At the 5th Thailand International Symposium on Natural History Museums (TISNHM 2025), held at the National Science Museum of Thailand in Pathum Thani (near Bangkok) from November 27 to 29, 2025, Researcher SAITO Minoru from the Fisheries Division received the Best Oral Presentation Award. The event was organized to share knowledge and techniques related to natural history research and museum exhibitions and brought together researchers, museum professionals, and students from nine countries, mainly in Southeast Asia.

The freshwater shrimp species Macrobrachium lanchesteri is an important fishery resource regularly consumed in Thailand and throughout the inland areas of the Indochina Peninsula. Dr. Saito, in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture at Ubon Ratchathani University in Thailand, presented research on the life history and fishery management of this species (Presenters: SAITO Minoru, Chaiwut Grudpan, Jarungjit Grudpan, Achara Jutagate, HONDA Satoshi, Tuantong Jutagate). The award recognized the research’s focus on this often-overlooked common species and the presentation of practical, evidence-based fishery management strategies.