Prof. Dr. Yusuf Bozkurt researches deal with conservation of fish gametes, reproductive biology of fish brood stock and also aquaculture of potential new species. He has authored a number of referred articles mainly on cryopreservation of fish gametes. His scientific activity in the field of aquaculture was internationally recognized and invited to editorial boards of international peer-review journals. Also, he supervised a number of international and national research projects. In addition, he has been involved Food and Agriculture Cost Action FA 1205.

Conservation of Aquatic Genetic Resources; Cryopreservation Fish Semen; Aquaculture of Freshwater and Marine Fish Species; Brood Stock Management; Induced Spawning of Potentially Important Fish Species.

Dr Nyan Taw received his Ph.D. from the University of Tasmania, Australia. He served as short term consultant for FAO and World Bank funded projects in Saudi Arabia and Vietnam. He was a technical counter-part for ADB and JICA projects to develop the fisheries sector in Myanmar from 1976 to 1987. In 1988, he joined the FAO of the UN and served in aquaculture projects in Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines culminating the position of CTA. From 1995, Dr Nyan served as Production Director at a number of locations in Indonesia. In 2002, he joined CP Indonesia, as VP where he initiated biofloc technology. Later he served as SVP for Dipasena Group, Indonesia. He served Blue Archipelago as GM and developed a biosecure, modular RAS system shrimp farm from 2009 to 2015 in Malaysia. He has provided consultancy for shrimp farming companies in South & Central America, Middle East and Asia He conducted Shrimp Biofloc Technology workshops for shrimp farmers in Malaysia, Australia, India, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Thailand & Myanmar. He co-authored a chapter in the book by Avnimelech on Biofloc Technology (2012 & 14).

Seaweed production, aquaculture, shrimp farming, broodstock hatcheries farms, biofloc technology

Prof. Suzan Kholeif is an oceanographer, marine geologist and ecologists. She holds a PhD in Marine Geology from Cairo University in 1999. Since 1994, she has been working as a Marine Geologist researcher, professor and consultant in National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria, Egypt. She is a published author & holds a strong track record of publications which include assessment of coastal waters, shore protection, climate and sea level changes as well as Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). She has gained skills in developing and managing both managerial and technical tasks, as is demonstrated through her work experience in the role of Director of Scientific Documentation and Media Unit at NIOF; Head of marine geology Lab and Director of NIOF, Mediterranean Branch, as well as across several national and international projects in the field of marine environment, Climate changes, Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Integrated Coastal Zone Management-ICZM, such as; " assess and predict changes in the Mediterranean and Black Seas ecosystems as part of the FP6 project “SESAME” (2007-2011) ); AQUAMED project (12/03/2010 -12/03/2014); Fisheries and aquaculture-Oriented Research “FORCE" (2011-2014); MEDINA “Marine Dynamic Indicators of North Africa “MEDINA” (2010-2014); Advisory Board member of current FP7 project "Fostering sustainability and uptake of research results through Networking activities in Black Sea & Mediterranean areas “IASON" (2013-214); People for Ecosystem Based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and Coast “PEGASO” (2010-2013). She also acquired a solid reputation as expert and consultant in marine environment and climate change both at national and international level (eg, EU bodies, UNEP, SME companies, international environment protection organizations,..), especially in the water resources monitoring and planning in Mediterranean countries (particularly in Egypt and North Africa countries) in the last 10 years, by developing guidelines for sustainable use and innovation methodology for management of wild resources, focusing on ecological cycles of the aquatic resources in the Mediterranean.

Marine environment, Climate changes, Management of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Dr. Said Elshahat Abdallah is working as a Professor of Agricultural Process Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt. He was born on January 6, 1972. He obtained his Ph. D. degree in Technical Sciences in November 2005 from the Faculty of Design, Don State Technical University, Russia. He prepared many scientific literatures such as Engineering of Food Factories and Dairy Plants, Engineering Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, introduction to agricultural process engineering, Instrumentation, Properties and Testing of Engineering Materials, Fitting of Curves and Differential Equations and Differentiation & Integration, etc… He published more than thirty research articles in international peerreviewed journals. He supervised, has done and examined about twenty M. Sc. and Ph. D. dissertations. He participated in several either local or international conferences on the topics of Agricultural Process Engineering. He contributed in the attendance of many meetings, workshops and training courses. He was awarded: Food Engineer of the Year Award – 2010; Excellence Award in International Scientific Publication – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017; Arab Papers Published on Agriculture – 2012; Egypt 25 Foundation Award – 2012; Who's Who in the World – 2013, 2014 and 2015; 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century – 2013; Top 100 Engineers– 2013; International Biographical Center Man of The Year– 2013; Cambridge Certificate for Outstanding Engineering Achievement – 2013 and Cambridge Certificate for Outstanding EducationalAchievement – 2013. He served as: Editor-in-Chief; Associate Editor; Editorial Board Member; Food Expert; Reviewer, etc… in more than five hundred international peer-reviewed journals.

Agricultural Process Engineering; Postharvest Technology; Bioengineering; Food & Dairy Engineering; Agro-Industrial Waste Management; Process and Bioprocess Engineering; Thermal & Non-Thermal Process Engineering; Agricultural Production Engineering; Postharvest operations Engineering; Composting and Vermicomposting Process; Non-Conventional Forages Processing; Farm Wastes Bioconversion; By-Products Recycling Engineering.

Bin Kang is a Professor at Fishery College, Jimei University, and Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University. He has presided over various scientific research projects and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards like Yunnan Science and Technology Progress Award, National Science and Technology Progress Award to name a few. His research mainly revolves around fish biogeography, fisheries, aquaculture and their changes corresponding to environmental factors.

