Wednesday, 13 June, 2007
Session I: Production and Industry Review
Session Chair: Frank Chiang
Keynote address:
Driving Forces for Aquaculture – Different Scenarios Towards 2030
(Kjersti Gravningen, Director, Pharmaq Asia, Norway)
America’s Catfish Trade Wars: Round Two
(Peter Redmayne, President, The Sea Fare Group, USA)
Vietnamese Pangasius Industry Situation and Outlook
(Nguyen Huu Dzung, General Secretary, VASEP, Vietnam)
Catfish in the European Whitefish Market – Trends and Prospects
(Torbjorn Trondsen, Professor, Norwegian College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromso, Norway)
Catfish Farming in Jiangsu Province, PR China
(Zhang Yongjiang, Senior Researcher, Ocean & Fisheries Bureau, Jiangsu, China)
Session Chair: Nguyen Huu Dzung
River Catfish Farming Technology Development in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
(Nguyen Van Hao, Director, Research Institute for Aquaculture No. 2, Vietnam)
Developing Organic Farming for Catfish
(Philippe Serene, General Manager, Aquaservice, Vietnam)
Certification Schemes for Sustainable Eco-friendly Farming Practices for Catfish
(William R More, Vice President and Director, Aquaculture Certification Council Inc., USA)
Developing Standard for Responsible Catfish Production
(Flavio Corsin, Senior Aquaculture Adviser, WWF Greater Mekong-Vietnam Programme, Vietnam)
The Impact of Fish Health Management and Vaccination on Sustainable Aquaculture
(Kjersti Gravningen, Director, Pharmaq Asia, Norway)
Farming and Health Management of Catfish
(Marc Campet, Evialis, Vietnam)
Gill Fluke in Vietnamese Pangasius - Infection Rate and Local Treatment Practices
(Vo Hoang Nguyen, Managing Director, Thu Nhan Consulting Co. Ltd., Vietnam)
Diseases Management for Catfish Farming
(Rohana Subasinghe, FIMA/FAO and Flavio Corsin, WWF Greater Mekong – Vietnam)
Ca-Basa Feedmilling Traceability Technology
(Michael Lin, President, Chia Tung Development Corp Ltd., & Hua Tong Feed Co., Taiwan)
Thursday, 14 June, 2007
Session II: Markets and Marketing
Session Chair: Peter Redmayne
The US Market for Catfish:
Supply, Consumption, Market Segmentation, Issues and Outlook
(Matthew A. Fass, President, Maritime Products International, USA)
Catfish in Asia:
Species, Products, Market Trend and Consumer Perception
(Fatima Ferdouse, Chief, Trade Promotion Division, INFOFISH, Malaysia)
Trends in Seafood Sales in Supermarkets in the US
(Sherry Frey, Vice President of Account Services, The Perishables Group, USA)
Trends in Organic Fishery Products Market in the EU
(Thomas Sporrer, President Dutch Fish Federation, SIPPO, Switzerland)
The EU Markets for Whitefish including Catfish
(Guus Pastoor, President, Dutch Fish Federation, Netherlands)
Value Chain of Pangasius Catfish and EureGap Standard Development
(Cao Thanh Van, GTZ Office, Vietnam)
Session III: Processing and Quality Issues
Session Chair: William More
How GTNet Can Secure Market Access and Increase Your Competitiveness and Profit
(Ole-Henning Fredriksen,Group CEO, Tracetracker Innovation ASA, Norway)
By-Products from Catfish Processing – The Possibilities -
(Nils Kristian Sorensen, Norwegian College of Fisheries Science, University of Tromso, Norway
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