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Introduction to Genetics in Aquaculture XII
Aquaculture 472 (2017) 2–3
Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Aquaculture journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/aquaculture
Introduction to Genetics in Aquaculture XII
MARK
The Twelfth International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) was organized by ACUIGEN (Genetics for Aquaculture and Conservation of Biological Resources) research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela with the support of CETMAR (Centro Tecnológico del Mar) and INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria). It was held at the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Law, Santiago de Compostela University, Galicia (NW Spain). This has been the first meeting held in Spain since the International Association for Genetics in Aquaculture (IAGA) was founded. The Symposium hosted 236 participants, the second largest in the history of ISGA, coming from 38 countries distributed across all continents. The main representation came from Europe (105 participants), but very important ones came also from Asia and South America (46 participants each). Spain (43 participants), Chile (24), Brazil (18) and China (16) sent the major representations by countries. Universities were the main source of attendance (140 participants), but Research Centers (76) and private companies (15) were also present in the meeting. The Minister for Education of the Galician Government, D. Román Rodríguez González, and the Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Professor Juan Viaño Rey, welcomed the participants in the Opening Ceremony. The Minister highlighted the importance of aquaculture for Galicia and Spain, the fisheries and aquaculture production sector being the fourth largest in the Galician economy, and the Rector emphasized the relevance of research in the field of aquaculture in the University of Santiago de Compostela, among the main research institutions in Spain. A total of 87 oral and 131 poster presentations distributed in the seven thematic sessions were included in the program. The largest thematic session was devoted to Breeding Programs (78 presentations), and the advent of genomics in aquaculture was reflected by specific sessions on Genomes and Genetic Architecture (46), Genomic Selection and MAS (Marker Assisted Selection) (10), and Functional Genomics (41). Growth rate and resistance to pathogens and their genetic basis were transversal traits to all sessions showing they are key target traits in aquaculture, but sex control and its lability gathered an impressive number of presentations (17) constituting a specific session. A session devoted to Environmental Risk (21) showed the increasing concern on developing a sustainable aquaculture respectful with the environment and natural resources. Two round tables were organized in afternoon sessions: one related to the novel methods for high throughput SNP genotyping, involving researchers and technological companies, and in the other, an opening debate between researchers, aquaculture companies and technological transfer agencies was held on how to transfer the important advances in genetics and genomics to an industrial sector where only a small proportion of companies work on breeding programs. A document gathering the conclusions of the round table was prepared to be published in the Aquaculture Magazine (Aquaculture Europe, Vol. 40 (2) September 2015). Fourteen papers, selected after a long process of peer reviewing, make up this special issue. Representatives of the main thematic sessions are included. We would like to thank all reviewers that contributed a precious time and effort to this hard work, considering the many tasks and commitments that scientists have to address nowadays. We also greatly appreciate the support given by all Scientific Committee members and the Organizing Committee regarding Symposium organization and specifically with this Special Issue. We are very grateful to Professor Gideon Hulata for his continuous support and advice for meeting organization and as supervising section editor of this Special Issue. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to all the sponsors which gave support to the meeting; for sure without them the Symposium would not have been the same. Specifically, we wish to mention the Galician and Spanish Governments among Institutional Sponsors, and the companies Grupo Pescanova, Illumina, NRGene, and Geneaqua (Gold Sponsors), Stolt Sea Farm, Piscifactoría Piszolla, Acuinuga, Andromeda Group, Comercial Hospitalaria Grupo3, Xenetica Fontao and Xenética molecular (Silver Sponsors), CETGA (Centro Tecnológico Gallego de Acuicultura), The Center for Aquaculture Technologies, Geneaqua, NRGene, IMV Technologies HUMECO, Eurofins, Stab vida and Affymetrix (Exhibitors); and IPAC (Media Partner). The participants chose Townsville (Australia) for holding the next meeting (ISGA XIII) and thus, the next Symposium will move to another continent following the tradition. Contents (index) Suplement: Genetics in Aquaculture XII
Preface Introduction: Genetics in Aquaculture XII Genomics advances for boosting aquaculture breeding programs in Spain Impact of selective breeding on European aquaculture http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.065
0044-8486/ © 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Gideon Hulata Guest Editors Paulino Martínez Kasper Janssen
Aquaculture 472 (2017) 2–3
Editorial
The development of genetically improved red tilapia lines through the backcross breeding of two Oreochromis niloticus strains Assessment of parental contribution to fast- and slow-growing progenies in the blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) based on parentage assignment Effect of assortative mating on genetic gain and inbreeding in aquaculture selective breeding programs Correlated response of flesh color to selection for harvest weight in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) The effect of interstrain hybridization on the production performance in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas Development and characterization of novel tetranucleotide microsatellite markers in the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) suitable for highly multiplexing and for detecting hybrids between the noble crayfish and narrow-clawed crayfish (A. leptodactylus) Lack of intermuscular bones in specimens of Colossoma macropomum: an unusual phenotype to be incorporated into genetic improvement programs Genome wide association study for resistance to Caligus rogercresseyi in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) using a 50K SNP genotyping array Molecular marker (allozyme) assisted selection of latent production traits and fingerprints of novel strains of fish (Clarias gariepinus) and shellfish (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) Differential expression of amino-acid transporters along the intestine of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and the effect of water salinity and time after feeding First characterization and validation of turbot microRNAs Abstracts of the XII ISGA 2015 Symposium
Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf Zexia Gao, Ph.D Maria Saura Jose Manuel Yanez Qi Li Riho Gross
Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf Jose Manuel Yañez Oyediran Olusegun Oyebola Avner Cnaani Diego Robledo
Guest Editors Paulino Martínez University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain Carmen Bouza University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain Jesús Fernández Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agroalimentarias, Madrid, Spain
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Contents lists available at ScienceDirect
Aquaculture journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/aquaculture
Introduction to Genetics in Aquaculture XII
MARK
The Twelfth International Symposium on Genetics in Aquaculture (ISGA) was organized by ACUIGEN (Genetics for Aquaculture and Conservation of Biological Resources) research group of the University of Santiago de Compostela with the support of CETMAR (Centro Tecnológico del Mar) and INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria). It was held at the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Law, Santiago de Compostela University, Galicia (NW Spain). This has been the first meeting held in Spain since the International Association for Genetics in Aquaculture (IAGA) was founded. The Symposium hosted 236 participants, the second largest in the history of ISGA, coming from 38 countries distributed across all continents. The main representation came from Europe (105 participants), but very important ones came also from Asia and South America (46 participants each). Spain (43 participants), Chile (24), Brazil (18) and China (16) sent the major representations by countries. Universities were the main source of attendance (140 participants), but Research Centers (76) and private companies (15) were also present in the meeting. The Minister for Education of the Galician Government, D. Román Rodríguez González, and the Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Professor Juan Viaño Rey, welcomed the participants in the Opening Ceremony. The Minister highlighted the importance of aquaculture for Galicia and Spain, the fisheries and aquaculture production sector being the fourth largest in the Galician economy, and the Rector emphasized the relevance of research in the field of aquaculture in the University of Santiago de Compostela, among the main research institutions in Spain. A total of 87 oral and 131 poster presentations distributed in the seven thematic sessions were included in the program. The largest thematic session was devoted to Breeding Programs (78 presentations), and the advent of genomics in aquaculture was reflected by specific sessions on Genomes and Genetic Architecture (46), Genomic Selection and MAS (Marker Assisted Selection) (10), and Functional Genomics (41). Growth rate and resistance to pathogens and their genetic basis were transversal traits to all sessions showing they are key target traits in aquaculture, but sex control and its lability