AquaTT Training News - November 2012

Author: AquaTT

Date: 30 Nov 2012

November 2012

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Contents

1. Education and Events

To search for MSc programmes, MSc and PhD courses, and other training opportunities (short courses, online courses, work placements, etc) in aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resource management, please visit the Aqua-tnet Education Gate @ http://aquatnet.djangofoo.com/. This interactive web portal is the one-stop-shop for education in your field.

For information on all educational opportunities (courses, workshops, etc), as well as general events (conferences, meetings, etc) please refer to the AquaTT Announcement newsletter which is sent out with Training News. A comprehensive overview of all events is given in the AquaTT Calendar.
 

    2. Collaboration

    3. Other

    4. PiscesTT Jobs

    5. Young Scientist Corner

    2. Collaboration

    AQUAINNOVA Final event - Presentations online

    On Tuesday, 30th October 2012, the EATiP (European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform) presented its Vision for European Aquaculture in 2030 at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.

    Through the widest consultation ever made on European aquaculture - supported by the European FP7 project 'Aquainnova' - the development of sectoral growth forecasts and accompanying challenges and needs of the sector in 2030 have been prepared. The Vision is accompanied by the identification of a range of goals within a comprehensive Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda whose achievement will contribute to reaching the targets described. These are summarised in the document 'The Future of European Aquaculture' that was prepared by the EATiP and which was presented in detail for discussion during this meeting.

    Download the full press release here (PDF).

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    Fish farmers associations roll-out innovative training to the Mediterranean Mariculture industry

    Over the past two months, a total of eight innovative training courses aimed at the Mediterranean Mariculture industry were delivered across Greece, Spain and Turkey through the EU Lifelong Learning Project INTRANEMMA (Innovation Transfer Network for Mediterranean Mariculture).

    This pioneering project led by the fish farmers associations of Greece (FGM), Spain (APROMAR) and Turkey (Mugla fish farmers Association), along with AQUARK (Greece and AquaTT (Ireland), recently developed the training based on identified shared knowledge gaps. The series of training courses aimed to upskill workers, transfer latest knowledge and be a forum for sharing experiences. The courses raised a lot of interest and were well attended by Fish Vets, Health Managers, Production Managers, Hatchery Managers, Feed Company Managers, R&D Managers and PhD Students amongst others. Overall the participants rated the courses highly, finding the courses not only informative but useful for their own practices. Information on all courses is available online:

    To access videos of the expert presentations and also course material register through the website http://www.intranemma.eu/index.php?option=com_user&view=register&lang=en. For more information on the project contact Panos Christofilogiannis - INTRANEMMA Project Manager (panos@aquark.gr).

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    New EU Project to Explore Unknown Potential of Marine Microorganisms

    Take a glass of seawater. Pour a drop onto your hand. Take a closer look. You are looking at a genetically diverse environment potentially containing over one million different microorganisms. A small-scale gigantic world in the palm of your hand.

    The total biomass and genetic diversity of microorganisms on earth is many times higher than that of all other organisms, including man, put together. The number of species is unknown but must number in the many tens of millions. A new EC-funded project has started to explore these unknown microorganisms in the marine environment. MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) is a four-year project with a budget of over €12 million, of which €9 million is funded by the EC Seventh Framework Programme. The project held its kick-off meeting in Amsterdam in October.

    Download the full press release here (PDF).

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    AQUAMED 1st Open Multi-Stakeholder Meeting

    On the 20th and 21st of November 2012, the AQUAMED 1st Open Multi-Stakeholder Meeting took place in Rome. The aim of the meeting was to identify the research priorities in the Mediterranean aquaculture sector and to explore the potential benefits of setting up a Mediterranean Stakeholders Platform (MSHP). Around 60 stakeholders from the industry, government and research sectors from 13 Mediterranean countries participated in the meeting (Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey).

    AQUAMED is an EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) supporting the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean region. Stakeholders from 13 Mediterranean countries were invited to join the project's researcher partners in order to develop a common Action Plan to support the establishment of a MSHP. The purpose of the MSHP will be to avoid duplication and fragmentation of research efforts, and to stimulate long-term cooperation and coordination between policy-makers, the aquaculture industry and RTD performers in the Mediterranean. Download the full press release here (PDF).

     

     

    Photos: AQUAMED 1st Open Multi-Stakeholder Meeting, 20-21 November 2012, Rome, Italy
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    AquaTT Working with EURAXESS to Keep Researchers in Motion

    AquaTT delivered a training session for the EURAXESS Network's Bridge Head Organisation representatives in Brussels in November. EURAXESS is a unique platform providing access to a complete range of information and support services for European and non-European researchers wishing to pursue research careers in Europe. The training session took place in the Hotel Bloom and was attended by 50 delegates.

    The training was provided through AquaTT's Mentoring, Training and Advisory services. The bespoke training session was designed to complement and enhance the participants' abilities and skills to interact with industry and convey the EURAXESS' 'Researchers in Motion' message. The training was participative and included an interactive multimedia module on profiling industry end-users of EURAXESS' services as well as identifying and overcoming potential communication barriers between EURAXESS and industry. A second module used group-based activities to identify the most effective channels, tools and content for EURAXESS representatives to use in order to increase their interaction with industry. For more information about EURAXESS log onto http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/.

