Juvenile gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) as a case study

Funding Information: The research contracts of RG, AP, RC, MD, and AF were supported by the funded projects PRR ABI-2024.NEWPACK.06, PRR PBA-Vertical Algas (C644915664-00000026) (AP and RC), Aqua-CLIMADAPT (PTDC/CTA-AMB/0592/2021), and INNOECOFOOD (101136739, Horizon Europe), respectively. We also acknowledge the financial support from project PID2020-114587GB-I00, funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (Ministerio de Ciencia, innovación y Universidades). SB acknowledges Agència de Gestió d'Ajudes Universitàries i Recerca (AGAUR) for her PhD grant (2021 FISDU 00070). The authors also thank SPAROS Lda., for providing the experimental feeds, and the team of EPPO-IPMA in Olhão, for the support provided during animal rearing and transplantation. Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Authors