Summary from our SLU Aquaculture Kick-Off

Program and presentations

The program included presentations of current SLU aquaculture research, visions for and discussions about future initiatives, and information about how to apply for project grants from the platform.

Welcome and introduction

Dirk-Jan de Koning, HGEN, vice chairperson SPA. See the presentation>>

Aquaculture at SLU - current status and future prospects

Anders Kiessling, HUV. See the presentation>>

Examples of SLU research within aquaculture:

• Genetics and breeding:"Boosting aquaculture breeding programs with high throughput sequencing" (Christos Palaiokostas, HGEN)
• See greetings from Kartik Baruah, HUV>>
• Feed and Nutrition:"Functional feed for sustainable aquaculture - from design to application" (Anders Kiessling present instead of Kartik Baruah, HUV)
• Animal welfare:"Physiological assessments for improved welfare of farmed fish" (Albin Gräns, HMH)
• Food science:"Farming of carp, an omnivorous fish species - effects on food quality" (Sabine Samples, Molecular Sciences)
• Environment:"Nutrient footprints of open system aquaculture" (Martin Futter, IVM)
• Aquatic ecology:"Is it possible to farm a physiological wild-like smolt?" (Anders Alanärä, VFM)
• AgroAqua/circular systems: "Aquaculture from the perspective of on-going work in Alnarp" (Malin Hultberg, BT and Håkan Sandin, LTV faculty)
• Economy:"Biotechnology or not - Is there a willingness to pay among consumers to buy sterilized farmed fish?" (Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Economics)

Announcement of project grants; application procedure (Dirk-Jan de Koning)

Short presentations:

• Arctic charr breeding and fertility (Henrik Jeuthe, HGEN)
• Noble crayfish genetics - for farming and conservation (Lennart Edsman, Aqua)
• Integrated Culture of Garlic and Tilapia Fish - Source of food and medicine (Naznin Most Tahera, BT)
• Aquaponics as part of the Innovation competition Urban Food from Residual Heat (Bengt Persson, BT)
• Development of aqua feeds based on Swedish nutrient-cycled raw materials (Markus Langeland, HUV)
• Developing tilapia aquaculture in Tanzania (Dirk Jan de Koning, HGEN)
• Aquaculture research at SLU-Aqua (Örjan Östman, Aqua)
• Aquaculture research at the AgriFood Economics Centre (Staffan Waldo, Economics)
• Fisheries Research Station in Älvkarleby (Ann-Britt Florin, Aqua)

Concluding remarks and way forward>>

Aquafresh – the movie>>