Programme
Preliminary Programme including confirmed Keynote lectures
Day 0 - Monday 6th July |
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Arrival & registration |
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19:00 |
Welcome get-together |
Day 1 - Tuesday 7th July 2026 |
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8:15-8:45 |
Registration-welcome |
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8:45-9:00 |
Welcome address |
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9:00-9:30 |
Introductory lecture by P. Kestemont |
Session 1 - Physiology of reproduction |
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9:30-10:00 |
Keynote 1 by C. Mylonas: Fish reproduction control in Mediterranean aquaculture |
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10:00-10:30 |
2 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
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11:00-11:30 |
Keynote 2 by D. Zarski: Non-genetic inheritance factors as key drivers shaping progeny phenotype and intergenerational adaptability to aquaculture conditions |
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11:30-12:00 |
2 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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12:00-12:20 |
Poster teasers (3 or 5 min) |
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12:20-13:20 |
Walking lunch on site |
Session 2 - Physiology of Feeding and Nutrition |
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13:20-13:50 |
Keynote 3 by M. Izquierdo: Essential fatty acids in hatchery diets: functions, levels and interactions |
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13:50-14:35 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
Session 2 - Physiology of Feeding and Nutrition (larval stage) |
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14:35-15:05 |
Keynote 4 by Y. Lund: Prospects of using live feed substitutes in early larval fish nutrition: Current status and remaining challenges |
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15:05-15:30 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
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15:30-16:00 |
Keynote 5 by E. Gisbert: Skeletal Deformities in Fish: The Holy Grail of the Aquaculture Industry |
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16:00-16:30 |
Keynote 6 by M. Saroglia: How Diet, Genotype, and Environment Shape Fish Microbiota for a Sustainable Aquaculture. |
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16:30-16:45 |
1 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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16:45-17:00 |
Poster teasers (3 or 5 min) |
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17:00-18:30 |
Beer/wine and cheese party or visits Namur (Citadelle, wine cellar GL) |
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19:00 |
Dinner (free) |
Day 2-Wednesday 8th July 2026 |
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Session 3 - Fish immunology and health |
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9:00-9:30 |
Keynote 6 by D. Montero: Nutritional strategies to enhance fish health and welfare |
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9:30-10:15 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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10:15-10:30 |
Poster teasers (3 or 5 min) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
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11:00-11:30 |
Keynote 7 by L. Tort: Interactive immuno-neuroendocrine response to stress |
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11:30-12:15 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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12:15-13:15 |
Walking lunch on site |
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13:15-13:45 |
Keynote 8 by A. Vanderplasschen (t.b.a.) |
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Session 4 -Physiology of stress and welfare |
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13:45-14:15 |
Keynote 9 by M. Gesto: Physiology of stress and its connections to Operational Welfare Indicators (OWIs) in aquaculture |
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14:15-15:00 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
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15:30-16:00 |
Keynote 10 by S. Milla: New strategies to evaluate and encourage fish welfare in aquaculture |
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16:00-16:30 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
Session 5 - Fish Physiology and behavior |
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16:30-17:00 |
Keynote 11 by E. Thoré: Reading stress through animal behaviour |
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17:00-17:15 |
Poster teasers (3 or 5 min) |
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17:15-19:45 |
Visit aquaculture facilities (t.b.c.) or resting time |
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20:00 |
Gala dinner |
Day 3-Thurdsay 9th July 2026 |
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Session 6 - Fish genetics and epigenetics |
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9:00-9:30 |
Keynote 12 by M. Vandeputte: Which phenotypes for selective breeding in aquaculture? |
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9:30-10:00 |
Keynote 13 by F. Farnir: Genomic selection in aquaculture: current status, challenges and prospects |
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10:00-10:30 |
1 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
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11:00-11:30 |
Keynote 14 by F. Piferrer: Epigenetics in Aquaculture: recent developments and prospects |
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11:30-12:00 |
2 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
Session 7 - Fish diversification/domestication |
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12:00-12:30 |
Keynote 15 by P. Fontaine: The domestication of new species in fish farming: assessment, challenges and prospects |
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12:30-13:30 |
Walking lunch on site |
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13:30-14:00 |
Keynote 16 by N.T.Phuong: Domestication of indigenous fishes: A significant contribution to the unprecedented development of Aquaculture in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam |
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14:00-14:30 |
2 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
Session 8 - Fish physiology and sustainable aquaculture system |
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14:30-15:00 |
Keynote 17 by C. Rougeot Sustainable aquaculture system: a new way for fish welfare improvement and environment preservation |
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15:00-15:30 |
Coffee break-poster viewing |
Session 9 - Fish Physiology and conservation |
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15:30-16:00 |
Keynote 18 by V. Cornet: Integrative Research to Improve Atlantic Salmon Health and Fitness Supporting Restocking Program in the Meuse Basin |
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16:00-16:45 |
3 contributed talks (12 min + 3 min discussion) |
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16:45-17:00 |
Poster teasers (3 or 5 min) |
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17:00-18:00 |
Awards and closure ceremony |
