Day One - Mon 7th Feb
Q&A will be integrated into the talks
All talk times are listed at AEDT
| 11:00 – 11:05 | Housekeeping | |
| 11:05 – 11:10 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Lucie Nedved |
| 11:10 – 12:00 | Pain and Sentience in Aquatic Animals | Lynne Sneddon |
| 12:00 – 12:10 | Sponsor Talk – Deakin University | |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Assessing Welfare and Environmental Enrichment Methods Using Behavioural Observation Data from Elasmobranchs | Siobhan Houlihan, Julianna Kadar |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Break | |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Identity Matters – The Importance of Taxonomy in the Husbandry of Sea Jellies | Pablo Diaz |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Sponsor Talk – Danio Lab: All-in-one stop for zebrafish products, services and solutions | |
| 13:20 – 14:10 | Emerging Diseases of Aquarium Fish and Disease Management | Roy Yanong |
Day Two - Tue 8th Feb
Q&A will be integrated into the talks
All talk times are listed at AEDT
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Incorporating Lidocaine as Analgesic During Fin Clipping using Tecniplast Gene – S Rack System | Mollie Millington |
| 11:50 – 12:20 | Tecniplast Sponsor Talk – Aquatic Solutions: Advantages of Feeding Automation, Drum Filtration and Cagewash | Erik Sanders |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Break | |
| 12:40 – 13:10 | Solving Fish Disease Problems by Histology – Case Reviews and Sample Preparation | Richmond Loh |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Sponsor Talk – Reed Mariculture: World’s largest producer of marine microalgae concentrates | |
| 13:20 – 14:10 | Tropical Ornamental Aquaculture: Training for Careers in Production, Aquatic Animal Husbandry, and Public Aquariums | Michelle Walsh |
Day Three - Wed 9th Feb
Q&A will be integrated into the talks
All talk times are listed at AEDT
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Optimising Laboratory Zebrafish Health and Well-Being for Improving Scientific Research | Carole Lee |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Sponsor Talk – Iwaki Pumps: New standalone zebrafish system – LAbREED | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Bowmouth Guitarfish – An Evolution of Species Management from Local to International Applications within the Aquarium and Zoo Industry | Jolene Hanna, Jen Hazeres |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Break | |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Aquatic Broodstock Diets and Nutrition – An Overview | Sagiv Kolkovski |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Sponsor Talk – The Aquarium Vet: Aquarium veterinary support and education programs | |
| 13:10 – 14:00 | Protecting Your Fish From a Dangerous World – The Basic Principles of Biosecurity | Tim Miller Morgan |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | AGM | |
Day Four - Thurs 10th Feb
Q&A will be integrated into the talks
All talk times are listed at AEDT
| 11:00 – 11:50 | Cutting Through the Static: An Assessment of Spawning Methodology and Facility Design in Relation to Welfare and Breeding Performance | Carrie Barton |
| 11:50 – 12:00 | Sponsor Talk – Bionomous SA: Devices to automate sorting of zebrafish embryos | |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | A 30 Day Cleanse for Your Fish System? | Lauren Pandolfo |
| 12:10 – 12:30 | Sponsor Talk – Compath: Zebrafish Health Monitoring | |
| 12:30 – 12:50 | Break | |
| 12:50 – 13:10 | Talk Title TBA | Rob Jones |
| 13:10 – 13:20 | Sponsor Talk – Nutra-Kol: Natural health and nutrition for livestock and aquatic organisms | |
| 13:20 – 14:10 | Syngnathids in Public Aquariums – Working together to turn challenges into opportunities | Paula Carlson |
Day Five - Fri 11th Feb
Important Notice! Due to the technical hitch that occured on day 3,
the sessions will begin at 10:15 AEDST
10:15 – 11:05 Optimising Laboratory Zebrafish Health and Well-Being Carole Lee
for Improving Scientific Research
| 11:05 – 11:55 | Big Brother is Watching You: Automated Monitoring of Fish Welfare | Lynne Sneddon |
| 11:55 – 12:25 | Tecniplast Sponsor Talk: Ebb & Flow, A Zebrafish Tail of Two ‘world-class’ Research Institutes | Daniel Stalker and Peter Snitch |
| 12:25 – 12:40 | Break | |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Assessing The Impacts On Fish Of Transport Through Tube Fishways | Bill Peirson, Reilly Cox and Stefan Felder |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Sponsor Talk – Atune: Lab animal management software | |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Cryopreservation | Diana Baumann |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | Sponsor Talk: Pure Aquatics: Australian Aquaculture solutions | |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Breeding White’s Seahorses for Conservation | Mitchell Brennan |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Conference close | Lucie Nedved |