GIANT PRAWN Conference is a unique conference on the farming of Macrobrachium spp. The GIANT PRAWN conferences were founded by Michael New, OBE and premiered in Bangkok (GIANT PRAWN 1980). GIANT PRAWN 2023 follows previous conferences in this series, namely GIANT PRAWN 2019, organized by Krishna R Salin and Michael New in collaboration with Xuxiong Huang at the Shanghai Ocean University, China; GIANT PRAWN 2017, organized by Krishna R Salin and Michael New at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; GIANT PRAWN 2011, organized by Michael New and C. Mohanakumaran Nair in Kochi, India; and FRESHWATER PRAWN 2003 and 1990 respectively organized by C. Mohanakumaran Nair at Kochi, India in 2003. The first GIANT PRAWN Conference was organized by Michael New in 1980 for the Thai Department of Fisheries and took place in the original Erewan Hotel in Bangkok. At that time Michael was working for the FAO as a co-manager of an UNDP-supported project aimed at expanding the farming of freshwater prawns as an emerging aquaculture industry. It focussed on several areas of prawn farming, including:
Platform for fresh water farming
Modern Prawn research
Discussions & Seminars
Innovative food processing techniques
Awareness to aquafarmers
Summarizing and planning section
GIANT PRAWN 1980 brought together all those involved in freshwater prawn research and farming for the first time and set many priorities for future research and development. A comprehensive volume of proceedings that summarized the latest research on Macrobrachium at that time was published by Elsevier.
In 2003 another major Macrobrachium conference (Freshwater Prawn 2003) was organized by C. Mohanakumaran Nair at the College of Fisheries, Kerala Agricultural University, Kochi, the southern Indian city in the State of Kerala. Michael New presented the keynote address at this Conference. This meeting was attended by nearly 500 delegates from all over the world and was a major boost for freshwater prawn farming development in India. Selected papers from this Conference were published as a special edition of the international journal, Aquaculture Research. Full proceedings of the meeting were also published by Allied Publishers, New Delhi, India.
In 2011 Michael collaborated with Kerala Agricultural University in India and the World Aquaculture Society to organize GIANT PRAWN 2011, a second GIANT PRAWN conference; this was also held in Kochi. This event was held in conjunction with Asian Pacific Aquaculture 2011, the annual Conference of the World Aquaculture Society - Asia Pacific Chapter. Selected papers from this Conference were also published as a special volume of the Journal Aquaculture Research.
In 2017, Michael New teamed up with Krishna R Salin and organized another Giant Freshwater Prawn conference that was held at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. The Conference was attended by 150 delegates from 35 countries around the world. The Conference highlighted the status of the aquaculture of the species in several countries.
GIANT PRAWN 2019 Conference was the fifth in a series on the farming of Macrobrachium spp. It was held at the Shanghai Ocean University, Lingang Campus, Pudong District, Shanghai, China. The Conference provided an excellent opportunity for the global freshwater prawn farming industry to review the latest research and discuss its priorities for future expansion.
| Registration | 26 November 2023 |
| Conference Days | 27 & 28 November 2023 With invited keynote speakers, submitted presentations, and discussion sessions. |
| Field Trip | 29 November 2023 Field trip to prawn hatchery/farm in Thailand |
Location | Novotel Future Park Rangsit Hotel, 114 Phahonyothin Road, Tambon Prachathipat, Amphoe Thanyaburi, Chang Wat Pathum Thani 12130, Thailand
https://novotelbangkokfutureparkrangsit.com/ |