Dr. Krishna R Salin
Dr. Krishna R Salin is currently coordinating the Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources Management (AARM) Program of Asian Institute of Technology as its Program Chair. He has set a new research focus for AARM centered on sustainable intensification of aquaculture production and has initiated a series of capacity development programs substantially boosting the visibility of AIT’s Aquaculture Program in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage
Dr. Amararatne Yakupitiyage, Adjunct Professor at AIT, obtained his Ph.D from Stirling. He is specialized in designing of tropical aquaculture systems, aquaculture nutrition, and feed technology. His research involves aquaculture waste management and biofloc systems . He has supervised around130 Masters and 30 Doctoral students, and published over 60 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Kallaya Sritunyalucksana
Dr. KallayaSritunyalucksana is the Principal Researcher and Head of Aquatic Animal Research Team from National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand. She is also the Head of Shrimp Immunology Platform of Center of Excellence for Shrimp Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, and Adjunct staff at Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Thailand.
Dr. Nyan Taw
Dr. Nyan Taw has made significant contributions to the development of shrimp Biofloc technology, and has been a Consultant for the World Bank-funded project in Vietnam. He was the former GM of Blue Archipelago Bhd, Malaysia; CTA for FAO projects and SVP/VP of shrimp farming companies (Dipasena & CPB) in Indonesia. He has published/presented over 80 papers, and recently co-authored a chapter in the book, Biofloc Technology: A Practical Guide Book.
Dr. Chalor Limsuwan
Dr. ChalorLimsuwan, Kasetsart University, Thailand is one of the most well-known and practical shrimp farming experts in Thailand. His shrimp BMPs and health management protocols are applicable to most of the world’s shrimp farming regions.
Prof. Yew-Hu Chien
Prof. Yew-Hu Chien, Adjunct Professor at the National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan obtained his Ph.D. from the Louisiana State University. His fields of specialization include aquaculture environment management and impact Assessment; feasibility study and planning of aquaculture projects; development of functional feed supplement; aquaponics; etc.
Mr. David Kawahigashi
Mr. David Kawahigashi has 40 years of technical and management experience in all phases of shrimp aquaculture. He is the founder and Director of Vannamei 101 (2006-present), an aquaculture consulting and training company based out of Hawaii.His areas of expertise include design and implementation of multi-phase, intensive production systems, genetic programs and hatchery management. He is highly proficient in initiating and operating start-up projects, budget preparation, and technical SOP manuals for all phases of shrimp culture. His current focus is on sustainability protocols using synbiotics and recirculation modeling in both Asia and the Americas.
Mr. Veerasun Prayotamornkul
Mr. Veerasun Prayotamornkul of Thai Organic shrimp farming Group is a great proponent of Aquamimicry concept that is successfully practiced in shrimp farms of Thailand and Vietnam. This concept is spreading fast to other parts of the world as a means of producing disease-free shrimp. With his technical expertise on management of organic effluents, he has pioneered the development of an efficient protocol for a water-conserving and nutritionally advantageous mode of shrimp aquaculture in Thailand.
Mr. Vijayakumar Kallepalli
Mr. N B VijayakumarKallepalli has about 27 years of experience in shrimp farming.He was an international speaker on water quality management in various countries such as Thailand, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Norway and Egypt. He has the key expertise in aquamimicry (synbiotics). Additionally, healso brings his work experience in Belize, Ecuador, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and Nigeria.
Mr. Glen Cho
Mr. Glen Cho of Amishrimp, Korea developed an innovative super intensive indoor shrimp farming system named KAMI SYS based on Aquamimicry concept, applying IMTA and polyculture. KAMI SYS features an easy-to-learn, simple-to-manage, and high yieldingproduction system for high quality shrimp through the nature-mimicking farming method.
Mr. Roberto Ferrón Cosme
Mr. Roberto Ferrón Cosme has 22 years of experience on different aquaculture areas and diverse species like seabass, sea bream, turbot, sole, tilapia, corvina and shrimp. He isthe founder of a new and revolutionary Aquaculture Consulting Company, OCEANS 4.0 since April 2018, focusing on new technologies in fish and shrimp farming operations, BAF (Balanced Aquaculture Farming) and development of RAS and super intensive aquaculture systems.In January 2020 he has taken over as the CEO of Marinasol Peru, which is the biggest shrimp farming project and super intensive farming system in Latin America.
Dr. Nadiah W. Rasdi
Dr. Nadiah W. Rasdi is a Senior Lecturer in Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Faculty of Fisheries and Food Sciences, University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia with broad experience in plankton logy and live food culture. She has also worked on research areas such as food and nutrition of aquatic animals to identify trophic relationships in food web and applying these findings to aquaculture management to increase fish and shrimp production. Besides, she is also committed to understand the impacts of climate change on zooplankton biology, abundance, as well as on its growth and reproduction. The goal of her research is to assists in the sustenance of food security sector.
Dr. Krengkrai Satapornvanit
Dr Krengkrai Satapornvanit is a university lecturer (September 2000 to date): Department of Fishery Biology, Faculty of Fisheries, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. His responsibilities are to teach courses such as Fundamentals of Ecology, Ecology of Fish; Aquatic Toxicity and Hazard Evaluation; conduct research covering water quality, integrated farming, socioeconomics, fish dynamics, environmental impacts, and other interdisciplinary topics; supervise students for special studies and practicum. He has also held the position of Associate Dean for Research (2007 to 2011), and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2015 to 2019).
