Business trip report, Spain, Pěnka et al.

The research team from the Laboratory of Intensive Aquaculture (LIA) participated in the Aquaculture Europe 2025 conference, held in Valencia, Spain, from 22 to 25 September 2025. The team actively contributed to the conference program through both oral and poster presentations, focusing on sustainability, nutrient recycling, and innovations in intensive fish farming.

The list of presentations is as follows:

• Tomáš Pěnka – Oral presentation: Polyculture of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) and Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) using an artificial common pellet – Implications on feed to fish nutrient transfers in recirculating aquaculture system (RAS)
• Oleksandr Malinovsky – Oral presentation: Origin significantly impacts reproductive capabilities of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) broodstock
• Oleksandr Malinovsky – Oral presentation: Comparative analysis of swimming performance in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) from recirculating aquaculture systems and traditional pond culture
• Oleksandr Malinovsky – Oral presentation: Effects of different light regimes on growth performance, haematology, blood biochemistry and antioxidant capacity of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
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• Václav Kučera – Oral presentation: Comparative analysis of swimming performance in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) from recirculating aquaculture systems and traditional pond culture
• Muhammad Nauman – ePoster presentation: Rewilding pikeperch: natural diets as physiological tools for pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) restocking
• Laura Ostolaza – Oral presentation: Effect of transfer processes on the condition of juvenile pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) cultured in RAS: acclimatization and stress elimination