| Name |
Title |
Organisation |
Areas of interest |
| Abdallah Abusam |
Dr. |
Kuwait institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait |
Waste(water) treatment and reuse |
| Abdus Samad |
Assistant Professor |
Department of Fisheries and Marine Bioscience, Jessore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh |
Advanced limnological research - Biodiversity conservation and Management |
Adrian A. Bischoff-Lang
|
Dr. |
University of Rostock, Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Germany
|
Integrated aquaculture - Nutrient budgets - Re-use of particulate matter
|
| Akande Olalekan Paulk |
MSc student |
Aquaculture and Marine Resources Management,Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands |
Aquaculture production economics - Feed development - Management of recirculating aquaculture system - Nitrification and Denitrification - Seed productions (hatchery management) |
Alejandro Ernesto Curto
|
Ingeniero Agrónomo
|
Instituto Nacional de Techología Agropecuaria (INTA), Argentina |
Aquaponia - Economy - Native species - RAS
|
| Alexander Brinker |
Dr. |
LAZBW - Landwirtschaftliches Zentrum für Rinderhaltung, Grünlandwirtschaft, Milchwirtschaft, Wild und Fischerei, Germany |
Faecal waste - Particles - Suspended Solids - Waste characterisation |
Alexandra Leeper
|
PhD Student
|
Matís, Iceland
|
Geothermal - Salmon - Shrimp - RAS
|
| Alexandre Margarido Pargana |
MSc student |
Technical University of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Denmark |
Aquaponics - Cod - Fish diseases and stress - Nutrition and feed development - Turbot - Urban aquaculture |
| Alfred Jokumsen |
Senior Advisory Scientist |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Section for Aquaculture, Denmark |
Certification - Model trout farms - Nutrition and physiology - Organic farming - Trout farming
|
Amin Golpour Dehsari
|
Dr. |
South Bohemia University, Czech Republic |
Fish biology - Fish gamete biology - Fish and Shellfish Nutrition - Reproductive physiology of fish |
Ana Cristina Ribeiro
|
Project Manager |
AQUATROPOLIS, Portugal
|
Aquaculture: Automation - Decision Support System - Energy saving - Live business data and KPI´s - Remote control - Consultancy on Sustainability and Circular Economy projects applied to aquaculture business
|
| Andre Meriac |
Researcher |
Nofima, Sunndalsøra, Norway |
Biofiltration - Denitrification - Nutrient management - Waste treatment |
| Andreas Mueller-Belecke |
Dr. |
Institute of Inland Fisheries Potsdam-Sacrow, Germany |
Energy efficient and low budget RAS design - Pikeperch cultivation in RAS - Phosphate elimination - Self cleaning denitrification reactor |
| Andrei Baikov |
MSc student |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Section for Aquaculture, Denmark |
Aquaponics - Innovations in aquaculture engineering - Marine aquaculture - Model trout farms - Mussel farming - Seawater in RAS - RAS |
Andrew Forsythe
|
Chief Scientist Aquaculture and Biotechnology
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Inc, New Zealand
|
Aquacultural engineering - Commercilisation - Crustacean culture - Fish health management - Marine species - Polyprion spp. - RAS - Salmon - Yellowtail kingfish |
| Anette Ungfors |
PhD |
University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
Ras for small scale fish aquaculture and live storage of crustaceans |
| Anne Johanne Tang Dalsgaard |
Senior Research Scientist |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Section for Aquaculture, Denmark |
Exogenous enzymes - Model trout farms - Nutrition - Waste characterisation |
| Antti Kause |
Principal Researcher
|
Natural Recources Institute Finland, Finland
|
Aquaculture breeding programmes - Genetics and genomics - Genotype by environment interaction
|
Baradi Waryani
|
Dr.
