Company. Prof. Fang graduated from Shandong Ocean College (now renamed as Ocean University of China) with major on Marine Biology in 1982. His research areas include mariculture ecology, assessment of carrying capacity, Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA), and ecosystem approaches to environmentally friendly aquaculture. He has published about 200 papers and books in national and international scientific journals dealing with mariculture, carrying capacity, shellfish seed production, and climate change.

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Dr. Jian Guo He

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Dr. Jian Guo He is a Professor, past-Dean of School of Marine Sciences at Sun Yat-sen University and current vice Director of National Key Laboratory of Biocontrol. He is the winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, chief Scientist of Chinese Shrimp and Crab Research System and leader of “China-ASEAN Center for Joint Research and Promotion of Marine Aquaculture Technologies”. His research areas include shrimp and fish innate immunity and diseases control technology. He has published over 380 peer-reviewed articles which have been cited over 5500 times.

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Dr. Jim Wyban

President – Marine Genetics LLC

Dr. Jim is a lifelong scientist-entrepreneur - he developed his first fish & shrimp farm in Hawaii after completing his PhD in fish genetics at University of Hawaii. He developed the world’s first SPF shrimp as a research scientist at Oceanic Institute. He then founded High Health Aquaculture (HHA) - the world’s first SPF shrimp broodstock company to commercialize the SPF technology. Dr. Jim sold HHA to SIS/CP Group in 2012. He is often called "the father of SPF shrimp" for his seminal work developing SPF shrimp. He now provides consulting services in shrimp hatchery and breeding technology to the global shrimp industry. His focus is applying breeding and biotechnology to practical aquaculture problems such as disease prevention and sustainable intensification. His goal is to engage with projects to produce high quality, sustainable seafood for the global market. Over 20 years as President/Founder of HHA, Dr. Jim:

  • Exported more than 350,000 SPF broodstock to 26 countries (including India)

  • Developed SPF breeding stocks with four shrimp species (P. vannamei, P. stylirostris, P. monodon and P. japonicas)

  • Pioneered breeding shrimp for virus-resistance and fast growth

  • Received 9 highly competitive SBIR grants from the US government

  • Published 50 manuscripts in refereed journals, magazines, and book chapters

  • Published the seminal shrimp production manual titled: Intensive Shrimp Production

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Dr. Kallaya Sritunyalucksana

Thailand

Dr. Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, a Principal Researcher and a Head of Shrimp-Pathogen interaction (SPI) Laboratory from National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand. She is also the Head of Shrimp Immunology Platform of Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Adjunct staff at Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand.She has finished two Ph.D. programs under the supervision of Prof. Kenneth Soderhall at Uppsala University in Sweden and Prof. Timothy W. Flegel at Mahidol University in Thailand. She has been conducting research projects on the control of shrimp immunity, shrimp pathogens and infection mechanism, and shrimp disease control for more than 20 years with more than 30 scientific projects. Her works has been resulted in 55 international publications and a H-index of 22. Her research networks are expanding both at are national and international level.

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Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons

The Arizona State University, USA

Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons is a past President of the World Aquaculture Society and a Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Arizona. He teaches Aquaculture and related courses, and serves as the extension agent to fish farmers in Arizona. His research and extension work since 1981 have focused on improving the sustainability of the aquaculture industry domestically and abroad. He has been a leader in the development of the tilapia farming industry on a worldwide basis and has worked on or visited tilapia farms in more than 50 countries.

He has developed aquaponics systems for tilapia and vegetables and polyculture systems to rear tilapia, shrimp, soft-shell crabs and seaweeds. He currently has research/development projects in Myanmar, Pakistan, Kenya, the US, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Fitzsimmons currently serves as the Director implementing a three year USAID supported University to University capacity building grant with a focus on aquaculture and food safety in Myanmar.

