ICFA 2019 - Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference 2019

The Success Story of the 6^th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ICFA 2019)

The 6^th International Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture 2019, was held on 22^nd – 23^rd August 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme “Sustainable Aquaculture: Nutritional Security and Exports”. The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and University Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia as the Co-hosting partners while Curtin University, Malaysia, Maejo University, Thailand, University of Baltistan Skardu, Pakistan, Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU), India and Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka., as academic partners, and the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand as the supportive ministry for this year’s conference. ICFA 2019 welcomed all the key personnel and delegates in the discipline of fisheries and aquaculture.

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Inauguration Ceremony

The opening remarks of ICFA 2019 were made by the Conference Chair Dr. Ravi Fotedar (Curtin University, Australia) together with Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Managing Director, The International Institute of Knowledge Management). Mrs. Chuanpid Chantarawathit, Expert in Fisheries Foreign Affairs Division, Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand delivered the key speech on behalf of the chief guest Dr. Adisorn Promthep (Director-General of Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand).

Keynote Forum

The Keynote forum was one of the significant sessions of the Conference and it was enlightened by Dr.Krishna R. Salin (Associate Professor and Program Chair, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand) on the topic “Eco-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Coastal Aquaculture Development in Asia”. Dr. Yuan Derun (Senior Programme Officer, Sustainable Farming System, Programme, Education and Training Programme, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Thailand) also delivered the keynote speech titled “Aquaculture: The Growth Limitation and Untapped Opportunities”. Next in line was Dr. Ravi Fotedar (Curtin University, Australia) who delivered the speech on “Do Advances in Aquaculture Nutrition Contributes to Aquaculture Sustainability?”.

Conference Hosting & Academic Partners Appreciation

In valuing the significant contribution to the ICFA 2019 conference both Co-hosting as well as academic partner Universities were recognized during the conference. The appreciation awards were presented to the following accordingly:

School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand and University Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia as Co-Hosting partners,
Curtin University, Malaysia,Maejo University, Thailand, University of Baltistan Skardu, Pakistan, Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU), India , Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka, as academic partners,
Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Thailand as the supportive ministry

Special Issue: Aquaculture and Fisheries including papers from ICFA 2019 is now published with SCOPUS indexed “Aquaculture” Journal.

Guest Editor: Dr. Ravi Fotedar, Curtin Universirty, Australia

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Resource Persons

Chief Guest

Conference Advisers

Plenary Speakers

Participants From More Than 14+ Countries

ICFA 2019 consisted of over 50 participants from 14 countries around the world, including Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Oman, Philippines, Egypt, Vietnam, and Saudi Arabia. ICFA 2019 created a platform for academicians, researchers, students, industry experts, policymakers, professionals and enthusiastic attendees to share their diverse experiences, discuss, argue and ultimately to find solutions to the issues related to fisheries and aquaculture.

Session Chairs

Dr. Rungkarn Suebsing, Integrative Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, Thailand
Dr Sanjay Gupta ICAR- Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, India
Dr. Rudy Agung Nugroho, Mulawarman University, Indonesia
Dr. Sukham Munilkumar, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India
Dr. Nurul Ulfah Karim, Univerisiti Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof. Md. Shahjahan, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh
Dr. Satendra Kumar, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India

Technical Sessions

ICFA 2019 comprised of Nine (09) technical sessions including a poster session. The technical sessions were under the below themes.

Aquatic Resource And Environment Management
Ecology, Environmental Impacts Of Aquaculture, Climate Change, Ornamental Species, And Aquaculture Development
Feeding And Nutrition
Aquatic Health Management, Immunity And Diseases
Fish Biology And Ecotoxicology
Socio-Economics, Policy, And Governance
Post-Harvest, Quality Control, Quality Assurance, And Supply Chain
Molecular biology And Genetics