|
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan
|
Evolutionary biology of fishes
|
|
Barry A. Costa-Pierce
|
Executive Director
|
UNE NORTH: The Institute for North Atlantic Studies, USA
|
Ocean food systems - RAS - Seaweed/sea vegetable aquaculture - Social-ecological systems
|
Bengt Liljebladh
|
Dr |
Göteborg University, Inst. for Geosciences, Sweden
|
Aquaculture - Mareculture
|
| Bhim B GHaley |
Postdoc |
Section for Crop Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark |
Microalgae as quality feed supplement - Modelling process and optimisation |
| Björn Suckow |
Project Manager |
ttz Bremerhaven, Germany |
Effluent/wastewater treatment - IMTA - solid waste management |
| Bram Rohaan |
M.Sc. aquaculture |
Langsand Laks, Denmark
|
RAS - Salmon |
| Carlos O. Letelier Gordo |
Aquaculture Engineer/MSc candidat Environmental Engineering |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU, Denmark |
Aquaculture systems design (culture center - RAS) - End of pipe treatment - Sustainable aquaculture |
| Carsten Schulz |
Prof. Dr. |
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany |
Fish nutrition - Fish reproduction - Water treatment |
Chris Ensor
|
Senior Aquaculture Technician
|
Cawthron Institute, New Zealand
|
Denitrification - FCR - Nitrification - Physiology - RAS - SGR - Water Chemistry
|
Chris G Carter
|
Professor |
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia
|
Feeds RAS - Hatchery - Lobster - Marine RAS - Nutrition - Salmon
|
Christopher Brown
|
Senior Scientist |
UN FAO - affiliated World Fisheries University,
United States (home) South Korea (professional home)
|
Advanced recirculating system technology
|
| Christopher Good |
Director of Aquatic Veterinary Research |
The Conservation Fund's Freshwater Institute, USA |
Research on performance, health, and welfare of salmonids in recirculation aquaculture systems |
| Cristian Savin |
PhD, junior researcher |
Research and Development Institute for Aquatic Ecology, Fishing and Aquaculture, Romania |
Anammox in recirculating systems - Design and operation of recirculating aquaculture systems -Intensive rearing technology - Water quality management |
| Daniel P. Taylor |
Senior Research Specialist |
Virginia Tech, USA |
Aquaponics - Nutrition - Rearing unconventional species - Waste management/mitigation |
| Danny McDougall |
|
The University of Auckland, New Zealand |
Chemistry - Larvae - Mussels - New Zealand Seawater |
Dominique
|
Student |
Aalborg University, Denmark
|
Sustainable aquaculture - RAS - warm water fish species
|
Erick Cantu Perez
|
|
Thünen Institut of Fisheries Ecology, Germany |
AI - Behavior - Computer Vision - Fish Nutrition - Machine Learning - RAS - Welfare |
| Erik Arvin |
Professor |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Environment, Denmark |
Modeling of processes - Removal of N, P and xenobiotic compounds - Water supply engineering - Water treatment - Water quality |
| Fan Wu |
|
fmiri, China |
RAS engineering |
| G. Sivaradje |
Professor |
Pondicherry Engg College, India |
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems |
| Gabriel Gana Bake |
Dr. |
Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
|
Aquaculture Nutrition - Aquaponics - Recycle water management in aquaculture systems
|
Gbemileke O Idowu
|
Engr.
|
BOSMIC AGROCARE LTD, Nigeria
|
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
|
| Gen Hua YUE |
Professor |
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, Singapore |
Aquaculture - Breeding - Genetics and Genomics |
Giang Thi Thuy Nguyen
|
PhD Candidate
|
Matís, Iceland
|
Aquaculture - Aquatic animal pathology and welfare - Immunology
|
Giovanni Lemos de Mello
|
Dr. |
State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), Brazil
|
Design and operation/management of RAS - Innovations in aquaculture engineering - Intensive rearing technology - Marine fish culture - Water quality management
|
Gurudeeban Selvaraj
|
Dr. |
Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
|
Bio prospecting of micro algae - Biodiesel and high value added products
|
Hendrik Monsees
|
Dr.
|
Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Germany
|
Aquaponics - Mineralisation - Nutrient dynamics - RAS - Waste water treatment
|
Henrike Seibel
|
Dr. med. vet.
