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2026 Â鶹Éç Shrimp Farming Symposium: Revolutionizing an Industry

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2026 Shrimp Symposium Speaker Links

 

Andrew Ray – Introduction & Welcome:

 

George Chamberlain – Trends in Shrimp Aquaculture/A Global Perspective:

 

Robin McIntosh – Building Commercial Inland US Hatcheries/Lessons Learned:

 

Pual Damhof & Jim Collins – Building and Operating Mid-Sized Hatcheries in the US:

 

Craig Browdy – Perspectives on Genetics and Biofloc Systems:

 

Andre Faul – Managing a Mid-Size Shrimp Farm in KY:

 

Khalid Al-Naif – Commercial-Scale Sustainable Marine Shrimp Farm in a Cold Climate:

 

Bert Wecker – Technological Innovations in RAS:

 

Brandon Wright – Clear-Water RAS Research at Â鶹Éç:

 

Arun Dhar – Global Shrimp Health and SPF Program/Certifying an Industry, Adding Value:

 

Waldemar Rossi – Shrimp Nutrition and Feeding / Feed Ingredient Landscape and Research at Â鶹Éç:

 

Naomi Agboli – Student Spotlight – Evaluation of Algae and Airline Pre-Consumer Food Waste in Diets for Shrimp:

 

Andrew Ray – The Progression of Shrimp Research at Â鶹Éç:

 

Angela Caporelli – Processing and Marketing Shrimp in the United States:

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2026 Shrimp Farming Symposium

April 10-11, 2026
Harold R. Benson Research and Demonstration Farm
1525 Mills Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky

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Past Publication & Conference Talks

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Local Attractions

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For additional information, please contact:

• Andrew Ray at Andrew.Ray@kysu.edu or 502-597-8109
• Margaret Wolford at Margaret.Wolford@kysu.edu or 502-597-6672