The World Aquaculture Society is proud to announce the 1st AquaForum – May 26th on the first day of World Aquaculture 2015. The International conference and trade show on Aquaculture, World Aquaculture 2015, Jeju, Korea, will enhance industry participation by incorporating the newly organized AquaForum.
The 1st AquaForum has been created to benefit industry professionals during the WA15 conference and exhibition. The organizing committee invites Asian farmers, suppliers, and other industry professionals to Jeju, Korea to attend this forum.
WA2015 AquaForum topics are: Shrimp Health, Shrimp Production Systems, Shrimp Nutrition, Fish Nutrition, Fish Health, Fish Production Systems
The WA2015 AquaForum, May 26th 2015 (registration day of WA2015) is free of charge for the first 700 registrations. Feel free to chat with your colleagues on the AquaForum website.
Find the schedule of the AquaForum below. This program includes specific topical industry sessions, panel discussions, all with simultaneous translations in Korean and Chinese. The focus of the 1st AquaForum is targeted towards the most important industry issues affecting key Asia Pacific aquaculture producing countries.
More info on the speakers at the AquaForum 2015.
Dr Kangsan Mai
He received his Ph. D. at the National University of Ireland. He is now working as Professor of aquaculture nutrition at the Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China and is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He was Vice- President of Ocean University of China from 1998 to 2002 and Vice chairman of the China Society of Fisheries. He is also a Committee member of International Fish Nutrition and Feeding.
He has more than 200 publications and 30 authorized national invention patents in aquaculture nutrition and feeds. He received 8 National, Provincial or Ministry Awards of Science and Technology Progress for his achievements.
Prof. Patrick Sorgeloos
Patrick Sorgeloos (°1948) is emeritus professor of aquaculture at Ghent University in Belgium and has been involved in fish and shellfish larviculture R&D in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa ever since the mid seventies. So far over 250 Master and 70 PhD alumni graduated at Ghent University in the field of aquaculture under his guidance. Patrick is a strong promoter of international networking in aquaculture and was/is involved with the World Aquaculture Society (1999-2000 President), the European Commission (chairman Thematic Network Aquaculture – AquaTnet; member Advisory Group DG Research FP7 theme 2 “food, agriculture and biotechnology; chairman ASEM Aquaculture Platform) and the European Aquaculture Technology & Innovation Platform (founding member). He received honorary awards in China, Egypt, Greece,Thailand, USA and Vietnam.
Dr Victoria Alday
Dr Alday finalized her PhD degree in 1994 with her thesis: "Studies on the pathogenesis of Vibrio spp infection in Penaeus monodon Fabricius at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland.
She is working over 20 years mainly on aquatic animal health: shrimp and fish diseases, diagnostics, health management, sanitary legislation and biosecurity.
She worked for the EU, FAO, EFSA, OIE, World Bank and ADB. She has been consultant for shrimp farmers, consultancy agencies, insurance and financial companies. Worked on R&D for INVE Technologies. Director for Aquaculture Animal Health of PESCANOVA.
She is the author of over 80 works and one patent including: 2 books, 5 book chapters, 32 refereed journal papers, +50 industry magazine articles and articles in Latin American research, industry magazine and newspapers. Numerous reports for international agencies.
Dr. Shuanglin DONG
Dr. Dong is Vice President of Ocean University of China and the Dean of Graduate School of OUC, the Director of China Society of Marine Economy, the Convenor of Fisheries Discipline of Discipline Assessment Group of the State Council of China, Deputy Director of Journal of Ocean University of China (English edition).
He is also a professor of Fisheries College in OUC and a winner of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (1997). His research work focuses on aquaculture ecology. He published more than 150 papers and the book "Ecological Foundation of Integrated Aquaculture in China", and won the Prizes of the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award twice , one was the Studies and application of aquaculture technology in saline-alkaline ponds in 2006, and the other was the Studies and application clean and efficient technology in mariculture pond in 2012. Nowadays he devotes himself to ecological intensification of aquaculture systems.
Dr Leo Galli (FishVet) will give the following talk at the Aquaforum: Assuring health and biosecurity in finfish & shrimp culture systems.
Dr Leo Galli is the Technical Director of the Fish Vet Group Asia Limited
Dr Galli is a veterinarian with an MSc degree in Biotechnology (Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering). He has over 25 years’ experience in commercial shrimp farming production, managing commercial operations (hatcheries and farms) in Ecuador, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Mozambique and Malaysia. He also has more than 8 years’ experience in freshwater fish production, culturing catfish, tilapia, trout and, sturgeon for caviar production. He has international aquaculture consultancy experience designing and operating shrimp hatcheries and farms, Production experience with the three most important commercial shrimp species, i.e. Litopenaeus vannamei, Penaeus monodon and Fenneropenaeus indicus. He is highly experienced in shrimp pathology, biosecurity and genetic selection programs;