A decade on from its 2014 stop in San Sebastián, Aquaculture Europe is back in Spain – this time on Valencia’s Mediterranean coast. The idea was to put aquaculture into the spotlight and build on some of the initiatives that we have across Europe – and Spain in particular – to give consumers more information about aquaculture.”Opening plenaries: from regenerative aquaculture to genetic selectionThe event will take place at the Valencia Congress Centre and the neighbouring Sercotel Sorolla Palace Hotel, with an outdoor Spanish pavilion linking the two sites. During the opening plenary, Carlos Duarte, one of the world's leading marine ecologists, is going to be telling us all about his thoughts on regenerative aquaculture – where aquaculture is not about just providing ecosystem services or trying to mitigate climate effects… Aquaculture requires resources, but at the same time aquaculture can also be regenerative. On day two, Elisabetta Giuffra (INRAE) will outline approaches to genetic selection in aquaculture – arguing for accelerated breeding programmes to produce more climate-resilient stocks. “The Network of Women in Aquaculture are organising a roundtable looking at tomorrow's talent,” Lane explained.