LATEST NEWS
The final AQUA-FAANG conference is getting closer!
29/09/2023
We are happy to announce that the final AQUA-FAANG conference will take place between 11th-13th October 2023 in Edinburgh, UK.
This event will bring together the AQUA-FAANG consortium and stakeholders for the final time, providing a platform to showcase the results achieved over the past four and a half years.
More information can be found here.
This event will bring together the AQUA-FAANG consortium and stakeholders for the final time, providing a platform to showcase the results achieved over the past four and a half years.
More information can be found here.
The AQUA-FAANG Mystery Game19/09/2023
Welcome to the AQUA-FAANG Mystery Game, an interactive adventure designed to immerse you in the secrets and innovations of the AQUA-FAANG project.
AQUA-FAANG is dedicated to advancing the European aquaculture sector through genomics and precision breeding. Each scenario offers a unique mystery to solve, with questions that guide you through the AQUA-FAANG project's remarkable journey. Dive in, explore the clues, and unlock the secrets of AQUA-FAANG for a sustainable and prosperous aquaculture future. Are you ready to embark on this exciting adventure? Let's begin!
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The online site HATCHERY, which specialises in fish breeding and aquaculture, promotes our H2020 project.
AQUA-FAANG improves the understanding of the expression of biological traits in fish. Learn more about selective breeding by reading this piece of news! |
AQUA-FAANG Young Researchers movie
08/04/2022
AQUA-FAANG project counts on a brilliant team of scientists who are accomplishing relevant research in aquaculture.
In this video, you'll be able to meet Joanna, Ada and Annemiek, three young researchers who study the genetics of the common carp, one of the six different species within AQUA-FAANG.
Do you want to learn more about the research process they are carrying out? Have a look to our video!
In this video, you'll be able to meet Joanna, Ada and Annemiek, three young researchers who study the genetics of the common carp, one of the six different species within AQUA-FAANG.
Do you want to learn more about the research process they are carrying out? Have a look to our video!
Watch the AQUA-FAANG animated movie
17/03/2022
The AQUA-FAANG project aims to better understand how the genes of fish are being expressed to influence traits of commercial importance. Knowing how the genome functions is crucial for safer and more sustainable aquaculture activities.
Not only is it relevant what we do, but also how we communicate it. Therefore, we would like to introduce you the AQUA-FAANG animated movie that we have produced for an easy and reachable understanding.
We hope you enjoy watching it!
Not only is it relevant what we do, but also how we communicate it. Therefore, we would like to introduce you the AQUA-FAANG animated movie that we have produced for an easy and reachable understanding.
We hope you enjoy watching it!
Scientific terms for everyone
07/03/2022
In most Horizon 2020 projects, the vocabulary is often very much influenced by scientific terms, specific ways of expressing a situation, impact, or a specific scientific area in general.
For us, it is highly important that people outside the labs and libraries understand what is going on, and what a scientific term means. Scientific terms like “DNA Methylation” are not common for the wider citizens of Europe. We want to change this.
We have discovered a series of scientific terms used in our scientific publications, general content, online debates, and discussions. These are words that the European Union also uses when publishing news, legislation, and policy updates from time to time.
Over the next 10 weeks, we will explain a series of scientific terms. Explanations will come from a mix of scientists connected to the project with creative animations explaining what the term means and why it is used in relation to EuroFAANG.
For us, it is highly important that people outside the labs and libraries understand what is going on, and what a scientific term means. Scientific terms like “DNA Methylation” are not common for the wider citizens of Europe. We want to change this.
We have discovered a series of scientific terms used in our scientific publications, general content, online debates, and discussions. These are words that the European Union also uses when publishing news, legislation, and policy updates from time to time.
Over the next 10 weeks, we will explain a series of scientific terms. Explanations will come from a mix of scientists connected to the project with creative animations explaining what the term means and why it is used in relation to EuroFAANG.
We hope you will enjoy the videos, share them with your network and learn with us!
Save the date: webinar series focused on Aquaculture Genomics!
28/02/2023
Together with Aqua IMPACT project, we are organising a webinar series focused on Aquaculture Genomics this Spring.
Click on the visuals below and register for each online event!
Click on the visuals below and register for each online event!
The AQUA FAANG project participated in the latest edition of AquaFarm
27/02/2023
During the 15th and 16th of February, the Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science of the University of Padova drew attention to the AQUA FAANG project during the congress Aquafarm2023 held in Italy.
