Visit UGent, EWI, VLIZ, RCN, NTNU, JPI Oceans at Qingdao – Oct 28-31, 2011 brine shrimp Artemia maybe the first link between China and Ghent University ?

role of Artemia in the salt production process Halobacterium bloom in the crystalizers NaCl purity %

Asian sea bass larva feeding on Artemia shrimp postlarva feeding on Artemia

LARVICULTURE of fish & shellfish DISEASE CONTROL NUTRITION EGG QUALITY broodstock nutrition ZOOTECHNICAL ASPECTS MICROBIAL CONDITIONS probionts / pathogens COMMERCIAL COMPETITIVENESS UGent Aquaculture R&D Consortium 3 faculties – 12 departments

Development of innovative microbial management systems Quantitative analysis of the bacterial community Qual/Quant analysis of the bacterial composition Biochemical analysis Biochemical analysis Host gene expression analysis Marker genes Host gene expression analysis Marker genes Fish and shellfish larvae validation Fish and shellfish larvae validation Gnotobiotic Artemiatest system Gnotobiotic Artemiatest system Quorum sensing analysis Probiotic bacteria Pathogenic bacteria Feeds Antimicrobial Peptides Immunostimulants Quorum sensing Probiotic bacteria Pathogenic bacteria Micro Algae /Feeds Antimicrobial peptides Immunostimulants Performance Artemia system Gnotobiotic model systems Gnotobiotic Heat-shock proteins 2. Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION

disease free disease resistant certified seed Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION

CAFnet/ASEM aquaculture platform partners from China and Europe - Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences - Ocean University of China - Yellow Sea Fisheries University - Ghent University - Norwegian University of Science and Technology & SINTEF - Wageningen University, the Netherlands with - Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ - Flanders Authority - Dept of Economy, Science and Innovation EWI - Research Council of Norway RCN - European Joint Programming Initiative “Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans UGent Aquaculture R&D Consortium facilitator for new partnership in Marine BioSciences with China

Plenary Lecture I : Resources, technologies and services for future aquaculture: a needs assessment for sustainable development Patrick Sorgeloos (Ghent University, Belgium)

Priorities for future aquaculture resulting in new concepts & products for a sustainable aquaculture from empiricial farming towards a knowledge-based bio-industry

1. Complete independence from natural stocks through DOMESTICATION 2. Improved / more cost-effective SEED 2. Improved / more cost-effective SEED PRODUCTION 3. Better targeted SPECIES SELECTION 4. Development of more efficient stocks through SELECTIVE BREEDING 5. More MICROBIAL MANAGEMENT for more sustainable production 6. Better understanding of IMMUNE SYSTEMS in vertebrates and invertebrates 7. More INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS for plant and animal farming 8. COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS of food and energy 9. Full independence from fisheries stocks for LIPID AND PROTEIN INGREDIENTS in aquatic feeds 10. More attention for INTEGRATION of restocking activities with FISHERIES management 11. SOCIETAL LEVERAGE: multi-stakeholder interaction multi-stakeholder interaction International cooperation on a win-win basis International cooperation on a win-win basis

Global primary production and food supply total bioproduction contribution to food supply terrestrial marine from Field et al. (1998) and Duarte et al. (2009) proteins quantity fisheries & aquaculture plants & animals 16 % of proteins 2 % in quantity

STAGNANT CAPTURE FISHERIES INCREASED AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION INCREASED MARKET DEMAND

More INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS for plant and animal farming

Integration of culture of different trophic levels MACROALGAE MOLLUSCS FISH COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy

Role of aquaculture in environmental bioremediation COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy

8. COASTAL AND OFF-SHORE FARMS for food and energy -)-) Energy generation (wind, wave, thermal)

more attention for integration of restocking activities with fisheries management through multidisciplinary cooperation: oceanography, marine biology, fisheries & aquaculture More attention for INTEGRATION of restocking activities with FISHERIES management juvenile fitness releasing strategies impact on wild stocks

ViFINET NACA Asian Fisheries & Aquaculture Society China AquaFishNet

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