This event was organized by MedAID Project, with the collaboration of its sister Project PerformFish, and as a side event during the EAS Conference Aquaculture Europe 2021 (Funchal, Madeira, 4-7 October 2021)
Below you will find the programme of the event and access to all the presentations (pdf) and recordings.
Morning session – Improving markets, economic performance and governance
| 10:30 | Welcome. Introduction of MedAID & PerformFish Projects Link to video |
Bernardo Basurco, Dolors Furones (MedAID coordinators), Marisol Izquierdo (PerformFish) and Germán Valcarcel (REA–European Commission) |
| 10:40 | MedAID Tool Box Presentation / Link to video |
Cristóbal Aguilera (IRTA) and Bernardo Basurco (CIHEAM Zaragoza) |
| 10:55 | Product development, market and consumer assessment (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID WP5) Presentation / Link to video |
Irene Peral (AZTI) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| Aquaculture seafood products innovations in MedAID project Presentation / Link to video |
Raquel Llorente (AZTI) | |
| Which is the best packaging for fish products? Designed by consumers and validated through neuroscience Presentation / Link to video |
Laura López-Mas and Alejandra Bermúdez (IRTA) | |
| 11:20 | Reinforcing the marketing of European seabass and seabream products. Consumer perception studies in six European markets (Summary of results and outputs from PerformFish WP5) Presentation / Link to video |
Ekaterina Tribilustova (EUROFISH) |
| 11:40 | Improving business performance and development of strategic marketing plans (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID WP6) Link to video |
José Fernández Polanco (U. Cantabria) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| Production optimization in aquaculture based on data and AI techniques Presentation / Link to video |
Manuel Luna (U. Cantabria) | |
| What operational factors are more important economically in the Mediterranean seabass and seabream farming? Presentation / Link to video |
José Luis Fernández Sánchez (U. Cantabria) | |
| 12:05 | Social acceptability and governance of aquaculture development in the Mediterranean (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID WP7) Presentation / Link to video |
José Pérez (IFREMER) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| The social acceptability of aquaculture addressed in the Mediterranean Presentation / Link to video |
Davide Fezzardi / Fabio Massa (FAO) | |
| Exploring social acceptability though fieldwork conducted in local case studies Presentation / Link to video |
Katia Frangoudes (U. Bretagne Occidentale) | |
| 12:30 | New European guidelines for aquaculture Link to video |
Lorella de la Cruz (DG Mare) |
| 12:40 | Discussion Link to video |
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| 13:00 | Lunch break |
Afternoon session – Improvements on production and zootechnics
| 15:30 | MedAID Dash Board Presentation / Link to video |
Cristóbal Aguilera (IRTA) |
| 15:45 | Improving zootechnical performance (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID WP2) Presentation / Link to video |
Alicia Estévez (IRTA) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| The temperature effects on larval growth, sex ratio and deformities Presentation / Link to video |
Constantinos Mylonas, Maria Papadaki and Elena Sarropoulou (HCMR) | |
| Optimal flow for seabream during land-based rearing and activity patterns in the sea cage Presentation / Link to video |
Arjan Palstra (Wageningen U&R) | |
| 16:10 | A benchmarking tool based on key performance indicators for seabass and seabream aquaculture Summary of results and outputs from PerformFish WP7 Presentation / Link to video |
Giovanna Marino (ISPRA) |
| 16:30 | Genetics and breeding (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID WP3) Presentation / Link to video |
Anna Sonesson (NOFIMA) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| Genotype by environment interaction in two commercial production sites of gilthead seabream in the Mediterranean Presentation / Link to video |
John Bastiaansen (Wageningen U&R) | |
| Development and applications of the MedFish seabass and seabream SNP array Presentation / Link to video |
Ross Houston (U. Edinburgh) | |
| 16:55 | Health management and diseases and fish welfare (Summary of results and outputs from MedAID’s WP4) Presentation / Link to video |
Edgar Brun (Norwegian Vet. Inst.) |
| Flash presentations | ||
| A systematic approach for quantifying biosecurity measures Presentation / Link to video |
Saraya Tavornpanich (Norwegian Vet. Inst.) | |
| VLP vaccination against VNN Presentation / Link to video |
Anna Toffan (IZSVe) | |
| 17:20 | Discussion Link to video |
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| 18:00 | Close |