|
Christian-Albrecht-Universität zu Kiel, Germany
|
Animal Welfare - Fish health - Immunology - Stress impacts on the organism - Pathology
|
Hilary Karlson
|
Project Manager - InnoAquaTech
|
Danish Technological Institute (DTI), Denmark
|
Innovation - Fish - Micro algae - RAS - Shrimp - South Baltic Region - Sustainable environment
|
Håkon Torsvik
|
Engineer
|
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norge
|
Biofilters - Biotechnology - RAS - Waterquality
|
Ingrid Bakke
|
Associate Professor
|
NTNU, Norway
|
Microbial water quality/biofilter function - Fish-microbe interactions
|
| Jacek Sadowski |
PhD DSc |
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland |
Aquaponic - Cage culture - Fish nutrition - RAS |
Jae Weon Choi
|
Professor |
School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea
|
Automatic control - Estimation - Sensor network - Smart aquaculture plant
|
Jamie Downes
|
Dr. |
Marine Institute, Ireland
|
Atlantic salmon - Smolt production - RAS |
| Jan Schröder |
Research Scientist |
Association for Marine Aquaculture, Germany |
Aquacultural engineering - Animal Welfare - Fish health - Ozone - Water quality - Water treatment |
Jani Pulkkinen
|
Research Scientist
|
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland
|
Environmental impacts - Microbes in RAS - Online water quality monitoring - Water quality
|
Javed Khan
|
Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Scientist
|
NIWA, New Zealand
|
Fish physiology - Recirculation
|
| Jelena Kolarevic |
PhD |
Nofima, Norway |
Fish physiology - Fish welfare - Online water quality measurements - Water quality |
| Johan Wedel Nielsen |
Partner |
Aquamind, Denmark |
Pikeperch and tilapia culture - Recirculating aquaculture |
| John Andre Normann |
M.Sc. |
University of Bergen, Norway |
Aquaponics - Water quality |
| John Batt |
Manager |
Aquatron Lab., Dalhousie University, Canada |
RAS operations: operating 14 research scale RAS units in multiple species tilapia, salmonids, other |
John Fleng Steffensen
|
Professor |
University of Copenhagen - Marine Biology, Denmark
|
Exercise - Hypoxia - Metabolism - Respiration - Swimming - Temperature
|
| Jon Hovland |
Chief scientist
|
Tel-Tek, Norway
|
Biogas - Phosphorous recycling - Sludge handling - Water treatment
|
| Jonathan Roques |
Ph.D. |
Biological and Environmental Sciences, Gotheburg University, Sweden |
Aquaculture - Growth - Physiology - Stress - Welfare
|
| Joseph A. Hankins |
Vice President |
The Conservation Fund - Freshwater Institute, USA |
Institutional collaborations and partnerships in funding opportunities to advance RAS technology and sustainability |
| Jurgen Adriaen |
Aquaculture Scientist |
AQUA-ERF, University College KaHo St.-Lieven, Belgium |
Biofiltration - Nutrition - RAS - Sustainable aquaculture |
| Kai Lorkowski |
|
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), Germany |
Aquaculture Systems Design - Sustainable aquaculture - Water treatment - Water quality management |
Karen Obrestad Kverme
|
Student |
University of Bergen (UiB), Norway |
RAS - Water reuse |
Kevin Torben Stiller
|
Dr., Research Associate
|
University of British Columbia, Canada
|
Growth - Metabolic fuel use - Rearing and physiological fitness proxies (Ucrit, hypoxia tolerance, thermal tolerance and aerobic scope) of Coho and Atlantic Salmon in RAS
|
|
Konstantinos Skampardonis
|
|
University of Aegean, Greece
|
RAS |
Koushik Roy
|
Doctoral Researcher |
Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic
|
Aquaculture - Biofloc - Bioremediation - Climate change simulation experiments - Fish nutrition - Nutrients - RAS
|
Kranthi Raj
|
Dr. |
Bharathi Blooms University, India
|
RAS - Shrimp - Tilapia |
Lana Reid-McConnell
|
|
University of Strathclyde, UK
|
LCA of RAS - Tool for RAS assessment
|
| Lars-Flemming Pedersen |
Senior Scientist |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Section for Aquaculture, Denmark |
Biofiltration - Disinfectants - Environmental impact – Flow-through systems - Management practice - Model trout farms- Nitrification - Water quality and hygiene
|
Leó Alexander Guðmundsson
|
Senior Scientist |
Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Iceland
|
Closed system salmon farming
|
Lusine Tadevosyan
|
Researcher |
International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education, Armenia |
Aquaculture - Agribusiness - Environment - Recirculating Aquaculture System - Water efficiency
|
| Lucy Bolanle Benson |
Research officer |
Nigeria Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, Nigeria |
Aquaculture - Breeding and sustainability |
Mahmoud Magdy
|
Dr. |
Genetics Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt
|
Evolutionary genetics - Molecular ecology - Phlyogeography
|
| Markus Andersson |
PhD student |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
|
Aquaculture - Nutrition - Microbial feeds - Perch - RAS |
| Martin Karlsson |
Project manager, Marine biologist |
|
Aquaponics - Feed projects - Mussels |
Mehdi Aghdam
|
Mr. |
Lund University, Sweden
|
Fish farming |
Mohamed Ashour
|
Dr.
