Ian Bradbury and Ingrid Burgetz are co-convening a session entitled “Managing the Genetic Risk of Escapes from Aquaculture” at the Aqua 2019 triennial conference that will be held in New Orleans from March 7-11, 2019. This promises to be an exciting session exploring evidence of genetic impacts of aquaculture on wild populations, and possibilities for impact management and mitigation. We encourage submissions of posters and talks. The abstract deadline is August 31, 2018. More information on the conference can be found at: https://www.was.org/meetings/default.aspx?code=AQ2019