Objective The genetic impact of aquaculture activities has aroused a great deal of concern among scientist and the general public. The perceived risks are often associated with detrimental impacts on wild populations and the ecosystem through ecological interactions and interbreeding, posing a threat to biodiversity. Public health issues are also matters of concern. There is a need to strengthen the knowledge base required to assess the genetic impact of aquaculture on the environment, and to improve the dissemination of information to a wider public. Genimpact will integrate current knowledge of the impact of aquaculture on the genetics of wild stocks and identify future research needs. To this end, internationally recognised scientists and European enterprise groupings have linked up to study the genetic impact of aquaculture production on native populations, discuss the results with aquaculture, breeding, environmental and animal welfare organisations, and provide information for policy makers. The scientific information will be used to 1) develop consensus statements on the genetic impact of farming activities and its implications for aquaculture management, stock conservation and environment safety, and 2) integrate the scientific basis for the establishment of preventive measures, for important marine aquaculture species like Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod, European sea bass, gilthead sea bream, turbot, halibut, scallops, mussels, oysters and European lobster. Genimpact will cover 1) Genetic impacts of escapees and restocking and introduction of non-native strains, 2) Genetic impacts of culture practices, 3) Triploids (both fish and shellfish), tetraploid mother oyster strains, 4) Growth enhancement in fish by gene transfer, 5) Recombinant DNA vaccines, 6) Genetic impact evaluation, monitoring tools and modelling, 7) Predictive tools: modeling and assessment of risk. The results will be disseminated to scientists, industry, NGOs, policy makers and the press. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biologymolecular geneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAnatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanography Programme(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) POLICIES-1.3 - The modernisation and sustainability of fisheries policies Call for proposal FP6-2004-SSP-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CA - Coordination action Coordinator HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET (INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH) EU contribution No data Address Nordnesgatten 50 1870 BERGEN Norway See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SUPERIOR INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND PROTECTION OF THE ENVIONMENT (INSTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE) Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Vitaliano Barancati 48 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO Spain EU contribution No data Address SAN FRANCISCO 1 OVIEDO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS ACTING THROUGH FISHERIES RESEARCH SERVICES United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 375 Victoria Road 101 ABERDEEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER France EU contribution No data Address 155 rue Jean Jacques Rousseau ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data NOFIMA MARIN AS Norway EU contribution No data Address Muninbakken 9-13 6122 TROMS? See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via VIII Febraio 2 PADOVA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER II France EU contribution No data Address Place Eugene Bataillon 2 MONTPELLIER See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND Iceland EU contribution No data Address (Haskoli Islands) Sudurgata REYKJAVIK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI Greece EU contribution No data Address Administration Building, University Campus THESSALONIKI See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data