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ASIAN AQUACULTURE
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Asian Aquaculture Conference 2018

AsianAqua-2018 is the first major aquaculture conference organised by AIT dedicated to the sustained progress of aquaculture in the Asian region. The Conference is intended to have a better understanding the innovative aquaculture systems practiced in Asia, highlight the regional needs and constraints, and imbibe the global progresses achieved in sustainable intensification of the aquaculture production systems.

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AsianAqua-2018 will be held at the Robert B. Banks Auditorium of Asian Institute of Technology Conference Centre (AITCC) in Thailand.

AA2018 Venue

AsianAqua-2018 will be held at the Robert B. Banks Auditorium of Asian Institute of Technology Conference Centre (AITCC) in Thailand.

Aquaculture husbandry and management, Aquaculture nutrition, Aquaculture health management, Innovative aquaculture production systems and more.

AA2018 Themes

Aquaculture husbandry and management, Aquaculture nutrition, Aquaculture health management, Innovative aquaculture production systems and more.

AsianAqua-2018 presents invited speakers representing global eminence on sustainable aquaculture relevant to Asia and rest of the world.

AA2018 Speakers

AsianAqua-2018 presents invited speakers representing global eminence on sustainable aquaculture relevant to Asia and rest of the world.

AsianAqua-2018 will organise a farm tour to feel the progress Thailand has made in developing the sector through a sustainable approach.

Field Trip

AsianAqua-2018 will organise a farm tour to feel the progress Thailand has made in developing the sector through a sustainable approach.

Speakers

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Program Schedule

07:30

Registration

Duration: 1 hour
08:30
Welcome and Overview : Dr. Krishna R. Salin, Associate Professor, AIT, Conference Chair
Duration: 5 minutes

Dr. Krishna R. Salin

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
08:35
Welcome & Opening remarks: Dr. Eden Woon, President, AIT
Duration: 7 minutes

Dr. Eden Woon

President, AIT, Thailand
08:42
Address by Chief Guest : H.E. Mr. Prapat Panyachatraska, Chairman, National Farmers Council, Thailand, Former Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, and Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand
Duration: 8 minutes

H.E. Mr. Prapat Panyachatraska

Chairman, National Farmers Council, Thailand
08:50
Opening remarks: Dr. Adisorn Promthep, Director General, DoF, Thailand
Duration: 5 minutes

Dr. Adisorn Promthep

Director General, DoF, Thailand
08:55
Opening remarks: Dr. Cherdsak Virapat, Director General, NACA, Thailand
Duration: 10 minutes

Dr. Cherdsak Virapat

Director General, NACA, Thailand
09:05

Keynote Address 1
Build Resilience of Aquaculture for Food Security, Nutrition and Rural Livelihood in the Context of Climate and Socioeconomic Changes
Duration: 25 minutes

Mr. Miao Weimin

Senior Aquaculture Officer, FAO Regional Office, Thailand
09:30

Keynote Address 2
Improving Resource Utilization Efficiency: Key for Sustainable Aquaculture Development
Duration: 25 minutes

Sadasivam (Sachi) Kaushik

Hon. Director of Research, INRA, France
09:55

Keynote Address 3
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Aquaculture
Duration: 25 minutes

Dr. Farshad Shishehchian

President and CEO, Blue Aqua International Co. Ltd., Singapore
10:20

Group Photo

Duration: 10 minutes
10:30

Tea

Duration: 30 minutes
11:00

Session I: Advances in Aquaculture Husbandry and Management
Global developments and Market Trends in Tilapia in 2018
Duration: 30 minutes

Kevin Fitzimmons

University of Arizona, USA
11:30
Overview of Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens) Aquaculture in Thailand
Duration: 20 minutes

Amonrat Sermwatanakul

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
11:50
Marine Fish Hatcheries – The Interface of Biology and Technology that is Critical to Support Successful Finfish Farming
Duration: 20 minutes

