11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum: Conference Handbook

440 Pages·2016·2.9 MB·English

Conference Handbook
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Conference Handbook
Contents
Message from the Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives iv
Message from the Director General, Department of Fisheries vi
Message from the President, Asian Fisheries Society viii
Conference organisation x
Co-organisers x
Local Organising Committee x
Scientific Committee xi
Useful information for participants xiii
Floor plan and location of sessions xv
Side events xvi
Special Session on Biofloc Technology xvi
Special Session on Cross-Country Studies on Coastal Resource
Management xvi
Special Session on Current Governance Issues in the Inland
Fisheries of Asia-Pacific xvii
Special Session on Small-Scale Fisheries and Food Security:
Cross-pollinations and Synthesis xviii
Special Session on the Status of Aquatic Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture xviii
Keynote addresses 1
Professor Uthairat Na-Nakorn, Ph.D. 2
Professor Wong Poh Poh, Ph.D. 3
Professor Ratana Chuenpagdee, Ph.D. 4
Professor Roger W. Doyle, Ph.D. 5
Dr Derek J. Staples, Ph.D. 6
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Abstracts 9
Governance 10
Education and training 34
Sustainable intensification of aquaculture 40
Response to impacts of climate change 97
Sustainable fisheries 114
Seafood, post-harvest technology and food safety 168
6th Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries 192
Special session abstracts 248
Special Session on Biofloc Technology 249
Special Session on Cross-Country Studies on Coastal Resource
Management 257
Special Session on Food Security in Small-scale Fisheries 261
Special Session on Current Governance Issues in the Inland Fisheries
of Asia-Pacific 266
Poster session 277
Governance 278
Sustainable intensification of aquaculture 282
Response to impacts of climate change 366
Sustainable fisheries 372
Seafood, post-harvest technology and food safety 391
6th Symposium on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries 402
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Message from the
Minister of Agriculture
and Cooperatives
Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am very pleased to have the opportunity to extend a very warm welcome to this
distinguished gathering of high level persons, friends, partners and distinguished
experts from all over the world on the occasion of the ASEAN Fisheries and
Aquaculture Conference and Exposition 2016: ASEAN Seafood for the World & 11th
Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum: Asian Food Security for the World, co-
organised by the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, in collaboration with the Asian
Fisheries Society, ASEAN, GLOBEFISH, INFOFISH, Network of Aquaculture Centres
in Asia-Pacific, and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center. I would
like to welcome the traders, producers, scientists, researchers from around the
world that are attending this remarkable exposition and conference.
As stated by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations “Sustainable
development is the pathway to the future we want for all, it offers a framework to
generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental
stewardship and strengthen governance”. I would like to address these issues on
this occasion with regards to UN Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life below
water, which is of particular relevance to this event. This goal effectively encapsulates
the need for a comprehensive approach to fisheries and aquaculture that is inclusive
of small-scale farmers and artisanal fishers. Sustainable management of ocean
ecosystems is imperative for ensuring sustainable fisheries. Stewardship must
balance priorities between growth and conservation, and between industrial and
artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, ensuring equitable benefits for all. As aquaculture
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is the fastest-growing food sector, the sustainable and responsible development
of this industry will play a key role in meeting the demand for safe and nutritious
food by a growing population.
I am sure that the conference and exposition will address these key issues facing
us including governance; education and training; the sustainable intensification
of aquaculture; response to climate change; sustainable fisheries; seafood, post-
harvest technology and food safety; and gender issues.
Last but not least, the Government of Thailand through the Ministry of Agriculture
and Cooperatives would like to avail itself the best regards and cordial greetings
to the Organizing Committee and wishes you all greater achievement and success
in your ongoing contribution to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for the
people of ASEAN and for the people of the world.
H.E. General Chatchai Sarikulya
Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives of Thailand
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Message from the
Director General,
Department of Fisheries
Southeast Asia is one of the world’s major fisheries-producing regions. In 2012,
ASEAN fish production reached nearly 40 million tonnes, increasing from 27.2
million tonnes in 2008. The total fisheries production of ASEAN consists of 18.4
million tonnes of wild-caught fish (46%) and 21.2 million tonnes of farmed fish
(54%). In total, fisheries production in ASEAN represents around 22% of global
fisheries production.
The FAO report The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture indicated that in
2014 world capture fisheries production was 91 million tonnes, whereas world
aquaculture production was 67 million tonnes valued at US$ 137.7 billion.
The Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (AFAF) is one of the important activities
of the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS). The forum plays an important role as an
international platform for distinguished scientists from all over the world to discuss
the issues pertaining to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Asian Region.
The forum has been convened ten times to date, around the globe.
The Department of Fisheries, Thailand, in collaboration with the Asian Fisheries
Society, GLOBEFISH, INFOFISH, the Network of Aquaculture Centres in the Asia-
Pacific, and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center and partners are
proud to host the ASEAN Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference and Exposition
2016: ASEAN Seafood for the World and the 11th Asian Fisheries and Aquaculture
Forum: Asian Food Security for the World from 3 to 7 August 2016, at the Bangkok
International Trade and Exhibition Centre. We welcome traders, producers, scientists,
researchers from around the world to attend this remarkable exposition and forum.
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It is expected that the deliberations and sharing of experience by scientists, experts
and managers at the conference and forum will make a significant contribution
to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development in the Asia-Pacific region.
On behalf of the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives,
I wish the participants in the conference and the exposition every success. Thank
you.
Dr. Adisorn Promthep
Director-General Department of Fisheries
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Message from the
President, Asian Fisheries
Society
On behalf of the Asian Fishery Society, I would like to express my sincere
congratulations on the opening of the ASEAN Fisheries and Aquaculture Conference
and Exposition 2016: ASEAN Seafood for the World & 11th Asian Fisheries and
Aquaculture Forum: Asian Food Security for the World.
According to FAO reports, many millions of people around the world find a source
of income and livelihood in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. The most recent
estimates indicated that 58.3 million people were engaged in the primary sector
of capture fisheries and aquaculture in 2012. Of these, 37 percent were engaged
full time, 23 percent part time, and the remainder were either occasional fishers
or of unspecified status. In 2012, 84 percent of all people employed in the fisheries
and aquaculture sector were in Asia. Fish and fishery products play a critical role
in global food security and nutritional needs of people in developing and developed
countries. Fish provided more than 2.9 billion people with almost 20 percent of
their average per capita intake of animal protein, and 4.3 billion people with about
15 percent of such protein. If sustainably developed, fisheries and aquaculture
can generate lasting benefits for global food security and economic growth, but
the fisheries and aquaculture sector is facing major challenges. We all have a role
to play in order to enable fisheries and aquaculture to thrive responsibly and
sustainably for present and future generations.
In this regard, the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, the Network of Aquaculture
Centers in the Asia-Pacific (NACA), the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS), Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for the Asia and
the Pacific (FAO RAP), GLOBEFISH, INFOFISH, and the Southeast Asian Fisheries
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