GIANT PRAWN CONFERENCE 2025 Edition

Tentative program Schedule

GIANT PRAWN 2025 will be a great opportunity for the global freshwater prawn farming industry to review the latest research and development and to brainstorm what the priorities should be for its future expansion. Following is the tentative program schedule of GIANT PRAWN 2025 Conference.

08:00

Registration and Check-in (whole day)

8 hours

08:30

Session Chair: Huang Xuxiong, Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China
Opening Ceremony & Group Photo
40 minutes
- 08:30 - 08:40 : Opening address 1 (by leader of Huzhou Municipal People’s Government)
- 08:40 – 08:47 : Opening address 2 (by leader of Shanghai Ocean University)
- 08:47 – 08:55 : Opening address 3 (by leader of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs)
- 08:50 – 08:55 : Speech by Leaders from Zhejiang Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, China
- 08:55 – 09:10 : Group Photo
09:10

Plenary Presentation

Session Chair (First Half): Krishna R Salin, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Optimizing Artemia Utilization in Macrobrachium Hatcheries: Current Applications and Emerging Potential
30 minutes

Patrick Sorgeloos
Emeritus Professor, Ghent University, Belgium
09:40
Major Diseases of Macrobrachium rosenbergii: Strategies for Prevention and Control
30 minutes

Jianguo He
Professor, Sun Yat-sen University, China
10:10

Exhibition/Poster

20 minutes
10:30

Session Chair (Second Half): HUANG Xuxiong, Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China

Plenary Presentation
From Ponds to Markets: Global Developments in Giant Freshwater Prawn Farming and Trade
30 minutes

Krishna R Salin
Professor, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
11:00

Plenary Presentation
Construction and Progress of the Family-Based Breeding Technology System for Chinese Macrobrachium Rosenbergii
30 minutes

Sheng Luan
Researcher, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
11:30

Plenary Presentation
The Evolving Landscape of China's Macrobrachium rosenbergii Industry: Current Status and Future Outlook
30 minutes

Zhang Haiqi
Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
12:00

Lunch (buffet)

120 minutes
14:00

Country Status - Lead Presentation

Session Chair: Guo Jianlin, Senior Engineer, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
Emerging Diseases and Prevention Strategies for Giant Freshwater Prawn Farming
20 minutes

Jie Huang
Researcher, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
14:20
Current Status and Trends in Freshwater Prawn Farming in Cambodia
20 minutes

Suthavaridh Lempho
President, Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA), Cambodia
14:40
Status of Giant Prawn Farming in India and Outlook for the Future
20 minutes

Bindu R Pillai
Principal Scientist, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, India
15:00
Current Status and Trends in Freshwater Prawn Farming in Bangladesh
20 minutes

Kabir Chowdhury
Founder, Maverick Innovation, Bangladesh
15:20
Current Status and Trends in Freshwater Prawn Farming in Vietnam
20 minutes

Lam My Lan
Associate Professor, Can Tho University, Vietnam
15:40

Session Chair (Second Half): YI Shaokui, Professor, Huzhou University, China
Current Status and Trends in Freshwater Prawn Farming in Malaysia
20 minutes

Mhd Ikhwanuddin
Director, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, UMT, Malaysia
16:00
Sri Lanka’s Giant Freshwater Prawn Industry: A Retrospective and Future Outlook
20 minutes

Dileepa de Croos
Professor, Wayamba University, Sri Lanka
16:20
Current Status and Trends in Freshwater Prawn Farming in Philippines
20 minutes

Sheryll S. Avanceña
Scientist, SEAFDEC, Philippines
16:40

Exhibition/Poster

20 minutes
17:00

Round Table: Strengthening the Resilience of the Macrobrachium Industry Amidst Global Challenges

Session Chair：YE Jinyun, Researcher, Huzhou University, China
Strengthening the Resilience of the Macrobrachium Industry Amidst Global Challenges
60 minutes