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    ESCO - Skills/Competences, Occupations and Qualifications - Vital role of AQUATT in this new EU initiative

    Mapping of occupational sectors is one main pillar on which ESCO is based. It is also one area on which AQUATT and its partners in the WAVE and VALLA projects have spent a great deal of time and energy. It is therefore gratifying to be able to report that at the latest meeting of the ESCO reference group on agriculture, fisheries and forestry, AQUATT’s profiling of the aquaculture industry (along with the relevant competences and learning outcomes) is being used as the template for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.

    Much of the information being released on ESCO will sound very familiar to some of the readers of this newsletter. ESCO is in the process of developing two online tools, “to help European citizens enhance their skills and meet the demands of tomorrow’s labour market.  These multilingual tools, created with the aim of improving and facilitating skills matching, can increase the efficiency with which jobseekers will find vacancies and employers will find candidates.”

    Sounds familiar? Heard that before somewhere? Read the fill press release here (PDF).

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    SEAFARE partner meeting, 4-5 December 2012, Dublin, Ireland

    The SEAFARE project (Sustainable and Environmentally friendly Aquaculture for the Atlantic Region of Europe), funded by the EU Atlantic Area Transnational Programme, will hold its 6th partner meeting in Dublin, Ireland on the 4th and 5th of December 2012.

    Since the project began in 2010, scientists from IFREMER (France), Bangor University (UK), IFAPA (Spain) and IPMA (Portugal) have been working to develop a more sustainable and environmentally friendly aquaculture.

    The upcoming meeting will focus on the achievements obtained by the different working groups and will pay special attention to the knowledge management procedures and knowledge transfer actions undertaken by the consortium. For more information visit the SEAFARE webpage www.seafareproject.eu or contact project coordinator Mr. Dan Lee on +44 1248 388603 or email d.lee@bangor.ac.uk.

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    ARRAINA - 2nd Partners’ Meeting, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, 11th – 13th December 2012

    The FP7 project ARRAINA (Advance Research Initiatives for Nutrition and Aquaculture) which launched in January 2012 and runs for 60 months will hold its 2nd Partners’ Meeting in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, from the 11th – 13th December 2012.

    ARRAINA brings together a multidisciplinary consortium from 21 institutes (research, industry and SMEs) based across Europe guided by the ethos of maintaining European aquaculture industry productivity while addressing the issues of nutritional value, food safety and environmental impacts.

    The project factsheet can be downloaded here as a PDF and for more information, please visit the project website http://arraina.eu/ or contact Sadasivam Kaushik (Coordinator) kaushik@st-pee.inra.fr or the Project Manager elodie.laurencon@paris.inra.fr.

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    3. Other

      Public call for suggestions for key investment and research priorities: stakeholders invited to comment

      The European Commission has launched a public call for suggestions to all interested stakeholders and parties for input and suggestions on the key research and investment priorities of the Atlantic coastal areas. To make a submission visit http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/sea_basins/atlantic_ocean/index_en.htm.

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      EC publishes EU aquaculture performance report

      The European Commission has published its first study of how the aquaculture industry has fared, concluding that its success has been hampered by environmental policies. The report adds that the EU aquaculture sector has obtained several achievements in the last few decades, but the sector is currently suffering from a period of stagnation. Read more at http://stecf.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/43805/218925/12-03_STECF+EWG+11-14+-+EU+Aquaculture+Sector_JRC70424.pdf.

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      Nominations open for ICES Awards 2013 - Recognising the work of our peers

      Each year, ICES Awards recognise those who have made notable contributions to the ICES community and the wider marine science world. The recipients of ICES awards are some of the most deserving and distinguished people in their fields, proud in the knowledge that an ICES award is a sign of appreciation and respect from their colleagues. Read more at http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/awards.asp.

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      Call for papers: AQUACULTURE Europe 2013 "Making Sense of Science", 9-12 August 2013, Trondheim, Norway

      The AE2013 theme "Making Sense of Science" will focus on knowledge management to support technological development and innovation. Aquaculture Europe 2013 encourages the submission of high quality oral and poster presentations. Read more at https://www.was.org/easonline/Abstracts/Default.aspx.

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      Upcoming event: AQUACULTURE 2013, 21-25 February 2013, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

      AQUACULTURE 2013 is the place to learn about the latest in aquaculture and see the newest technology in the trade show. It is part of a triennial event which combines the annual meetings of the Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society, the World Aquaculture Society and the National Shellfisheries Association. Read more at https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/Default.aspx?code=AQ2013.

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      Upcoming event: ASIAN PACIFIC AQUACULTURE 2013, 10-13 December 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

      Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2013 will be the next chance for the international aquaculture community to visit Vietnam and see the rapidly expanding aquaculture industry. Attendees will be able to see what is happening in Vietnamese aquaculture to create this growth as well as aquaculture developments in the rest of Southeast Asia. Read more at https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/Default.aspx?code=APA2013.

