Conference Sessions and Workshops:

Special Session: Sturgeons Aquaculture (16 April, 15:00-18:45 IRI Time; ROOM 1):

 Invited Speakers:

Prof. Mohammad Pourkazemi: "More attention need for Sturgeon conservation and Gene Banking In iran" 

Prof. Paolo Bronzi: "Sturgeon and Caviar Production and Future Perspectives"

Prof. Joern GeBner: "Aquaculture and Conservation- Where Two Sturgeon Worlds Meet"

Prof. Leonardo Congiu: "Application of Molecular Marker to Differentiate the Geographic Origin of Beluga (Huso huso)"

Prof. Bahram Falahatkar: "Stress reactions in sturgeon: Primary and secondary responses to aquaculture practices"

Session 1: Fish Physiology and Aquaculture (16 April, 15:00-18:15 IRI Time; ROOM 2)

Workshop: "Application of the Na+/K+-ATPase activity assay, western blot, and immunohistochemistry techniques in aquaculture research" (16 April, 17-18 IRI Time, ROOM3)

Accepted Posters

------------------------ 17 April

Invited Speakers:

Prof. Hien Van Doan : "Alternatives to antibiotics for sustainable aquaculture" (17 April, 9:00-9:25 IRI Time; ROOM 1) 

Dr. Shahzad Naveed Jadoon: "Charting the course: Scaling functional feed additives for sustainable aquaculture in Pakistanctional feed " (17 April, 9:25-9:50 IRI Time; ROOM 1)

Prof. Morteza Yousefi : "Exploring the impact of medicinal plants" (17 April, 9:00-9:25IRI Time; ROOM 2)

 Prof. Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari: "Enhancing fish growth and health through organic acids: A sustainable approach for aquaculture " (17 April, 9:25-9:50 IRI Time; ROOM 2)

Special Session: Artemia and Live Food (17 April, 10:00-12:00 IRI Time; ROOM 1) :

Invited speakers:

Mr. Simon Wilkinson: "Introduction to the International Artemia Aquaculture Consortium"

Prof. Nguyan Van Hoa: "Recent Advancements in Artemia Pond Culture in Vietnam"

Prof. Naser Agh: "Applications of Enriched Live Food in Fish and Shellfish Larviculture"

Session 2: Fish Nutrition (17 April, 10:00-13:30 IRI Time; ROOM 2)

Invited Speakers:

Prof. Giorgia Giaocchini : "Probiotic in aquaculture: focus on reproduction control of farmed species" (17 April, 15:00-15:25 IRI Time; ROOM 1)

Prof. Ehab El-Haroun : "Nutrients requirements of shrimp" (17 April, 15:25-15:50 IRI Time; ROOM 1)

Session 3: Fish Health and Disease (17 April, 15:00-18:30 IRI Time; ROOM 2)

Workshop: "Digestive enzymes in fish: sampling, preparation and measurement" (17 April, 15:30-16:30 IRI Time, ROOM3)

Accepted Posters

**ICIA 2024 Closing ceremony (17 April, 18:00-18:30 IRI Time; ROOM 1)**

1st International Conference of Innovative Aquaculture (ICIA)

An international conference co-organized by Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (GUASNR) and Chiang Mai University (CMU)

The first International Conference of Innovative Aquaculture is to be held on April 16-17, 2024. The conference is a hybrid conference and participant can present their accepted papers online. ICIA is the name for a series of conferences that is planned to be held yearly by GUASNR and CMU. The first conference is based in Gorgan, Golestan Province, Iran.  The theme will be "Blue farming; sustainable and healthy protein for next generations". ICIA is the premier event that brings together a unique and International mix of experts including scientists, researchers, and decision-makers both from academia and industry across the globe to exchange their knowledge, experience, and research innovations. Aquaculture is a Major Field in modern food supply. According to the FAO, aquaculture "is understood as the farming of aquatic organisms including fish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants. Farming implies some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as regular stocking, feeding, protection from predators, etc. 

ICIA will cover the new research techniques and concentrate on the novel approaches in various aspects of finfish and shellfish aquaculture. It also covers the increase in the need for demanding seafood. Aquaculture brings basic and advanced research of Developmental, Toxicological, and Transgenic aspects.

To keep aquaculture sustainable blue farming must be highlighted; let's discuss the approaches in ICIA 2024