The Aquaculture Europe Congress organized by European Aquaculture Society was celebrated this year (20-23th October) in Rotterdam (Netherlands). We were there presenting two oral communications which showed our work focused on Holothuria arguinensis' aquaculture and potential genetic effects of Paracentrotus lividus hatchery-release for restocking in wild populations. Not many presentations about echinoderm aquaculture were presented, but we attended to some interesting talks