Tentative Programme

Thursday, 6 November 2008

08.00      Registration
09.00      Opening Ceremony   

Keynote addresses

09.30   Towards sustainable shrimp aquaculture in China
            (Li Jianhua, Director General, Bureau of Fisheries, MOA)
            The future of shrimp (Audun Lem, FAO)

10.40    Coffee Break

Session 1: Global Overview

11.00    Towards sustainability in shrimp production, processing and trade (Helga Josupeit, FAO)
            Black tiger versus vannamei: techno-economic considerations (Jim Wyban)
            Impact of the global fuel, food and financial crisis on the regional shrimp industry (Panisuan Jamnarnwej)
            Making shrimp industry more competitive in markets (Li Zhujiang, Director General,   Bureau of Fisheries
            Guangdong province, China)

12.40    Panel Discussion

13.00    Lunch Break

Session 2:  Regional industry situation and outlook

14.00    Situation of the shrimp industry in Thailand with respect to traceability and quality issues (Krissana Sukhumparnich)
            Recent developments in shrimp farming in China  (Xie Biao)
            Shrimp aquaculture and processing in Vietnam (Tran Thi Dzung)
            India (Thampi Samraj, MPEDA)
            Bangladesh (Mahmadul Karim)
            Indonesia (Made Nurdjana/Indonesian Shrimp Commission, Indonesia) To be confirmed

15.30    Coffee Break

15.50    Philippines (Wilfredo Yap)
            Malaysia (DoF, Malaysia)
            Middle East (Haydar H Al-Sahtout)
            African region (Director of Fisheries, Sierra Leone)
            Latin America (Itamar Rocha)

17.15    Panel Discussion

17.45    Close

Friday, 7 November 2008

Session 3: Markets and Marketing

09.00    Japan (to be confirmed)
            Europe/USA (Helga Josupeit, FAO)

09.50    Coffee Break
10.10    Southeast Asia and Far East (Fatima Ferdouse INFOFISH)
            China (Gao Jian, Shanghai Fisheries University)

11.00    Panel Discussion
  
Session 4: Technological issues

11.20    Technological innovations for sustainable shrimp farming (Tarlochan Singh, INFOFISH)
            Technological innovations in Chinese shrimp farming (Wang Qingyin, China Academy of Fisheries Science)
            Biosecurity in shrimp farming (Karunasagar, FAO)
            Innovation in technology: processing and packaging (MAREL)
Possibilities of transferring/adapting fish farming technology to shrimp farming and processing (Olav Jamtoy, Akva)  

13.00    Lunch Break

Session 4: Technological issues (cont.)

14.00    Feed issues in shrimp farming (Cargill, China)
            Better management practices in shrimp farming (Flavio Corsin

14.50    Panel Discussion

Session 5 Certification and regulations

15.10    Risk assessment, certification and the FAO draft guidelines (Karunasagar, FAO)

15.35    Coffee Break

15.55    WWF efforts in responsible shrimp farming (Flavio Corsin, WWF) Compliance with EU legislation:                         technological and organizational advancement in the Bangladesh shrimp processing establishment                         (NazmulAlam)
            Farming, certification and marketing of organic shrimp (Stefan Bergleiter, Naturland)
            CFC project experience on certification (Audun Lem, FAO)
            Market based certification scheme: an example (Paolo Bray, Friend of the Sea)
            China certification schemes for aquaculture (Ding Baohua, Quality and Safety Management Center, MOA)

17.00    Panel Discussion

17.30    Close

Saturday, 8 November 2008

Field visit