IGNITION’s third EAStalk webinar took place on 9 June, featuring presentations by Cláudia Raposo de Magalhães, from SPAROS and Riasearch, and Luiza Wasiewska, from Tyndall National Institute. The session attracted strong interest from the aquaculture community, with 143 registered participants and 81 attendees joining the live webinar, which lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.
The webinar focused on the development of non-invasive approaches to monitor fish health in aquaculture. Cláudia Raposo de Magalhães presented IGNITION’s work on skin mucus-based biomarkers and multiomics strategies, showing how minimally invasive biological samples can provide valuable information on fish responses to stress, disease challenges, and changing farming conditions. Her presentation highlighted the potential of combining molecular, physiological, and analytical data to identify reliable indicators of health and welfare in key aquaculture species.
Luiza Wasiewska then presented the biosensor development work being carried out within IGNITION, with a focus on electrochemical technologies and their potential application in sustainable diagnostic methods. The presentation showed how biomarker discovery can be connected to sensor design, supporting the long-term goal of developing practical tools for faster, continuous, and welfare-friendly health monitoring in aquaculture.
The session built on previous IGNITION-related EAStalk webinars, which introduced the project’s broader work on aquaculture health and welfare, data management, biomarker discovery, genetic responses, and electrochemical sensor development.
All three webinar recordings are available here at the IGNITION Resources page. Watch them here!