Jennifer M. Cobcroft

James Cook University, Singapore
12:10
Pangasius (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, Sauvage, 1878) farming in China
Duration: 20 minutes

Dong Qiufen, Zhang Song, Yang Yong, Nu

Guangdong Nutriera Group, China
12:30
Pilot Application of Carrying Capacity Assessment Tools for Tilapia Cage Culture in Noi River, Chinat Province, Thailand
Duration: 15 minutes

Malasri Khumsri

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
12:45

Lunch

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes
14:00

Session II: Innovative Aquaculture Production Systems
Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): Responsibly Farming Our Waters by Taking Advantage of Ecosystem Services within a Circular Economy Framework
Duration: 30 minutes

Thierry Chopin

University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Canada
14:30
Development of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) In China
Duration: 20 minutes

Fang Jian-Guang & Jiang Zengjie

Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China
14:50
Design of a Recirculating Aquaculture System for a Public Marine Aquarium
Duration: 20 minutes

Vorathep Muthuwan

Burapha University, Thailand
15:10
Integrated aquaculture as a climate smart practice?
An assessment from North Central Coast Vietnam
Duration: 20 minutes

Nhuong Tran, Quyen Le Cao, Thanh Phan Phuong, Tu Quang Trinh and Lauren K Banks

WorldFish
15:30

Tea

Duration: 30 minutes
16:00

Session III: Advances in Aquaculture Nutrition
Biological roles of antioxidants in aquatic animals and their application on aquafeedsam
Duration: 30 minutes

Yew-Hu Chien

Taiwan
16:30
The use of commercial functional aquafeeds to mitigate disease challenges in Asian aquacultue
Duration: 30 minutes

Wing-Keong Ng

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
17:00
Innovative Responses to the Raw Material Challenges of the Aqua Feed Industry
Duration: 20 minutes

Arul Victor Suresh

Singapore
17:20
Ÿnsect Production for the Aquaculture Sector: Growth and Health Performances
Duration: 20 minutes

Orapint Jintasataporn, Jorge Dias & Guillaume Daoulas

Ÿnsect, France
18:30

Welcome Reception hosted by DoF, Thailand

Duration: 2 hours
Poster Session:
Effects of Microbial Fermented Non-Dairy Creamer as an Aquaculture Feedstuff for Japanese Red Sea Bream Pagrus Major

Ekrem Ayna, Wonkwon Kim, A. M. Shahabuddin, Toshiyoshi Araki and Takao Yoshimatsu
Social and Economic Benefits Associated With ASC Certification Adoption for Small-Scale Intensive Prawn Farmers in the Mekong Delta

Duc Nguyen, Emily Ogier, John Purser and Louise Adams
Intestinal Bacterial Signatures of White Feces Syndrome in Shrimp

Zhijian Huang, Dongwei Hou, Shenzheng Zeng, Jian Liu, Dongdong Wei, Xisha Deng, Shaoping Weng, Qingyun Yan and Jianguo He
Potential of Protein Hydrolysate Production from Marine Fish Waste with 3 Selected Bacteria Strains

Tanikan Buathong Jeeraporn Foowut and Laddawan Krongpong
The Role of Inositol in Osmotic Regulation on Turbot (Scophthalmus Maximus)

Wenxiao Cui and Aijun Ma
A Mini-Review on Fish Iridovirus and Iridoviral Diseases: Emphasis on Megalocityvirus

Chuanfu Dong and Jianguo He
A Genome-wide Association Study on Growth Traits in Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing

Zining Meng, Lina Wu, Xi wang, Wenhua Huang and Haoran Lin
Livelihood Assessment of Fishers in Dhoroil Beel under Chalan Beel Area, Ullahpara Upazilla, Sirajganj, Bangladesh

Rabbi Md. E.H and Parven A
Shirimp Growth Test Using the Feeds Formulated with Cholesterol Rich Alga

