WORKSHOP ON NEW SPECIES FOR AQUACULTURE

November 20-21, 2000

Faro, Portugal

Organisation:

Centre of Marine Sciences of the University of Algarve, Aquaculture Research Group

Objectives:

The aim of the workshop is to define the state of the art and cultivation perspectives of a wide range of new species, and discuss alternative strategies for the design of research programs on new species for aquaculture.

Provisional programme:

Dave Bengtson (University of Rhode Island) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for summer flounder

Karin Pittman (University of Bergen) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for halibut

Maria Teresa Dinis (CCMar, University of Algarve) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for sole

Emilio Pascual (CSIC, Cadiz) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for tuna (to be confirmed)

Elin Kjorsvik (NTNU, Trondheim) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for cod

M. Pavlidis (Institute of Marine Biology of Crete) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for red porgy

Tito Peleteiro & Mercedes Olmedo (Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Vigo) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for blackspot seabream

Pedro Pousao Ferreira (IPIMar, Olhao) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for white bream

Giovanna Marino (ICRAM, Rome) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for dusky grouper

J. Iglesias (Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Vigo) - State of the art and cultivation perspectives for octopus

Joan Holt (University of Texas at Austin) - Cultivation of Scianidea: perspectives for aquaculture and nature conservation

Carlos Costa Monteiro (IPIMar, Olhao) - The role of new species in the restocking of artificial reefs

Adelino Canario (CCMar, University of Algarve) - Reproduction studies: approaches and methodologies

Luis Conceiçao (CCMar, University of Algarve) - Larviculture studies: approaches and methodologies

Emidio Gomes (University of Oporto) - Nutritional studies: approaches and methodologies

Round table on "Alternative strategies for the design of research programs on new species for aquaculture and evaluation of the culture potential of the different species".

For information contact:

Dr Maria Teresa Dinis, Universidade do Algarve, Centro de Ciencias do Mar, Faro, Portugal
Fax +351 289 818 353
e-mail: mtdinis@mozart.si.ualg.pt

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