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Proaqua Australian Prawn Farmers Association Symposium 2025
The Australian Prawn Farmers Association thanks all delegates, presenters, sponsors and partners who helped make the Proaqua APFA Symposium 2025 such a successful and engaging event.
This year’s Symposium brought together farmers, researchers, industry leaders and government representatives to share insights, explore innovations, and strengthen collaboration across the sector. With over 170 attendees across two packed days, the event showcased the ambition, resilience and forward momentum of the Australian prawn farming industry.
Symposium Presentations
A PDF compilation of all Symposium presentations is available below. We encourage attendees and stakeholders to revisit and share the insights presented across the two days.
- Dr Angela Capper - Solving the aquaculture bottleneck – reducing nutrients and repurposing waste to produce energy and bioproducts
- Dr Beth Fowler - Enhancing Aquaculture Production
- Dr Dana Campbell - Comparison of individual female broodstock prawn behaviours following eyestalk ablation relative to control animals
- Daryn Stocks - EPC Solar
- David Mann - Zones of opportunity and the nutrient cycle
- Gary Hawkes- Stay Afloat Update
- Dr Ha Truong - Three ways to improve nutrient retention in prawn production – according to a nutritionist
- Ian Marsh - Pen-side PCR
- Iman Tahmasbian - Automation in aquaculture | Multitasking with hyperspectral imaging and machine learning
- Jessica Bye - Harness the power of storytelling | Cultivate a distinctive brand and online presence
- Joy Becker - Understanding the risks associated with climate change on infectious diseases affecting the seafood industry
- Kelly Condon - Impact of viral pathogens in Australian prawn farming
- Leanne Kruss - BEYOND THE POND Transforming Australia’s Aquaculture Workforce through “Work Exposure by Design”
- KEYNOTE: Dr Manoj Sharma - Sustainable shrimp farming in India –Policy and Regulatory Framework
- KEYNOTE: Dr Manoj Sharma - “Black is still Beautiful” India Reverting back to Monodon
- Meaghan Dodd -You Can’t Afford to Ignore Training!
- Merenciano Emerenciano - Biofloc Technology | Myths, Truths and Opportunities for the Australian Prawn Industry
- Regan Foster - Prawn Packaging – A look at innovative and sustainable solutions for packing and transporting prawns
- Regis Bador - ENHANCING PRECISION IN TROPICAL PRAWN FARMING: The role of people in the age of automation
- Robert Petherbridge - Future Skills for Aquaculture: Building a Workforce for 2035 and Beyond
- KEYNOTE: Dr Robert van Barneveld - Using Science for Commercial Sustainability: Pig Examples for Prawn Farmers
- Roshan Nepal - Bacteriophages (phages) as Vibrio Screening & Biocontrol Tool in Aquaculture Industry
- Simon Tabrett - Setting the Priorities for Nutrient Management in Land-based Aquaculture
- Sunil Kadri - Monitoring Population Health Using Hydroacoustics and Machine Learning
- Dr Thomas Dumond - Pond-side testing is unfit for disease investigation, isn’t it?
- Tim Perrin - Aquariums in Schools | CSIRO’s Aquaculture Education Program
- Tomer Ventura - Novel solutions for inducing ovarian maturation in the black tiger prawn, Penaeus monsoon
- Tony Matchett - Giant Freshwater Prawns -A diversification opportunity into terrestrial freshwater aquaculture across northern Australia. Learnings from the Giant Prawn Conference, China
Are you interested in previous symposium presentations?
Please see Resources for PROAQUA APFA Symposium presentation archive including all presentations since 2023.
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