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Freshwater prawn as one of the featured topics for market prospects and investment opportunities in the region.

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Giant Prawn 2011, a landmark technical conference on the culture of freshwater prawns, will be held as an important component of the annual conference and exhibition of the World Aquaculture Society, World Aquaculture 2011, which will be held in Qingdao, China, 6-10 June 2011.

The predecessor of this event, Giant Prawn 1980, was a pioneer meeting organised by Michael New and held in Bangkok through the auspices of the Thai Department of Fisheries with support from FAO, IFS and the Rockefeller Foundation. That meeting was confined to the culture of the Giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii and attracted 159 participants from 33 countries, plus about 200 Thai freshwater prawn farmers.

In 1980 the global production of farmed freshwater prawns was a mere 1,300 t/year. Now, thirty years later, it exceeds 450,000 t/year, with a farm-gate value exceeding US$ 1.8 billion/year.

Giant Prawn 2011 will encompass the rearing of several freshwater prawn species, including the Giant river prawn (M. rosenbergii), the Oriental river prawn (M. nipponense), the Monsoon river prawn (M. malcolmsonii) and the Amazon river prawn (M. amazonicum).

China is the largest producer of farmed freshwater prawns, with a total output of over 300,000 t/year of Giant river and Oriental river prawns, and conducts significant research on the biology and rearing of these species. Qingdao is therefore an ideal location for this event. Several other Asian countries are also major producers, including India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Taiwan Province of China.

The programme for Giant Prawn 2011 is currently being developed by Michael New, with his many friends and colleagues working in this field. It is anticipated that, like its predecessor, Giant Prawn 2011 will be a single session event held over several days and will include review papers on important topics such as genetics, size management, health management, nutrition, hatchery and grow-out management and marketing, as well as submitted papers.

The meeting will therefore provide an unique opportunity for all those involved in freshwater prawn research and production to share knowledge and meet with their colleagues. It is also an opportunity for those interested in becoming involved in freshwater prawn farming to gain the latest information in this field.

Further details about Giant Prawn 2011 can be obtained from Michael New, OBE (email: new.macrobrachium@yahoo.co.uk).

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