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AQUAMED – A strategy for aquaculture research in the Mediterranean
The new Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) AQUAMED project, The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region, will develop a cross-functional strategy for aquaculture research in the Mediterranean region. It will develop a multi-stakeholder platform to orchestrate research activities, and it will publish a revolving implementation plan aimed at the sustainable development of aquaculture. The platform will rationalise research programming in order to avoid duplication and fragmentation of research efforts, and to stimulate long-term cooperation and coordination across policy makers, the aquaculture industry and RTD performers in the region.
AQUAMED will make a real contribution to strengthening the links between main research institutes and between key stakeholders in the whole Mediterranean region. It will promote innovative Mediterranean research and focus on the most relevant issues needed to sustain aquaculture in the region. It will strengthen the EU-Mediterranean partnership in developing common projects and plan for the challenges Mediterranean aquaculture will face in the future. Click here to download the full article in a leaflet.
If you would like to arrange an interview with the AQUAMED project team, please contact Marieke Reuver, Programme Officer, to arrange a suitable time, marieke@aquatt.ie.
BACK to top MarineTT – investigating high potential knowledge outputs from marine related FP6 and FP7 projects
MarineTT is an innovative and timely EC 7th Framework Programme support action project aiming to transfer and exploit outputs of recent marine related EU funded projects.
The MarineTT partnership intends to survey all marine related FP6 and 7 projects with a view to focusing on “KNOWLEDGE OUTPUTS” with potential for impact if transferred. Those with high potential impact will then be transferred to target audiences by technology transfer experts using appropriate tools and mediums in order to maximise the impact of Europe’s RTD efforts in the marine area.
In order to be able to transfer high potential knowledge we must first better understand the knowledge outputs from each project and MarineTT will in the near future approach all the project coordinators of marine related FP6 and 7 projects to help. To read the full article in a leaflet please click here. The request to all marine related FP6 and 7 project coordinators will be send out shortly. More information on the MarineTT project and the survey can be found at the website: www.marinett.eu
BACK to top Vocational Aqualabs - Calling all stakeholders – the most important generic skills identified by aquaculture researchers
Vocational Aqualabs is a two year project funded by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme and is concerned with generic skills needed in aquaculture research. This month the consortium had a successful project meeting in Athens, Greece.
We recently carried out a needs analysis of researchers and the results are just in. To view the results in a leaflet please click here. If you are a stakeholder (non-researcher) we would also like your opinion on priorities. Therefore we would ask you to give your views by completing our short online survey. It only takes 5 minutes and your input will be used to see if there is any divergence between the views of researchers versus other stakeholders. The survey results will directly influence what new training material and courses will be developed and carried out in the project to upskill researchers to help them better respond to end-users needs. Please go to this link to access the stakeholder survey: http://bit.ly/apsemk
BACK to top PESCALEX 2 –new online tool development
The PESCALEX 2 project (translation of the PESCALEX glossaries and other existing materials in English, French, Spanish, Norwegian and Polish, into Hungarian, Turkish and Galician) is developing a new diagnostic tool devoted to turbot diseases.
At the PESCALEX Progress meeting (Szarvas, Hungary, early June) this innovative tool was showcased to partners. Its capacity to facilitate communication between fish farmers and experts in a multi-lingual environment will undoubtedly improve diagnostic capacity for turbot. At present, the tool assists fish farmers to identify possible diseases. Future versions will include an ability to contact an identified expert who can also be sent fish samples. The expert will then be able to use the tool during the identification process to further narrow the list of possible diseases and email the fish farmer the result.
The alpha version of this remarkable new tool will be demonstrated and tested for its diagnostic identification capacity at an upcoming workshop which will be organised in October by the Spanish training organisation, CETMAR. Further news and registration details of this workshop will be given in this Newsletter. All of the projects deliverables will be made available through the project website (www.pescalex.org) which is currently being revamped and will shortly be online. The meeting highlighted the huge potential that PESCALEX 2 has in going forward and the secretariat would like to thank our Hungarian partners for their hospitality and for making the progress meeting such a success.
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers
courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors
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Your views on open access publishing are needed!
The SOAP Project would like to announce the release of an online survey to assess researchers' experiences with open access publishing. If you would like to contribute to shaping the public discourse on open access, please visit http://surveymonkey.com/soap_survey_d.
Europeans welcome new science education web portal
A new, multilingual web portal called SCIENTIX ('The community for science education in Europe') has been launched that will help those involved in science education in the EU to share materials, resources and experiences. To read the online article in full and to view the portal please click here
New leaflets and brochures on fisheries control and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
To view the latest leaflets and brochures on fisheries control and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing published by the European Commission on their website please click here
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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) offers
courses led by high-profile scientists and instructors
The new Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) AQUAMED project, The Future of Research on Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Region, will develop a cross-functional strategy for aquaculture research in the Mediterranean region. It will develop a multi-stakeholder platform to orchestrate research activities, and it will publish a revolving implementation plan aimed at the sustainable development of aquaculture. The platform will rationalise research programming in order to avoid duplication and fragmentation of research efforts, and to stimulate long-term cooperation and coordination across policy makers, the aquaculture industry and RTD performers in the region. 
Programme and is concerned with generic skills needed in aquaculture research. This month the consortium had a successful project meeting in Athens, Greece. 
The PESCALEX 2 project (translation of the PESCALEX glossaries and other existing materials in English, French, Spanish, Norwegian and Polish, into Hungarian, Turkish and Galician) is developing a new diagnostic tool devoted to turbot diseases. 
