Acronym TOPCOD
Category
Aquaculture
Title Long live the first model. Preferred breeding processes in larval and juvenile farming of cod Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Rannveig Björnsdóttir Coordinator email rannveig.bjornsdottir@matis.is
Coordinator institution
MATIS - Matis Ltd (Iceland)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2009 End year 2011 Funding (€) € NA Website https://matis.is/wp-content/uploads/skyrslur/06-11-Matis-Lokaskyrsla-1888.pdf Summary High throughput, reduced generation time, rapid development, high energy diets, intensive feeding schemes, high densities, heated water and photoperiod control, with constant light to enhance growth and accelerate development, are becoming key requirements for successful season-independent intensive Atlantic cod juvenile and on growing production. An effective exploitation of intensive land-based production facilities calls for detailed knowledge on the impact of key rearing factors on fundamental production characteristics such as growth performance, food conversion efficiency, maturation and fish welfare. Recent research has demonstrated that production optimization during the larval and juvenile phase will to some extent be reflected in the performance of the fish during the on growing phase. This opens for the possibility of "tailor made" cod production where improvement during the larval and juvenile phase will be carried all the way through the on growing stage. In particular, the economic constraints of the on-growers will require the use of offspring with desirable traits in terms of high growth and survival potential and absence of maturation prior to market-demanded harvest size. The proposed project will therefore focus on these key processes during the early production cycle that have long term consequences for later yield and sustainability.
Keywords
Larval quality;
Animal welfare;
Larval rearing;
Land-based aquaculture;
Cod;
Fish;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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