Aqua Farm 2020 Conference

During the Aqua-Farm Conference on 19 and 20 February 2020, AQUA-FAANG project was presented by 2 partners of the project, University of Padua (UNIPD) and ​Valle Ca’ Zuliani Società Agricola (VCZSA). Read for more...
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UNIPD team at Aqua Farm

AQUA-FAANG Brochure is now available!

The introductory brochure of the AQUA-FAANG project provides brief information on the project aim, structure, partners, expected outputs and impact. 

AQUA-FAANG has started​!

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AQUA-FAANG project has started on May 1, 2019. Its Kick-off Meeting took place on May 28-29, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. There were 23 participants from the partner organisations. Introduction of the project, explanations on the project management WP presentations were presented and internal WP meetings were organised during the 2 day meeting. A specific session was dedicated to Risk management group work where risks where identified and presented. It was a good opportunity to meet with all the other partners and having to learn more about Norwegian salmon production and expected activities and tasks of the project. 

     AQUA-FAANG in a nutshell​

  • Project duration: 48 months
  • Type of action: Research and Innovation 
  • Start date: 1st of May 2019
  • Coordinator: NMBU - Sigbjørn Lien
  • Partners: 24
  • Countries: Norway, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, The Netherlands, Greece, Germany​​​​​
"Overall objective: to generate genome-wide functional annotation maps for the six commercially most important fish species within European aquaculture and exploit their contribution to variation in traits of commercial relevance, focusing on improved resistance to disease."

Contact
Project Coordinator
Sigbjørn Lien - NMBU
Project Coordinator
​sigbjorn.lien[at]nmbu.no
Project Deputy Coordinator
Daniel J. Macqueen - UEDIN
​Project Deputy Coordinator
​daniel.macqueen[at]roslin.ed.ac.uk
Project Manager
Lise Marie Fjellsbø - NMBU
Project Manager
lise.fjellsbo[at]nmbu.no