Prof. Dr. Ir. Hilal Anshary, M.Sc of Aquaculture Study Program, Hasanuddin University, an expert in Parasites and Fish Diseases was the guest speaker at the VII National Symposium on Marine and Fisheries. The symposium which conveyed the theme “Strengthening Innovations for Aquatic Resources Management” was held on 5th June 2020 organized by the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University.

In his presentation entitled “Prevention of Virus Diseases for the Glory of Shrimp Culture”, the speaker explained that the second agent causing disease in aquaculture is viruses. Furthermore, Mr. Hilal also said that the 2014 data showed that the attack of the local Sulawesi tiger shrimp virus infection was a multiple-virus, meaning that more than one virus attacked the broodstock of the shrimp. He further said, “prevention of the spread of the virus in tiger shrimp farming can be done including by providing quality broodstock and shrimp larvae, improving pond construction, and application of probiotics, immunostimulants, vaccines, and RNAi”, as he explained to end his presentation.