Global seafood leaders will gather to focus on production efficiency, growers' livelihoods, market demand, sustainability, and climate change.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- When representatives of the shrimp farming value chain convene for the Shrimp Summit in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, July 24-26, 2023, the ultimate objective will be to improve the shrimp farming sector by developing practical, consensus solutions to existing challenges. Pressing issues, including production efficiency, growers' livelihoods, market demand, and more, will be addressed with a cross-topic focus on sustainability and climate change.
All sessions are led by expert speakers and panelists from around the globe, with the first day of sessions covering Global Production & Markets, Disease Management, Shrimp Breeding, and Growout Intensification.
The Global Production and Markets discussions will focus on production data from major producing countries, the forecast of expected production in 2023 and 2024, and demand from major markets, including the US, EU, China, and Japan. Issues such as unified marketing, product quality standards, and rising sustainability standards will be addressed. Speakers include
- Robins McIntosh, Executive Vice President, Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd.
- Travis Larkin, President & CEO, Seafood Exchange
- Sandro Coglitore, General Manager, Omarsa S.A. / Panama Seafood Group
- Richard Barry, Director of Programs, National Fisheries Institute
- Sander Visch, Lead Analyst Shrimp, Kontali
The principal and emerging shrimp diseases in Asia and the Americas will be reviewed in the Disease Management session. Their detection and control methods will be discussed, along with recommendations on better rationalizing broodstock importation to reduce smuggling and disease transmission. The latest research on harnessing viral accommodation to confer tolerance to viral diseases will also be presented. Speakers include:
- Loc Tran, Director, Asian Pacific Aquaculture Chapter, World Aquaculture Society
- Luis Fernando Aranguren, Marine Biologist, University of Arizona
- Olivier Decamp, Group Technical Director, Grobest
- Rajeev Jha, Deputy Head PT. Central Proteina, Prima
- Chengli Wang, Director of Sales & Service, GeneReach
- Eduardo Reyes, Director de Producción, Grupo Almar Ecuador
One of the critical differentiators between Asian and Ecuadorian shrimp farming is breeding. Experts representing leading breeding programs in Ecuador and Asia will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each in the Shrimp Breeding session. The growing importance of genetic markers and genomic selection will be covered, and the session will also address inherent shortcomings in policies for sentinel testing and intellectual property protection. Speakers include:
- Robins McIntosh, Executive Vice President, Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd.
- Ravi Kuman Yellanki, Managing Director, Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Private Limited
- João Rocha
- Geneticist, Texcumar and AQuest
- John Buchanan, CEO, Center for Aquaculture Technologies
The first day of Summit sessions finishes with a discussion on Growout Intensification, which is progressing in Asia and the Americas. Intensification generally increases the efficiency of land, water, and energy use. However, each production system has inherent carrying capacity limits due to such factors as inadequate predator control, insufficient feed in extensive systems, limited dissolved oxygen in semi-intensive systems, and sediment and water quality deterioration in intensive systems. Exceeding carrying capacity leads to shrimp stress, disease, and mortality. Thus, the challenge is how to intensify without exceeding carrying capacity. Speakers include:
- Robert Jones, Global Lead, The Nature Conservancy's Aquaculture Program
- Lisa van Wageningen, Program Manager Aquaculture, IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative
- Brian Vinci, Director, Freshwater Institute
- Eduardo Reyes, Director de Producción, Grupo Almar Ecuador
- Nguyễn Hoàng Liêm, Executive Assistant to CEO, Chairman of OTANICS Technology Company, Minh Phu Seafood Corporation
- Sarabpeet Singh, General Manager, Devi Seafoods
Before and after the Summit, attendees are offered glimpses of various fascinating operations on two tours. From a high-tech super-intensive farm to extensive culture methods in mangroves and rice paddies, shrimp culture diversity will generate essential discussions. Video previews of these two experiences are available, and attendees should register early, as space on the tours is limited.
Minh Phu's super-intensive vannamei tank farm cultures shrimp year-round using a research-based model. After the EMS epidemic in 2013-14, Minh Phu redesigned their shrimp farming model, resulting in survival rates of over 90%, fast growth, and no antibiotic use. Attendees will get an inside look at the highly efficient operations of the largest shrimp producer in Vietnam. Minh Phu's global certifications include BAP, ASC, Global Gap, ISO certifications, BSCI, WCA, EU Organic, and Canada Organic. This pre-Summit tour is complimentary with registration, courtesy of Grobest Vietnam.
Following the Summit, a tour of the Ca Mau region highlights organic black tiger shrimp being raised at low densities in harmony with mangroves and rice paddies. In these unfed systems, farmers stock postlarvae and wait for large harvest sizes while Mother Nature nurtures the shrimp. In-water nets are then raised for harvest, and a unique product with high demand in international markets is delivered. Attendees on this tour will also visit the Viet Uc hatchery, a processing plant, and a Vietnam Foods plant that repurposes shrimp processing byproducts into other marketable products. The shrimp-focused tour to Ca Mau is an overnight excursion that includes all transportation (charter flight, modern speedboat, and bus), hotel, meals, and entertainment, with space for 70 participants.
Shrimp Summit sessions and tours will foster knowledge sharing and collaboration for advancing this vital sector. If you are a producer, retailer, importer, exporter, processor, feed company, NGO, or government representative, please plan to contribute your insights by participating in person or virtually.
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About The Center for Responsible Seafood
The Center for Responsible Seafood (TCRS), formerly the Responsible Aquaculture Foundation, envisions a world meeting the critical need for seafood through regenerative processes and responsible seafood production. TCRS, a nonprofit organization, has developed a track record on transformative projects through knowledge sharing, applied research, field demonstrations, training, and collaboration with industry, governments, NGOs, academia, development banks, and foundations. TCRS strives to go beyond "sustainability," which implies maintaining current conditions for future generations, to "regenerative production," which seeks to restore environmental and social systems to levels that are better than the current condition. An example is assisting thousands of traditional small-holder black tiger shrimp farmers in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and other SE Asian countries to produce distinctive large sizes with a low carbon footprint, premium quality, and substantial social benefits. In 2021, TCRS launched a global online community, e-learning program, and continuing professional development courses and certifications to address the needs of the growing and rapidly evolving seafood sector. For more information and to join the TCRS Online Community, visit http://www.responsibleseafood.org.
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