World Aquaculture September 2018

20 SEP TEMBER 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WA S.ORG transfer and cooperation for the development of the industry and has been collaborating on research contracts with over 25 companies, including fish farmers, feed producers and pharmaceutical companies. WAS Fellows Dinesh Kaippilly Dinesh Kaippilly is Head of the Department of Aquaculture at Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) in India. He has had professional experience of more than 20 years in various institutions, including 15 years of teaching. He was the Head of the Fisheries Station, Puduveypu, for more than five years. He has been associated with the fishing community, scheduled tribes, aquaculture farmers and the general public for two decades through various government projects. He has been an integral part of research and social projects worth more than US$ 1 million as principle or co- principle investigator. In his capacity as a Director on the Board of the Asian Pacific Chapter of WAS (2016-2018), he was instrumental in organizing three international academic programs. Rex Dunham Rex Dunham is a Professor and Aquaculture Geneticist in the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University. He served as Program Leader for the Genetic Enhancement and Breeding Program, ICLARM, Philippines, and was on the GIFT Tilapia Foundation Board of Trustees. He also served as Scientific Director for Eagle Aquaculture, Auburn, Alabama for 12 years and as the President of the International Association of Genetics in Aquaculture from 2009-2012. Dr. Dunham has been a WAS member/ participant for more than 30 years, was a contributing editor and associate editor for JWAS, and formed a regular Hybrid Catfish Session at WAS conferences. His research teamwas the first to demonstrate that selection works for the genetic improvement of channel catfish, the first to release genetically improved fish (catfish) in the United States, made the first transgenic fish in the United States and the first outdoor evaluation of performance of any transgenic animal in the world. His research led to two major changes in the genetic type of fish used in the US catfish industry, the last resulting in the transformation of the US channel catfish industry into a majority hybrid catfish industry. L i f e Member , Fel lows , continued from page 19 Down on the Farm This NSA-sponsored session will provide a platform to share research and extension programs on shellfish aquaculture activities with application to industry. We encourage presentations from all sectors including industry, extension, agency, and research. Session chairs are LeRoy Creswell ( creswell@ufl.edu ) or Leslie Sturmer (lnst@ufl.edu ). Seafood: Enhancing Post-harvest Practices, the Workforce, and our Consumer Base This session will provide a platform to share research and extension programs on seafood post-harvest safety and quality control as well as seafood education in general. Presentations from all sectors including industry, extension, agency, and research are encouraged. Session organizers are Anoushka Concepcion (anoushka.concepcion@ uconn.edu ), Catherine (Chengchu) Liu, and Julie Anderson Lively. Speci al Ses s ions , continued from page 11 Kore a Chap t er , continued from page 6 52 farms reached over 1 million due to high-temperature water in early August, with losses estimated to be worth 1.86 billion won (about US$ 1.69 million). Upcoming Events Professor Emeritus Chung Ik Kyo (WAS Korean Chapter President, Pusan National University) and Professor Kawai Hiroshi (Kobe University) will convene a mini-symposium at the 23rd International Seaweed Symposium on “Seaweed and Climate Change” fromApril 28 – May 3, 2019 at the International Convention Center in Jeju. The theme of the symposium is related to the ever-increasing recognition of seaweeds as blue carbon in the context of climate change. We will focus on potential strategies for coping with climate change in the coastal region and open sea, as well as immediate and practical measures for adaptation to and mitigation of global warming. Under the new climate regime we can volunteer ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. We welcome members of the Asian Network of Algae as Mitigation and Adaptation Measures (ANAMAM) and hope to engage collaboration with other regional and global networks. — Ik Kyo Chung, President New Book in the WAS Online Store SeaBass andSeaBream—APractical Approach toDiseaseControl andHealthManagement by Pierpaolo Patarnello and Niccolo Vendramin. The aim of this book is to provide practical advice and awareness of health management and disease control in sea bass and sea bream, the most widely-farmed fish in the Mediterranean region. ISBN: 9781910455791