Objective The European aquaculture industry is a dynamic production sector characterized by a large variety of cultivated species and various rearing environments. The industry, although heterogeneous in size and type, is willing to collaborate with research organisations to tackle the problems inherent to any young production system but also to invest in strategic areas. Genetic improvement represent a crucial area for any industry whose activities depend on the trade of improved "seeds" in both the plant and animal production sectors. When we consider the commitments made by the aquaculture sector in the area of genetic improvement, the industry can be divided into two halves. On one side pioneering companies have developed sophisticated selection programs and are n ow investing in the application of new technologies to their breeding systems. On the other side are the small producers which have either set up sporadic breeding activities or have not invested at all in breeding and are still using unselected broodstock . The project will be designed to redress this imbalance with the following objectives: define the research priorities of the industry already involved in aquaculture breeding, promote the dissemination of knowledge to support a major involvement of the en tire industry in breeding activities, create the conditions for a progressive integration of the European aquaculture industry into the FABRE Technology Platform. The output of this project will consist of the definition of a strategic research agenda for the aquaculture sector in relation to breeding techniques and the provision of a vision paper defining the needs of the industry within the remit of the Technology Platform on animal breeding. The project also intends to increase the awareness within the e ntire industry of the benefits of implementing breeding activities and the use of genomic tools in the production of aquaculture species and by doing this assist in addressing the imbalance described above. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesnatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Keywords Aquaculture European aquaculture industry breeding strategies genetics genomics technology platform vision paper 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 FP6-2005-SSP-5-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator ISTITUTO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO LAZZARO SPALLANZANI EU contribution No data Address Loc. la quercia Rivolta d'adda Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NOFIMA MARIN AS Norway EU contribution No data Address Muninbakken 9-13 Tromso See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data COMHLUCHT IASC FANAD TEO, T/A MARINE HARVEST IRELAND Ireland EU contribution No data Address Kindrum Letterkenny See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address 147, rue de l'université Paris See on map Total cost No data SYNDICAT DES SÉLECTIONNEURS AVICOLES ET AQUACOLES FRANÇAIS France EU contribution No data Address Station de recherches avicoles inra Nouzilly See on map Total cost No data