AquaTT Training News - October 2007
Author: AquaTT
Date: 05 Nov 2007
October 2007 A free e-mail news service provided by AquaTT on European Education & Training
in Aquaculture. 1. Education - Master Study possibilities at Hólar University College 2. Collaboration- AQUA-TNET shows strong representation at EAS2007, Istanbul 3. Announcements- International Aquaculture Brokerage Event, 27 - 28 November, Madrid (Spain) 4. Other- Ad Hoc Call for proposals – October 2007 5. Student cornerWe welcome submissions from current students interested in presenting their views and experiences on the industry and education in Europe. The newsletter reaches almost 3500 recipients on a monthly basis and will serve as a good forum to get your ideas out to the differing sectors involved in the industry. An email stating your background and the potential title of your article should be sent to aquatt@aquatt.ie for review. Education
Master Study possibilities at Hólar University College The Department of
Aquaculture and Fish Biology at Hólar University College in Iceland has
two openings for a master’s study in Aquaculture: Advanced Seminar: Organization of Fishery Statistics Systems, 14 - 18 January 2008, Zaragoza (Spain) The objective of the
seminar is to help professionals of national fisheries administrations
and institutions go through a comprehensive learning cycle, starting
with the role of a fisheries statistical programme in a management
plan, turning focus on data types and data collection methods and
databases needed, and concluding with the impact of regularly operated
fishery statistical programmes on the implementation of management
plans. The seminar is intended to not only present the theoretical
elements of designing and implementing fishery statistical systems but
to also guide participants in the pathway on how to put theory into
practice, so as to enable them to directly use acquired knowledge for
improving the performance of national systems in which they are
involved. Course
on Practical Ichtyopathology: Prevention, diagnostics, and health
control in Mediterranean marine aquaculture, 12 – 15 February 2008,
Barcelona
(Spain) Curso de Ictiopatología práctica. Prevención, diagnóstico y control sanitario en piscicultura marina mediterránea This course is mainly
focused on fish pathology of Mediterranean species (practical
training). Although it has not been designed as an international course
and official language will be Spanish it would be interesting for the
increasing number of Spanish-speaking students or professionals. Advanced Course: Recirculation systems and their application in aquaculture, 10 – 14 March 2008, Tarragona (Spain) Recirculating
aquaculture systems (RAS) provide a rearing medium that is constant and
adjustable, with only slight and slow variations. The systems work to
control the different water quality parameters, i.e. temperature,
oxygen, nitrogen, pathogens. Thus, RAS has contributed to a more
intensive and reliable production, and at the same time has led to
significant savings in energy needs. The objectives of this course are
to review the basis of RAS and examine the different systems, designs,
operations and application of RAS, with special emphasis on
Mediterranean aquaculture.
