2025 SESSIONS RECORDING
World aquaculture overview, challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in developing countries
Keynote Speaker:
- Dr. Albert Tacon (President & Founder, AquaHana, USA)
Ecuador: a global leader in premium shrimp production - Lessons learned and future outlook
Speaker:
- Mrs. Yahira Piedrahita (Executive Director, National Chamber of Aquaculture, Ecuador)
A holistic approach to meeting environmental and disease challenges in Mediterranean marine fish
Speaker:
- Dr. Adel El-Mowafi (Managing Director, Adel Invest AS, Norway)
Overview of the key challenges and opportunities in Southeast Asian aquaculture
Speaker:
- Mr. Lukas Manomaitis (Managing Director, Seafood Consulting Associates, Thailand)
Exploring Brazilian aquaculture: Key lessons from tilapia and shrimp industries
Speaker:
- Dr. Daniel Lemos (Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Round table: Global aquaculture insights driving Morocco's blue growth
Speakers:
- Dr. Albert Tacon (President & Founder, AquaHana, USA)
- Mrs. Yahira Piedrahita (Executive Director, National Chamber of Aquaculture, Ecuador)
- Dr. Adel El-Mowafi (Managing Director, Adel Invest AS, Norway)
- Mr. Lukas Manomaitis (Managing Director, Seafood Consulting Associates, Thailand)
- Dr. Daniel Lemos (Professor, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Overview of gene editing advances to boost genetic improvement in fish and shellfish aquaculture
Keynote Speaker:
- Dr. John Buchanan (CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies, USA)
Genetics improvement in gilthead seabream & whiteleg shrimp
Speaker:
- Dr. Juan Manuel Afonso (Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Advances in breeding programs and genetic enhancement in North America's shellfish industry
Speaker:
- Dr. Tiago Hori (Director of Aquaculture Innovation, Atlantic Aqua Farms, Canada)
Innovation as a key driver of enhancing aquaculture profitability and sustainability worldwide
Speaker:
- Dr. Sunil Kadri (Professor, Charles Darwin University, Australia)
Challenges and opportunities on emerging fast-growing species in IMTA systems
Speaker:
- Dr. Javier Roo (Project Manager for R&D&I, Government of the Canary Islands, Spain)
Round table: Genetics and breeding: pillars of sustainable aquaculture in Morocco
Speakers:
- Dr. John Buchanan (CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies, USA)
- Dr. Juan Manuel Afonso (Professor, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
- Dr. Tiago Hori (Director of Aquaculture Innovation, Atlantic Aqua Farms, Canada)
- Dr. Sunil Kadri (Professor, Charles Darwin University, Australia)
- Dr. Javier Roo (Project Manager for R&D&I, Government of the Canary Islands, Spain)
Aquaculture feed formulation tools to boost aquafeed profitability and sustainability
Keynote Speaker:
- Dr. Dominique Bureau (Professor, University of Guelph, Canada)
The Taste Factor: A Key to Aquaculture Profitability and Sustainability
Speaker:
- Dr. Sofia Morais (Innovation AQUA Team Leader, Lucta, Spain)
Feed additives as sustainable tools to increase aquaculture profitability in a world of scarcity
Speaker:
- Dr. Kabir Chowdhury (CEO & Founder, Maverick Innovation, Canada)
Overview of the role of immunostimulants as effective tools to enhance aquatic animals' health
Speaker:
- Dr. Silvia Torrecillas (Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain)
Driving aquaculture sustainability through novel feed ingredients
Speaker:
- Dr. Rachid Ganga (Aquaculture Program Manager, Complexe Horticole D’Agadir, Morocco)
Round table: Recent developments in aquaculture nutrition and feed formulation strategies
Speakers:
- Dr. Dominique Bureau (Professor, University of Guelph, Canada)
- Dr. Sofia Morais (Innovation AQUA Team Leader, Lucta, Spain)
- Dr. Kabir Chowdhury (CEO & Founder, Maverick Innovation, Canada)
- Dr. Silvia Torrecillas (Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA), Spain)
- Dr. Rachid Ganga (Aquaculture Program Manager, Complexe Horticole D’Agadir, Morocco)
Targeted immune modulation in teleosts: mechanisms, strategies, and prospects
Keynote Speaker:
