The 1st International Conference on
Sustainable Aquaculture

The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture

Event:  The 1st International Conference on Sustainable Aquaculture

<<Only available to those who have previously attended the 1st AQUA-THAILAND

Date: 10 – 11 August 2021

Organized by:
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

National Science and Technology Development Agency
Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

Conference Sessions:
Session 1: Technologies for Sustainable Farming Practice

Session 2: The Future of Aquaculture Feeds
Session 3: Selective Breeding for Sustainable Aquaculture
Session 4: Health and Disease Management for Aquaculture

Program:
The conference program includes keynote speakers and invited speakers for a two-day conference that runs from 14.00 to 16.15 (GMT+7 Bangkok Time) each day. 

Day I: 10 August 2021

Time: 14.00 – 16.15 | GMT+7 Bangkok Time

14.00 – 14.30Keynote Speaker

Transforming Aquaculture for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons Learned from Thailand

Prof. Emeritus Morakot Tanticharoen
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand

Session 1: Technologies for Sustainable Farming Practice
14.30 – 14.45 

Biosecurity as a Tool for Sustainability

Dr. Victoria Alday-Sanz
National Aquaculture Group of Saudi Arabia (Naqua), Saudi Arabia

14.45 – 15.00 

The Importance of Technology in Developing Tools to Increase the Sustainability of Shrimp Culture Systems


Mr. Robins McIntosh
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CPF), Thailand

15.00 – 15.15 

Research and Development towards Sustainable Shrimp Pond

Dr. Sorawit Powtongsook
Integrative Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group,
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand
 

15.15 – 15.30Break
Session 2: The Future of Aquaculture Feeds
15.30 – 15.45 

The Effect of Prebiotics and Host Genetics in the Probiotics Enrichment of Shrimp Microbiota at the Pond Level

Dr. Adrián Ochoa-Leyva
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

15.45 – 16.00 

Sustainable Aquafeed Solution in the Future

Dr. Supis Thongrod
Thai Union Feedmill Public Company Limited, Thailand

16.10 – 16.15  

Understanding the Role of Shrimp Gut Microbiome: A Key to Functional Aquafeed Development

Dr. Wanilada Rungrassamee

Biosensing and Bioprospecting Technology Research Group,
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

Day II: 11 August 2021

Time: 14.00 – 16.15 | GMT+7 Bangkok Time

14.00 – 14.30Keynote Speaker

Mitigation of AHPND Based on Phenotype Switching in Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Prof. Dr. Ir. Peter Bossier
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Belgium 

Session 3: Selective Breeding for Sustainable Aquaculture
14.30 – 14.45 

How Can We Double the Contribution of Improved Farmed Types to Aquaculture Production in the Next Ten Years?

Prof. Dr. Ingrid Olesen
Nofima and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Norway

14.45 – 15.00 

The Role of Selective Breeding in the Sustainable Farming of Marine Shrimp

Dr. Dustin R. Moss
Shrimp Research Department, Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University, USA

15.00 – 15.15 

How Selective Breeding Contributes to Sustainable Aquaculture

Dr. Panya Sae-Lim
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya (RMUTSV)
Nakhon Si Thammarat Campus, Thailand

15.15 – 15.25 

The Shrimp Genome: Opportunities for Sustainable Shrimp Industry

Dr. Nitsara Karoonuthaisiri
Biosensing and Bioprospecting Technology Research Group,
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand 

15.25 – 15.30Break
Session 4: Health and Disease Management for Aquaculture 
15.30 – 15.45 

One Health Aquaculture

Prof. Dr. Grant D. Stentiford
OIE Collaborating Centre for Emerging Aquatic Animal Diseases,
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK

15.45 – 16.00 

Shrimp White Feces Syndrome (WFS): Complex Interactions of Polymicrobes

Dr. Anuphap Prachumwat
Integrative Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group,
National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand

16.10 – 16.15  

FISH JACUZZIS (!) as a Way to Reduce Infectious Diseases in Aquaculture

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Dong
School of Environment, Resources and Development (SERD),
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand