The application process is now closed for the second and third course in the AquaTT-led, short training course series, AQUALABS, partially funded by the Marie Curie programme. The overall response to the two training courses was very positive receiving applications from all over the world. It was only possible to facilitate 30 places on each course despite both courses being oversubscribed.

The Freshwater Aquaculture and the Environment course will take place at Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation (HAKI), Szarvas, Hungary (22th - 27th August 2005). HAKI is one of the main Government Research Institutes in Hungary and is equipped with unique complex of facilities such as modern research laboratories and indoor experimental fish rearing systems. The course will cover lectures and practicals on the key environmental issues of sustainable freshwater aquaculture, use and consumption of resources by freshwater aquaculture and water efficient and environment-friendly aquaculture systems.

The third course on "Fish Welfare" is scheduled for 11th - 17th September at the renowned University of Insubria, Varese, Italy. Study topics for this course will include (1) a description of welfare and its various aspects in fish; (2) lectures on the environmental factors which may result in the lack of growth in fish, activity mechanisms, monitoring protocols, Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) projects and control technologies etc; (3) a study of the current fish welfare monitoring techniques including behaviour, blood analysis, histological and histochemical tools, physiopathological approaches and zootechnical performances.

The next AQUALABS course will take place at the University College Cork, Ireland (12th - 17th December 2005) and will focus on "Quality of Fish Products". In 2006 two more AQUALABS courses will be organised at the University of Stirling, Scotland (15th - 20th January 2006) on Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics and Wageningen University, The Netherlands (February 27th - March 3rd 2006) on Design and Operation of Recirculation Technologies.

Source: AquaTT

For further information visit: www.aquatt.ie or contact: Lorraine Rafferty, Project Officer, AquaTT at lorraine@aquatt.ie

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E-Aqualex: the New Face of the Aqualex Glossary of Aquaculture

Aqualex, the popular aquaculture glossary, is now available online at http://www.aqualexonline.com. Users can now register for a free 7-day trial and can subscribe for full E-Aqualex access as an annual member for the impressively low subscription rate of €25. Multiple user rates are negotiable upon request.

DEFINES
E-Aqualex stores scientifically credited terms and definitions for over 3,000 aquaculture and marine science terms.

For further information visit: http://www.difres.dk/product_uk/PhDcourse/Announcement2005.htm or contact: Christina Gundorff, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, at cgu@dfu.min.dk

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Orion Project website - August 2005

Collaboration

Oceans, Seafood & Human Health: The Changing Role of Seafood Technology - Norfolk, Virginia, USA 6th - 9th November 2005

Healthy oceans have a strong positive influence on the health and welfare of mankind – all over the world, governments and corporations are becoming increasingly aware of the ways that environmental conditions in our oceans affect the availability of the natural resources we all depend upon. The impact of this interdependency on fisheries, seafood technology, and human health is the theme of the 7th Joint Meeting of the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference and the Seafood Science and Technology Society of the Americas (AFTC-SST). This event will take place in Norfolk, Virginia, USA (6th - 9th November 2005).

The Changing Role of Seafood Technology symposium will cover the following topics - traceability of fishery products, novel uses for fishery by-products, new technologies including Polymerase Chain Reaction and High Hydrostatic Pressure Processing and current issues facing the seafood industry. The conference will also feature several poster sessions designed to give researchers and presenters ample time to review advances in industry and technology.

Source: The North Carolina State University Centre for Marine Sciences and Technology
For further information visit: http://www.aftc2005.org/

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Feature EU projects - Aquareg Project Website - August 2005

AquaReg is a co-operation between the regions of Galicia in Spain represented by the CETMAR Foundation, Border, Midland and Western (BMW) in Ireland represented by The Marine Institute and Trøndelag in Norway represented by joint forces of the South Trøndelag and North Trøndelag counties. The overall objective of AquaReg is to provide opportunities and design strategies for sustainable development of peripheral coastal communities by promotion of interregional co-operation in aquaculture and fisheries.

Source: AquaReg Project
For further information visit: http://www.aquareg.com/

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Feature EU projects - Panda project website - August 2005

The aim of the PANDA project is to establish a permanent network of aquatic animal health specialists, including researchers and diagnosticians, to provide a forum for the debate of issues concerning diseases in European aquaculture, and to communicate the results of these discussions to the European Commission with provision of advice on EU policy and legislation for aquatic animal health. The project is funded by the EU Framework Programme 6 under the theme of scientific advice in support of policy.

