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24th Annual Texas Shrimp Farming and Marine Finfish Culture Course, 30 September - 6 October 2009, Texas, USA
Participants of the course will have an opportunity to interact with approximately 14 different specialists in the field of marine shrimp and finfish mariculture through lectures, laboratory demonstrations and field trips to commercial shrimp and finfish farms and shrimp and finfish research facilities. For more information please visit http://www.texasaquaculture.org/ and http://www.texasaquaculture.org/09%20Course%20Description.pdf
Ph.D course "Trust and lottery games", 12-16 October 2009, University of Southern Denmark (Denmark
The Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Economics (FAME) is proud to announce the Ph.D course on "Trust and lottery games", which will be held October 12-16, 2009 at the University of Southern Denmark - Esbjerg, Denmark. Laboratory experimentation is an increasingly important field in economics and other social sciences. For further information about the course or FAME visit www.sdu.dk/fame/ or contact fame@sdu.dk
Seminar on therapeutics in fish culture, 13-14 October 2009, Barcelona (Spain)
This two day seminar will focus on junior and senior scientists and also technical staff involved in fish culture activities interested in the use of antibiotics, external disinfectants and also anaesthetics and other products used to treat fish diseases. For more information please contact Francesc Padros at francesc.padros@uab.cat
Training Program: Aquaculture technologies and Practices, 26 October – 4 November 2009, Sharkia (Egypt)
The course is designed for professionals working in various aquaculture fields, keen to learn about the latest scientific and technological knowledge from different disciplines needed for successful and responsible hatchery and farm management. For more information please visit http://www.worldfishcenter.org/wfcms/HQ/Default.aspx
BACK to top Workshop on the ontogeny of the fish immune system, 4-5 November 2009, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
The Danish Fish Immunology Research Network and the Research School SCOFDA (Sustainable Control of Fish Diseases in Aquaculture) organise a 2-day workshop on the ontogeny of the fish immune system. Participation is free of charge. For registration and abstracts please contact: pwk@life.ku.dk (deadline October 1, 2009) For more information please visit www.dafinet.dk
Ph.D. course "Physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish as food", 16-20 November 2009, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
The aim of the course is to provide insight into the state of the art of advanced laboratory techniques and methods that are recommended for analysis of fish muscle components relevant in studies of ante mortem (e.g. feed, stress) effects on fish as well as for following post mortem changes in fish. Deadline for application to the course is 25 September 2009. For further information please visit http://www.aqua.dtu.dk/English/Education/PhD/methods_for_analysis_of_fish_as_food.aspx or contact Alice Jensen aj@aqua.dtu.dk or Tel: +45 4525 2581
Course "Stock assessment (Introduction)", 11-15 January 2010, ICES, Copenhagen (Denmark)
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors. The course Stock assessment (Introduction) provides instruction, demonstration, and exercises in population modelling as applied to fishery resources. The deadline for the submission of applications is 4 December 2009. Visit the Training web page: www.ices.dk/iceswork/training/training.asp Contact ICES Secretariat for more information contact Søren Anker Pedersen, Coordinator for Training at training@ices.dk or tel: (+45) 33 38 67 52
Course “Stock assessment (Advanced)", 1-5 February 2010, ICES, Copenhagen (Denmark)
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors. The general objective of the “Stock assessment (Advanced)" course is to provide additional training for stock assessment scientists who are familiar with the basic techniques of fishery stock assessment. The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 December 2009. Please register online: www.ices.dk/iceswork/training/registration/ Contact ICES Secretariat for more information contact Søren Anker Pedersen, Coordinator for Training at training@ices.dk or tel: (+45) 33 38 67 52
Advanced course: Establishment and Management of Marine Protected Areas for Fisheries, CIHEAM, 8-13 March 2010, Zaragoza (Spain)
The objective of the course is to provide managers, planners and researchers of marine protected areas with an understanding of how these areas may function and contribute to local fisheries from experiences acquired in different regions by various management and research teams. The deadline for the submission of applications is 18 December 2009. For more information e-mail iamz@iamz.ciheam.org or visit www.iamz.ciheam.org
Ecosystem Modelling for Fishery Management, 8-12 March 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark
The ICES Training Programme intends to broaden our approach to fish stock and ecosystem analysis and make all relevant modelling methods available to our community. The course is planned as a five-day activity, and is intended for scientists with some prior experience with ecosystem modelling. Participants are expected to have at least a cursory familiarity with the Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) approach and software, which can be downloaded freely from www.ecopath.org. The deadline for the submission of applications is 8 January 2010. For more information please visit http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/training/ecosystem.asp
AQUA-TNET Annual Event 2009, 5-7 October 2009, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
All AQUA-TNET members and stakeholders are invited to attend this important event to find out about the activities and results of the first year and debate the hot topics in Education and Training. Sant Feliu is a small picturesque town situated on the northern Mediterranean coast of Spain, 120 km from Barcelona and 30 km from Girona. Meeting venue and hotel will be at the same location.
