Cristóbal Aguilera

Cristóbal Aguilera. Degree in Biological Sciences in the specialty of Zoology (University of Barcelona). I currently work as an Aquaculture Innovation Manager at IRTA. I have been a promoter and manager of the Acuiplus Cluster (www.acuiplus.org) until June 2016. I have 30 years of experience in the aquaculture world, both in the private and public sectors. I have worked with several species of fish and bivalves, mainly in projects related to the improvement of animal husbandry, genetics and improvement, health and animal health programs, recirculation technology and application and implementation of ISO standards. International advisor and collaborator with experience in various countries.

College of Biologists of Catalonia, colleague nº 21903-C

Jonathan Chacón Guzmán

• Coordinator of the Aquaculture Program of the Pacific Marine Park • Academic of the National University of Costa Rica • Member of the Ibero-American CYTED Larva Plus Network • Jonathan is a Marine Biologist by profession, Master in Marine and Coastal Sciences, currently pursuing a doctorate in Natural Sciences for Development in Costa Rica. • Currently developing the research "OPTIMIZATION OF THE CULTIVATION OF LARVAE AND JUVENILE CORVINA QUEEN (Cynoscion albus, Günther 1864) UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS" • For 20 years he has worked in research and development of technologies for the production of juvenile marine fish and in technology transfer and extension in marine farms. • Currently managing national strategic public policy projects aimed at promoting Marine Aquaculture.

Ignasi Gairín

I have a degree in veterinary medicine and since I was interested in aquaculture. I started knowing the freshwater fish sector: Trout. I had the opportunity to join marine aquaculture working in bivalve reproduction and in the fattening and fattening of different species of fish: sea bream, sea bass and llenguado. Later I spent a few years as a technical-commercial agent working in consulting, marketing and transport of sea bream, sea bass and corvina fingerlings throughout Spain. Currently I am dedicated to research on the reproduction and fattening of different species of bivalves at the IRTA center.

Karl B. Andree

His work focuses on topics related to fish and seafood health (pathology, nutrition, diagnostics). Karl holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from Aurora Illinois University (USA) and a PhD in Microbiology from the University of California, Davis (USA). In addition, he contributes to research on blooms of toxic marine microalgae. Within aquaculture, there is a lack of large areas of knowledge for the non-model species cultivated in aquaculture systems. Through the development and application of molecular techniques and microbiology, especially the development of DNA-based diagnostics for non-model organisms, we gain knowledge about the immune functions, metabolism and digestive physiology of aquaculture species and their pathogenic threats.

Enric Gisbert

Doctor in Biology from the University of Barcelona (Spain). Researcher specialized in fish biology and aquaculture (nutrition). My current position is Senior Researcher and Director of the IRTA Aquaculture Program. I have been working in aquaculture studies since 1999 when I obtained my doctorate, from there I have consolidated my experience and knowledge working in the USA (University of Davis, California) and France (Ifremer, Brest), while in 2004 I was recruited by IRTA. Since then, I have conducted research at the interface between academia and industry, especially in relation to nutritional studies in fish, in larval culture and fattening phases. At the scientific level I have published a total of 212 in magazines, seven book chapters. Coordinator of the CYTED LARVAplus Network.

Alicia Estévez

Degree in Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid. PhD in Fisheries from the University of Kagoshima (Japan), with two post-doctoral stays at the University of Stirling (NERC Unit of Fish Nutrition) and Kyoto. At IRTA since 2000, focused mainly on larval culture of new species of fish, study of nutritional requirements, especially fatty acids, larvae and juveniles, and in recent years on the search for new ingredients for feed (flour of insects, by-products of the industry, etc). Member of the European Expert Group on Organic Production (EGTOP) since 2013.

