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OPENING SESSION - KEYNOTE ADDRESS
(1.) Delivering better quality tilapia seed to farmers - Dr. David Little, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland
(2.) Tilapia culture in China - Lai Qiu Ming and Yang Yi (Ocean University of Hainan and Asian Institute of Technology, respectively)

Genetics Chair, Dr. Graham Mair, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
(1.) Comparisons of reproductive parameters among improved strains of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L. - Graham C. Mair, Sukonta Lakapunrat, Wilson W.L. Jere, and Amrit Bart
(2.) Effects of rearing conditions on low-temperature tolerance of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, juveniles. - Harrison Charo-Karisa, Mahmoud Rezk, Henk Bovenhuis, Hans Komen
(3.) Selection for Live Weight in GIFT strain of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus ) - Raul W. Ponzoni, Azhar Hamzah, Norhidayat Kamaruzzaman
(4.) A new era: The merging of quantitative and molecular genetics - prospects for tilapia breeding programs - Hans Magnus Gjøen
(5.) Preliminary Study on Growth, Feed Conversion and Production in Normal and Improved Strains of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Mohammad T. Ridha
(6.) Selection, from an Interspecific Hybrid Population, of Two Strains of Fast Growing and Salinity Tolerant Tilapia - Westly R. ROSARIO, Cyril GEORGET, Bernard CHEVASSUS-AU-LOUIS, Pierre MORISSENS, Nerafe C. MUYALDE, Angelito E. DE LA CRUZ, Efren DE VERA and Jean-Paul POIVEY
(7.) Mapping genes and QTL in tilapias - Gideon Hulata, Avner Cnaani, Bo-Young Lee, Woo-Jai Lee, Aimee E. Howe, J. Todd Streelman and Thomas Kocher
(8.) Nationwide Dissemination of GET EXCEL Tilapia in the Philippines - Melchor M. Tayamen
(9.) Comparative Pond Performance Evaluation of GenoMar ASA and GenoMar Supreme TilapiaTM GST1 and GST3 Groups – Sergio Zimmermann and Jose Natividad

Reproductive Biology and Sex Control Chair, Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero - PCMARD
(1.) Studies on certain aspects of the reproductive biology of mouth-brooding tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) from Assam - G. Hatikakoty and S.P. Biswas
(2.) Sex reversal of Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L. by egg immersion technique: the effect of hormone concentration and immersion time - A.G. Cagauan, F.N. Baleta and J.S.Abucay
(3.) Socorro-Claveron- Velarde (SCV) artificial fish eggs incubator for intensive tilapia hatchery system – Dennis V. del Socorro, Arnaldo Romeo A. Claveron, Arnold V. Velarde

Health Management and Diseases Chair, Dr. John Clark - Schering-Plough Aquaculture - Philippines
(1.) Streptococcal Infections; Methods for Prevention and Control - Clark, J.S.
(2.) Effect of Supplementary Dietary L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) on Mercury Detoxification, Physiological Aspects and Growth Perfomance of Nile Tilapia (Orechromis niloticus L.) - Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab, Adel M.E. Shalaby, Mohammad H. Ahmad and Yassir A.E. Khattab
(3.) Effect of aflatoxin-contaminated feeds in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) - A.G. Cagauan, R.H. Tayaban, J. Somga and R.M. Bartolome
(4.) Evaluation of botanical piscicides on Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus L. and mosquito fish Gambusia affinis Baird and Girard - A.C. Cagauan, M.C. Galaites and L.P. Fajardo
(5.) Effect of methylene blue and sodium chloride on the bacterial load in the transport water with Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) fingerlings - R.B. Bolivar, M.A.D. Aragones and G.G. Garcia
(6.) Size Dependent Cannibalism in Juvenile Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) - Yonas Fessehaye, Mahmoud Rezk, Henk Bovenhuis and Hans Komen.
(7.) Epidemiological studies on some fish-borne parasites - M.A. El-Seify, A.-R.Y. Desouky, E.K. Bazh
(8.) Toxicity of Aqueous Extracts of Drumstick, Moringa oleifera, Seeds to Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, Fingerlings and Adults - E. O. Ayotunde, O. A. Fagbenro, O. T. Adebayo and A. I. Amoo
(9.) Acute toxicity of ethanolic extract of Derris elliptica roots to Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings". Akinbulumo M.O., Fagbenro, O.A. & Fasakin, E.A.