Please contact the AQUA-TNET secretariat at info@aquatnet.com for further information.
PESCALEX 2 Progress meeting, Cretaquarium, Crete, Greece produced some new ideas which may be of interest to subscribers.
1.The new PESCALEX Language game is to change its format from Interactive Board Game, to Simulation Game. This will have a familiar context yet innovative format, of interest to those who have already participated in Simulation Games run by AQUATT for students (e.g., Ithaca in Glasgow). The overall aim is to demonstrate how to obtain an accurate and reliable record of disease events. Video and still materials are to be used, with visual signs of disease to be observed from video clips to aid speedy and accurate reporting of symptoms.
2. The PESCALEX Fish diseases glossary is to enlarge its scope and will include some 150 new items, mainly dealing with nutrition. These will be added to the existing glossary which will appear by the end of the propect in English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Greek, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish and Galician.
3. The proposed new Diagnostic Tool will be tested at the Final Workshop. This innovation could prove very useful in the future.
PISCES TT jobs is a valuable free tool for employers, employees & students in the aquatic resources and is now available as a live RSS feed. Subscribe at http://www.piscesttjobs.com/feeds/ for live updates of new job postings.
This worldwide network is a meeting place for professionals on the theme fish migration and river connectivity. More than 160 persons have joined so far. See http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1215847&trk=hb_side_g to subscribe.
European Association for Animal Production – FREE conference abstracts
The EAAP Secretariat is pleased to advise that, for the first time since its publication, the "Book of Abstracts" of the last Annual Meeting held in Barcelona (24-27 August 2009) is freely available for downloading at: www.eaap.org/Barcelona/Book_Abstracts.pdf The publication collects around 1200 contributions presented at the meeting that was attended by more than 1500 participants and contains abstracts related aquaculture.
In May 2006, DG MARE organised a conference on energy efficiency in fisheries. One of the conclusions of the conference was the usefulness of setting a website on energy efficiency in fisheries with the aim to disseminate information on this topic and share experiences. The website entered into service few days ago and can be accessed following this link: http://energyefficiency.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home
Call for papers for Offshore Mariculture 2010, Dubrovnik (Croatia)
The 2010 Offshore Mariculture Conference is aimed at growing offshore fish farming businesses and will explore the progress and prospects for offshore aquaculture in European and international waters. Please send a 200 word abstract plus a biography of the speaker to Isobel Roberts (email: iroberts@mercatormedia.com, tel: +44 1622 820622) by 30 November latest. More information is at http://www.offshoremariculture.com/programme.cfm
Call for papers - Pacific Fisheries Technologists 61st Annual Meeting, Washington (USA)
The 61st Pacific Fisheries Technologists Conference will be held February 21-24, 2010. The theme is “Seafood Winds of Change”. Details for those wishing to submit and give oral and/or poster presentations (or both) are available on the PFT 2010 website www.pftfish.net Deadline: 11 December 2009
Call for papers - XVIIth CIGR World Congress, Quebec City (Canada)
As a part of the XVIIth CIGR World Congress that will be held on June 13-17, 2010, in Quebec City, Canada, CIGR Section II (Farm Buildings, Equipment, Structures and Livestock Environment) is planning technical sessions on the theme of “Aquaculture”. The sessions will focus on onshore aquaculture and precision aqua farming. For full details please visit http://www.bioeng.ca/cigr2010/ Deadline: 20 November 2009
First probiotic authorised for use in aquaculture in the European Union
Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce that the European Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has voted for the authorization of its probiotic, Bactocell® (lactic acid bacteria strain Pediococcus acidilactici CNCM MA18/5M), for use as a zootechnical feed additive in salmonids and shrimp. Bactocell therefore becomes the first probiotic authorized for such use in aquaculture in the European Union. More information can be found at www.lallemandanimalnutrition.com
Studies show effects of acidification on marine ecosystems
The future of several key marine organisms is severely threatened by the increasing acidification of oceans. Two partly EU-funded studies now published in the open access journal Biogeosciences lend emphasis to previous warnings from scientists worldwide concerning this secondary effect of excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.To read more click here.
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