Fermes Marines du Soleil: Constant improvement of the breeding program to maximize gain in sea

30 years of selection programs Jean-Sébastien Bruant: “We initiated FMDS selection programs in 1993 for gilthead sea bream, 2003 for meagre and 2009 for European sea bass by mass selection on growth and morphology. Management of inbreeding was soon secured using DNA parentage assignment and optimal genetic contributions principle. The biosecured land-based broodstocks were improved by sib selection on growth in sea cages and resistance to three diseases: viral nervous …

Ecloserie Marine de Gravelines Ichtus: Interactions of fish nutrition and genetics on performance of European sea bass

EMGI decided to join AquaIMPACT consortium to find best solutions to some of the current challenges in European sea bass farming. Philippe Riera: “Two challenges motivated us to join AquaIMPACT consortium. The first goal in AquaIMPACT: Impact of feed raw materials and genetics on disease resistance The first question to answer was whether the evolution of feeds with more and more plant-based raw materials will allow full expression of genetic …

Les Sources de l’Avance: 20 % gain in FCR and 60 % gain in growth: the first results of our long-term investment in rainbow trout selective breeding

Joining AquaIMPACT opened new doors for cooperation for Les Sources de l’Avance, a subsidiary company of Aqualande Group. Rainbow trout breeding since 1992 Emmanuel Mazeiraud: “We initiated our rainbow trout breeding program in 1992 by strain testing and by the optimized within group mass selection procedure proposed by INRAE to improve growth. DNA parentage assignment was introduced in the breeding program since the first generation to manage inbreeding and to …

Result video now available: AquaIMPACT results: Improving resource efficiency and disease resistance of farmed fish by selective breeding

On The Horizon online webinar was organised online on the 29th of September 2021 by European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) with the support of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP). AquaIMPACT participated with own presentation: see the video and related materials below! Our topic was AquaIMPACT results: Improving resource efficiency and disease resistance of farmed fish by selective breeding, and it was presented by Antti Kause, coordinator of …

Aquaculture Europe 2021 is approaching – AquaIMPACT participates with 11 presentations

This year’s Aquaculture Europe congress is organised by European Aquaculture Sociesty on 4-7 October at Funchal, Madeira. Registration is still open, and the programme under the theme Oceans of Opportunity is diverse. AquaIMPACT participates with 11 presentations listed below. AE2021 programme at a glance SELECTIVE GENOTYPING STRATEGIES FOR GENOMIC SELECTION FOR A DISEASE RESISTANCE TRAIT B.S. Dagnachew, A. Norris, A. Sonesson SELECTIVE BREEDING: Wednesday, October 6, at 11.10. GENOMIC SELECTION …

Join to hear about sustainable aquaculture projects: EATip online webinar “On the Horizon” on 29 September 2021

The EATiP Team invites you to inaugural  ‘On The Horizon’ online webinar on the 29th of September 2021 from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST This event is the first in a series aiming to disseminate specific aquaculture project outputs from the EU Horizon Framework programmes and demonstrating support for key objectives including the Strategic Guidelines for competitive and sustainable aquaculture in the EU, the Blue Economy, the European Green Deal and Farm 2 Fork Strategies. …

Newsletter 1/2021 intro: Online communication and dissemination at Aquaculture Europe 2020

European Aquaculture Society (EAS) has annually organized a congress in which industry, scientists and policy makers meet face-to-face. In 2020, the congress was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and organized in April 2021 as an on-line meeting with pre-recorded videos. AquaIMPACT, FutureEUAqua, NewTechAqua and iFishIENCi projects are funded from the Horizon 2020 Innovation Action call Sustainable European Aquaculture 4.0: Nutrition and Breeding Innovations. These projects complement each other to develop more sustainable aquaculture in EU. …

Consumers want more information on aquaculture

Consumers are end users of aquaculture products. Ultimately also the management practices used in aquaculture will be evaluated by the consumers. All the four Aqua 4.0 projects (AquaIMPACT, FutureEUAqua, NewTechAqua and iFishIENCi) have actions to better understand the perceptions of consumers on aquaculture, and on the novel  methods the projects develop. We also propose and conduct actions to increase awareness of consumers through communication. Consumers in Finland, France and Spain …