Programme
General information
The conference will start on Monday evening, 6 July, with registration and a social get-together and ends on Thursday 9 July at 18h.
Presentation time
Invited keynote lectures (KL): 30 minutes (25 min talk + 5 min Q&A)
Contributed talks (CT): 15 minutes (12 min talk + 3 min Q&A)
Poster teasers (PT): 3 minutes without Q&A (it is recommended to provide 2-3 slides that should incite people to visit your poster!)
Speakers
Please transfer your presentation file to conference PC on podium before new session starts.
Poster presentation
Please place your poster (Size: A0 - Width: 841 mm, Height: 1189 mm, portrait orientation) according to the number provided in the programme. Posters should be put up during arrival in the afternoon Day 0 and remain throughout the conference.
Prices
A price will be awarded to Master/PhD students for the best oral presentation and the best poster.
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 I. 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: The Carp and Its Herpesvirus: A Fascinating Journey into Immune System Discoveries |
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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 |