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Dr. Krishna R. Salin

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

Dr. Krishna. R. Salin has been active in the aquaculture industry as a researcher, entrepreneur, and academic for over 22 years. He is currently an Associate Professor, teaching/supervising postgraduate students, and coordinating the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Program at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand as its Chair. His current research focus is on innovative aquaculture technologies, applied genetics for stock improvement, and hatchery management of fish and shrimp. His research experience includes development of novel biofloc technologies for finfish and shellfish, genetic diversity studies on Indian and Sri Lankan prawns (Endeavour Award, Govt. of Australia - postdoctoral research at QUT, Brisbane); characterization of growth-promoting genes in farmed prawns (CREST Award, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India - Visiting Fellow at QUT, Brisbane); innovative aquaculture technologies for water conservation and safe discharge of effluents from shrimp farming (DST, India); and genetic characterization and stock improvement of tilapia in Thailand (AIT). Dr. Salin is a Technical Consultant or Hon. Advisorto several national and international organizations (Ananda Group, India; Msingi East Africa; and Organic Sensus, Germany, among them). Current projects/assignments include the ERASMUS+ GeoServices-4-Sustainability (2015-18), co-funded by the European Commission; and Sustainable Aquaculture Development for East Africa, funded by DFID, UK. He has also organized a series of international workshops, conferences, and capacity building programs on aquaculture at AIT. He is a Visiting Professor at the Shanghai Ocean University, China; and Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT) – one of the biggest public universities in Mexico; and Associate Editor of the Journal Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, published by Springer Nature; and Aquaculture and Fisheries, published by Elsevier.

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Dr. Kua Beng Chu

Malaysia

Kua Beng Chu has been a Research Officer since 1996 and is currently a Director of Fish Health Research Division with National Fish Health Research Division (NaFisH) of Fisheries Research Institute under Department of Fisheries Malaysia. She obtained a Bachelor of Fisheries Science (Aquaculture) and Master of Science (Fish Health Management) from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 1993 and 1996 respectively. She completed her PhD in fish parasitology from University of Science, Malaysia (USM) in 2002. Over the past 21 years, she has involved in research on fish health; focusing in fish parasite, pathology, disease prevention and management. She has been a Project Leader for more than 10 grants and has written more than 40 technical papers. She has patented four innovations and one trademark to date. In addition, she has written a book on ectoparasite in aquaculture to assist farmers to overcome the ectoparasites problem and a series of children books on disease in fisheries with the purpose of creating awareness to the younger generation.

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Dr. Liping Liu

Shanghai Ocean University, China

Dr. Liping LIU is Professor at College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, China, with about20 years of experience on aquaculture. He has been an active researcher on international cooperation with over 20 partner institutes and NGOs in EU, Asia and USA and Africa. Dr. Liu was member of Executive Advisory Council of APC World Aquaculture Society, and is associate editor of Frontiers in Marine Science. He also acts as member of external Program Advisory Council for the comprehensive project AquaFish Innovation Lab (formerly AquaFish CRSP) funded by USAID. His major research interests are interaction of aquaculture and environment, and sustainable and environmentally friendly aquaculture models. He has published over 70 articles and worked in postgraduateeducation and research for over 10 years. He has recently coordinated researchprojects between the Shanghai Ocean University and a range of partners in UK, South and Southeast Asia, with bothEU FP7 and NSFC funding.Currently, he is an acting PI for the project “China-ASEAN Joint Center for Research and Promotion of Marine Aquaculture Technology” which is funded by the China-ASEAN Marine time Silk Road Fund on behalf of Shanghai Ocean University.

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Dr. Liu Tao

Ocean University of China

Liu Tao, the Professor and Ph.D supervisor of Ocean University of China, is also the head of the Seaweed Base for International Science & Technology Cooperation. He was awarded the honorary title of The Third Batch of National “Ten thousands of people plan”, National Young and middle-aged leading scientists, engineers and innovators. Now he is also the vice president of China Algae Industry Association. He mainly engaged in microalgae resources and breeding research. As the first breeder, he has cultivated three new aquatic species of macroalgae. So far, he has undertaken more than 20 scientific research projects, including national and provincial-level scientific research projects such as the National 863 Program and the National Natural Science Foundation. He has published more than 110 research papers, including more than 60 papers in SCI. He also holds 10 national invention patents. As the chief editor, he has edited "Experimental Technology of macroalgae", "Algae Systematics", "Common macroalgae in the South China Sea", "Common microalgae in the Yellow Sea, the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea", and he also participated in the compilation of other ten books. Until now he has received 15 national and provincial-level science and technology awards.

