World Aquaculture September 2018

18 SEP TEMBER 2018 • WORLD AQUACULTURE • WWW.WA S.ORG Student Workshops The theme of this year’s student-centered workshop for AQUA 2018 was “Preparing for a career in aquaculture: Tips for success.” The workshop was developed as a joint effort by the WAS Student Activities Committee and the EAS Student Group. The session included three speakers and ended with a question-and-answer session where students were able to engage with panellists selected from academia, industry and research. Jean-Michel Mortillaro (CIRAD) spoke on current opportunities in sustainable aquaculture development for students and recent graduates. Tips on how to prepare for a job interviewwere given by Nicole Rhody (Mote Marine Laboratory). Tomé Silva (SPAROS) discussed the use of bringing modeling tools from research into practical application. WAS Student Spotlight Competition The plenary session of AQUA 2018 in Montpellier concluded by highlightingWAS student scholars and researchers via a spotlight competition. Abstracts were judged and scored prior to the conference byWAS members based on set criteria. Winning students were recipients of a travel award ($400 each). In addition, these individuals were invited to compete during the Plenary Session for the Student Spotlight Award. Winners were determined by the plenary audience through the WASMeeting Assistant App or paper ballot. The three spotlight presenters were awarded cash prizes ($500 for 1st place and $200 each for 2nd and 3rd places) at the student reception, held at O’Sullivans Irish Pub. The winner of the Student Spotlight Competition was Samuel Pountney (AndrewDavie, Advisor) fromUniversity of Stirling. Samuel’s talk was on “Temperature effects of captive Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus broodstock spawning season and gamete quality.” The other two presenters were Inácio Mateus Assane (Fabiana Pilarski, Advisor) from São Paulo State University and Wouter Visch (Henrik Pavia, Advisor) fromUniversity of Gothenburg. Inácio’s presentation discussed a “Combination of antimicrobials as an approach to reduce their use in aquaculture: example of using thiamphenicol with florfenicol against Aeromonas hydrophila .” Wouter’s presentation was on “Spatial growth patterns and nutrient mitigation capacity of the blue mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) and kelp ( Saccharina latissima ) on the Swedish west coast.” WAS Oral Presentation and Poster Awards Cecilia Biancacci won first place ($600) of the oral presentation competition for “The application of a lab scale photobioreactor for laboratory cultivation of Osmundea pinnatifida .” Cecilia is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student and based at The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). She is currently working under the direction of Michele Stanley and is focused on documenting the biochemical composition of this red alga as well as improving cultivation techniques for the species. The second-place oral presentation honor ($400) went to Amit Savaya-Alkala y, who is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel under the advisement of Amir Sagi. Amit’s oral presentation was showed that “Reproductive barriers between Macrobrachium species permit sustainable aquaculture and biocontrol of schistosomiasis in Africa.” His primary research interest is in sustainable aquaculture management. Going forward, he aims to find a post-doc in the combined area of aquaculture and parasitology. The first-place poster ($600) by MatthewHargrave described “Co-cultivation of bivalves and macroalgae: multi-trophic aquaculture without a fed species in Sweden.” Matthew is a student in the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg and works under the direction of Henrick Pavia and his research is focused on marine chemical ecology. Christopher Duke was awarded second place ($400) for his poster on “Temperature-mediated plasticity in growth, sprint swimming performance, and body shape in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss .” Duke is pursuing a Ph.D. in Zoology at Washington State University, under the guidance of advisor Patrick Carter. Upon graduation, he plans to continue his research in fisheries and aquaculture, with a particular emphasis on aquaponics. His interests include studying ways to maximize water and food efficiency, an important part of the work he does with The Phoenix Conservancy, a restoration conservation nonprofit. Student Activities and Awards at AQUA 2018 LEFT TO RIGHT. Samuel Pountney, Inácio Mateus Assane, Wouter Visch.