Building the Pangenome Reference
for Aquaculture Species

The Pangenome Aquaculture Consortium (PAC) is an international research initiative uniting scientists from Chile, China, Brazil, and Uruguay to build high-quality pangenome reference assemblies for the world's most important aquaculture species. Unlike traditional single-reference genomes, pangenomes capture the full genomic diversity of a species across populations — revealing structural variants, novel genes, and haplotype variation invisible to conventional approaches. PAC resources are designed to accelerate genomic selection, trait mapping, and sustainable breeding programs worldwide.