Craig L. Browdy - Novus International Inc., 5 Tomotley Ct. Charleston SC 29407 USA
Gideon Hulata - Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250 Israel.
Zhanjiang Liu - Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA.
Geoff L. Allan - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315 Australia.
Christina Sommerville - Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.
Thales Passos de Andrade - Dept. of Fish Engineering, State University of Maranhão, São Luis, Brazil.
Rui Pereira - CIIMAR/CIMAR Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Porto, Portugal & Algaplus, Production of Seaweed and Seaweed Derived Products, Ltd., Aveiro, Portugal.
Charles Yarish - Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 1 University Place, Stamford, CT, USA.
Muki Shpigel - The National Center for Mariculture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 88112, Israel.
Thierry Chopin - Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), University of New Brunswick, P. O. Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L5 Canada,
Shawn Robinson - Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
Yoram Avnimelech - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000 Israel.
Alessandro Lovatelli - Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy.
Aquaculture continues to be the fastest-growing food production sector with great potential to meet projected protein needs. The scientific and business communities are responding to the challenges and opportunities inherent in the growing aquaculture sector with research efforts generating novel technologies that mirror the diversity of the industry. In genetics and breeding, the pace of advancement and innovation has been increasing exponentially. The number of breeding programmes, diversity of species, target traits and efficiency and sophistication of techniques applied continues to expand and advance. However, the pace of scientific development has at times outdistanced our ability to analyze risks and benefits, develop appropriate culture and containment technologies, educate and communicate, and reach policy and regulatory consensus. Now, more than ever, efforts must be made for society to accurately analyze and understand risks, to capture opportunities to raise healthier aquatic organisms faster with less environmental impact, while improving economic stability and providing associated social benefits.
Craig L. Browdy - Novus International Inc., 5 Tomotley Ct. Charleston SC 29407 USA
Gideon Hulata - Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, POB 6, Bet Dagan 50250 Israel.
Zhanjiang Liu - Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA.
Geoff L. Allan - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Locked Bag 1, Nelson Bay, NSW 2315 Australia.
Christina Sommerville - Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.
Thales Passos de Andrade - Dept. of Fish Engineering, State University of Maranhão, São Luis, Brazil.
Rui Pereira - CIIMAR/CIMAR Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Porto, Portugal & Algaplus, Production of Seaweed and Seaweed Derived Products, Ltd., Aveiro, Portugal.
Charles Yarish - Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 1 University Place, Stamford, CT, USA.
Muki Shpigel - The National Center for Mariculture, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat 88112, Israel.
Thierry Chopin - Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN), University of New Brunswick, P. O. Box 5050, Saint John, New Brunswick E2L 4L5 Canada,
Shawn Robinson - Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Biological Station, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada.
Yoram Avnimelech - Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000 Israel.
Alessandro Lovatelli - Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy.
Aquaculture continues to be the fastest-growing food production sector with great potential to meet projected protein needs. The scientific and business communities are responding to the challenges and opportunities inherent in the growing aquaculture sector with research efforts generating novel technologies that mirror the diversity of the industry. In genetics and breeding, the pace of advancement and innovation has been increasing exponentially. The number of breeding programmes, diversity of species, target traits and efficiency and sophistication of techniques applied continues to expand and advance. However, the pace of scientific development has at times outdistanced our ability to analyze risks and benefits, develop appropriate culture and containment technologies, educate and communicate, and reach policy and regulatory consensus. Now, more than ever, efforts must be made for society to accurately analyze and understand risks, to capture opportunities to raise healthier aquatic organisms faster with less environmental impact, while improving economic stability and providing associated social benefits.