Causes of fry growth variability in the greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) and implications in aquaculture


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Project code118
Research areaContributing to a more sustainable and animal welfare minded food production
Research topicImproving sustainability and animal welfare in aquaculture and husbandry
SpeciesGreater amberjack (Seriola dumerilli)



The research goal is to assess the effect of early life stress on fry growth in the greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili). Hereby, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) glucocorticoid profiling in whole body of a single larva will be used to give a detailed view on the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis (re)activity. In all, the goal is to optimize aquaculture systems for larvae hereby contributing to a more sustainable aquaculture.



Keywords: aquaculture, fish, larva, stress, glucocorticoids, whole body

Funding: Greece Government

Status: on-going


Crete university (Pavlidis M)

Ghent University (Aerts J)

Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Aerts J)



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