Dolors Furones

Bachelor of Science, with a degree (microbiology), from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). He did his doctoral thesis at the Fish Diseases Laboratory, now CEFAS, (Weymouth_ United Kingdom) and at the Biological Sciences Department of the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom), studying the pathogenicity mechanisms of Yersinia ruckeri (1990) His professional career has been developed combining management and research. She has been Director of the IRTA_ Sant Cales de la Ràpita Center (1999-2018) and responsible for its Aquaculture Program (1999-2015) She has been a member of the IRTA Think_tank from its creation until its closure in 2019. She is currently a member of the committee IRTA biosafety. He promoted the creation and has been a member of the Acuiplus executive committee; He has been a member of the executive board of PTEPA. He is a member of the Spanish aquaculture society (SEA), which he has had the honor of presiding As a researcher in the aquatic health group at IRTA, she works in epidemiology, biosecurity and in vivo models of fish and mollusk pathogens, mainly those related to Mediterranean aquaculture. He has participated in: 35 R + D + i projects (IP of 15), 20 contracts with companies (IP of 16), 60 publications, attendance / participation in 120 congresses, 1 patent. Recent major projects to highlight: H2020_VIVALDI (http://www.vivaldi-project.eu/) and H2020_MedAID (http://www.medaidh2020.eu/), in which it has been, IP_IRTA, work package leader and, in the case of MedAID, scientific coordinator, Links: https://publons.com/researcher/L-1652-2014/

Darko Lisac

Darko Lisac has devoted his carrier to the development of marine fish farming and its establishment as a sustainable industry. A pioneer in setting-up the 1st floating cages in the Mediterranean in 1977, he has paved the route for many of today’s successful commercial ventures.

After consolidating the operational management of marine production facilities, he focused on the design, development and implementation of off-shore cage technology.

Darko is co-founder and CEO of Refa Med, Italy, combining the manufacture of fish rearing structures with the provision of consultancy services, training and technical expertise for open-sea farming systems.

Jordi Carreras Doll

I have a degree in Biology from the University of Barcelona. Master in Marine Aquaculture from the University of Barcelona. Technician in Environmental Auditing from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Fishery resources management technician. Cytotechnologist by the International Academy of Cytology. Professional 1st class great depth diver. Yacht skipper and 1st grade shoreline fishing skipper, among other qualifications. Since 1988 I have been a consultant biologist for different aquaculture companies and administrations - my specialty is open sea farming structures - in Catalonia, Spain, the Mediterranean, the Maghreb, West Africa, Central and South America and the Middle East. Always as a self-employed worker and from my company as General Director at Litoralgestión de Producciones acuícolas S.L. I was one of the first advisers on insurance issues in the private and public Aquaculture sector. I also work as Professor of different Master's Degrees in Aquaculture at Spanish and South American Universities. I act as a Judicial Expert on Aquaculture issues. Member of the sectoral tables of fisheries and aquaculture, appointed directly by the Councilor of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Government of Catalonia, since 2001. Member of the work commissions in the research plans of the "National Advisory Board of Marine Cultures of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs of the Government of Spain". At present I am the Vice Dean of the College of Biologists of Catalonia.

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Jordi Comas

Jordi Comas graduated in Zoology in 2000 at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and right afterwards (2001) got his MSc in Aquaculture at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. With a broad experience in the aquaculture industry and after almost 20 years in different positions in some of the most important groups in the Mediterranean, Jordi started his PhD in aquaculture in 2015 in the framework of an industrial PhD program by the Catalan Government in a partnership between the Norwegian global leader and supplier to the aquaculture industry Mørenot and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). Jordi’s main interests are marine species production and physiology. Currently Jordi is working in the aquaculture industry helping to develop it in northern Africa and middle east countries. morenot.no

Ana Roque

Ana Roque focused her research in the last 10 years on the welfare of aquaculture fish. She has a BA in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Lisbon and a PhD in Aquaculture from the University of Stirling. The development of his research is directed to the development of treatment protocols and their validation and to the validation of operational indicators of well-being. Currently, part of the research is funded by humanitarian organizations and aquaculture associations. She is the author of more than 80 international peer-reviewed articles and several book chapters. Ana has worked in Spain, Mexico, Thailand and Scotland and also has extensive experience in the health of farmed bivalves and crustaceans. http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-7571-2013

Ricard Carbó

Ricard Carbó has been the Manager of IRTA Sant Carles de la Ràpita since 2018, he is an Agricultural Technical Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia 1992. He worked in a Hatchery of Dorada and Lubina in Greece (1995). He worked as technical director in a floating cage fish farm for sea bream and sea bass in Spain (1996-98). From 1999 to the present he has worked at IRTA specializing in the design and engineering of cultivation facilities and more specifically in recirculation systems where he has developed the IRTAmar patent, which are the recirculation and water treatment equipment, where the most of the trials of the IRTA Aquaculture program. He has participated in research projects and has published articles in specialized magazines on Engineering and the aquaculture sector. He has also participated as a professor in several international courses on recirculation systems such as the one organized by CIHEAM.