TARS AQUACULTURE

TARS 2024 successfully gathered 210 stakeholders from 25 countries, surpassing expectations despite economic challenges. Held in Bangkok on August 14-15, 2024, this third session on finfish aquaculture focused on "Steering an Industry into Focus." Key discussions highlighted the dominance of lower-value species, the need for high-value marine fish, and the growing importance of sustainability, traceability and certification. Insights from this year’s roundtable are set to drive innovation and resilience in the industry. For meeting highlights, click https://lnkd.in/gjYmEKFN. You can also read more in Aqua Culture Asia Pacific magazine's September/October 2024 issue at https://lnkd.in/ggaEMrPp. dsm-firmenich BASF U.S. Grains Council Alltech Jefo Lucta AquaCulture Asia Pacific #TARS2024 #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds

Happy Diwali from all of us at TARS! 🪔

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𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗴! This year’s theme, "Finfish Aquaculture: Steering an Industry into Focus” attracted 210 participants from 25 countries. The meeting was held on August 14-15, 2024 in Bangkok. Deputy Director-General, Thailand’s Department of Fisheries, Mr Praphan Leepayakun delivered the opening address, followed by industry-focused presentations by an international group of experts. This year, TARS hosted 3 industry dialogues that delved into: Industry challenges = startup opportunities = venture capital investments; a global exchange on marketing, branding and sustainability with Asia’s business leaders, and a technology showcase by fish entrepreneurs/farmers from Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. Also on the agenda, the highlight of the TARS series, i.e. The Interactive Breakout Roundtables that focused on Tilapia, Pangasius and Mass Market Marine Fish. This session proved to be a very constructive and lively session with contributions from all the participants. As we always say: AT TARS – EVERYONE HAS A VOICE! The organizers would like to thank the Department of Fisheries, Thailand, and sponsors: dsm-firmenich, U.S. Grains Council, Jefo, Alltech, BASF and Lucta for their invaluable support and contributions. And last but not least, a big thank you to all the participants who made TARS 2024 such a great success! Now, on to TARS 2025!! AquaCulture Asia Pacific Zuridah Merican  Vietnam Fisheries Magazine Undercurrent News #TARS2024 #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds

Thank you everyone - DOF Thailand, our presenters, moderators, panellists, industry players, and participants for making #TARS2024 such a great success. To our sponsors dsm-firmenich, BASF, Alltech, Jefo, Lucta, USGC - thank you for you continuing support and partnership. On to TARS 2025! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

And it's a wrap! #TARS2024 Chair, Dr Zuridah Merican closes the two- day conference. 210 participants from 25 countries attended TARS 2024 held August 14-15 in Bangkok. #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds AquaCulture Asia Pacific dsm-firmenich BASF Alltech U.S. Grains Council Jefo Lucta

Panel Report on A Better Tilapia led by SALIN Krishna and team leaders Ei Lin Ooi, Antonios Chalaris, Kok Ping Chan, Abung Simanjuntak, Roberto Cascione, Hervé Lucien-Brun, Cameron Maclean. #TARS2024 #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds AquaCulture Asia Pacific Zuridah Merican

Panel Report on mass market marine fish, led by moderator Denny Leonardo, and team leaders Benedict Tan 陈勇安, Alex Lin, Paul SEGUIN, Hsiang Pin LAN, Rishita Changede. #TARS2024 #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds AquaCulture Asia Pacific Zuridah Merican

Panel Presentation on traceability and sustainability of pangasius led by Romi Novriadi (Ph.D), and team leaders Niran Warin and Sugania Vijayan. #TARS2024 #MarineFish #Finfish #Aquaculture #Sustainability #DiseaseMitigation #Technology #Innovation #PrecisionFishNutrition #HealthIntervention #FeedEfficiency #SustainableFeeds #SpeciesSpecificFeeds AquaCulture Asia Pacific Zuridah Merican

At the Fish Talk Session, presenters Alex Chin, Khoo Jia-Zin, and next gen entrepreneurs in pond culture of Asian seabass (Ariq Irsyad, Jinnawat Mahalao, Albert Lai) discussed challenges related to cost efficiency, marketing and production of grouper fingerlings. Dr Zuridah Merican, Chair, #TARS2024 moderated the session.