AquaTT Training News - September 2010

Author: AquaTT

Date: 30 Sep 2010

 

September 2010

A free e-mail news service provided by AquaTT on European Education & Training in Aquaculture.
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Contents

1. Education

2. Announcements

The Announcements supplement is sent out with Training News. Please CLICK HERE to go to the archives. Please CLICK HERE for the AquaTT Calendar which gives you a comprehensive overview of events in the sector.

    3. Collaboration

    4. Other

    5. PiscesTT Jobs

    6. Student corner


    3. Collaboration

    Pescalex 2 project: Free draw to win an i-Pad!

    The Pescalex 2 project will be represented at the upcoming Aquaculture Europe 2010 event in Porto 5th - 8th October. During the event the newly developed Diagnostic Tool will be demonstrated and we will also be giving away a free i-Pad to one lucky visitor. Entry into the draw is free for all attendees of AE2010 but you must come along to booths 10 and 11 and participate in a simulation of the Diagnostic Tool. This remarkable new tool has the capacity to facilitate communication between fish farmers and experts in a multi-lingual environment and will undoubtedly improve diagnostic capacity.

    Please click here to view the promotional flyer. The draw is open from Wednesday 6th to Thursday 7th 18:00 pm. The winner of the i-Pad will be drawn at 18:30 pm on Thursday 7th. Hope to see you there and good luck!

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    Aqua-RET 2 workshop, 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Ocean Energy, 6 – 8 October in Bilbao, Spain

    The Aqua-RET 2 (www.aquaret.com) workshop will be held at the 3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Ocean Energy, 5th October at 16:00-18:00 in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Spain. The workshop is intended to bring together stakeholders interested in training design and delivery for marine renewable sectors. During the workshop we will present findings from our needs analysis of the sector and present a draft functional map of competences needed to work in the marine renewable sectors. The feedback received will influence the next stage of the project which is the development of training material, training courses and the piloting of such courses. We would like to invite you to attend the workshop and we would be grateful if you could inform interested colleagues. Participation is free and registration is not required to attend, however we would be grateful if you could please send an email to Olivia Daly (Project Officer) olivia@aquatt.ie confirming your attendance. Come visit us at stand E3 to receive a copy of the Aqua-RET printed posters for free.

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    AquaInnova, Supporting governance and multi-stakeholder participation in aquaculture research and innovation

    AquaInnova is two year FP7 project (Cooperation, Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology Programme (KBBE)) which kicked off earlier this year. AquaInnova intends to establish a solid framework for European aquaculture that will support the sector’s sustainable development. It will focus on maximising the potential for innovation and technological development in the aquaculture value chain. This issue has been addressed partially by the establishment of the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATIP), which was created in 2008 for the purpose of identifying and implementing actions to improve the competitiveness of professional European aquaculture and related industries. To read the full article please click here. For more information please contact Courtney Hough (Project Coordinator) at secretariat@EATIP.eu

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    AquaTT at AE2010 in Porto (Portugal, 5- 8 October 2010)

    AquaTT will be present at the Aquaculture Europe 2010 event in Porto in October this year. AquaTT is an international foundation which provides project management and training services to support the sustainable development of Europe's aquatic resources. AquaTT traditionally worked in the areas of mobility, short vocational training courses, and the development of early-stage researchers and is now broadening out into the areas of marine, energy, food and environment. Please come and meet us at our booth at the tradeshow to find out about the projects and initiatives we are currently involved in; we are at number 90 & 91. For more information on AquaTT please visit our website www.aquatt.ie

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    The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors


    4. Other

    La Tene Maps to unveil Iberia Finfish Aquaculture map at Aquaculture Europe 2010

    La Tene Maps, the Irish based producer of aquaculture maps, is preparing a new map on the state of the finfish aquaculture industry in Iberia. The map is being published to coincide with Aquaculture Europe 2010, Porto, Portugal, on October 5th - 8th.  As we are an exhibitor at this event, the map will be distributed freely to all those in attendance. The map shows all finfish aquaculture operations in Spain and Portugal. Species and farm type are shown by icons and operator names are included.  People looking at the map can identify farm operators, farmed species, accurate farm locations, and the kinds of farming units being used, such as marine on-growing units or onshore equipment. This will be the second version of the Iberia Finfish Aquaculture map, and will include important updates since it was first published in 1999. For more information please visit www.latene.com

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    CRR 302 “Integrated ecosystem assessments of seven Baltic Sea areas covering the last three decades” is now available

    ICES Cooperative Research Report No. 302 “Integrated ecosystem assessments of seven Baltic Sea areas covering the last three decades” summarizes the temporal dynamics and status of seven distinct ecosystems in the Baltic Sea, taking environmental conditions and as many ecosystem components as possible into account. As with all ICES publications, the 90‐page report is freely available online at http://www.ices.dk/InSideOut/No4%202010/Insideout2010-No.4%20article%205.pdf  or can be ordered from ICES in a hard copy version.

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    Seafood Champion Awards - Request for Nominations

    SeaWeb's Seafood Choices Program is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Seafood Champion awards. These annual awards honor organizations and individuals around the world who have made outstanding contributions to help ensure a sustainable and plentiful supply of seafood and develop a responsible, international industry. Nominees may include representatives from the fishing, aquaculture, seafood supply and distribution, retail, restaurant and food service sectors as well as other stakeholders in the seafood industry, such as conservation, academia and the media.

    Click here to submit your nomination(s) online or visit our website for more information, guidelines and to read about previous Seafood Champions. Deadline for entries is 12 November 2010.

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    5. PiscesTT Jobs

    Job vacancies, MSc & PhD vacancies and student placements on WWW.PISCESTTJOBS.COM

    PISCES TT jobs is a valuable free tool for employers, employees & students in the aquatic resources. Its service aims to foster an efficient means by which to link job-seekers, students, graduates and others seeking work and placements in the aquaculture, fisheries, and related sciences sectors with companies and organisations seeking qualified employees. Employers can post job vacancies (including permanent, temporary job vacancies, MSc/PhD and student placement positions) facilitating human resource development in the industry.

    At the moment there are 2 new vacancies. If you are interested in viewing or posting a job vacancy please go to http://www.piscesttjobs.com/ or contact aquatt@aquatt.ie Subscribe at http://www.piscesttjobs.com/feeds/ for live
    RSS updates of new job postings.

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    6. Student corner

    Lindsay Laird Innovation in Aquaculture Award 2010

    In 2008, AquaTT set up the Lindsay Laird Student Award for innovation in aquaculture to be awarded for the most innovative poster (in English) submitted by a student concerning research in several areas , especially environmental impact in aquaculture, new candidate species, hatcheries/early life history, stock production, fish diseases, new technologies and genetics/genomics. AquaTT is now on the search for the 2010 entries for this prestigious award. So rouse up students and get involved! The Lindsay Laird Award consists of a certificate and an award of a laptop (to the value of 500 euros) of the winner's choice. Springer Publications are also kindly donating a book with a value of EUR 200 to the winner

    Entries submitted by students for the best student poster at the EAS annual conference in Porto will be eligible for the inauguration of the award. For more information please visit http://www.aquatt.ie/index.php/233/aquatt-at-ae2010-porto/

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    The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors

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