larvi 2009
5th fish & shellfish larviculture symposium
ghent university, belgium
september 7 - 11, 2009
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ORGANIZERS

 

 

 

 

SECRETARIAT

Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center (details)

SCOPE

Successful larviculture of fish and shellfish remains a bottleneck in the industrial farming of several species of commercial interest, e.g. survival is still too low, larval quality not enough predictable, diseases occurring too often. In order to make the industry more cost effective and at the same time supply it with high quality fingerlings, we need to complement the empirical research of the past with more knowledge-based approaches and take more advantage of the successful research tools that have been developed in other farming sectors.

Capitalising on the previous “larvi” symposia (in ’91, ’95, ’01, ‘05), the new Aquaculture R&D Consortium of Ghent University, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and the new COST action “LARVANET” have joined in the organising committee for “larvi’09” and are inviting the academic as well as the private sector to attend the 5th Fish and Shellfish Larviculture Symposium. Bringing together European and non-European stakeholders, the latest progress in the sector will be reviewed, problems identified and avenues for future collaboration explored.

CONNECTED EVENT: FINEFISH FINAL WORKSHOP

FineFish is a EU SMEs-Collective research project funded under FP6 aiming at improving sustainability of European aquaculture by control of malformations. The project aims to generate new practical knowledge on how to reduce the incidence of malformations in the major fish species used in European aquaculture production and to apply this to the professional sector.
The final workshop will combine information developed within FineFish and other RTD projects with the different experiences and observations from professional hatcheries, providing a summary of relevant knowledge gained on the root cause of malformations incidence. Separate registration is required.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

  • Peter Bossier, Kristof Dierckens, Gilbert Van Stappen, Mathieu Wille, Dominique Adriaens, Wim Van Den Broeck, Patrick Sorgeloos (Ghent University , Belgium )
  • Peter Britz, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
  • Ronaldo Cavalli, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Luis Conceição, Centre of Marine Sciences of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
  • Hiroshi Fushimi, Fukuyama University , Japan
  • Mai Kangsen, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, PR China
  • Sachi Kaushik, INRA Fish Nutrition Research Unit, Saint Pée sur Nivelles, France
  • Patrick Kestemont , University Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium
  • Elin Kjorsvik , Olav Vadstein and Yngvar Olsen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Giorgos Koumoundouros, University of Patras , Greece
  • Karin Pittman, University of Bergen , Norway
  • Amos Tandler, National Center for Mariculture, IOLR, Eilat, Israel

PUBLICATIONS

  • All Symposium participants will receive the "larvi 2009 - CD" comprising the abstracts of the oral presentations and the mini-papers of the poster presentations which will be reviewed/ selected by the Scientific Committee.
  • Full-length papers of the oral presentations will be peer-reviewed and published as Symposium Proceedings in a special issue of "Aquaculture". Copies of this volume of "Aquaculture" will be available at a special discount price for participants of larvi 2009 if
    ordered and paid at the conference registration desk.
  • The best poster presentations will be selected by the Scientific Committee and invited for submission of full-length papers for peer review and publication in a special issue of “Aquaculture Research”.

SPONSORING

VENUE

The symposium will start on September 7, 2009 with registration in the afternoon and guided city tours. All sessions will be held at the historical 'Aula' of Ghent University (Volderstraat 7).

TRAVEL

  • Airport to Ghent
    • There are direct trains from the airport to the railway station Gent St. Pieters, 4 minutes past each hour and 8 minutes before each hour between 5.30 am and 11 pm. The trip takes 57 minutes and costs 9.20 € (more information: www.b-rail.be).
      Warning!
      		Travelers are informed that lugage theft is a recurring problem on the train between the airport and the stations in Brussels (North, Central & South) where you are bound to stop on your way to Ghent. Be extra alert!
    • Note that regular taxis are very expensive in Belgium: to go from Brussels airport to Gent will cost you well over 140 EUR
    • Airport shuttle can be booked via:
      • Stefaan Cnudde - PASS-Luchthavenvervoer
      • Mobile : +32 497/468.417
      • Fax : +32 9/384.06.03
      • e-mail : pass@telenet.be
      • rates:
        airport to Gent
        round trip
         
        • 1p  =  65 euro
        • 2p =  75 euro
        • 3p =  80 euro
        • 4p =  85 euro
        • 5p =  95 euro
        • 6p =  105 euro
        • 7p =  115 euro
        • 8p =  120 euro
        • 1p  =  105 euro
        • 2p  =  120 euro
        • 3p  =  140 euro
        • 4p  =  150 euro
        • 5p  =  165 euro
        • 6p  =  180 euro
        • 7p  =  200 euro
        • 8p  =  220 euro
  • Within Ghent
    • From Gent Sint-Pieters-Station to the venue: tram 1 (stops under the railway platform), leave at "Sint-Niklaasstraat" (8th stop from the station)

MEALS

Several restaurants and snack bars can be found in the vicinity of the symposium venue. However for those who prefer to take lunch at the venue itself the organisation offers regular and vegetarian lunches at the price of 10 Euro per lunch. These onsite lunches need to be ordered beforehand (see online registration form).

EXCURSIONS

Situated in the centre of Flanders, Ghent is very well located as a base for several tourist excursions (visit of the historic city centre of Ghent, the medieval city of Bruges, Brussels or a boat trip on the river Leie; for more information visit www.visitflanders.be). For more
information and instructions for bookings please contact the symposium secretariat.

Ghent , a famous medieval city, is located at the junction of the rivers Lys and Scheldt, about 50 km from Brussels, the capital of Belgium. More information about Ghent can be retrieved from www.visitgent.be

For further inquiries contact the conference secretariat