|
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt
|
Aquaculture - Aquaculture wastewater - Aquaponics - Biodesel production - Microalgae culture - Recirculating aquaculture systems - Sustainable aquaculture
|
Mohamed Mahmoud
|
Research Associate
|
Department of Sensory Analytics, Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Germany
|
Off-flavour in aquaculture |
Mohammad Aljaradin
|
Associate Professor
|
Lund University - Water Resources Engineering, Sweden
|
Desalination - Landfilling - Sustainable waste management - Recycling - Waste to energy - Water resources management - Water use and reuse
|
| Mohammad Shamsur Rahman |
Associate Professor |
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Commercially valuable indigenous species - Economic feasibility - RAS in Bangladesh |
Mousumi Das
|
Lecturer |
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Bangladesh
|
Aquaponics – Designing low cost recirculating aquaculture system for the tropical region
|
| Muhammad Naeem Khan |
Prof. Dr. |
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan |
Aquaculture - Recirculation technologies - Water conservation |
|
N. A. Talwar
|
Dr. |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, India
|
RAS |
Nathalie Le François
|
Researcher |
Biodôme de Montréal
|
Aquatic bioremediation - Aquatic life support systems - Conservation - Fish physiology - Sustainable development
|
Nikolaj Gedsted Andersen
|
Postdoc |
Section for Diagnostics and Scientific Advice, DTU Vet, Denmark
|
Harmful algal blooms in RAS and ichthyotoxic algae
|
| Olav Fjeld Kraugerud |
Scientist |
|
Nutrition - Phosphorus |
Olav Vadstein
|
Professor
|
NTNU Norwegian Univ Science and Technology, Norge
|
Biofilter dynamics - Fish-Microbiota interactions - Microbial management - Nitrification
|
| Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga |
Research Scientist |
Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Norway |
Microbial interactions - Recirculation technology |
P. Biji
|
Associate Professor in Nanotechnology
|
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, India
|
Nanosensors - Water quality monitoring sensors
|
|
Paul J. Midtlyng
|
Dr. |
School of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway |
Biosecurity - Disease control - Fish Health - Fish Welfare - Medicinal treatment - Vaccination |
Paul MacIsaac
|
Aquarium Systems Manager
|
Dalhousie University - Faculty of Agriculture, Canada
|
Exploits of marine bio-diesels - Nutrition of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout -
Research focusing on development of: Arctic charr, striped bass, and oyster aquaculture
|
| Per M. Jepsen |
Assistant Professor |
Roskilde University, Denmark |
Aquaculture - Copepods - RAS |
| Peter Vilhelm Skov |
Associated Professor |
Technical Univeristy of Denmark, DTU Aqua, Section for Aquaculture, Denmark |
Gasses - Model trout farms - Physiology - Stress |
| Polain Nzobeuh |
M.Sc. |
University of Jyväskylä, Finland |
Fish farming - RAS |
Prakob Kitchaiya
|
Assoc. Prof.
|
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand |
RAS |
|
Quyettam Nguyen
|
M.Sc. student |
Norwegian University of Life Science, Norway
|
RAS |
| Raed Bashitialshaaer |
PhD |
Lund University, Sweden |
Brine discharge - Desalination - Environmental impact - Water resources |
Ragnhild Inderberg Vestrum
|
PhD student
|
NTNU, Norway
|
Aquaculture - Host response - Microbiota - Microbe-host interactions - RAS
|
Rakesh CG
|
|
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, India
|
Recirculating aquaculture |
Ricardo Benicio
|
Mr |
NMBU, Norway
|
|
Rezaul Karim
|
Principal Scientific Officer and Project Director
|
Insitite of Technology Transfer and Innovation (BSCIR), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Bangladesh
|
Conducting semi-commercial production of fish (Pabda, Magur and Sea bass etc.) for technology transfer and technical support to grow sustainable local industry
|
Ricardo Benicio
|
|
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway |
RAS |
Roger Selset
|
Manager of NCRA (NOFIMA Centre for recirculation in aquaculture)
|
NOFIMA AS, Norway
|
Aquaculture - Design - Equipment - Recirculation - Research - Salmon - Water treatment
|
Ronan Cooney
|
Mr. |
NUI Galway, Ireland |
LCA - Nitrification - RAS
|
| Rune Bakke |
Professor |
University College of Southeast Norway, Norway
|
Anarobic digestion - Sludge treatment - Water treatment
|
Samir Bru Cordero
|
MSc |
Universidad de Cordoba, Colombia |