This year, the main theme of the congress was “sustainable aquaculture production”, which is one of the fundamental and global goal of AQUA FAANG. The close collaboration between researchers, aquaculture farms and stakeholders was highlighted, as it is peculiar to achieve the sustainable development goal of the project.
Working together for a sustainable aquaculture!
This year, the main theme of the congress was “sustainable aquaculture production”, which is one of the fundamental and global goal of AQUA FAANG. The close collaboration between researchers, aquaculture farms and stakeholders was highlighted, as it is peculiar to achieve the sustainable development goal of the project.
Working together for a sustainable aquaculture!
How is Aqua-FAANG project contributing to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals?
07/02/2023
During the upcoming months, we will introduce you a series of infographics where you can learn more about how our project contributes to a more sustainable aquaculture in Europe.
Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook and stay tuned for this campaign!
Follow us on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook and stay tuned for this campaign!
Now available! AQUA-FAANG animation video in Greek
08/11/2022
Using genetics to support sustainable aquaculture: results from 20 years of breeding rainbow trout
03/11/2022
The world’s oceans can no longer sustain the ever-rising demand for fish. Aquaculture offers an alternative approach – if production is sustainable and high quality. INRAE, the Aqualande group and its selective breeding company Les Sources de l’Avance, and the French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical Center (SYSAAF) reviewed data from 20 years of a rainbow trout breeding programme conducted by the company. They compared the growth and nutrition needs of trout from this programme with those of an unselected trout population. Their findings, published in Aquaculture Reports, show that selected trout need 17% to 20% less feed to achieve the same growth as the unselected ones. As a result, the environmental impacts of fish farming can be reduced. A locally produced feed, made without fish oil, fishmeal or soy, was also tested on both groups of fish. The fish fed this “future” feed, which has similar nutritional characteristics, achieved similar growth performance. These unique results show that selective breeding and innovative feed sources can be effectively combined to make aquaculture more sustainable.
Read the full article and learn more about sustainable aquaculture!
Read the full article and learn more about sustainable aquaculture!
EuroFAANG AQUA-FAANG workshop: methods to use and reuse the AQUA-FAANG data and Ensembl resources to advance science
27/10/2022
This one and a half day workshop will provide detailed training on methods to use and reuse the wealth of data generated by the EuroFAANG AQUA-FAANG project.
AQUA-FAANG aims to improve understanding the genome function and usage of genotype-to-phenotype prediction in the six most important European farmed fish species (EUROPEAN SEABASS | GILTHEAD SEABREAM | RAINBOW TROUT | ATLANTIC SALMON | COMMON CARP | TURBOT).
The seminar will primarily focus on the comprehensive and integrated annotation of these six species by the Ensembl genome browser. The course will also include a deeper dive from the Ensembl analysis teams into gene annotation and regulation, and demonstrations of the specific analyses and research conducted by AQUA-FAANG scientists.
AQUA-FAANG aims to improve understanding the genome function and usage of genotype-to-phenotype prediction in the six most important European farmed fish species (EUROPEAN SEABASS | GILTHEAD SEABREAM | RAINBOW TROUT | ATLANTIC SALMON | COMMON CARP | TURBOT).
The seminar will primarily focus on the comprehensive and integrated annotation of these six species by the Ensembl genome browser. The course will also include a deeper dive from the Ensembl analysis teams into gene annotation and regulation, and demonstrations of the specific analyses and research conducted by AQUA-FAANG scientists.
AQUA-FAANG animation movie in more languages
24/08/2022
The AQUA-FAANG project involves the aquaculture sector in Europe and its six more important farmed fish species. In order to expand and enhance our message, we are happy to introduce you our animation movie in different languages so more people can learn and understand what we do. The movie is now available in Spanish and French.
¡Aprende más sobre AQUA-FAANG!
En savoir plus sur AQUA-FANG !
¡Aprende más sobre AQUA-FAANG!
En savoir plus sur AQUA-FANG !
3rd issue of AQUA-FAANG Newsletter is out!
06/07/2022
AQUA-FAANG project is going on with lots of new results, activities and contents, so it's high time we released the 3rd issue of our Newsletter!
On this freshly baked issue you'll be able to find some of the most relevant scientific publications, the report of our Anual General Meeting in Santiago de Compostela (Spain), featured scientists, partners, video content, and more!
HATCHERY Feed & Management promotes the AQUA-FAANG project
30/06/2022
The online site HATCHERY, which specialises in fish breeding and aquaculture, promotes our H2020 project.
AQUA-FAANG improves the understanding of the expression of biological traits in fish.