Shigeo Suzuki, Takashi Kakiyama, Nobuhiro Hiratsuka, Yuichi Aoki, Sayoko Oono, Kazuki Nakagawa, Takeshi Fujieda, Shunsuke Koshio, Daiske Honda, Kosaku Doi, Masahiro
The Cultivation Techniques of Microalgae and Photosynthetic Bacteria

Zhu Jianyuan
Improvement of innate immunity, gastrointestinal microbial community, and disease resistance in the nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus, by dietary supplementation with phytobiotics

Manoj T. Kamble
Breeding of Jinda’s Horse Face Loach, Acantosis thiemmedhi (Sontirat,1999)

Atthapol Lokitsathaporn

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
Selected Phenotypic Data During Juvenile Stage of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer,Bloch 1970) Crossbreed between Songkhla Stock and Phuket Stock

Atra Chaimongkol

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
Genetic Relatedness of Broodstock of Striped Catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Srijanya Sukmanomon

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
Effect of Salinity on Growth and Survival of Short - Body Mackerel (Rastrelliger brachysoma bleeker,1851) Larvae

Tun Jittanoon

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand
Planning for Production of Freshwater Fish Fry in a Variable Climate in Northern Thailand

Anuwat Uppanunchi

Dept. of Fisheries, Thailand

08:30

Session IV: Advances in Chinese Aquaculture
Bio control of WSSV and ecological aquaculture patterns of shrimp and crab in China
Duration: 30 minutes

Jian Guo He & Yong Gui Chen

Sun Yat-sen University, China
09:00
Reducing off-flavour compounds geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol in tilapia through different cultivation technologies
Duration: 15 minutes

Liu Liping, Zhang Kai, Li Kang, Zhou Menghai, Zhan Jia, Liang Qinlang and Wu Zongwen

Shanghai Ocean University, China
09:15
Progresses on marine fish seed breeding and culture in China
Duration: 15 minutes

MA Aijun & Zhu Jian-Yuan

Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China
09:30
Artificial propagation, cross breeding and aquaculture of groupers in China
Duration: 15 minutes

Xiaochun Liu

Sun Yat-sen University, China
09:45
Effects of dietary lipid and carbohydrate on growth performance, feed utilization, body composition and non-specific immunity of hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂)
Duration: 15 minutes

Naisong Chen, Songlin Li, Ziqiang Li, Pengfei Jin & Jiacan Zhang

Shanghai Ocean University, China
10:00
Live Food Technology of Marine Fish Larvae
Duration: 15 minutes

Yu Hong Zhu Jianyuan

Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, China
10:15
Comparative genomic and systematic study on China-ASEAN seaweed germplasm
Duration: 15 minutes

Tao Liu & Zizhong Qi

Ocean University of China, China
10:30

Tea

Duration: 30 minutes
11:00

Session V: Future technologies in aquaculture in an Omics era
Stock Improvement in Aquatic Species
Duration: 20 minutes

Gopal Krishna

Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India
11:20
Application of genomics in crustacean aquaculture and conservation of wild stocks
Duration: 20 minutes

Md Lifat Rahi

Khulna University, Bangladesh
11:40
The status of aquaculture selective breeding in Thailand
Duration: 20 minutes

Panya Sae-Lim

Department of Fisheries, Thailand
12:00
Unravel shrimp-pathogen interactions through genomic and transcriptomic anlayses and their applications
Duration: 20 minutes

Anuphap Prachumwat, Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, Suparat Taengchaiyaphum, Ornchuma Itsathitphaisarn and Timothy W. Flegel

NSTDA, Thailand
12:20
Understanding shrimp-microbe interaction in the intestine through microbiome and transcriptome analyses
Duration: 20 minutes

Sage Chaiyapechara, Sopacha Arayamethakorn, Tanaporn Uengwetwanit, Phimsucha Bunphimpapha, Panyisa Potibut, Mongkol Phantura, And Wanilada Rungrassamee

