A Call for Abstracts has been released for the Percid Fish session at AQUA 2018, to be held August 25-29 in Montpellier, France.

The general scope of the Targested Species - Percid Fish session is to open the discussion on the aquaculture of percid fish which, although quite varied, can presently be condensed into a few problematic areas, identified by stakeholders as curtailing expansion. The session will include four sub-themes, covering the most important fields and challenges facing the expansion of percid aquaculture. In effect the abstracts should meet, although not limited to, at least one of the following sub-themes:

1. Production technology of percids
   high quality papers related to various steps of production technology (this includes: hatchery technologies, broodstock management, larval rearing technologies, ongrowing, controlled reproduction, physiology, nutrition, husbandry practices, selective breeding, identification of traits for selection, etc.) of percid fishes, particularly relating to intensive aquaculture production are among the priorities of this session. Authors are welcome to present their novel ideas, concepts as well as to critically review the existing knowledge or their own experiences on development of feasible technologies for production of percid fishes.
2. Production systems for percid fishes
   novel production systems, concepts as well as innovation activities amongst existing state-of-the-art production systems for percid fishes may be presented. Authors are encouraged to share their experiences from the design step, through validation and necessary modernization influencing efficient aquaculture.
3. Application of biotechnological approaches to percid fishes
   specific biotechnological approaches (including cryopreservation, germ cell transplantation, chromosome set manipulation, single-sex-stocks production, genetic-based selection, etc.) are among the future challenges for a growing aquaculture sector, including emerging species such as percids. Therefore, authors are warmly welcome to submit abstracts related to the application of any of the biotechnological tools in the production process of percid fishes.
4. Challenges in socio-economy of percids
   every new fish species targeted for aquaculture production is faced with the challenges of reaching a suitable marketplace. Authors involved in the socio-economical aspects, including marketing and product development of percid fish species, are highly encouraged to submit their papers to this particular session.

Click here to submit an abstract to the percid session. The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th 2018. Presenters will have a chance to submit an updated version of their abstract later this year (early July, tbd). This is a special courtesy to all colleagues who would like to present their very latest research and findings, currently still in progress.

The session is convened by Dr. Daniel Zarski from University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland, and is supported by the EAS Thematic Group \"European Percid Fish Culture\" (EPFC). For further information visit http://www.epfc.net/