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M A Aijun

China

Professor MA Aijun is a Researcher since 1995 and is currently a director of marine fish culture and engineering department of Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute. Research Interest: Marine fish biology, breeding and culture techniques, and genetic breeding.Achievements came from studying on turbot , tongue sole, fugu,etc. For turbot, successed in domestication, broodstock management, seedling breeding, nutrition & feeding, culture techniques. Now turbot has became a big industry in China. Then, we are doing some research on turbot genetic breeding. Growth rate and good adverse resistance are the main improved characters at present. Coral fish is new research interest points. Has published widely in the scientific literature, about more than 80 scientific treatises.

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Dr Malasri Khumsri

Thailand

Dr MalasriKhumsri, Head of Community Based Aquaculture Research Group, Inland Aquaculture Research and Development Division of the Department of Fisheries of Thailand. responsible for conducting the research related inland aquaculture management and planning and cooperation international projects implementation under the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Division.

She has more than 20 years of working experiences with the Department of Fisheries, which of about 5 years working experiences at the Fisheries Programme of Mekong River Commission 2011-2015 as the Fisheries Management and Governance Specialist. She has a broad range of setting within the fields of fisheries, culture-based aquaculture, trans-boundary fisheries management, fisheries community-based co-management, socio-economic and promoting small scale aquaculture. She holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Aquaculture and Aquatic Resource Management at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

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Dr. Mary Beth Bacano-Maningas

Philippines

Dr. Mary Beth Bacano-Maningas, was one of the pioneers in perfecting the technique for RNA interference (RNAi) in shrimp as part of her Ph.D. dissertation from Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology (TUMSAT). This technique is now being adapted by other students and researchers in several laboratories in the country and around the world.

The aquaculture industry is highly vulnerable to infection by pathogens, which if left unchecked can lead to rapid staggering slump. The team of Dr. Bacano-Maningas developed a low-cost diagnostic kit that is quick, affordable and easy to use so that big and small scale aquaculture farmers can detect infecting pathogens at an early stage, enabling them to take necessary measures against the proliferation of pathogens before they can start potential damage.

Dr. Mary Beth Bacano-Maningas is one of the most prolific scientists in the Philippines working on the detection of disease-causing microorganism in aqua-cultured shrimps through cutting edge and innovative molecular technologies. Her work deals with an issue of pressing national concern, owing to the impact of the aquaculture industry which contribute up to P10 Billion annually to the Philippine economy.

The scientific innovation of Mary Beth Bacano-Maningas is crucial for the Philippines to catch up with its ASEAN neighbors. She is fulfilling her dream as scientist to bring technology from “BENCH to FARM.”

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Dr. Md. Lifat Rahi

Khulna University, Bangladesh

Dr. Md. Lifat Rahi is currently working as an Associate Professor at the Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology (FMRT) Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh. Dr. Rahi completed his PhD from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia under the supervision of Dr. David A Hurwood and Prof. Peter B Mather. Dr. Md. Lifat Rahi was the recipient of the very prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award in 2017 from QUT for the international recognition of his outstanding contribution to science and the standard of excellence demonstrated in his PhD research. He is a geneticist, uses modern genomics approaches for the improvement of aquaculture and fisheries management. His primary research interests include aquaculture and quantitative genetics, conservation genomics, cytogenetics and evolutionary genomics. Dr.Rahi has 34 published research articles in peer reviewed and high impact international journals. His current research projects are on genetic improvement of commercially important and endangered aquatic species in Bangladesh using modern genomics tools.