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      FEAP calls for level playing field

      European policy makers urgently need to tackle some of the critical issues that are holding back Europe’s aquaculture industry, according to the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP). The federation’s president, Arnault Chaperon, told SeafoodSource at a conference in Brussels on the 7th of November that creating a level playing field for producers was vital in order to make the sector more competitive. Read more at http://www.seafoodsource.com/newsarticledetail.aspx?id=18438&utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Insert+Campaign+Name+here.

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      Preparation survey for the 2014-2020 Atlantic Area Programme

      This year the Atlantic Area Programme has started looking at its future for the 2014-2020 period in the framework of the new cohesion policy and the Europe 2020 strategy. Through this survey, the Programme seeks to identify the challenges, needs and existing potential in your region, institution or the Atlantic area, which could be addressed by means of transnational cooperation in the 2014-2020 programming period. Your answers will provide the programme with valuable information on the Atlantic Area regions and will contribute to the definition of priorities for the 2014-2020 Atlantic Area Programme. Access the survey at http://www.coop-atlantico.com/.

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      Online Magazine: Fisheries and aquaculture in Europe no. 58

      "Fisheries and aquaculture in Europe" is a magazine published by the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission. To view the magazine online visit http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/publications/magazine58_en/.

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      FARNET (Fisheries Area Network) News

      Access the latest FARNET newsletter at https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/cms/farnet/files/documents/FARNET_Newsletter_2012_11_EN.pdf and FARNET Magazine n° 7: Fisheries communities at the heart of local development (Autumn-Winter edition) at https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/cms/farnet/files/documents/FARNET_Magazine_07_EN.pdf.

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      Creating fish-friendly environments

      Research aimed at protecting migrating fish that inhabit rivers and estuaries impacted by dams and power plants, is being conducted at the University of Southampton and led by Dr Paul Kemp, from the university's International Centre for Ecohydraulics Research (ICER). This European science centre is fast making a name for itself around the world as it helps engineers develop hydropower to understand fish behaviour and come up with innovative ways to keep them away from turbines and intake systems. Read more at http://ec.europa.eu/research/infocentre/article_en.cfm?id=/research/headlines/news/article_12_11_19_en.html&item=Infocentre&artid=28173.

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      Scientists put spotlight on marine biodiversity in Europe

      FP7 funded project DEVOTES (Development of innovative tools for understanding marine biodiversity and assessing good environmental status), aims to develop and validate sophisticated tools (including remote sensing, modelling and genomics) that relate to ecological theory and assessment in an integrated way. Read more at http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=35236.

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      European fish stocks to be counted

      Finding out fish-related facts and figures will be easier to answer thanks to a shared database "RDB-FishFrame" being used by the scientific organisation the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), which has been developed by DTU Aqua - National Institute of Aquatic Resources in Denmark and co-financed by the European Commission. Read more at http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=35226.

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      World’s first QR-code sushi gives art lovers a taste for sustainability

      Last month’s Frieze Art Fair in London seen the world’s first QR-code sushi firmly on the menu. A select number of art lovers were invited to take part in a trial, scanning edible QR-codes on their salmon bento boxes to discover the sustainability story behind their sushi. Read more at http://www.msc.org/newsroom/news/world2019s-first-qr-code-sushi-gives-art-lovers-a-taste-for-sustainability?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=enews-international-in-english_msc-international-news-november-2012&utm_source=newsletter.

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      4. PiscesTT Jobs

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

      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.

      Featured position: Training Programme Manager, EBI - Hinxton near Cambridge, UK


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        5. Young Scientist Corner

        Puzzling posters - How to make posters that convey your message

        At the ICES ASC in Bergen, the ICES Bestest Team investigated how to make posters that effectively convey a message. To read about their findings visit http://www.ices.dk/InSideOut/No5%202012/Insideout2012-No.5.9.pdf.

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        Funding Opportunity - Borlaug LEAP

        The Norman E. Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture Program (LEAP) is seeking applications for fellowship grant opportunities from Sub-Saharan African students conducting research on topics related to USAID's global hunger and food security initiative - FEED THE FUTURE. For more information visit http://leap.ucdavis.edu.

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        Novus World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Internship Challenge

        Novus International, Inc. is pleased to announce the sponsorship of the Novus World Aquaculture Society (WAS) Internship program. All eligible candidates are encouraged to apply by the 15th of December 2012. For more information visit http://www.novusint.com/en/Market-Segments/Aquaculture/Programs.

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        YOUMARES 2013, 11-13 September 2013, Oldenburg, Germany - Searching for Sessions!

        If you are an advanced student with a detailed overview of your subject and you think your field of interest should be represented as a session for oral presentations at YOUMARES 4 in Oldenburg, Germany then visit http://www.youmares.net/images/stories/ym4/ym4-searching%20for%20sessions_corr.pdf.

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        EAS-SG Newsletter - October/November 2012

        Find an overview of the European Aquaculture Society Student Group's recent activities at AQUA 2012 in their latest newsletter available online at http://www.eassg.org/index.php?op

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