NSTDA, Thailand
12:40

Lunch

Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
14:00

Session VI: Advances in Aquaculture Health Management
Research on prevention and control of shrimp microsporidian Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP)
Duration: 30 minutes

Kallaya Sritunyalucksana, Diva January Aldama-Cano, Ornchuma Itsathitphaisarn, Muthita Panphoi, Anuphap Prachumwat and Timothy W. Flegel

BIOTEC, NSTDA, Thailand
14:30
JAmp Alert Detection Kit: from bench to farm
Duration: 15 minutes

Mary Beth B. Maningas, Sharlaine Joi Orense and Pocholo Mari Arabit

University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
14:45
Open a Pandora’s box: management of Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) disease in tilapia
Duration: 20 minutes

Win Surachetpong

Kasetsart University, Thailand
15:00
Parasite marine leech Zeylanicobdella Arugamensis infestation in marine cage farmed fish: occurrence, pathogenicity and control measures
Duration: 20 minutes

Kua Beng Chu and Nur Shikin Arbi

NaFisH, Dept. of Fisheries, Malaysia
15:15
Scale drop disease (SDD) vs. scale drop and muscle necrosis disease (SDMND) of Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer) in Southeast Asia
Duration: 20 minutes

Ha Thanh Dong, Molruedee Sonthi and Saengchan Senapin

Suan Sunandha Rajbhat University, Thailand
15:30

Tea

Duration: 30 minutes
16:00

Session VI : Advances in Aquaculture Health Management (Cont'd)
Immunization regimen in high value marine broodfish: a pragmatic strategy to control vertical transmission of nervous necrosis virus during seed production
Duration: 15 minutes

Rolando Pakingking Jr. and Evelyn Grace De Jesus-Ayson

SEAFDEC, Philippines
16:15
Heat shock protein: a novel alternative for disease control during aquaculture
Duration: 15 minutes

Yeok Yik Sung

IMB, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
16:30
Assessment for the application of haemolymph biochemistry in invertebrate health surveillance – examples in Pacific oysters (Crassotrea gigas) and Southern Rock Lobsters (Jasus edwardisii).
Duration: 15 minutes

Stephen B. Pyecroft, Annaliese Heijkoop and Johanna J. Mahadevan

University of Adelaide, Australia
16:45

Session VII: General Aquaculture
Curriculum Development for Sustainable Seafood and Nutrition Security (SSNS)
Duration: 15 minutes

Ram C. Bhujel
17:00
Impacts of Climate Change on Capture Fisheries: The Future of Fish Supply and Demand in the ASEAN Region
Duration: 15 minutes

Chin Yee Chan, Nhuong Tran, Kai Ching Cheong and Timothy Sulser
17:15
Negative effects of exposure of full spectrum light along with UV radiation on survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna
Duration: 15 minutes

Wonkwon Kim and Takao Yoshimatsu
17:30
Red Alga (Pyropia yezoensis) Single Cell Particles as Feed Ingredients for Japanese Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus
Duration: 15 minutes

A. M. Shahabuddin and Takao Yoshimatsu
17:45
Effects of dietary beef tallow inclusion levels on fish growth and meat quality
Duration: 15 minutes

Ghazala Jabeen and Iqra Muzaffar
18:00

AITCC, Room B202:
AARM Alumni Conclave, and Special Session on Updating AIT's Aquaculture Curriculum (On invitation only)

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

08:30

Session VIII: Novel Industry Products and Technologies
Isotopes: A New Frontier for Aquaculture Research
Duration: 15 minutes

Debashish Mazumder and Jesmond Sammut

China
08:45
Control of Vibriosis in Whiteleg Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
Duration: 15 minutes

Harikumar S, Krishna R. Salin. and Rajalekshmi M

India
09:00
Advances in Processing and Packaging of Fish and Fishery Products
Duration: 15 minutes

Ravishankar C.N and Sreejith S

India
09:15
Nutritional Composition and Mineral Content Analysis of Some Underutilized Seaweed Resources for Its Use in Shrimp Feed
Duration: 15 minutes