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Dr. Nyan Taw

Myanmar

Dr. Nyan Taw is a senior advisor at Myanmar Fisheries Federation and Fisheries Technology & Services Centre of Vietnam. He has contributed significantly to intensive shrimp farming technology, in the development of farm biosecurity, biofloc technology and designing biosecure large modular farms. He served at FAO/UNDP/UNHCR fisheries and aquaculture projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines from 1988 to early 1995. In 1995, he joined the private sector as Senior Vice President responsible for R&D and commercial production at CPB, CP Indonesia where he initiated biofloc technology to commercial scale. He joined Blue Archipelago Berhad as Senior Technical Advisor/GM in August 2009 to develop a biosecure modular intensive shrimp farm project (iSHARP) at 1,000 hectares land. Dr. Nyan has provided consultancy for shrimp farming companies in Central (Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua & Belize) and South (Peru & Ecuador) American countries, Middle East (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait) and Asia (China, Indonesia, India & Vietnam). He conducted Shrimp Biofloc Technology workshops for shrimp farmers, researchers and investors in Malaysia (BAB/UMT), Australia (Shrimp Farmers Association), India (NaCSA/MPEDA), Saudi Arabia (FAO/SAS), Indonesia (IAS/MAI), Thailand (AIT) and Myanmar (CIHAEM/DoF). He earned his Ph.D. in Marine Biology at the University of Tasmania, Australia in 1976 under Colombo Plan scholarship.

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Dr. Panya Sae-Lim

Thailand

Panya is a Fisheries Biologist at Aquaculture Genetics Research and Development Center in Pathum Thani, Department of Fisheries. His roles mainly involve conducting research on selective breeding for several aquatic species, as well as establishing breeding programmes.

Panya graduated Bachelor degree in aquaculture with the first class of honour from Kasetsart University. He then pursued his higher education abroad to fulfill his great interest in selective breeding. Granted with the prestigious King Scholarship, Panya obtained both his master and Ph.D. degrees from Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands. During his Ph.D., he conducted a global scale experiment of rainbow trout together with Troutlodge breeding company (Washington, USA) in 3 different continents. After finishing his Ph.D. in 2013, Panya worked asa Research Scientist at the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima AS) in Norway, where he specialized himself further in genetics and genomics of environmental sensitivities in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. In 2016, Panya was invited as a keynote speaker by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to present key adaptive strategies for breeding programmes for farmed aquaculture species under climate change. Panya has ample experiences in designs of breeding programmes, computer simulation, variance component estimation, genetic evaluation, genetics of complex traits and advance methods for selection.

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H.E. Mr. Prapat Panyachatraksa

Chairman, National Farmers Council, Thailand

H.E. Mr. Prapat Panyachatraksa is the Chairman of the National Farmers Council of Thailand, and former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperative, and former Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand. Mr. Prapat has been playing a lead role in motivating the agri, aqua, and livestock farmers in Thailand, coordinating them under the umbrella of the National Farmers Council, which is the apex body serving the farmers from all over the country. Under his leadership several reforms were introduced in the agricultural sector of Thailand in its journey towards sustainability of farming operations, encouraging farmers for more value addition and realizing better price for their produce. One of the most successful programs is the ‘One Tambon One Agriculture SME’ that remains as a symbol of the sustainability of Thai farmers. He has also established an organic integrated farm at Lampang Province, north of Thailand.

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Quifen Dong (Benjamin Dong)

Guangdong Nutriera Group, China

Benjamin Dong is in charge of the international business department of Guangdong Nutriera Group. With a Master degree in aqua nutrition, he worked in a feed mill as Technical Manager in South China. After 9 years of experiencein fish and shrimp feed formulation, hatchery and fish and shrimp farming, he joined Nutriera Group which is an integrated technical solutions supplier, to lead a technical team to serve the global aqua feed mills.

He and his team have many years of experiences on Pangasius and some other aqua species, since 2009 his team supply technical services to the Pangasius farmers& feed mills in Vietnam with strong knowledge background on Pangasius nutrition, farming and fillet color. When the strong Pangasius demand in China pushesthe Pangasius farming there recently, Nutriera also spreads the technologies to the Chinese Pangasius industry.

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Dr. Rajalekshmi. M

India

Dr. Rajalekshmi. M. is the Director of Research and Development at Kemin Aqua Science, a Kemin Industries business unit. For the past 12 years, she has lead Kemin research groups on diverse projects catering to animal nutrition and health. Dr. Rajalekshmi has many publications and patents associated with new products and processes in aquaculture and animal nutrition. In her current role, she is responsible for Kemin’s global research into aquaculture functional ingredients and supplements, with research interest around aquatic animal nutrition, feed quality, disease management and immunology. Dr. Rajalekshmi received her bachelor’s degree from Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and holds a Ph.D. in post-harvest technology from Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai, India.