Panel members:
China (YUAN Julin), Cambodia (Suthavaridh Lempho), Bangladesh (Kabir Chowdhury), Philippines (Sheryll Santander), Sri Lanka (Dileepa de Croos)
18:00

Welcome Banquet

120 minutes

08:30

Parallel Session 1: Genetics and Novel Biotechnology for Giant Prawns

Session Chair (First Half): GU Zhimin, Researcher, Xianghu Lab, China
My 30-Year Journey with Giant Freshwater Prawn: 1995-2025
20 minutes

Yang Guoliang
Professor, Huzhou University, China
08:50
Successful Innovations in Improved Macrobrachium rosenbergii stocks in Thailand’s Prawn Industry
20 minutes

Somprasong Natetip
CEO, Lukkung Setthi Co., Ltd., Thailand
09:10
Optimal Use of Live Feed Artemia in Larviculture
20 minutes

SUI Liying
Professor, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China
09:30
Optimizing Stocking and Fishing Intensity for Sustainable Culture-Based Fisheries: A Case Study on Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Sri Lankan Reservoirs
20 minutes

Dayananda S. Digamadulla
Research Assistant, Wayamba University, Sri Lanka
09:50

Exhibition/Poster & COFFEE BREAK

30 minutes
10:20

Session Chair：DAI Xilin, Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China
Macrobrachium rosenbergii nursery and associated microecological research
20 minutes

Yuan Julin
Professor, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Huzhou, China
10:40
Large-Scale Breeding Technology for Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Gao Qiang
Professorate Senior Engineer, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
11:00
Evaluation of genetic parameters for cold-tolerant traits and development of cold-tolerant strains in giant freshwater prawn
20 minutes

Tang Qiongying
Researcher, School of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, China
11:20
Development of Liquid SNP Chips and Genomic Breeding for Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Meng Jilun
Associate Researcher, Xianghu Laboratory,China
11:40
A newly characterized CFSH gene in sex chromosomes is associated with growth instead of sexual development in the prawn M. rosenbergii
20 minutes

Lai Xinglin
PhD student, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
12:00

Lunch (buffet)

120 minutes
14:00

Session Chair：YUAN Julin, Ph.D, Researcher, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
Evaluation of genetic parameters for cold-tolerant traits and development of cold-tolerant strains in giant freshwater prawn
20 minutes

Tang Qiongying
Researcher, School of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, China
14:20
Germplasm Resource Collection and Genetic Background Evaluation of Macrobrachium rosenbergii: from Genomic Analysis to Fingerprint Breakthrough Construction
20 minutes

Yu Lingyun
Associate Researcher, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
14:40
Breeding for New Strain of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Resistant to Decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1)
20 minutes

Xu Yang
Associate Researcher, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
15:00
Evaluation of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Germplasm Resources and genome selection of DIV1-resistant strain
20 minutes

Yi Shaokui
Professor, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
15:20

Exhibition/Poster

20 minutes
15:40

Session Chair：YU Lingyun, Associate Researcher, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
Study on the Influence of Environment on the Growth and Development of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Dai Xilin
Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China
16:00
Identifying Allele-specific Long-range Regulatory Mechanisms through Diploid 3D Genome Organization Reconstruction
20 minutes

Ye Tiantian
Associate Researcher, Xianghu Laboratory, China
16:20
The Effects of Frequent Mating on Male Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Fan Yunpeng
Postdoc, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
16:40
Gene Editing Technology Development Driving Key Trait Breeding in Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Li Guo
Assistant Researcher, Xianghu Laboratory, China
17:00
The Upgrading Pathway of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Industry
10 minutes

Zhao Dawei
General Manager, Mingzhi Group, China
17:10

Closing Ceremony

20 minutes
17:30

Dinner (buffet)

120 minutes
08:30

Parallel Session 2: Prawn Health Management

Session Chair：LIU Bo, Researcher, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
Study on the structure and function of peritrophic membrane of giant river prawn
20 minutes

Sun Shengming
Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China
08:50
Live Feeds for Giant Prawn Feeding
20 minutes

