- The focus on “Precision, Productivity, and Profitability” highlights the growing importance of innovation and efficiency in shrimp farming.
- The Roundtable Breakout TARS 2025 will dive into Future Proofing: Precision Shrimp Aquaculture and the New Deal
- Registration is now open
March 27, 2025: We are pleased to announce that the 14th The Aquaculture Roundtable Series® (TARS) returns to SHRIMP AQUACULTURE and its challenges. Continuing the trend of focusing on this important industry in alternate years, the conference series will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand, from August 20-21, 2025.
Shrimp aquaculture continues to be challenged by low prices, due to oversupply while constant disease outbreaks lower survival rates and productivity. Inflation pressures and rising input costs reduce margins. Prices are not expected to rise in the near future. Our Asian model is no longer tenable nor economically sustainable. Gone are the days when farming mistakes could still yield good margins.
TARS 2025 serves as the platform for industry stakeholders to come together to explore new options and chart a new path for long-term economic sustainability, that is based on PRECISION farming for higher PRODUCTIVITY, leading to better PROFITABILITY.
Zuridah Merican, Editor of Aqua Culture Asia Pacific and Chair of TARS 2025, said:
“TARS 2025 will be the most important in the recent history of shrimp aquaculture in Asia because the industry has reached a fork in the road. Supply has exceeded demand, and prices have fallen below the breakeven point in many countries. Cost of production will continue to creep upwards. We need unity and reflection among stakeholders, because the current state of the industry in Asia is the primary concern of the entire shrimp industry. Without farming, there cannot be any ancillary business and the whole value chain will shut down.
The startup sector has mainly focused on real-time monitoring, alternative feed ingredients, feeding technology and simplifying the marketplace but very few have looked for a new farming model. Our call to startups in shrimp farming is that when there are challenges, there are opportunities.”
The format for TARS has been evolving to suit the needs of industry and provide a more interactive experience. TARS 2025 will present trends and knowledge exchange through technical and panel sessions in the following areas:
- State of Supply and Demand
- Precision Farming and Gap Analyses
- A New Model and Building Sustainable Asian Shrimp
- Disease Mitigation for Higher Productivity
- Technology and Innovations
- Marketing, Branding and Sustainability
- Future Proofing with the Next Generation
Interactive Roundtable Breakout Sessions
Participants at the TARS 2025 Interactive Roundtable Breakout Sessions will dive into Future Proofing: Precision Shrimp Aquaculture and the New Deal. There will be three groups: Genetics, Hatchery & Farming (GHF); Nutrition, Feeds & Feeding (NFF); Processing, Marketing & Branding (PMB).
TARS’s unique proposition is this interactive breakout session where all participants have a voice. This has been the forte at TARS, to get stakeholders as a group, to build possible solutions from the ground up. The last TARS on Shrimp Aquaculture in 2023, was very successful with stakeholders discussing the regeneration of this industry
“The new highly interactive format attracted more participation from the farming and hatchery segments,” added Merican. “We limit participation to 250 to facilitate networking and attendee engagement.”
Next generation in shrimp aquaculture
Since the 2018 shrimp aquaculture series, we have made it a point to involve and nurture the next generation of shrimp farmers and entrepreneurs. The future of the shrimp aquaculture rests on them. At TARS 2025, the program will encourage more participation from this group.
Sponsorship opportunities
In 2011, TARS began with this mission: Stakeholders working together to drive the next phase of its growth and set the future direction for the industry. The objective is to equip all stakeholders with knowledge to manage critical issues and ensure a sustainable aquaculture industry for the next generation. With this endeavour, TARS needs the support of sponsors as partners to guide Asia’s shrimp aquaculture towards a responsible and sustainable industry.
TARS 2025 gathers target customers in one place to connect and network with participants from across the Asia Pacific region and for new players in shrimp aquaculture, presenting an opportunity to make inroads into Asia. Contact Zuridah Merican for more details and to discuss your participation in TARS 2025.
Seat are limited to 250 participants. Register now for early bird rate and book your seat!
A copy of the latest announcement is enclosed for your attention. For more information and updates, visit www.tarsaquaculture.com
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Zuridah Merican (zuridah@aquaasiapac.com) | Irene Gomez (irene@corpmediapl.com)
The Interactive Roundtable Breakout Session at TARS 2024 (FinFish Aquaculture).
Hard Talk with Business Leaders at TARS 2023 (Shrimp Aquaculture).
About TARS
The Aquaculture Roundtable Series® (TARS) initiated in 2011 is a stakeholder-driven effort to facilitate the sharing and exchange of information and experiences for a common goal, to equip the industry with the next phase of growth. It is a platform for all – public, private sector, academia, government and non-government organizations to share new knowledge, deliberate on critical issues, and identify strategies for improvement – to ensure a sustainable aquaculture industry for the next generation. TARS is designed as a series of roundtable sessions to focus on specific sectors of the industry. Over the past 11 years, TARS covered the following sectors: Aquafeeds in 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2022; Shrimp Aquaculture in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023; Finfish Aquaculture in 2013, 2017, 2024. More information on: www.tarsaquaculture.com
About the Organizers
AQUACULTURE ASIA PACIFIC
Aqua Culture Asia Pacific (AAP) is a 21-year-old regional trade magazine, available in print and online, for the fast-developing aquaculture industry. Published by Aqua Research PL six times a year, the magazine was started in 2004 by Zuridah Merican, PhD. AAP strives to be the beacon the regional aquaculture industry, a window to the world for aquaculture producers in Asia Pacific, and the doorway to the market for international suppliers. AAP serves as the forum for the development of self-regulation in the industry. www.aquaasiapac.com
CORPORATE MEDIA SERVICES
An award-winning communications agency established in 1992 by Irene M Gomez, Corporate Media Services (CorpMedia) has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations, publishing and event management. CorpMedia works with a diverse group of clients from corporate, government and nongovernment organizations, investment, hospitality, food, agriculture, health, science and technology sectors. CorpMedia strives to bring global perspectives to an ever-changing world of communication dynamics. http://www.corpmediapl.com/ CorpMedia’s division, cmXp2, is a strategy advisory firm with deep marketing, communications, brand, engagement and advocacy expertise, to serve organizations operating in high-regulated sectors. https://cmxp2.com