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Dr. Ram C Bhujel

Thailand

Dr. Ram C. Bhujel completed BSc from IAAS, Rampur, Chitwan, in 1992, and MSc (1994) & PhD (1999) from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand where he serves as Research Associate Professor and Founding Director of Aqua-Centre. Since 1995, he started his career as Research Associate. Since 2005, he has been teaching and supervising MSc & PhD students. He was a post-doc visiting fellow at the University of Stirling, UK in 2000-2001 and at the University of Montpellier III, France in 2012. Ram has written two books as sole author; 1) A Manual for Tilapia Business Management published by CAB International, Oxford, UK, and 2) Statistics for Aquaculture by Wily/Blackwell Science. He has also published about 160 scientific papers, and chaired several scientific sessions in international conferences/seminars/workshops giving invited speeches in over 40 countries.

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Ravi Kumar Yellanki

India

Mr. Ravi Kumar Yellanki is Managing Director of Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited and Vaisakhi Bio-Resources (P) Ltd, India. For more than 20 years, Mr. Ravi Kumar Yellanki has been familiar with hatchery operations in India. Remarkably through his numerous written papers and publications, he shared his experience and knowledge concerning shrimp hatchery sphere such as the management and its role in changing environment. His expertise in terms of local market trends and opportunities is unquestionable. Today, he concentrates his awareness on building sustainable strategies for Indian Shrimp Aquaculture. He also happens to be the president of society of Aquaculture Professionals (SAP).

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Dr. Ravishankar C.N

India

Dr. Ravishankar C.N, is presently working as Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), under Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India. He has got his Bachelor's Degree in Fisheries Sciences; Post-graduation in Industrial Fishery Technology and Ph.D in Fish Processing Technology from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. Areas of specialization include fish processing and packaging and has developed, popularized and transferred more than 47 technologies to the fish processing industries; established India's first Business Incubation Centre in the field of Fisheries and participated in the First Indian Antarctic Expedition. Published more than 240 International and National research articles; authored 7 books; Guided 8 students for PhD and 30 students for their post-graduation. He is the Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi &Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) and received 15 Awards for excellence in the field of fisheries science and entrepreneurship development

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Dr. Rolando Pakingking Jr

Philippines

Rolando Pakingking Jr. is a scientist of the Fish Health Section, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) where he actively engages in researches that delve on interactions of viruses and bacteria in freshwater and high value marine fish species, and crustaceans. He has conducted research with funding from the Government of Japan Trust Fund (GOJ-TF), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research-Development (PCAARRD)-Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP)-DOST among others. He obtained his master’s (M.S. Biology) and doctoral (Ph.D. Biological Science) degrees respectively from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and Hiroshima University, Japan. He has been a consultant/ fish disease expert of the Food and agriculture Organization of the United Nations assigned at the Fish Farming Center, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and visiting professor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is an adjunct professor of the Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, UPV. He has authored and co-authored book chapters and several scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals and serves as referee to several scientific journals. He has been a recipient of various awards and has been conferred as Diplomate in Microbiology by the Philippine Academy of Microbiology.

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Dr. Sadasivam (Sachi) Kaushik

France

Dr Sadasivam (Sachi) Kaushik is currently the European Research Area Chair, EcoAqua; and the Honorary Director of Research, INRA, France. Over a period of 40 years, Dr Sadasivam (Sachi) Kaushik has been involved in fish nutrition research. He was the director of the Fish Nutrition Joint research units of INRA and IFREMER, and also the Hydrobiology Station at St Pee sur Nivelle, France. Many of his PhD and other students have gone on to become respected scientists in this field. Dr Kaushik has tirelessly supported aquaculture expansion through the FAO, UNDP, World Bank, European Aquaculture Society, World aquaculture society; Asian Fisheries Society, International Union of Nutritional Sciences and other public organisations. He is a member of a number of editorial boards and scientific advisory committees at the European or international levels. Dr Kaushik has been actively involved in European research projects as a member as well as coordinator. In 2015, he was made an Officer of the 'Ordre du Mérite Agricole' by the French government. In 2017, he was awarded the Honorary Life Membership of the European Aquaculture Society. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and given countless presentations, expert consultations, articles and interviews on fish nutrition, on the issues of replacement of fish meal and fish oil, fish in/fish out ratios, human nutrition. Now retired from INRA, he currently holds an European Research Area (ERA) chair on Ecosystem approaches to sustainable aquaculture development in the University of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. He is a permanent active member of the Asian Fisheries Society.

