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Commercial Shrimp Maturation, Hatchery and Farm Management, Sales and Shrimp Culture Consultancy

Dr. Matthew Briggs has over 25 years experience in aquaculture, specializing in shrimp farming at all stages of the culture cycle. He gained his undergraduate degree in Marine Biology, followed this with a Masters in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management from the prestigious Institute of Aquaculture, and finally completed his Doctorate in the Nutrition of Penaeus monodon from the Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland.

After this academic training Dr. Briggs gathered substantial commercial experience in facility design, maturation, larviculture, on-growing, feed formulation and product sales for many species of shrimp around the world including Kenya, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ecuador, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, China and Vietnam.

He has offered consultancy services to many international institutions, primarily the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy, the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia (NACA), Thailand and Stirling University, Scotland. He also conducts private consultancies for a number of large companies (including Dipasena shrimp farm, Comfeed and CP shrimp farm, Indonesia, Kona Bay Marine Resources and High Health Aquaculture, Hawaii, Epicore BioNetworks, USA, Ridleys Aquafeed, Australia, Thai Union Co., Sarasin farm and Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute (AAHRI), Thailand, BIM Halong Investment Co., AHV and ATI, Vietnam, Sharat Industires, and the Society of Aquaculture professionals (SAP), India, Aquamas shrimp farm, Madagascar, Bamburi Farm, Kenya, as well as many smaller private companies.

Dr Briggs is an experienced lecturer, has produced numerous practical manuals on shrimp hatchery and farm management practices, has written many peer-reviewed articles, presented at numerous conferences and provides seminars on all aspects of shrimp farming worldwide.

Dr. Briggs is offering consultancy services on any aspect of shrimp farming in any region of the world.