Recirculating aquaculture systems |
Sammar Khalil
|
Associate Professor
|
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
|
Aquaponics - Biological control - Hydroponics - Roots diseases - Root microflora |
Sanni Aalto
|
Researcher
|
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
|
Denitrification - Microbiology - Nitrogen cycle
|
| Sara Calabrese |
PhD student |
University of Bergen & Marine Harvest, Norway |
Atlantic salmon postsmolt healt and welfare in RAS and semi-closed sea systems |
Sara Hornborg
|
Dr. |
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
|
Life Cycle Assessment
|
| Saúl Wiscovich Terue |
Aquaculture Specialist |
University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus, Puerto Rico |
Freshwater species - RAS |
Sepideh Kiani
|
PhD candidate
|
University of Oulu, Finland
|
Bioreactors - Hybrid system - Passive treatments - Wetland
|
| Shuhai Li |
Research scientist |
Research Foundation of SUNY, USA |
Aquaponics - Simulation of RAS facilites |
Sigurdur Gudjonsson
|
PhD, Director |
Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Iceland
|
Closed aquaculture systems for salmonids
|
| Siv-Lene Gangenes Skar |
Researcher |
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Norway |
Aquaponics for Nordic environment - Helianthus tuberosus: varieties, quality and production - Local food at excellent quality - Networking all over the world - Vegetable seed production adapted to Nordic conditions |
| Stefan Meyer |
Dr. |
Association for Marine Aquaculture, Germany |
Coordinator of the Competence Network Aquaculture of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein, a stakeholder network. Research interests: Animal Welfare - Larval physiology - Live Feed - Microalgae - RAS |
Sukham Munilkumar
|
Dr. |
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, India
|
Aquaculture - Nutrition - RAS in periurban aquaculture
|
| Sungwan Boksuwan |
Dr. |
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
|
Energy and system optimization
|
Suvi Suurnäkki
|
Dr. |
University of Jyväskylä, Finland
|
Geosmin - Microbiology - Off-flavours
|
| Sveinung Fivelstad |
Professor |
Bergen University College, Norway |
Carbonate system - Fish physiology and welfare - Water treatment technology - Water quality |
|
Tharwat Attallah
|
Dr. |
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Egypt
|
Aquaculture - Aquaponics - Fish Breeding and Genetics - Nutrition - Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - Reproduction - Sustainable Aquaculture
|
Thor Magne Jonassen
|
Senior Scientist
|
Akvaplan-niva AS, Norway
|
Biological performance - Dynamic energy budgets - Environmental regulation to optimize production output - Fish welfare - Technical innovation
|
Thorleifur Agustsson
|
Research Director |
International Research Institute of Stavanger, Iris, Norway
|
Aquaculture - Fish welfare - RAS
|
| Ting Ding |
Student |
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway |
Biofilters |
Thorleifur Agustsson
|
Dr. |
International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS), Norway
|
Aquaculture - Environment - Fish physiology - Fish genetics
|
| Todd Guerdat |
Assistant professor
|
University of New Hampshire, USA
|
Integrated aquaculture production - Recirculating aquaculture systems - Wastewater treatment - Water treatment
|
| Torstein Kristensen |
Associate Professor |
Faculty of Aquaculture and Biosciences, University of Nordland, Norway |
Physiology - Salmonids - Water quality |
Vasco Mota
|
Dr. |
Nofima, Norway |
Fish performance and physiology - Hormones and pheromones - Nitrification - RAS modelling - Water quality
|
| Vu Thi Thuy Minh |
Lecturer |
Nha Trang University, Vietnam |
Aquaculture - Copepods - Microalgae - Recirculating aquaculture system - Water quality |
Xingqiang Song
|
|
UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
|
Aquaculture - Environment - LCA - Resources
|
Yohanna Cabrera Orozco
|
Postdoc |
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
|
Water treatment for RAS
|
Yuan Tian
|
Master student |
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
|
Ecosystems - Marine environment - RAS
|
| Zachary Miller-Hope |
Assistant Director for Education
|
University of New England, USA
|
Ocean food systems - Aquaculture - RAS - Sustainability
|
Ze Zhu
|
PhD student
|
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
|
Aquaponics - RAS
|
Zhang Hesen
|
Student |
Ocean University of Qingdao, China
|
Marine fish culture - Marine fish hatchery
|