4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AQUACULTURE FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS (PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY - BIOCHEMISTRY - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY)

July 24-28, 2000

Liege, Belgium

Programme:

1. Impact of the farm environment on sexual differentiation, gametogenesis and fertilization

• Environment and sex determination in farmed fish: J.F. Baroiller and H. D'Cotta
• Impact of environmental factors in fish farm on spermatogenesis and spermatozoa: R. Billard, C. Dreanno and D. Kime
• Effects of heavy metals on sperm of goldfish, catfish and trout: D. Kime
• Photoperiod, melatonin and the control of maturation in farmed finfish: N. Bromage, M. Porter and C. Randall
• Alteration of reciprocal pheromonal information in brood fish in farm condition: N. Stacey (CAN)
• Egg fertilization and activation of farmed aquatic animals; Role of some environmental factors: O. Linhardt and J. Cosson
• Aquaculture and ex-situ conservation : G. Maisse

2. Hormones in growth and development

• GH-IGFs receptors: D. Boujard
• GH and growth-metabolism: J. Perez-Sanchez
• Salinity and growth: G. Bœuf
• Thyroid hormones in fish development and growth: D. Power
• IGF-I and II in fish development: J. Gutierrez

3. Role of amino acids in fish development

• Broodstock diet and live food as sources of amino acids in fish eggs and larvae: T. Lam
• Amino acid requirements of fishes: K. Shearer
• Amino acids as food attractants: S. Kolkovski
• Amino acids and yolk proteins as osmolytes during preovulatory oocyte swelling: R.N. Finn
• Amino acids as fuels in fish embryos and larvae: H.J. Fyhn

4. Ontogenic and environmental aspects of intestinal function in fish

• The ontogeny and development of the digestive tract of marine fish larvae with special emphasis on sea bass, red drum and sole: J. Zambonino
• Toxic heavy metal effects on the membrane transport of nutrients across fish intestinal epithelium: V. Farmanfarmaian
• Digestive function of fish larvae; key hormones, motility and assimilation of proteins and amino acids: I. Ronnestad

For information, contact:

Mrs. L. Dessart
ESCPB - Liege 2000 Animal Physiology
22, quai Van Beneden
B-4020 Liege
Belgium

URL: http://www.ulg.ac.be/physioan/aquacult.htm

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