CollaborationAQUA-TNET shows strong representation at EAS2007, Istanbul
Announcements
International Aquaculture Brokerage Event, 27 - 28 November 2007, Madrid (Spain) In the context of the Spanish Aquaculture International Action Plan 2007/2008, the Spanish Secretariat-General for Maritime Fisheries has organised an International Aquaculture Brokerage Event that will take place in Madrid on 27-28 November. This exceptional forum will constitute a unique opportunity for European, Latin American and Canadian businessmen and researchers to explore technology and business cooperation projects in Madrid. The overriding objective is to provide an optimum venue for a technological / entrepreneurial meeting conceived to break new ground in the establishment of collaboration schemes on an international basis.For more information: www.acuabrokeragemadrid.com ENCORA conference “European Action Plans - Key Issues for Advancing sustainable Management of Our Coastal Zones”, 5 – 7 December 2007, Paris (France) The European Commission has invited the ENCORA community to identify scientific and technical key issues for advancing sustainable management of our coastal zones and for implementing the European Maritime Policy. The Paris theme conference will be dedicated to the development of European Action Plans, complementary to the work of the ENCORA theme networks on the Coastal Wiki (www.encora.eu/coastalwiki). Renowned European experts have already contributed several hundred articles to the Coastal Wiki, reflecting present knowledge, experience, practices and policies related to a great variety of coastal and marine topics.For more information: http://www.encora.eu/parisconference.php SEAFDEC International Seminar/Workshop on Emerging Fish Diseases in Asia", 6 – 7 Dec 2007, Bangkok (Thailand) This “SEAFDEC International Workshop on Emerging Fish Diseases in Asia” is being organized 1). To update on emerging fish and shellfish microbial diseases in Southeast and East Asia; 2). To keep abreast on advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, epidemiology and surveillance of emerging microbial diseases of said aquatic animals; and 3). To identify study gaps for future research thrusts for the GOJ-TF Fish Disease Project.For more information: http://rfdp.seafdec.org.ph/workshop2007/ “Maritime Economy” Conference, 15 December 2007, Porto (Portugal) Coming a few weeks ahead of the ratification of the future European maritime policy set out in the Blue Paper, this Conference aims to bring together under the presidency of Portugal and in the presence of the current and future authorities for the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, all the public and private-sector contributors to projects concerned with maritime and sustainability issues.The purpose of this is to provide for the emergence of pilot projects with defining potential. Following a process of selection at technical and political levels, these projects will be GASD-approved and help to structure a competitive cluster that will be the focus of global excellence in the maritime sector. For more information: http://www.greenatlantic.eu/ Percid fish culture – From research to production, 23 - 24 January 2008, Namur (Belgium) This event aims to disseminate recent progress that has been achieved in the different aspects of percid fish technology (reproduction control, feeding and nutrition, genetic improvement, market). This will be attractive to fish farmers who are already involved in this sector or to new potential investors in perch and pikeperch culture. The workshop constitutes a real opportunity for an in-depth exchange of experience between scientists and producers. The expected attendance is 100-200 participants.For more information, please visit: http://www.percid.be/ International Conference Sea Lice 2008, 31 March - 1 April 2008, Puerto Montt (Chile) The goal of this international conference is to bring together leading researchers from across the globe with interests in a range of sea lice species to advance understanding of the key biological, environmental and management factors associated with sea lice behaviour in both wild and farmed settings.For more information: http://epi.cis.strath.ac.uk/SeaLice2008/ International Congress of Seafood Technology, 18 - 21 May 2008, Izmir (Turkey) The congress aims at forming a platform for efficient discussion among the academic from all over the world. It will be an opportunity for the international community to exchange ideas and develop a common vision for the future of World Seafood Technology.The major topics of the conference focus on: - Desirable nutritive and undesirable components in seafood, - Advances in processed and added value of products, - Aquaculture, - Full utilization of the catch, - Advanced methodologies, - Consumers and markets and sea products. Abstract submission deadline: 15th December 2007 For more information, please visit: http://www.icst-tr.org/ Symposium on Interactions between social, economic and ecological objectives of inland commercial and recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey) The principal aim of the symposium is to provide a forum for those working on specific socio-economic and ecological aspects of inland fisheries and aquaculture in Europe, to review the interactions between socio-economic and ecological objectives in fisheries and aquaculture, exchange experiences and discuss solutions to imbalances in sustainable development and management of the sector.Please consult the EIFAC website for further information: http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?xml=eifac_inst.xml&dom=org&xp_nav=1 International Association of Astacology 17 Symposium, 4 – 8 August 2008, Kuopio (Finland) The
