CephsInAction Strategies
CephsInAction Strategies
Freie Universitaet – Berlin – Germany
January 29 – 30, 2016
a FA1301 WGs meeting
CephsInAction Strategies is a FA1301-WG meeting aimed to strategically review how the COST Action FA1301 meets its objectives at its half way time-point.
Aims of the meeting are to:
review the CephsInAction work-plan, and the current results
to extend networking further towards the worldwide cephalopod science community, and plan a joined meeting of cephalopod workers and other scientists working in other fields
to provide a revision of CephsInAction goals
to revise and set measurable deliverables in order to meet the FA1301 COST Action objectives, aiming an increasing impact and outcomes of CephsInAction
AGENDA
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FINAL REPORT
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Goals of CephsInAction for this period
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- Synthesize and analyze the available knowledge on cephalopod biology, physiology and welfare
- Monitoring the application of “Guidelines for the Care and Welfare of Cephalopods in Research”, the improvement of experimental practices
- Monitoring the impact of the transposition of Directive 2010/63/EU and MFSD in Member States.
- Evaluate the environmental, biological and behavioral needs of different cephalopod species to increase success of caring, maintainance, growth and rearing aimed to reduce stress and increase welfare in research and aquaculture establishments
- Increase knowledge on nutritional requirements of different cephalopods species at various developmental stages including those required to improve health and welfare in aquaculture
- Increase the knowledge of biological and physiological indicators (e.g. biomarkers) of welfare for cephalopods, also by increasing the use of alternatives to live animals in research, and the use of non-invasive approaches
- Increase of knowledge and identification of pathogens, mechanical damages, signs of stress and diseases in cephalopods. Study of the trophic relationship for cephalopods, with special attention to the transmission of parasites, thus allowing evaluation of animals well-being and ecosystem health.
- Development of protocols for assessment of health status of cephalopods, thus providing guidance for researchers, veterinarians and regulators.
- Evaluation of the impact of underwater human noise on cephalopods (in compliance with Directive 2010/63/EU and MSFD)
- Development and application of consensus Severity Assessment of procedures (compliant with Directive 2010/63/EU) utilized with cephalopods
- Analysis of biological and physiological findings relevant to stress, nociception, pain assessment and management relevant to cephalopods. Evaluation of alternative methods to be utilized in experimental procedures.
- Evaluation of physiological and stress response during anesthesia. Development of humane end-point
- Evaluation of the current effort/interest for physiology and neurophysiological studies on cephalopods
- Contribution to the development of noninvasive/automated techniques for assessing physiological status of cephalopods.
- Development of online databases as guidance and inventory of alternatives
- Further development of the CephsInAction CWI (Cephalopod Welfare Index) database-project by collection of statements (from scientific literature and best-practice), identification of animals’ needs, thus facilitate the linking of ‘statements’ to biological ‘needs’ in order to determine indicators of cephalopods welfare.
- Dissemination and Educational activities. Development of an EU accredited Training School Programme for Cephalopod Biology and Care in compliance with Directive 2010/63/EU
Tangible Outputs
The outcomes of the CephsInAction Strategies will be will be published in a report format on this website, within February 28, 2016.
In addition, the COST Action FA1301 will publish, as soon as possible, a short peer-reviewed paper aimed to disseminate the impact and forecasted outcomes of CephsInAction.
The meeting is aimed also to favour knowledge exchanges, including strategic information, planning, and policy development, including strategic plans.
