Pada 30-31 Mac 2026, 5 penyelidik dari IPP Batu Maung (Dr Kua Beng Chu, Cik Masazurah Rahim, Cik Rohaiza Asmini Yahya, Puan Liyana Ramli dan Puan Nur Ashikin Arbi)  telah menyertai The Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) 2026 di Ipoh Perak. MSPTM kali ke 62 ini membawa tema “Bridging Science and Society: Community-Based Research to Fight Against Infectious Diseases”.

Sebanyak 3 kertas teknikal hasil R&D and inovasi IPP berkaitan parasit ikan telah dibentangkan iaitu:

1. “Physical Traps: A Novel Solution for Marine Leech Control in Multi-Species Finfish Culture” oleh Dr. Kua Beng Chu.
2. “Preliminary Study of Hysterothylacium fabri Isolate from Scad Fish” oleh Cik Rohaiza Asmini Yahya.
3. “A Pre- and Post Survey Evaluation of Break and Protect 2 (BP2) as a Fish Health Management Tool” oleh Puan Liyana Ramli.