Department of Biosciences of the University of Kuopio and Crayfish
Innovation Center organise the next IAA symposium, that will take place
in Kuopio, Savo, Finland. The scientific program will put special
emphasis on conservation of native species and crayfish diseases. Also,
ecology, physiology, genetics, crayfish farming and other hot topics
will be covered. Physiomar 08 Meeting on Physiological Aspects of Marine Molluscs, 1 – 4 September 2008, Brest (France) Physiomar 08, the 2nd international meeting devoted to physiological aspects of marine molluscs, will focus on Reproduction, Growth, Bioenergetics, Nutrition, and Genetics of marine molluscs. The 2008 conference will also include a specific session on the effects of climate change on molluscan physiology: Adaptation to environmental changes.Information about Physiomar 08 can be obtained from the meeting Web site. The deadline for abstract submission will be on February 29, 2008, and registration opens on April 1, 2008. For more information: http://www.univ-brest.fr/IUEM/PHYSIOMAR/
OtherAd Hoc Call for proposals – October 2007 The Scottish Aquaculture Research
Forum (SARF) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for research
and development projects in the following areas: Marine Career Opportunities - UK Wednesday 21st November 2007 will be a
day of presentations and workshops for all undergraduates and
postgraduates considering working in marine engineering, science and
technology organised by the IMarEST. European Commission presented “An Integrated Maritime Policy for the EU” Europe is surrounded by seas and
oceans; the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea,
the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The sea is our past, present and
future. The European Union needs a comprehensive Integrated Maritime
Policy to benefit from the full potential of our seas and oceans. EU MarinERA Project Launches Pilot Marine Research Projects Database Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe, a DG Fisheries and Maritime Affairs magazine Fisheries and aquaculture in Europe
is a magazine published by the Directorate-General for Fisheries and
Maritime Affairs. It is distributed free on request, and can also be
found online. Fisheries and Aquaculture in Europe is published five
times a year in all the official languages of the European Union.
Encora Conference: YPEP funding available for young professionals ENCORA is the European platform for
sharing knowledge and experience among the coastal and marine
communities of science, policy and practice. One of the services
provided by ENCORA is the Young Professional Exchange Program. This
service has been designed especially for young professionals (people
who are at the start of their career) working in the field of coastal
zone management (researches, practitioners and policymakers) who are at
the start of their career . Call for Papers: European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) Symposium: 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey) The principal aim of the symposium is to provide a forum for those working on specific socio-economic and ecological aspects of inland fisheries and aquaculture in Europe, to review the interactions between socio-economic and ecological objectives in fisheries and aquaculture, exchange experiences and discuss solutions to imbalances in sustainable development and management of the sector.Call for papers Written contributions and presentations are invited within any of these broad themes. Anyone wishing to present a paper or poster should submit by e-mail or fax a title and abstract (not exceeding 150 words) by 30 November 2007 to the Technical Secretary of EIFAC Sub-Commission IV, Sub-Regional Office for Central Asia (FAOSEC), FAO, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: Raymon.vanAnrooy@fao.org; Fax: (+90)-312-3271705. Please consult the EIFAC website for further information: http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?xml=eifac_inst.xml&dom=org&xp_nav=1 BACK to top
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Aqua-TNET,
the Aquaculture, Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Thematic
Network in Education & Training had a strong representation at the
European Aquaculture Society conference held in Istanbul (Turkey) from
24 – 27 October. Marieke Reuver from AquaTT gave a presentation about
the services and resources that AquaTT and Aqua-TNET provide
specifically for students. Lluis Tort from Universitat Autònoma de
Barcelona gave a presentation about Student Mobility activities within
the network and Margaret Eleftheriou from Aqualex Multimedia Consortium
presented the Pescalex initiative related to the importance of
languages and multilingualism.
A new pilot on-line searchable marine
research projects database has been launched by the EU funded MarinERA
project. The database contains details of over 900 current marine
research projects being funded by MarinERA partners - 14 Marine
Research Funding Organisations from 13 European countries. Interested
researchers can access the database at www.marinera.net. The database
provides a unique source of material for marine scientists and
policy-makers to access data on current marine research projects,
identify potential research partners and nodes of specialist expertise.
The MarinERA Projects Database is paired with the EurOCEAN European
Marine Research Funded Projects Database providing access to a further
500 EU marine research projects. 
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