9:00   Welcome & Introduction

The physiology of the cephalopod digestive tract: An introduction to a neglected topic – P. Andrews (UK)

9:30  Capture, ingestion and diet of cephalopods in the wild

Prey detection and capture by cephalopods – R. Villanueva (Spain)

How do cephalopods learn what to avoid eating? Studies in cuttlefish – A-S. Darmailacq (France)

Distribution and diet of benthopelagic squids off the Portuguese coast: methodologies and preliminary results – S. Lourenço (Portugal)

The planktonic stage of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae in the wild: dispersal, diet and microbiome – A. Roura (Australia)

Intestinal flora of wild Octopus vulgaris paralarvae and their zooplankton prey: a metagenomic search of “probiotics” for use in aquaculture – A. Roura (Australia)

Coffe break (10:55 – 11:15)

11:15  Development and nutritional requirements of the first stages of cephalopods

Beak development in cephalopods paralarvae – R.M. Franco-Santos (Germany)

A 3D description of the development of the gut in Octopus vulgaris paralarvae – R. Fernandez Gago (Spain)

Yolk consumption during embryonic development and endogenous feeding phase of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae – F. Rocha (Spain)

Octopus tetricus paralarvae rearing in Western Australia – S. Kolkovski (Australia)

A meta-analyses approach to the effects of live prey on the growth of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae under culture conditions – D. Garrido (Spain)

Effects of marine phospholipid in stress and nutritional biomarkers of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae under standard culture conditions in three research centres – D. Garrido (Spain)

Relationship between the standard growth rate and synthesis of arms in common octopus paralarvae (Octopus vulgaris, Cuvier 1797) fed by different preys, spider crab zoeas vs. Artemia – M. Nande (Spain)

Lunch (13:10 – 14:10)

14:10  Digestion and metabolism in cephalopods (part I)

Studies on digestive physiology of Octopus maya: the road to design the food – C. Rosas (Mexico)

Advances in the structure of the Cephalopod digestive gland: On the microanatomy of a polyvalent organ – P.M. Costa (Portugal)

Current framework for Octopus vulgaris artificial diet development – T. Rodríguez-González (Spain)

Digestive physiology of cuttlefish: effect of the quality of food – A. Sykes (Portugal)

Partial characterization of the digestive enzimatic activity in Octopus vulgaris paralarvae and adults – P. Domingues (Spain)

Novel approaches and results on fatty acid metabolism of Octopus vulgaris and Sepia officinalis – O. Monroig (Spain)

Study of the expression of different genes involved in the biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) during the early development of the common octopus paralarvae (Octopus vulgaris) – J. Moura (Portugal)

Coffe break (16:20 – 16:40)

16:40   Digestion and metabolism in cephalopods (part II)

Paralarvae metabolic profile of common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) in the early stages of life – E. Almansa (Spain)

Dietary effect on the proteome of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae – I. Varó (Spain)

17:20    The gut and cephalopod welfare

Toxins in cephalopods and digestive tract detoxification mechanisms: An overview – P.R. Costa (Portugal)

Accumulation, responses and genotoxicity of trace elements in Octopus vulgaris – J. Raimundo (Portugal)

Malabsorption syndrome in cephalopods: studies with Aggregata – C. Gestal (Spain)

Could be used the digestive gland of Octopus vulgaris paralarvae as an indicator of starvation? – R. Fernandez Gago (Spain)

The digestive tract and welfare of cephalopods in the laboratory and aquaculture: A facilitated discussion of the issues in relation to objectives of COST Action FA1301-CephsInAction – P.L.R. Andrews (UK), E. Almansa (Spain)

18:45    Final discussion and Closing Remarks