- Dr. Jorge Galindo-Villegas (Professor, Nord University, Norway)
Major shrimp diseases worldwide and biosecurity strategies to prevent them – Outlook on global challenges facing the shrimp industry
Speaker:
- Dr. Chalor Limsuwan (Aquaculture Business Research Center (ABRC), Kasetsart University, Thailand)
Zoosanitary surveillance of marine aquatic animals in Morocco
Speaker:
- Dr. Abderrahim Chiaar (Head of the Specialized Center for Aquatic Animal Pathology, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Morocco)
How climate change might influence the epidemiological map of fish and shellfish viruses - the case of the worldwide IPNV distribution as an example
Speaker:
- Dr. Carlos Pereira Dopazo (Head of Aquatic Health Research Center, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
Round table: Biosecurity and immune health in aquaculture
Speakers:
- Dr. Jorge Galindo-Villegas (Professor, Nord University, Norway)
- Dr. Chalor Limsuwan (Aquaculture Business Research Center (ABRC), Kasetsart University, Thailand)
- Dr. Abderrahim Chiaar (Head of the Specialized Center for Aquatic Animal Pathology, National Institute of Fisheries Research, Morocco)
- Dr. Carlos Pereira Dopazo (Head of Aquatic Health Research Center, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2024 SESSIONS RECORDING
Recent development of Marine Aquaculture in Europe: the role of R&D and Innovation on the sustainable development of aquaculture
Speaker:
- Dr. Marisol Izquierdo (GIA, Research Institute ECOAGUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Harnessing Chile's expertise in Aquaculture to facilitate the production, development and technology transfert to the industry
Speaker:
- Dr Patricio Dantagnan (Director of the Aquaculture Nutrition Laboratory, Catholic University of Temuco, Chile)
Environmental monitoring and sustainable development of aquaculture: the Canary Islands experience
Speaker:
- Dr Ricardo Haroun (Director of ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
IRTAponics: affordable, profitable and eficient aquaponics
Speaker:
- Dr Cristobal Aguilera (Director of Innovation and Business Development in Aquaculture, IRTA, Spain)
Vietnam aquaculture diversity and growth: R&D and innovation experience
Speaker:
- Dr Le Viet Dung (Head of Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam)
Round table
Speakers:
- Dr. Marisol Izquierdo (GIA, Research Institute ECOAGUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
- Dr Patricio Dantagnan (Director of the Aquaculture Nutrition Laboratory, Catholic University of Temuco, Chile)
- Dr Ricardo Haroun (Director of ECOAQUA, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
- Dr Cristobal Aguilera (Director of Innovation and Business Development in Aquaculture, IRTA, Spain)
- Dr Le Viet Dung (Head of Aquaculture Department, Faculty of Fisheries, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam)
Aquaculture opportunities in Morocco
Speaker:
- M. Mustafa Amzough (Head of the Investment, Promotion and Studies Department, National Agency for the Development of Aquaculture, Morocco)
Opportunities for microalgae biotechnology in Morocco
Speaker:
- Dr Eneko Ganuza (VP of R&D, Iwi Life, USA)
Overview of the shrimp farming industry in Southeast Asia: insights, challenges and growth opportunities
Speaker:
- M Chuchai Kanjanamayoon (Auaculture consultant, USSEC Thailand, Thailand)
Marine fish farming in Morocco: history, challenges and opportunities
Speaker:
- Dr Housni Chadli (CEO of AQUA M’diq, Morocco)
GIA research facilities and expertise: tackling regional aquaculture challenges and uncovering growth opportunities
Speaker:
- Dr Daniel Montero Vitores (Director of Grupo de Investigacion en Acuicultura, Spain)
Experience in invertebrates production and integrated multitrophic aquaculture in the Canary Islands: potential for sustainable aquaculture
Speaker:
- Dr Gercende Courtois (Senior scientist, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Expertise and infrastructure for R&D in the development of aquaculture in Morocco
Speaker:
- Dr Idhella Mohamed (Director of the Aquaculture Department, INRH, Morocco)
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