Invertebrates’ aquaculture production

Invertebrate´s thematic

Aquaculture is a dominant and constantly increasing feed production industry. The sustainable development of the sector is essential

and requires exchange and open discussion about existing information for its advance. In a series of webinars, the partners of the

AQUAINVERT project aim to gather and disseminate information focusing on invertebrate’s aquaculture, considering their potential

for production diversification and their low associated impact on the surrounding environment.

The webinars will provide up-to-date information on production techniques for different invertebrate’s species and at different stages

of the production cycle.

The webinars will be convened by the AQUAINVERT project’s partners from the Macaronesian region. Presentations will highlight

the interest for the species targeted within the project both at a global and regional level, also allowing the report of the preliminary

results obtained. For each webinar the presentations will be followed by a questions and answer session giving the opportunity for

participants to exchange on the subject. The webinars will also provide an occasion for interested parties to report about their

preliminary results, the production interest in their regions and potential future development.

Anyone interested in the regional and global development of sustainable aquaculture practices focusing on the production of marine

invertebrates is welcome, including government representatives, regional organizations, policy-makers, aquaculture farmers and

other aquaculture value chain actors, investors, civil society organizations, students and research and training institutions.

Webinar registration

Registration for each webinar will be free but required and separate registration will be required for each session.

After the registration, you will receive an email confirmation, password and the link which will allow you to enter the webinar.

Find out more about the program schedule below. Speaker profile, registration links and schedule can be found on the

AQUAINVERT website https://aquainvert.eu

Date Session Title

30th of June

2021

Session 1: (10:00-

11:30) UTC

Invertebrates biology and brood-stock conditioning

Presenter 1 : Ricardo José: “Sea urchins from wild stock to brood stock in aquaculture”

Presenter 2: Diego Castejón Title: “Limpets: biology and management of the adult

stock”

Presenter 3: Eduardo Isidro Title: “Ecology and biology of Haliotis tuberculata sp”.

30th of

September

2021

Session2: (10:00-

12:00) UTC

Reproduction, early stages and life cycle

Presenter 1: Ricardo José, “Sea urchins life cycle and aquaculture”

Presenter 2: Gercende Courtois de Viçose, “Haliotis tuberculata sp. reproduction and

early life stages”

Presenter 3: Diego Castejón, “Early approach on the production and culture of limpets'

larvae and juveniles”

Presenter 4: Mirko De Girolamo, “Limpets settlement in Azores”

30th of

November

2021

Session 3: (11:00-

12:30) UTC

Nutrition and feeding

Presenter 1: Ricardo José, “Sea Urchin’s nutrition”

Presenter 2: Gercende courtois de Viçose, “Haliotis tuberculata sp. nutrition: from early

stages to juveniles”

Presenter 3: Diego Castejón/Mirko De Girolamo “Potential feeding requirements of the

patellid limpets”

31st of

January 2022

Session 4: (11:00-

12:30) UTC

Grow out techniques and technical specificities.

Presenter 1: María del Pino Viera Toledo, “Haliotis tubercula sp. land and sea based

grow out techniques

Presenter 2: Ricardo José, “Review of Sea urchin grow out techniques”

Presenter 3: Diego Castejón /Mirko De Girolamo, ”Patellid limpets, an opportunity for

aquaculture diversification”