Learn more about selective breeding by reading this piece of news!
AQUA-FAANG improves the understanding of the expression of biological traits in fish.
Learn more about selective breeding by reading this piece of news!
AQUA-FAANG Young Researchers movie
08/04/2022
AQUA-FAANG project counts on a brilliant team of scientists who are accomplishing relevant research in aquaculture.
In this video, you'll be able to meet Joanna, Ada and Annemiek, three young researcherswho study the genetics of the common carp, one of the six different species within AQUA-FAANG.
Do you want to learn more about the research process they are carrying out? Have a look to our video!
In this video, you'll be able to meet Joanna, Ada and Annemiek, three young researcherswho study the genetics of the common carp, one of the six different species within AQUA-FAANG.
Do you want to learn more about the research process they are carrying out? Have a look to our video!
17/03/2022
Watch the AQUA-FAANG animated movie
The AQUA-FAANG project aims to better understand how the genes of fish are being expressed to influence traits of commercial importance. Knowing how the genome functions is crucial for safer and more sustainable aquaculture activities.
Not only is it relevant what we do, but also how we communicate it. Therefore, we would like to introduce you the AQUA-FAANG animated movie that we have produced for an easy and reachable understanding.
We hope you enjoy watching it!
Not only is it relevant what we do, but also how we communicate it. Therefore, we would like to introduce you the AQUA-FAANG animated movie that we have produced for an easy and reachable understanding.
We hope you enjoy watching it!
Scientific terms for everyone
07/03/2022
In most Horizon 2020 projects, the vocabulary is often very much influenced by scientific terms, specific ways of expressing a situation, impact, or a specific scientific area in general.
For us, it is highly important that people outside the labs and libraries understand what is going on, and what a scientific term means. Scientific terms like “DNA Methylation” are not common for the wider citizens of Europe. We want to change this.
We have discovered a series of scientific terms used in our scientific publications, general content, online debates, and discussions. These are words that the European Union also uses when publishing news, legislation, and policy updates from time to time.
Over the next 10 weeks, we will explain a series of scientific terms. Explanations will come from a mix of scientists connected to the project with creative animations explaining what the term means and why it is used in relation to EuroFAANG.
We hope you will enjoy the videos, share them with your network and learn with us!
For us, it is highly important that people outside the labs and libraries understand what is going on, and what a scientific term means. Scientific terms like “DNA Methylation” are not common for the wider citizens of Europe. We want to change this.
We have discovered a series of scientific terms used in our scientific publications, general content, online debates, and discussions. These are words that the European Union also uses when publishing news, legislation, and policy updates from time to time.
Over the next 10 weeks, we will explain a series of scientific terms. Explanations will come from a mix of scientists connected to the project with creative animations explaining what the term means and why it is used in relation to EuroFAANG.
We hope you will enjoy the videos, share them with your network and learn with us!
EuroFAANG presentation at EAAP
04/11/2021
"Harnessing functional annotation to improve disease resistance in farmed fish"
Presentation by Ross Houston & Dan Macqueen from this year's EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science in 2021.
Presentation by Ross Houston & Dan Macqueen from this year's EAAP - European Federation of Animal Science in 2021.
Second Edition AQUA-FAANG Newsletter
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We are pleased to inform that the second AQUA-FAANG newsletter has been published! The articles that are featured in this issue include: Editorial with Daniel Macqueen and Sigbjørn Lien; AGM 2021, Video interviews with young researchers; Translated factsheets; EuroFAANG, different In the Spotlight articles with partners; an overview of recently published articles; events and much more.
Click here to read the second edition of the AQUA-FAANG newsletter |
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Interview with Shahmir Naseer
26/02/2021
Meet Shahmir Naseer, Phd Student at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Shahmir is working for the AQUA-FAANG project studying the genomic basis of innate immune systems and how this can make a difference in the future Europe.
Click here to see more videos
Meet Shahmir Naseer, Phd Student at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Shahmir is working for the AQUA-FAANG project studying the genomic basis of innate immune systems and how this can make a difference in the future Europe.
Click here to see more videos
First Edition AQUA-FAANG Newsletter
05/08/2020
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We are pleased to inform you that the first AQUA-FAANG newsletter has been published! The articles that are featured in this issue include: the impacts of COVID-19; EuroFAANG - Joint Dissemination Strategy; FAANG Shared Workshop; AQUA-FAANG Annual General Assembly; Job positions and a section highlighting WP1, industry partner Xelect Ltd and the lead project coordinators and managers of AQUA-FAANG (Sigbjørn Lien; Dan Macqueen; Lise Marie Fjellsbø.