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Sage Chaiyapechara

BIOTEC, NSTDA, Thailand

Sage Chaiyapechara is a researcher at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC, NSTDA) where he works as a head of the Aquaculture Product Development and Services Laboratory. His research focuses on the roles of bacteria on the health of aquaculture animals and rearing environment. Sage graduated from School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.

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Dr. Thierry B. Chopin

University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada

Dr. Thierry Chopin was born and educated in France. He obtained his Doctorate from the University of Western Brittany, Brest, France. He moved to Canada in 1989 and is presently Professor of Marine Biology at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.

Dr. Chopin’s research focuses on the ecophysiology, biochemistry and cultivation of seaweeds of commercial value and the development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) systems for environmental sustainability (nutrient biomitigation and other ecosystem services, and green technologies for improved ecosystem health), economic stability (improved output, product diversification, risk reduction and job creation in coastal communities) and societal acceptability (better management practices, improved regulatory governance and appreciation of differentiated and safe products).

Dr.Chopin has published 151 refereed papers, 24 book chapters, 47 non-refereed publications, 428 abstracts (presented at 259 scientific meetings in 41 countries on 6 continents), 1 English/French DVD, 4 YouTube videos and has frequent contacts with the media (magazine articles, newspapers/radio/TV interviews and documentaries in 256 media in 42 countries). He has given 97 invited seminars in 14 countries.

Dr. Chopin was, from 2010 to 2017, the Scientific Director of the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), an interdisciplinary strategic network of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). He is the President of Chopin Coastal Health Solutions Inc. since 2016.

Dr. Chopin is Past President of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, the Phycological Society of America and the International Seaweed Association(of which he was also Secretary General for 6 years). He is an advisor to the International Foundation for Science and a member of the Editorial Boards of the journals Aquaculture International, Perspectives in Phycology, European Journal of Phycology,Journal of Applied Phycology, Aquatic Living Resources and Aquaculture Reports, and of the professional magazine Fish Farming International.

Dr. Chopin is the recipient of the NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation, the Aquaculture Association of Canada Research Award of Excellence, the New Brunswick Bio Sciences Achievement Award, the R3 (Research, Results, Recognition) Award of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and the Simply the Best Award of the UNB Associated Alumni.

Dr. Chopin is Honorary Consul of France, Chevalier in the Ordre National du Mérite, the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and the Ordre du Mérite Maritime, and Compagnon in the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais.

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U Win Latt

Aqua Global Environs (AGE), Myanmar

Mr. U Win Latt, Managing Director of Aqua Global Environs Co., Ltd. has over 30 years of experience in aquaculture especially in intensive shrimp seed production and farming in Asia, Middle East and North America, working with several projects for FAO, UNDP, UN-ESCAP, DANCED and ADB (1995 – 2007), and as Vice President (Aquaculture) of PT. Central Proteina Prima Tbk. (CP Prima), Indonesia (2007 – 2016). He was one of main contributors to FAO Fisheries Technical paper 446 (Improving P. monodon hatchery Practices Manual, 2007) and developed “Recirculation System for Intensive Shrimp Culture” (1992 – 94) and commercially accomplished in North Sumatra operation. Recently he has completed Myanmar Aquaculture Sector Analysis for the World Bank.

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Veerasun Prayotamornkul

Thai Organic Shrimp Farming Group, Thailand

Mr. VeerasunPrayotamornkul of Thai Organic shrimp farming Group is a great proponent of Aquamimicry concept that is successfully practiced in shrimp farms of Thailand, Vietnam, Korea, India and so on. Aquamimicry promotes eco-friendly production methods with shrimps grown in a system where natural live feed are generated by the application of fermented rice bran or fermented soya grits, often combined with a re-circulating system using tilapia to control water quality. This concept is spreading fast to many parts of the world as a means of producing disease-free shrimp.