Fish biogeography, fish ecology, fish resources protection, fish biology, fish behavior

Bin Kang is a Professor at Fishery College, Jimei University, and Asian International Rivers Center, Yunnan University. He has presided over various scientific research projects and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards like Yunnan Science and Technology Progress Award, National Science and Technology Progress Award to name a few. His research mainly revolves around fish biogeography, fisheries, aquaculture and their changes corresponding to environmental factors.

Fish biogeography, fish ecology, fish resources protection, fish biology, fish behavior

Mr. Muhammad Usman, Former Director General of Agricultural Research System, Government of Pakistan who retired from service after a spotless career of about 35 years with senior level experience on research and development of integrated agricultural industries with regard to livestock and dairy development, poultry, aquaculture and fishery, apiculture, sustainable agricultural production system, fruits and vegetable, seed production, bioenergy and other cash crops. Mr. Usman is basically an agricultural scientist with specialization of agricultural/ chemistry working as plant breeder with regard to the yield and quality of various agricultural crops, released several varieties, presented and published research papers on crops and renewable energy in the different conferences like Geneva. Mr. Usman established “Prominent Agro Based Industries SDN BHD” in Malaysia and “Foundation for Rural Development in Pakistan”, with primarily aims to work on integrated agricultural project for Rural Development through improvement in agriculture for rehabilitation of affected area.

Aquaculture, fisheries, sustainable systems

Professor Dr. G Anilkumar is a Senior Professor in the School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, India. He is an expert in the field of crustacean endocrinology. He completed his Ph.D. in the field of invertebrate endocrinology from Calicut University, Kerala and got his post-doctoral training at the University of Oklahoma, USA as DBT Overseas fellow. He was nominated as the Scientific Adviser by the International Foundation for Science (IFS, Stockholm) and elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, London. He was the recipient of the DBT Overseas Associateship to pursue research at the University of Oklahoma. Awarded research grant two times from the International Foundation for Science (Stockholm, Sweden), he is currently the scientific advisor to IFS. Dr. Gopinathan had also been Visiting Scientist to the University of Gdansk (Poland) and International Sakharov Environmental University (Minsk, Belarus) and has also visited and pursued collaborative research at the University of Oklahoma (under Indo-US DST-NSF program). He has successfully guided many doctoral students during his research career and has also been awarded three prestigious best teacher awards at both university and state level. He has authored numerous research papers, obtained trainings from prestigious institutions of the world, chaired sessions of various international conferences and carried out collaborative research work with various scientists both at the national and international level.

Crustacean Endocrinology, Cell Biology,Aquacultural Biotechnology, Invertebrate Reproduction

A dynamic professional with over 34 years of rich indigenous experience in Teaching, Research, and Administration, Dr. Alka Parashar is a Ph.D. (Environmental Impact Assessment), M.Phil (Futurology) faculty of Engineering Science, D.A.V.V. Indore and M.Sc. Zoology (Fishes), Dr. H.S. Gour University Sagar, with expertise in the research fields of Simulation Modeling and Ecological Modeling for planning management and sustainable development, Modeling for environmental system’s assessment (Industrial and Mega-projects) environmental management (Aquatic resources and land use management), Biodiversity conservation, taxonomic identification and rehabilitation of Ichthyo fauna of reverine systems, fish genetic variability and commercialization of indigenous fish species with key focus on top line profitability & optimal utilization of resources in the education and research sectors. She has successfully served as ambassador professor, Dean N.S.S. officer, Examiner and Convener with reputed colleges and universities of India. She is currently a Professor & Head of the Department Zoology and Administrant Officer, Sarojini Naidu P.G. (Autonomous) College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Dr. Parashar has been approved and registered as guide for the supervision of Ph.D. degree in Applied Aquaculture and Zoology from Barkatullah University, Bhopal and successfully executed her role for many doctoral candidates under her supervision. She has participated and played the role of coordinator, chairperson and invited speaker in various professional seminars, workshops and conferences both at the national and international level. She is fellow & life member of reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member and reviewer of national & International journals. She has authored over 30 research articles and has been the recipient of various prestigious scholarships and awards.

Aquaculture, Aquatic Resources, Simulation Modelling, Environmental Systems Assessment, Environmental management, Fish Genetic Variability

Possessing an experience of over 50 years, Dr Shoichiro Ozaki completed his Ph.D in Chemistry from the Tokyo Institute of Technology in the year 1958 and had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Universitat Mainz and the University of Utah, Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Dr Ozaki has served as the Professor at Ehime University,Department of Chemical Industry and as the Visiting Professor at various reputed universities of the world including University of Konstanz, New York State University and Shangdong University. He had also been a Research Chemist at The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Tokyo, Japan. Currently he is the Professor Emeritus at the Ehime University, Japan. Dr Ozaki has been the recipient of Hatsumeishou (Invention Prize) for the invention of Carmofur (antitumor agent), Gakujutsusho (Academic Prize) from the Japan Chemical Society for the synthesis of biologically active compounds (Carmofur, IP3), Fulbright Award and the Alexander von Fumboldt Award. He has served as the Editorial board member of International Archives of Clinical Pharmacology, Advisory board member of International J of Neurological Disorder & Intervention, Editor-in-chief of Maternal & Paediatric Nutrition Journal and as an Editorial board member of Jacobs J of Physiology. He is now proposing best way to protect from global warming. His method is promotion of CO2 assimilation by effective use of NOx and Drainage nitrogen, phosphorous.

NOx elimination, global warming, fish production, CO2 assimilation, plankton growth