6. AQUACULTURE IN SOUTHERN EUROPE:
BASIC AND APPLIED ASPECTS

Aquaculture is practiced in all types of existing aquatic environments, from marsh ponds and estuaries to rivers, lakes and the sea. In the Southwest of Spain, aquaculture activity is mainly located in natural earthen ponds, using the existing “salinas” after a necessary adaptation for fish production. As occurs with the marine environment, it is necessary to have a thorough knowledge of the land‐based ecosystems in which the aquaculture production process is to be developed. In addition, it is essential to know the physiological characteristics of the cultured species under these environments in order to promote a responsible and sustainable aquaculture activity.

 

This course will cover different aspects of the aquaculture activity in marsh ponds, focusing on the differential characteristics in these environments, the ecological impacts, and the physiological and welfare issues of the cultured species (nutrition, stress, immunology, osmoregulation, etc.).

PROGRAMME

 

Monday  July 3 rd

9.00 - 9.30  Welcome to the students.
(Dr. Juan Miguel Mancera, University of Cádiz).

9.30 - 11.30  Is it possible to live in marsh ponds?:
A physiological approach
(Dr. Juan M. Mancera, University of Cádiz).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Introduction to fish immunology
(Dr. Benjamín Costas, CIIMAR-Portugal).

 

Tuesday July 4 th

9.30 - 11.30  Laboratory of Aquaculture: Basic physiological techniques applied to aquaculture (I)
(Dr. Juan A. Martos‐Sitcha, CSIC).

11.30 – 12.oo Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Laboratory of Aquaculture:
Basic physiological techniques applied to aquaculture (II)
(Dr. José A. Martos‐Sitcha, CSIC).

 

Wednesday July 5 th

9.30 - 11.30  The neuro‐endocrine/immune network in fish
(Dr. Benjamín Costas, CIIMAR-Portugal).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.30 Balancing welfare and production in fish aquaculture (I)
(Dr. Gert Flik, Radboud University Nijmegen).

 

Thursday July 6 th

9.30 - 11.30  Balancing welfare and production
in fish aquaculture (II)
(Dr. Gert Flik, Radboud University Nijmegen).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Nutrition as a tool for immunostimulation
and stress control in aquaculture (I)
(Dr. Fco. Javier Moyano, University of Almería)

 

Friday July 7 th

9.30 - 11.30  Nutrition as a tool for immunostimulation
and stress control in aquaculture (II)
(Dr. Fco. Javier Moyano, University of Almería).

11.30 – 12.oo  Break.

12.00 – 14.00 Osmoregulation in salmonid fishes during acclimation to changing salinity
(Dr. J Bystriansky, DePaul University).

20.00 – 22.00 Special activity: Visit and “Despesque”
in a traditional saltmarsh of the Natural Park Bahía of Cadiz.

 

Dates: July 3 rd-7 th

Course Director:
Dr. Juan Miguel Mancera Romero

Department of Biology,
Faculty of Environmental and Marine Sciences, University of Cádiz, Spain

Speakers:
Dr. Juan M. Mancera Romero

Department of Biology, Faculty of Marine
and Environmental Sciences, University of Cádiz

 

Dr. Gert Flik

Department of Animal Physiology,
Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

 

Dr. Jason Bystriansky

Department of Biological Sciences,
DePaul University (Chicago), USA

 

Dr. Benjamin Costas

Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha
e Ambiental, Portugal

 

Dr. Francisco Javier Moyano

Department of Applied Biology, University of Almería

 

Dr. Juan A. Martos Sitcha

Nutrigenomics and fish growth endocrinology group, CSIC