SALMOTRIP

Feasibility study of triploid salmon production

Coordinatore	THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING    more  Organization address city: STIRLING postcode: FK9 4LA contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sally Cognome: Dimeo Email: send email Telefono: +44 1786 466696 Fax: +44 1786 466688
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Sito del progetto	http://www.salmotrip.stir.ac.uk/
Totale costo	1˙344˙000 €
EC contributo	986˙500 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-07-01   -   2011-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING  Organization address city: STIRLING postcode: FK9 4LA contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Sally Cognome: Dimeo Email: send email Telefono: +44 1786 466696 Fax: +44 1786 466688	UK (STIRLING)	coordinator	0.00
2	AGROTECHNOLOGY AND FOOD INNOVATIONS BV  Organization address address: Bornsesteeg 59 city: WAGENINGEN postcode: 6708 PD contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Peter Cognome: Van Den Elzen Email: send email Telefono: +31 317 485411 Fax: +31 317 483011	NL (WAGENINGEN)	participant	0.00
3	AQUA GEN AS  Organization address address: HAVNEGATA 9 city: TRONDHEIM postcode: 7462 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Odd Magne Cognome: Rødseth Email: send email Telefono: +47 73 54 62 95 Fax: +47 73 54 62 91	NO (TRONDHEIM)	participant	0.00
4	CENTRE FOR AQUACULTURE COMPETENCE AS  Organization address address: HUNDSNES city: HJELMELAND postcode: 4130 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Olav Cognome: Breck Email: send email Telefono: +47 91633458 Fax: +47 55547290	NO (HJELMELAND)	participant	0.00
5	HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET  Organization address address: NORDNESGATEN 50 city: BERGEN postcode: 5817 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Anne Cognome: Skarstein Email: send email Telefono: +47 55 23 8500 Fax: +47 55 23 8531	NO (BERGEN)	participant	0.00
6	LANDCATCH NATURAL SELECTION LIMITED  Organization address address: NETHERTON city: LANGABNK postcode: PA14 6YG contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Ronald J. Cognome: Roberts Email: send email Telefono: +44 1259 272 040 Fax: +44 1259 272 023	UK (LANGABNK)	participant	0.00
7	MARINE HARVEST (SCOTLAND) LIMITED  Organization address address: GLASGOW ROAD RATHO PARK 88 city: EDINBURGH postcode: EH28 8PP contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Kenny Cognome: Mcintosh Email: send email Telefono: +44 1397 701174 Fax: +44 1313 445794	UK (EDINBURGH)	participant	0.00
8	MUIR GHEAL TEORANTA LIMITED  Organization address address: TIR AN FHIA city: LETTERMORE postcode: N/A contact info Titolo: Mr. Cognome: O Ceallachain Email: send email Telefono: +35 391551150 Fax: +35 391551950	IE (LETTERMORE)	participant	0.00
9	SARL SALMO  Organization address address: LA FILATURE city: GONNEVILLE postcode: 50330 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Gavin Cognome: Moss Email: send email Telefono: 00 33 2 33 43 03 00 Fax: 00 33 2 33 43 03 33	FR (GONNEVILLE)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'With the rapid growth of aquaculture seen in recent years, one major fundamental problem has arisen being the environmental pollution due to increased numbers of escapee fish interacting with wild populations. A greater public awareness, the need to protect natural resources and increase the food safety requires the development and implementation of new environmental regulations. There is therefore an urgent need to address this negative environmental impact of salmon farming. To date, two means are available 1) preventing fish escaping by improving cage design and containment or 2) produce sterile fish. Although considerable technological advances have been made in the design of cage systems, no system will be fully reliable as escapees through natural disasters are inevitable. Therefore, there is a clear need to revive the previously abandoned triploid concept as the only means, known to date, to address the environmental impact of escapees contributing to genetic pollution. Furthermore, the production of sterile fish would be very beneficial to salmon breeders as a way to protect their domesticated stocks which are the result of long and costly selection processes aiming to improve important traits such as disease resistance, growth performance and flesh quality. Triploidy would also alleviate early maturation problems and subsequent welfare associated infringements and decreased quality standards. However, prior to discussing the potential implementation of such a radical change within the salmon farming industry, previously based on equivocal results, a sounder understanding of triploid requirements and performances is needed at a commercial scale given the significant advancement in rearing protocols made throughout the production cycle over the last decades. It is only through the establishment of a strong trans-national collaboration supported by key players of the salmon industry that such a project can be undertaken.'