As a coordinator of marine-cultures group of experts, Michel AUTRAND's background and experience is a guarantee of seriousness and high professionalism.

From 1973 to 1983, he was in charge of the IFREMER Aquaculture Research Station in New Caledonia (French R &D Institute). As a member of the famous AQUACOP team, working on the development of marine shrimp propagation and farming, he is considered as one of the pioneers of the development of shrimp broodstock in captivity. New Caledonia's current annual production of P. stylirostris is 1500 tons, exclusively from a captive broodstock that has been established for more than 15 years.

Between 1982 and 1994, Michel AUTRAND was in charge of the coordination of aquaculture studies, then of technical management of the French Company FRANCE AQUACULTURE, (a subsidiary of IFREMER). During more than 15 years, F.A., has transferred technologies and skills to many successful aquaculture projects in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa.