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And the award goes to: Vasco Mota

This year the EAS Student Group Ibrahim Okumus Award, was won by Vasco Mota a PhD student from Wageningen University and Algarve Center for Marine Sciences.

Vasco is working on Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and their accumulation of substances such as steriods. This project aims to investigate: 1) to which level steroids accumulate in RAS water, 2) the effects of steroids accumulation in water on fish growth and welfare and 3) the role of the different RAS treatment units in steroids removal and deconjugation. This project will contribute to a better understanding of the process of steroids accumulation and bioavailability in the water and to the development of RAS.

"Aquaculture Europe conferences are always exceptional opportunities to share the latest research results, to have fruitful scientific discussion and to expand the professional network. Bearing this in mind, I decided to present part of my PhD work in a poster, due to which I was fortunate to be awarded as best student poster contribution by EAS Student Group. I would like to acknowledge Rhodes in Greece and all the people involved in this work; this award is theirs as well. Thanks!"

Lindsay Laird 2011 - Innovation in Aquaculture Award

environmental impact in aquaculture new candidate species hatcheries/early life history stock production, fish diseases new technologies genetics/genomics

So far, the award has gone to three hard-working students and AQUATT/AMC Ltd are now looking forward to the 2011 entries. This prestigious award consists of a certificate and an award of a laptop (to the value of 500 euros) of the winner's choice. All entries submitted by students for the best student poster at the EAS annual conference in Rhodes are eligible.

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Student activities at AE2011

If you want to make sure that you are not missing any of the great activities and special offers, please work through the following action plan:

1.       Become a member of the EAS. Students and people under the age of 30 automatically become member of the EAS-SG and are eligible for the special student activities and all other benefits.

2.       Register for the conference. As registered member of the EAS you will receive a significant deduction from the conference fee. Attention: Early registration deadline is June, 30!

3.       Submit your abstract, if you haven't already done so. Submission is still possible!

4.       Register for the student activities, as outlined below. Please note that you have to register with the EAS Student Group directly: info@eassg.org

5.       Apply for one of the EAS Student travel grants. Application guidelines can be found here.

6.       Book your flights and make your reservations, but be sure that you had a look at our tentative schedule before the booking.

The tentative schedule for the whole conference can be found on the official EAS website. Below, we highlighted all dedicated student activities. These activities are free of charge or at a nominal cost for all registered EAS-SG members and students. Field trips have only a limited capacity and registration is open from now on.