Field activity has kick-started for UWS's major international aquaculture project, led by Professor Kath Sloman, which is set transform shrimp farming in Southeast Asia.

Activity began for the Early Intervention Systems for Sustainable Aquaculture project between UWS and partners in in Viet Nam and Thailand with a month-long visit to the Mekong Delta region in southern Viet Nam. 

Two of the project’s post-doctoral researchers, Dr Katharine Clayton (UWS) and Dr Ronnie Mooney (University of Strathclyde) represented the team, which is a collaborative partnership of eight academic and industry partners across the UK, Viet Nam and Thailand, and were hosted by partner Can Tho University. 

The field visit enabled important relationship building with key in-country stakeholders and began data collection processes for analysing shrimp health, behaviour, and water quality. 

Partner Skretting Viet Nam has posted about the visit to their facilities in Ho Chi Minh City, where they discussed the ambitions of the project and ways to connect with shrimp farmers on the design of affordable, low-technology monitoring solutions. 

On 8 October, Professor Kath Sloman, who is the Principal Investigator of the Project, together with Co-Investigators from the UK, Thailand and Viet Nam, attended a kick-off workshop in London to meet and discuss opportunities for collaboration with other projects under the Sustainable and Resilient Aquaculture Systems in Southeast Asia programme. 

The team presented on the project and shared lessons, common challenge areas, and identified opportunities to ensure sustainable impact. 

Find out more on the project page here.