Click here to read the first edition of the AQUA-FAANG newsletter |
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ACUIGEN team at work
04/08/2020
Turbot body maps and immunology maps sampling for the AQUA-FAANG project has been carried out by the ACUIGEN Team under The University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), one of the partners of the AQUA-FAANG project.
Post-doc position at Roslin Institute
14/07/2020
A post-doctoral position in comparative functional genomics of fishes is now available at Roslin Technologies. The position is funded by the AQUA-FAANG project.
Job Purpose:
• Generate and analyse ChIP-Seq and ATAC-Seq data in two salmonid fish species.
• Identify evolutionarily conserved and divergent functional elements in six teleost fish genomes using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq datasets
Main responsibilities include generating ChIP-Seq and ATAC-Seq libraries using existing samples, bioinformatic analysis using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq datasets and identifying conserved and divergent functional elements in six teleost fish genomes using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq data. The deadline for application is 12 August 2020. For more information please visit here.
Job Purpose:
• Generate and analyse ChIP-Seq and ATAC-Seq data in two salmonid fish species.
• Identify evolutionarily conserved and divergent functional elements in six teleost fish genomes using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq datasets
Main responsibilities include generating ChIP-Seq and ATAC-Seq libraries using existing samples, bioinformatic analysis using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq datasets and identifying conserved and divergent functional elements in six teleost fish genomes using ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and RNA-Seq data. The deadline for application is 12 August 2020. For more information please visit here.
"My Job in Research" Challenge by REA
07/07/2020
European Commission's Research Executive Agency (REA) organized an online "My Job in Research" short video challenge to promote the work of researchers. Annemiek Blasweiler from Wageningen University & Research joined the challenge with her video as a part of the AQUA-FAANG project and her video was selected one of the best to be shared online by REA. In this short video, Annemiek explains her research work within the AQUA-FAANG project. Congratulations Annemiek!
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Annemiek Blasweiler from WUR explains her work in research in the AQUA-FAANG project
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AQUA-FAANG at EFFAB AGM
04/06/2020
The AQUA-FAANG project's aim, strategy and progress were presented to 35 breeding sector members of EFFAB and FABRE-TP during the EFFAB General Annual Virtual Meeting on 28 May 2020.
AQUA-FAANG 1st Annual Meeting
10/05/2020
AQUA-FAANG project's first annual meeting took place on 7 May online due to Covid-19. During the meeting the progress of the work packages were shared by the partners. The impacts of COVID-19 on the project and suggestions on how to solve the raised issues were also discussed.
Aqua-Farm Conference 2020
03/03/2020
AQUA-FAANG project was presented by University of Padua (UNIPD) and Valle Ca’ Zuliani Società Agricola (VCZSA), at the Aqua-Farm Conference on 19 and 20 February 2020 in Italy.
Aqua Farm is an international event dedicated to and reserved for operators of the Euro-Mediterranean sustainable aquaculture industry, one of the food production activities with the highest growth rate worldwide. Aqua Farm 2020 was dedicated to the technologies, products and best practices of sustainable production of fish.
AQUA-FAANG poster was exposed at the stands of UNIPD and VCZSA during the event. Next year, the event will take place on 17-18 February 2021. Check the event's website for more information.
Aqua Farm is an international event dedicated to and reserved for operators of the Euro-Mediterranean sustainable aquaculture industry, one of the food production activities with the highest growth rate worldwide. Aqua Farm 2020 was dedicated to the technologies, products and best practices of sustainable production of fish.
AQUA-FAANG poster was exposed at the stands of UNIPD and VCZSA during the event. Next year, the event will take place on 17-18 February 2021. Check the event's website for more information.
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Fish Immunology and Vaccination Workshop
28/01/2020
The fish immunology / vaccination workshop have been organised annually since 1998. This year the subject is fish immunology and vaccination. The workshop will take place in Wageningen between 26-30 April 2020. For more information, registration details and the preliminary programme, please click on the flyer below.
AQUA-FAANG Brochure is now available!
07/01/2020
The introductory brochure of the AQUA-FAANG project provides brief information on the project aim, structure, partners, expected outputs and impact.
We are in the news!
04/08/2019
AQUA-FAANG project is mentioned in the Spanish newsletter "El Progreso".
AQUA-FAANG has started!
23/07/2019
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AQUA-FAANG project has started on May 1, 2019. Its Kick-off Meeting took place on 28-29 May 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.
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