Ashish Kumar Jha, Satyen Kumar Panda, Suseela Mathew and Ravishankar C. N

ANSTO, Australia
09:30
Evaluation of Nutritional Aspects, Shelf Life Characteristics of Emerging Aqua Cultured Fish Species for their Effective Utilization through Value Addition
Duration: 15 minutes

Murthy L.N, Phadke G.G, Rao B.M, Jesmi D and Ravishankar C.N

ANSTO, Australia
09:45
Trace Metals in Fish and Mussels from Copper Alloy Mesh Cage System: Risks for Human?
Duration: 15 minutes

Murat Yigit, Robert Dwyer, Barbaros Celikkol, Sevdan Yilmaz, Yesim Buyukates, Osman Kesbic, Ümit Acar, Baris Ozalp, Musa Bulut, Sebahattin Ergün and Masashi Maita
10:00
Precision aquaculture: fish volume estimation in a double cavity helmholtz resonator
Duration: 15 minutes

Stephen N. Njane, K. Ogata, N. Kondo, Y. Ogawa and T. Suzuki
10:15
Lysophospholipids Strengthen Gut Structural Integrity in Aquatic Species
Duration: 15 minutes

Kok-Ping Chan, Chinnadurai Sugumar and Francesca Blasco
10:30

Tea

Duration: 30 minutes
11:00

Session IX: Advances in Shrimp Aquaculture
Development, Breeding and Comparative Performance of SPF Shrimp: White, Blue, Black Tiger and Kuruma
Duration: 30 minutes

Jim Wyeban

USA
11:30
Biosecurity Biofloc Technology for Sustainable Shrimp Farming
Duration: 20 minutes

Nyan Taw

Myanmar
11:50
Disease prevention role of tilapia in intensive shrimp polyculture
Duration: 20 minutes

U. Win Latt

Myanmar
12:10
The Changing face of Indian shrimp aquaculture
Duration: 20 minutes

Ravi Kumar Yellanki

India
12:30
Precision aquaculture using biosecure and biosafety farming for genetically improved high health shrimp in Malaysia: success story
Duration: 15 minutes

Subha Bhassu, Farhana Mohd Ghani, Hermy Syahrizal, Christie Soo Tze Chiew, Sridevi Devadas, Chan Yen Yew, Fatimah Yusoff, and Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din
12:45
Precision aquaculture using transcriptomics as future sustainable farming for high health shrimp culture in Asia
Duration: 15 minutes

Christie Soo Tze Chiew, Sridevi Devadas, Law Mei Yin, Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din and Subha Bhassu
13:00

Lunch

Duration: 1 hour
14:00

Session X: Aquamimicry in Aquaculture - Updated Results and Success Stories
Aquamimicry - updated results and success stories
Duration: 40 minutes

Veerasun Prayotamornkul

Thailand
14:40
Indoor shrimp farming - An Aquamimicry experience
Duration: 40 minutes

Glen Cho

Korea
15:20
Farmers' Forum for Shrimp Culture: Special Interactive Session lead by Dr. Chalor Limsuwan
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Dr. Chalor Limsuwan

Kasetsart University, Thailand
16:30

Closing: Session Summary; Asian Aquaculture Declaration

Duration: 30 minutes

08:00

Farm Tour to Nakhorn Nayok and back

Duration: 7 hours

Venue

AIT Bangkok, Thailand

The Asian Institute of Technology (www.ait.ac.th) is an international postgraduate academic and research organisation based in Thailand with a truly multinational and multicultural learning environment, supported by a vast network of over 23,000 highly successful alumni worldwide. AIT’s Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Academic Program is the organiser of this event. For further details, please contact:

Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management,
Asian Institute of Technology,
Thailand 12120.

E-mail: aarm@ait.ac.th

Ph: +66 2524 5489 2524 5452, +66 2524 6200 (Fax)
Mobile: +66-959509741