Source: Panda Project
For further information visit: http://www.europanda.net/

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Sixth Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture "Aquatic animal health: facing new challenges" - Colombo, Sri Lanka 25th - 28th October 2005

The Fish Health Section of the Asian Fisheries Society proudly announces the “Sixth Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA VI)� with the theme “Aquatic Animal Health – Facing New Challenges� to be held on 25th - 28th October 2005 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A workshop, a training course, an expert consultation and the 7th Triennial General Meeting (TGM-7) of the Fish Health Section are being planned in conjunction with DAA VI.

Source: Fish Health Society (FHS) of the Asian Fisheries Society (AFS)
For further information visit: http://www.daasix.org/

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Announcements

MARINE INSTITUTE/NDP MARINE RTDI 2005 Call for Proposals now open - Galway, Ireland

The Marie Institute, Ireland has recently launched the 2005 Call for competitive proposals under the NDP Marine RTDI Programme 2005.Ireland is investing in marine research, technology development, and innovation through the National Development Plan 2000-2006 to tap into the potential of our vast and valuable marine resource. Ireland's marine territory spans an area ten times our land-mass, - 220 million acres under the sea.

The Marine Institute is pleased to invite Calls for Proposals in the following NDP Marne RTDI Programmes in 2005.

- Strategic RTDI
- Applied Industry Research
- Networking/Technology Transfer
- Post Doctoral Fellowships
- Postgraduate Scholarships
- Desk Studies

Areas of interest include, Stock Assessment & Genetic Stock Identification (GSI), Marine Data Modelling, Advanced Technologies for Aquaculture, Instrumentation Interface and Data Management Architecture, Sea-floor Observatories and Sensor System Packages, Ecosystem and Ocean Climate Change, Marine Economics, Hydro Acoustics, Benthic Science, Marine Resource Management.

Source: Marine Institute
For full details, terms of reference, guidelines for applicants and applications forms visit: www.marine.ie/marinertdi or contact: Felicity Donnelly, NDP Marine RTDI Measure Administrator at felicity.donnelly@marine.ie for further information.

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Fish and Aquaculture Africa 2005 - Cape Town, South Africa 26th - 28th October 2005

This year’s Fish and Aquaculture Africa 2005 exhibition will be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa on October 26th – 28th. The exhibition is organised by Fishing News International and Fish Farming International. The key issues addressed and disseminated at this event will include pelagic fishery, Aquaculture and Marine culture with focus on mussels, oysters, abalone, seaweeds and prawns and Processing/Canning.

Source: Heighway Events
For further information contact: Daniel Jones, Exhibition Sales Executive, daniel.jones@informa.com

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3rd Health Sea International Symposium - Granville, Normandy, France 6th - 7th October 2005

The 3rd Health Sea International Symposium will be held in October 6th and 7th 2005. The main aim of this event is to focus on the undeniable potential marine resources can offer to our health in food stuffs, diet supplements, dietary products, medication and cosmetics.

Prior to this event the 2nd Open SEAFOODplus Conference will also take place in Granville, Normandy, France on the 5th October 2005. This conference will highlight the opportunities for:

- extracting functional components from marine resources,
- provide information about consumer attitudes,
- inform about recent developments within aquaculture, and
- present overviews of how traceability can be implemented in the industry

Source: Sante Mer
For further information visit: www.health-sea.com www.sante-mer.com www.seafoodplus.org

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European Association of Agricultural Economists 95th Seminar “The Economics of Aquaculture with respect to fisheries� - Civitavecchia, Rome 9th – 10th December 2005

European Association of Agricultural Economists 95th Seminar on "the Economics of Aquaculture with respect to fisheries" will take place at Civitavecchia, Rome 9th - 10th December 2005. The seminar will focus on the opportunities for and interactions between artificial fish rearing and restocking depleted natural populations at sea and other market related problems, such as competition, food security, hygiene, traceability.

Source: EAS
For further information and registration details contact: Prof. Lorenzo Venzi, Department of Ecology & Sustainable Economic Development, University of Tuscia at lvenzi@unitus.it or visit www.easonline.org

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