Liao I-chiu

Liao I-chiu (Chinese: 廖一久; pinyin: Liào Yījiǔ) (b. Nov. 4, 1936) is a Taiwanese academic who specializes in commercial aquatic animal breeding and aquaculture. He is known as the "Father of Shrimp Farming".[1]

Liao I-chiu
廖一久
Born	November 4, 1936 Tokyo
Nationality	Taiwanese
Citizenship	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Tokyo
Academic work
Discipline	Biologist
Sub-discipline	Aquaculture and invertebrate breeding

Early life and education

Liao was born in Tokyo to Taiwanese parents on 4 November 1936,[2] and moved to Taiwan at the age of four. He grew up in Fengyuan, Taichung. In 1962 he went back to Japan to study at the University of Tokyo. He returned to Taiwan in 1968 after earning his Ph.D. in agriculture.[3]

Career

In the late 1960s Liao played an important role in developing methods to farm tiger shrimp.[1] In 1968 he was named a fellow of the Rockefeller Foundation.[4]

Liao is a fellow at Academia Sinica and The World Academy of Sciences and a distinguished professor at National Taiwan Ocean University.[3]

Awards and recognitions

In 2012 he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Global Aquaculture Alliance.[1]

In 2014 Liao was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Japanese Government.[3]

In 2019 he was awarded the Nikkei Asia Prize in Science and Technology for his work on shrimp breeding.[5][3]

See also

• Maritime industries of Taiwan

References

1. "Taiwan/Japan Medal for "Father of Shrimp Farming"". Shrimp News International. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
2. The Republic of China Yearbook 2010. Government Information Office. November 2010. ISBN 9789860252781.
3. "Taiwanese aquatic breeding expert wins Japan's Nikkei Asia Prize". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
4. "Dr. I. Chiu Liao" (PDF). Global Aquaculture Alliance. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
5. "The 24th Nikkei Asia Prize Winners". Nikkei Asia Prizes. Retrieved 30 May 2019.