gathered an impressive number of presentations (17) constituting a specific session. A session devoted to Environmental Risk (21) showed the increasing concern on developing a sustainable aquaculture respectful with the environment and natural resources. Two round tables were organized in afternoon sessions: one related to the novel methods for high throughput SNP genotyping, involving researchers and technological companies, and in the other, an opening debate between researchers, aquaculture companies and technological transfer agencies was held on how to transfer the important advances in genetics and genomics to an industrial sector where only a small proportion of companies work on breeding programs. A document gathering the conclusions of the round table was prepared to be published in the Aquaculture Magazine (Aquaculture Europe, Vol. 40 (2) September 2015). Fourteen papers, selected after a long process of peer reviewing, make up this special issue. Representatives of the main thematic sessions are included. We would like to thank all reviewers that contributed a precious time and effort to this hard work, considering the many tasks and commitments that scientists have to address nowadays. We also greatly appreciate the support given by all Scientific Committee members and the Organizing Committee regarding Symposium organization and specifically with this Special Issue. We are very grateful to Professor Gideon Hulata for his continuous support and advice for meeting organization and as supervising section editor of this Special Issue. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to all the sponsors which gave support to the meeting; for sure without them the Symposium would not have been the same. Specifically, we wish to mention the Galician and Spanish Governments among Institutional Sponsors, and the companies Grupo Pescanova, Illumina, NRGene, and Geneaqua (Gold Sponsors), Stolt Sea Farm, Piscifactoría Piszolla, Acuinuga, Andromeda Group, Comercial Hospitalaria Grupo3, Xenetica Fontao and Xenética molecular (Silver Sponsors), CETGA (Centro Tecnológico Gallego de Acuicultura), The Center for Aquaculture Technologies, Geneaqua, NRGene, IMV Technologies HUMECO, Eurofins, Stab vida and Affymetrix (Exhibitors); and IPAC (Media Partner). The participants chose Townsville (Australia) for holding the next meeting (ISGA XIII) and thus, the next Symposium will move to another continent following the tradition. Contents (index) Suplement: Genetics in Aquaculture XII
Preface Introduction: Genetics in Aquaculture XII Genomics advances for boosting aquaculture breeding programs in Spain Impact of selective breeding on European aquaculture http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.05.065
0044-8486/ © 2017 Published by Elsevier B.V.
Gideon Hulata Guest Editors Paulino Martínez Kasper Janssen
Aquaculture 472 (2017) 2–3
Editorial
The development of genetically improved red tilapia lines through the backcross breeding of two Oreochromis niloticus strains Assessment of parental contribution to fast- and slow-growing progenies in the blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala) based on parentage assignment Effect of assortative mating on genetic gain and inbreeding in aquaculture selective breeding programs Correlated response of flesh color to selection for harvest weight in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) The effect of interstrain hybridization on the production performance in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas Development and characterization of novel tetranucleotide microsatellite markers in the noble crayfish (Astacus astacus) suitable for highly multiplexing and for detecting hybrids between the noble crayfish and narrow-clawed crayfish (A. leptodactylus) Lack of intermuscular bones in specimens of Colossoma macropomum: an unusual phenotype to be incorporated into genetic improvement programs Genome wide association study for resistance to Caligus rogercresseyi in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) using a 50K SNP genotyping array Molecular marker (allozyme) assisted selection of latent production traits and fingerprints of novel strains of fish (Clarias gariepinus) and shellfish (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) Differential expression of amino-acid transporters along the intestine of Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) and the effect of water salinity and time after feeding First characterization and validation of turbot microRNAs Abstracts of the XII ISGA 2015 Symposium
Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf Zexia Gao, Ph.D Maria Saura Jose Manuel Yanez Qi Li Riho Gross
Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf Jose Manuel Yañez Oyediran Olusegun Oyebola Avner Cnaani Diego Robledo
Guest Editors Paulino Martínez University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain Carmen Bouza University of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain Jesús Fernández Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agroalimentarias, Madrid, Spain
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