Giant Prawn 2011

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Giant Prawn 2011 will be held as a component of next year's Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2011 conference, 17-20 January, in Kochi, India. Giant Prawn 2011 will be a landmark opportunity to review the status of freshwater prawn farming worldwide and discuss the future of this $2 billion industry. The meeting will include field trips to freshwater prawn farming sites on 21-22 January.


The scientific programme for Giant Prawn 2011 consists of a three-day invited paper session (18-20 January), plus a one-day parallel session for contributed papers on freshwater prawn farming (date to be announced later). Speakers include Nesar Ahmed (Bangladesh), Janet Brown (UK), Michael Frinsko (USA), Ilan Karplus (Israel), Spencer Malecha (Hawai'i), Peter Mather (Australia), C. Mohanakumuran Nair (India), M.C. Nandeesha (India), Uthairat Na-Nakorn (Thailand), Michael New (UK), Nguyen Thanh Phuong (Vietnam), K.R. Salin (India), Amir Sagi (Israel), James Tidwell (USA), Wagner Valenti (Brazil), Patricia Moraes-Valenti (Brazil), Md. Abdul Wahab (Bangladesh) and Miao Weimin (China). Discussions about the contributions of several further invited speakers are on-going. The topics to be presented in the invited session of GP2011 include biology, genetics, grow-out and hatchery rearing technology, health management, and post-harvest handling, marketing and economics.


The brochure for Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2011 (incorporating Giant Prawn 2011) will shortly be available from the World Aquaculture Society. This brochure will explain the procedures for registration and issue a call for papers for both events. Selected GP2011 papers will be considered for a special issue of the journal Aquaculture Research after the conference.


The parent Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2011 meeting will also provide the usual rainbow of conference topics and social events, together with an important exhibition. Those who attended the last event organised by this chapter in Kuala Lumpur will already know how successful it was.


GP2011 will be a very important event for all those involved in freshwater prawn farming, research and marketing. Mark your calendars and make your travel plans for January 2011 now!

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