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The following projects that relate to morphological development and malformations have been financed under European research programmes
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Project title
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Acronym
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Program
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Contract number
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Calcium, the backbone of fish culture: Importance in skeletal formation, reproduction and normal physiology
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FISHCAL
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LIFE QUALITY
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QLRT-2001-1465
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ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: The molecular and Endocrine Basis of Flatfish
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ARRDE
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LIFE QUALITY
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Q5RS-2002-01192
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Nutritional influence of vitamin A on the expression of Genes involved in the morphological development of sea bass larvae
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LIFE QUALITY
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QLK5-CT-2001-52009
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Optimisation of rearing conditions in sea bass for eliminated lordosis and improved musculoskeletal growth
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ORCIS
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LIFE QUALITY
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Q5RS-2001-01233
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The Fine Fish project will go beyond the existing knowledge on several levels. Primarily it will increase the knowledge of empirical studies showing morphological expression. On the same experimental material more elaborated knowledge will be gained concerning the basic biological mechanisms for development of malformation. The techniques that are to be used by the researchers are known, the experiments will be innovative, and thus unique knowledge will be gained with low expenditure. The newly acquired knowledge will, without delay, be tested and implemented in the aquaculture industry.
The ORCIS project was coordinated by Dr. Niel Stickland of the RVC and, through ORCIS, new knowledge has been gained on the effects of rearing conditions on lordosis and improvement of musculoskeletal growth in sea bass. The ORCIS project finished in 2005 and several of the partners of ORCIS are partners in ‘Fine Fish’.
The project ARRDE was coordinated by Thrandur Bjornsson, Univeristy of Göteborg, Sweden, with participation of Dr. Deborah Power of CCMAR. ARRDE finished in September 2005. This project focused on flatfish which are not examined in ‘Fine Fish’.
The project FISHCAL was coordinated by CCMAR, and Viveiro Vilanova (Vila Nova de Milfontes) is an SME participant, amongst others. FISHCAL finished in April 2005.
The third project on this list is a personal grant to Bernard Boyer, IFREMER that ended in January 2004.
Several of the participants of Fine Fish thus have first hand knowledge of the results acquired in the above-mentioned projects, and there will be a natural synergy between these projects and ‘Fine Fish’. Since these projects either ended in 2004 or will finish in 2005 the time for co-operation between these project and Fine Fish is rather short to be conclusive.
However, ‘Fine Fish’ will build on the results and the new knowledge that has been gained in these projects. ‘Fine Fish’ will thus go beyond the existing projects in the research areas focused, i.e. in terms of abiotic factors of tank environment and nutritional quality.
Furthermore, it is likely that through the strong involvement of the IAG and, particularly, of the SMEs in ‘Fine Fish’, the knowledge gained in the other projects will be more easily available to the SMEs and the aquaculture industry as a whole.
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