MICHAEL BERNARD NEW Wroxton Lodge 25 Institute Road Marlow Bucks SL7 1BJ, UK Tel/Fax: +44 1628 485631 e-mail: Michael_New@compuserve.com

Michael New entered the field of aquaculture in 1969 after extensive experience in the animal feedstuff industry. After conducting research on freshwater prawn culture in the UK and North America, he worked from 1973-1979 and 1981-1986 as an international consultant in finfish and crustacean culture. His work included site selection, leadership of multi-disciplinary teams studying economic and technical feasibility, fish farm design, the provision of technical aquaculture advice (particularly in nutrition, feed development, and shrimp and prawn culture), and fisheries studies in relation to rural development. His clients included major public companies, private individuals, governments, and aid organisations.
Between these two periods of consultancy work he managed an UNDP/FAO project in Thailand (1979-1981) concerned with the expansion of freshwater prawn farming. From 1986-1988 Michael New was Senior Aquaculturist in the Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme (ADCP), a global and inter-regional programme funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and based at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. In 1988 the EC appointed him Programme Coordinator of the ASEAN-EEC Aquaculture Development and Coordination Programme (AADCP), a regional programme based in Bangkok. From 1991-1992 he was Senior Fishery Resources officer (Aquaculture) in FAO headquarters, based in Rome. In 1992 he returned to his post as AADCP Coordinator in Bangkok; the project successfully completed its practical activities at the end of 1994.

From 1995 onwards he has been engaged in international free-lance consultancy work, specialising in project design and evaluation, freshwater prawn farming, aquafeed development, and the development of policies for sustainable aquaculture.

Michael New has had aquaculture assignments in Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China (PRC), Colombia, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hong Kong (China), Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, the Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, UK, USA, and Zambia. He has also visited aquaculture developments in Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Sweden.

Michael New has authored more than 100 technical manuals, scientific papers, and popular articles on aquaculture, and has chaired or been a keynote/plenary speaker at numerous international conferences. He is a Past-President of the World Aquaculture Society (President 1997-1998) and is currently Vice-President (President-Elect) of the European Aquaculture Society.