Nutrition Chair, Dr. W.K. Ng - Universiti Sains Malaysia
(1.) An overview of lipid nutrition with emphasis on alternative lipid sources in Tilapia feeds - Wing-Keong Ng and Cheong-Yew Chong
(2.) Effect of dietary protein levels on growth performance and protein utilization in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with different initial body weights. - Mohammad H. Ahmad, Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab and Yassir A.E. Khattab
(3.) Effect of protein level and stocking density on growth performance, survival rate, feed utilization and body composition of Nile Tilapia fry (Oreochromis niloticus) - Yassir A.E. Khattab, Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab and Mohammad H. Ahmad
(4.) Comparative assessment of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. sabdariffa) seed meal and kenaf (Hibiscus sabdariffa var. altissima) seed meal as replacement for soybean mean in practical diets for fingerlings of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus - O.A. Fagbenro, T.T. Akande, O.O. Faponhunda and Y. Akegbejo-Samsons
(5.) Nutrient quality of detoxified jackbean (Canavalia ensiformis L.) seeds cooked in distilled water or Trona solution and evaluation of the meals as substitute for soybean meal in practical diets for Nile Tilapia, (Oreochromis niloticus), fingerlings - O.A. Fagbenro, E.O. Adeparusi and W.A. Jimoh.
(6.) Effects of Delayed First Feeding on the Development of the Digestive Tract and Skeletal Muscles of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. - Melodina D. Fabillo, Annabelle A. Herrera, Jose S. Abucay
(7.) Impact of the Quality of First Food on Digestive Enzymes and and Development of the Anterior Intestine and Hepatopancreas of Genetically Male Nile Tilapia (GMT), Oreochromis niloticus L. - Evangeline E. Jaravata, Annabelle A. Herrea and Jose S. Abucay
(8.) Evaluation of Leucena and Gliricidia Leaf Protein Concentrate as Supplements to Bambara (Vigna subterranean (L.) Verdc) in the diet of Oreochromis niloticus. - E.O. Adeparusi and J.O. Agbede
(9.) Uptake of Natural Food and Supplemental Feed by Cultured Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), in Laguna de Bay, Philippines. - Hartmut Richter, Gonzal, A., Focken, U., and Becker, K.
(10.) Protein nutrition of farmed tilapia: Searching for unconventional sources - Abdel Fattah Mohammed El Sayed
(11.) Growth performance and metabolic rates of genetically improved and conventional strains of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), reared individually and fed ad libitum - Mamun, S.M., U. Focken, G. Frances, and K. Becker

Brackish Water Culture Systems Chair, Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed, United Arab Emirates
(1.) Stocking densities of Nile Tilapia in shrimp ponds under different feeding strategies - Yang Yi, K. Fitzsimmons, Wanwisa Saelee and Potjanee Clayden
(2.) Brackishwater Culture of Tilapias in the Philippines: An Assessment - Rafael D. Guerrero III and Luzviminda A. Guerrero
(3.) Salinity tolerance of Oreochromis niloticus and O. mossambicus F1 hybrids and their successive backcross - D.A. Mateo, R.S. O. Aguilar, M.S.F. Katalbas. W.I. Campos and R.C. Sanares.
(4.) Effects of Fertilization rates on Growth Performance of Red Tilapia at Different Salinities - Yang Yi, James S. Diana and C. Kwei Lin
(5.) Supplemental feeding for Red Tilapia Culture in Brackishwater - Yang Yi, James S. Diana and C. Kwei Lin
(6.) Development of Improved Breeds of Tilapia for Saline Water in the Philippines - M. M. Tayamen, R. A. Reyes, Ma. J. C. Danting, A. M. Mendoza, E. B. Marquez, A. C. Salguet, R. C. Gonzales, M. M. Apaga and T.A. Abella
(7.) Effect of Stocking Density of Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) on Growth and Survival on Tilapia and Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Polyculture - Alejandro Macdonald-Vera, Neil J. Duncan, Wilfrido M. Contreras-Sánchez, and Kevin Fitzsimmons (ABSTRACT received)
(8.) Culture of hybrid red tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus x O. niloticus) in marine cages: effects of stocking density and growth - Jose L. Balcazar, Anibal Aguirre, Geovanny Gomez, and Walter Paredes

Pond Management and Production Systems Chair, Dr. Yang Yi, Asian Institute of Technology
(1.) Length-Weight Relationship, Natural Food and Feeding Selectivity of Nile Tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Fertilized Earthen Ponds - Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab and Hany I. El-Marakby
(2.) Comparative Growth Performance and Feed Utilization of Four Local Strains of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Collected from Different Locations in Egypt - Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab
(3.) Stocking Densities and Fertilization Regimes for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Ponds with Supplemental Feeding - James S. Diana, Yang Yi and C. Kwei Lin
(4.) Stocking Ratios of Hybrid Catfish (Clarias macrocephalus x C. gariepinus) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in an Intensive Polyculture - Nguyen Thanh Long and Yang Yi
(5.) Effects of Fertilization and Feeding Strategy on Water Quality, Growth Perfomance, Nutrient Utilization and Economic Return in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Ponds - Dhirendra P. Thakur, Yang Yi, James S. Diana and C. Kwei Lin
(6.) Culture of Mixed-sex Nile Tilapia with Predatory Snakehead - Yang Yi, James S. Diana, Madhav K. Shrestha, and C. Kwei Lin
(7.) Polyculture of Grass Carp and Nile Tilapia with napier grass as the sole nutrient input in the subtropical climate of Nepal - Narayan P. Pandit, Madhav K. Shrestha, Yang Yi and James S. Diana
(8.) Effect of Stocking Sizes on the Yield and Survival of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) On-grown in Ponds - Remedios B. Bolivar, Eddie Boy T. Jimenez, Jun Rey Sugue and Christopher L. Brown.
(9.) Intensive Tank Culture of Tilapia with a Suspended, Bacterial-Based, Treatment Process - James E. Rakocy, Donald S. Bailey, Eric. S. Thoman and R. Charlie Shultz
(10.) Integrated cage-cum-pond culture: Stocking densities of caged climbing perch in Nile Tilapia ponds - Nguyen Thanh Phuong, Yang Yi, James S. Diana, C. Kwei Lin and Tran Van Bui
(11.) Growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) subjected to delayed stocking and feeding - J. S. Abucay, H. M. Balderama & E. A. Lopez
(12.) Optimization of Stocking Ratios of the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Periphyton-based System - M. S. Uddin, M. E. Azim, M. A. Wahab and M. S. Haq