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Victor Suresh

Singapore

Victor Suresh has been in the aqua feed industry for the last 22 years as a practitioner of fish and shrimp nutrition. He received his higher education in aquaculture in India, Thailand and the United States and has worked in the Americas and South and Southeast Asia with feed manufacturers and suppliers to the feed industry. He founded and presently leads United Research (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a consulting firm specializing in aqua feed formulation, product development, and development of facilities for R&D by feed companies and integrators.

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Dr. Vorathep Muthuwan

Thailand

Dr. Vorathep Muthuwan is currently a researcher and serves as the Head of the Research Station of the Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, where he was the former Deputy Director and Director of the Institute from 1999 to 2017.

He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Fisheries from Kasetsart University, Thailand in 1985, Higher Diploma in Applied Science (Aquaculture) from National University of Ireland (Cork), Cork, Ireland in 1994, and a Doctor of Technical Science (Aquaculture) degree from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 1998. His core competencies include concept design and management of public aquariums, propagation and culture of marine ornamental fishes, corals, and other marine invertebrate organisms, water quality and management in aquaculture, integrated RAS for intensive marine shrimp culture, and Recirculating Aquaculture System design. His research and extension work on marine ornamental aquaculture was awarded the 3rd prize of “Top Ten Innovative Business” from National Innovation Agency, Thailand in 2006.

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Weimin Miao

China

Started his career at the Freshwater Fisheries Research Centre (FFRC) of the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS) in 1982 after the graduation from the Shanghai Fisheries University with a Bachelor degree majoring in inland fisheries. He first worked as a research associate in fisheries enhancement and aquaculture in inland open waters. He joined the Training Division of FFRC after completion of a master program on aquaculture in the University of the Philippines in 1986 and worked as a lecturer/ associate researcher and lately chief of the division. He was appointed by CAFS as Deputy Director of FFRC in 1994 and in charge of research, international training, education and international cooperation until he joined FAO. In addition to his administrative and managerial work, Mr. Miao was also the Vice Dean, professor and postgraduate supervisor of Fisheries College of Nanjing Agriculture University. As a research professor of FFRC, he led and participated in over a dozen of major national and internationally collaborated research projects on carp genetic improvement, fisheries/aquaculture socio-economics and policy, aquaculture environment, community-based fish culture and integrated aquaculture systems and published over 40 research papers and other publication nationally and internationally.

Mr. Miao joined the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific as the Aquaculture Officer since 2008. Mr. Miao has been responsible for coordinating and supporting FAO fisheries programme activities in the Asia-Pacific region, which include development and implementation of FAO regional aquaculture programs, supporting aquaculture and inland fisheries development and conservation of inland aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity in the FAO member countries through developing and implementing field projects and providing policy advice and representing FAO to aquaculture related regional organizations. He is currently the Coordinator of Fishery Team at the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission Secretary a.i. and Delivery Manager for FAO Regional Initiative on for Blue Growth in Asia-Pacific. He is technically leading the implementation of some 15 FAO regional and country projects.

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Dr.Win Surachetpong

Thailand

Dr. Win Surachetpong is an Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. He received the Diplomate Thai Board of Veterinary Pathology from the Veterinary Council of Thailand and a Certified Aquatic Veterinarian (CertAqV) from the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA). He has worked on Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) in Thailand since his discovery in 2015. His current research interests are epidemiology, pathogenesis and biology of TiLV as well as bio-security to prevent this emerging viral disease. In addition, his ongoing research aims to develop diagnostic techniques and vaccines for TiLV.

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Dr. Wing-Keong Ng

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Wing-Keong Ng is currently a Professor of Aquaculture Nutrition affiliated with Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. He received his Masters degree in Aquaculture from the Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand), and PhD in Nutrition at the University of California (Davis, USA). After a post-doctoral fellowship at Mississippi State University (USA), he returned to Malaysia. He has been a Visiting Scientist to the University of Stirling (Scotland, UK) and the University of Tasmania and CSIRO (Australia) under the Commonwealth and Endeavor Fellowships, respectively. He leads a research program aimed at developing a better understanding of nutrients utilization by fish and shrimp. He has focused interests in the evaluation of novel protein and lipid sources in aquafeeds to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of aquaculture operations. His current research interests are in functional aquafeeds and its role in disease mitigation. Professor Ng has published extensively in the area of aquaculture nutrition and is on the editorial board of several international journals. He is a consultant to various international aquaculture organizations and aquafeed-related companies.