Nadiah Wan Rasdi
Associate Professor, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia
09:10
Discovery and pathogenicity of infectious precocious virus in Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Dong Xuan
Researcher, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, China
09:30
Advances in the Nutrition of Giant Prawns Relevant to Aquaculture
20 minutes

Kabir Chowdhury
Founder, Maverick Innovation, Bangladesh
09:50

Exhibition/Poster & Coffee Break

30 minutes
10:20

Session Chair：ZHANG Xiaojun, Professor, Yangzhou University
Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis in Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Jiang Qun
Associate Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, China
10:40
Update on Diseases and their Management in Giant Prawns
20 minutes

Kua Beng Chu
Deputy Senior Director of Research, Fisheries Research Institute under Department of Fisheries, Malaysia
11:00
Research and Application of Anti-DIV Functional Feed for Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Guo Jianlin
Senior Engineer, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
11:20
Epidemiology and Pathogen Study of Diseases in Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Gao Xiaojian
Yangzhou University, China
11:40
Biopsy with the Fourth Pereiopod of Macrobrachium rosenbergii infected with Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 at Low Viral Loads
20 minutes

Guo Xiaomeng
Shanghai Ocean University, China
12:00

Lunch (buffet)

120 minutes
14:00

Session Chair: SUN Shengming, Professor, Shanghai Ocean University
Impact of Stocking Density and Feeding Frequency on Aquaculture Performance and Economic Efficiency in Rice-Macrobrachium rosenbergii Co-culture Systems
20 minutes

Wu Xugan
Professor, Shanghai Ocean University, China
14:20
Novel Pathogens in Giant Freshwater Prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii): A Review
20 minutes

Pan Xiaoyi
Research Fellow, Zhejiang Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, China
14:40
Research Progress on the Nutrition of Broodstock Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Xu Qiyou
Professor, Huzhou University, China
15:00
An update on Macrobrachium rosenbergii gloda virus (MrGV) globally
20 minutes

Chantelle Hooper
Researcher， The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science（CEFAS）, UK
15:20

Exhibition/Poster

20 minutes
15:40

Session Chair：XU Qiyou, Professor, Huzhou University, China
Gut Microbial Metabolites Mediate High-Fat Diet-Induced Intestinal Barrier Injury in Macrobrachium rosenbergii
20 minutes

Zheng Xiaochuan
Assitant Researcher, Freshwater Fisheries Research Center (FFRC), Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (CAFS), China
16:00
Analysis of the Current Development Status, Market Price and Consumer Willingness of the Giant River Prawn Industry in China
20 minutes

Wang Jing
Lecturer, College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Ocean University, China
16:20
Performance Evaluation of Ecological Network Model in Tailwater Treatment of Macrobrachium rosenbergii Culture
20 minutes

Liu Gang
Assistant Research Fellow, Zhejiang University, China
16:40
Effects of Dietary Copper and Zinc Contents on the Growth Performance of Juvenile Freshwater Giant Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
20 minutes

Xue Yucai
Shanghai Ocean University, China
17:00
The Application and Prospect of Functional Feed in Macrobrachium rosenbergii Culture
10 minutes

Zhou Xixun
Senior Agronomist, Yueyang Yumeikang Bio-technology Co., Ltd., China
17:10

Closing Ceremony

20 minutes
17:30

Dinner (buffet)

120 minutes

08:30

Site 1: Zhejiang Provincial Aquatic Seed Industry Co., Ltd.

Inspection Focus: Disease-free Breeding Facility Construction and Ecological & High-efficiency Nursery Techniques for Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Giant Freshwater Prawn)

90 minutes
11:00

Site 2: Huzhou Xinlin Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.

Inspection Focus: Integrated Rice-Shrimp Co-culture Model

60 minutes
12:00

Lunch

90 minutes
14:30

Site 3: Changxing Hongqiao Yangdang Brand River Crab Professional Cooperative

Inspection Focus: Ecological Polyculture Techniques for Eriocheir sinensis (Chinese Mitten Crab) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii

120 minutes
15:30

Returning/Departure