Economics, Marketing and Processing Chair, Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons - University of Arizona
(1.) Taiwan Tilapia Production Zone Exclusive for Exporting - Fu-Sung Chiang
(2.) Development of new products and markets for the global tilapia trade - K. Fitzsimmons
(3.) Predator Control of Overpopulation in Cultured Tilapias and the Alternative and the Alternative uses for Stunted Tilapias in Nigeria - Oyedapo A. FAGBENRO
(4.) Feasibility of Shrimp and Tilapia Polyculture in the Northwest of Mexico, with Special Reference to an Economic Study of a Hypothetical Polyculture Farm - Francisco J. Martínez-Cordero, Neil J. Duncan, Kevin Fitzsimmons
(5.) Mixed sex culture of tilapia in octagonal concrete tanks - Indar Ramnarine

Regional Reviews - Chair, Dr. Dapo Fagbenro - Federal University of Technology, Nigeria
(1.) Organic Tilapia Culture in Israel - Ana Milstein and Omri Lev
(2.) Tilapia Farming in Hungary with the Use of a Geothermal Water Supply - Laszlo Szathmari and Ferenc Radics
(3.) Experimental Cage Culture of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) in Sri Lanka - M.H.S. Ariyaratne
(4.) Update on Tilapia and Vegetable Production in the UVI Aquaponic System - James E. Rakocy, Donald S. Bailey, R. Charlie Shultz and Eric S. Thoman
(5.) Tilapia Production and its Global Impacts in Central African Countries - Aboubacar TOGUYENI
(6.) An overview of tilapia aquaculture in Brazil - Fernando Kubitza
(7.) Base Line Data on Age and Growth of Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus P.) from Lake Jaisamand, India - N.C. Ujjania, L.L. Sharma and A.K. Jain
(8.) AARM's (Aquaculture and Aquatic Resource Management) contributions to Tilapia research - Bart, A.

Posters
(1.) Effects of "Crytec" liquid ice technology treatments on the shelf life of fresh fish' - Ramy Alon and Natan Gollop
(2.) The Development of the Tail Kidney and Testis of Starved Genetically Male Tilapia (GMT) Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. - Ray Joseph R. Badulis, Annabelle A. Herrera, Melodina D. Fabillo and Jose S. Abucay
(3.) The Development of Integumentary and Skeletal Systems of Starved Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. - Marjorie B. Somejo, Annabelle A. Herrera, Melodina D. Fabillo and Jose S. Abucay
(4.) Development of the Immune System of Previously Starved Oreochromis niloticus L. (Nile Tilapia) - Ana Teresa S. Tiongco, Annabelle A. Herrera, Melodina D. Fabillo, and Jose S. Abucay
(5.) Component analysis on the growth performance of tilapia stocks reared communally in tanks and cages, with reference to microsattelite variation - Maria Rowena R. Romana-Eguia, Minoru Ikeda and Nobuhiko Taniguchi
(6.) Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) as a partial feed for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) - C. King, D. McIntosh and K. Fitzsimmons
(7.) Tilapia-shrimp polyculture in Thailand - Yang Yi and K. Fitzsimmons
(8.) Effects of adding shrimp (Penaeus monodon) into intensive culture ponds of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at different densities - Pham Cu Thien, Yang Yi, and Kevin Fitzsimmons
(9.) Management of organic matter and Nutrient Regeneration in Pond Bottoms Through Polyculture - Yang Yi, James S. Diana and C. Kwei Li
(10.) Recycling Wastewater of Intensive Hybrid Clarias Catfish Culture for Semi-intensive Nile Tilapia Culture - Yang Yi, Ruechuta Sethteethunyahan, C. Kwei Lin
(11.) The Dynamics of Aquaculture Development in the Philippines: intensification and extensification in the milkfish and tilapia production sectors - Pierre Morissens, Camille Saint Macary, Benoît Grandmougin, and Jérôme Lazard
(12.) Increasing Part of Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Brasilian Aquaculture : Example of Ribeira Valley in the State of SÃO PAULO - Olivier MIKOLASEK, Newton José Rodrigues da SILVA, Lionel DABBADIE, Marie-Ines Espagnoli Geraldo MARTINS, Jérôme LAZARD

Updated: August 8, 2004
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