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Dr. Xiaochun Liu

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Dr. Xiaochun Liu is a Professor of School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University. He is a Council Member of Aquatic Biotechnology of the Chinese Aquatic Society, a Council Member of Comparative Physiology of the Chinese Physiology Society, a post scientist of China Agriculture Research System.

Dr. Liu focuses his research on fish reproductive physiology and molecular endocrinology, as well as fish genetics and breeding. Using zebra fish as model, he works on the molecular mechanism regulating sex differentiation, gametogenesis and spawning based on the gene knock out techniques. On the other hand, using economically important fish, protogynous hermaphroditic grouper, as model, he specializes in the molecular mechanism of gonadal formation and sex reversal. He has also carried out crossbreeding tests among grouper species, and has cultivated a new hybrid species with significant heterosis of fast growth rate, high survival rate, and high disease resistance. Dr. Liu has published more than 80 research articles in peer-reviewed journals with more than 1140 citations. He also has 10 Chinese invention patents.

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Dr. Yeong Yik Sung

Malaysia

Dr. Yeong Yik Sung is currently the Director of the Institute Marine Biotechnology (IMB), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT). His research primarily focuses on application of heat shock proteins (Hsps) for disease control in aquaculture, and detection and use of hormone peptides as biomarker for sex identification in fish. He serves as the secretary of the ASEAN Fisheries Education Network (ASEAN-FEN), an established network consists a team of university-based consortia representing the fisheries and aquaculture oriented institutions within the Southeast Asia region. He was awarded the prestigious “1000 Young Talent Professors” by the People's Republic of China in 2014. He is an Editorial Member for Journal of Coastal Development (Omics Publishing Group, USA) and the Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology. He was awarded the Outstanding Scientist Award (Applied Science and Engineering Category) by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in 2013 and Young Academic Leadership Award in 2014.

His research centers on the relationship between Hsps, pathogen resistance and the immune system in aquatic organisms, with application of new tools and existing molecular methodologies to dissect their complex integration. The framework of these studies involves international collaboration from Ghent University, Belgium. The novel method discovered was filed for WIPO patent application and is now pending for award.

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Dr. Yew-Hu Chien

Taiwan

Dr. Yew-Hu Chien, President of Taiwan Aquaponics Society and a freelance fishery consultant, served as a Professor in Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU) for close to 35 years. He obtained his Ph.D. in Marine Sciences and M.App.Stat. in Experimental Statistics, Louisiana State University in 1980. He was Dean of Office of International Affairs, Chairman of Department of Aquaculture, NTOU; Board of Director (BD), Secretary, and Vice President of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS); BD of Asia-Pacific Chapter of WAS; Council of the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS); Secretary of Taiwan Chapter of AFS; Coordinator of Fishery Science Program of Ministry of Science & Technology in Taiwan; Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Fisheries Society of Taiwan; Associate Editor of Journal of the World Aquaculture Society; Contributing editor of several aquaculture and aquatic biology related journals. His expertise encompasses aquaculture environment management; feasibility study and planning of aquaculture projects; development of functional feed supplement; planning of leisure aquaculture farms; and aquaponics. Both government and private agencies have commissioned him as consultant on assessment and development of aquaculture industry and aquaculture training programs in more than 30 countries.

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Yu Hong

China

Yu Hong is the associate professor of Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute. His research interest is in the Large-scale breeding and farming of marine fish As Senior Engineer, in the past ten years, Yu Hong has been engaged in the research and promotion of rare tropical marine fish breeding and farming technology, with three modes: re-circulating water systems, net cage and pond. The development of fish species include: Fugu, Flounder, Tongue fish, Sea Bass, Seabream, Atlantic Halibut, Diodon nicthemerus, Shark, Grouper, Plectropomus leopardus, Cromileptes altivelis, Napoleon fish and so on.

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