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Training News - May 2006

Author: AquaTT

Date: 08 May 2006

May 2006

A free e-mail news service provided by AquaTT on European Education & Training in Aquaculture.
Please submit any relevant information for dissemination in the newsletter to news@aquatt.ie

Come and meet AquaTT

AQUA2006 - Florence, Italy, 9th -13th May  (STAND 406 + presentations in Education Session, 10th May )  
or
Aquaculture International 2006 - Glasgow, UK, 16th-19th May (STAND F8)
Please come and meet the AquaTT team and find out about our current initiatives and services.

Staff Departure Message
Dear Friends & Colleagues,

All good things have to come to an end.... and so it is with sadness that I announce my departure from AquaTT. I would like to thank everyone for all their support during the past 18 months. I really enjoyed working with you and no doubt I will see you at some stage in the near future.  

Goodbye,
Lorraine Rafferty :)

Contents 

1. Education
- AQUALABS - "Design and Operation of Recirculation Technologies" Response - Wageningen, the Netherlands 27th February - 3rd March 2006
- AQUALABS - "Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics" Response - Stirling, Scotland 15th - 20th January 2006
- FAO Glossary of Aquaculture - April 2006
- Nordic Web Based Database for studies in Aquaculture and Freshwater Fisheries - April 2006
- Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition, & Feed Formulation - Ghent, Belgium 18th - 19th September 2006

2. Collaboration

- PESCALEX project
- XII International Symposium on Fish Nutrition & Feeding - Biarritz, France 28th May - 1st June 2006
- Future Fish Eurasia 2006 - Istanbul, Turkey 8th - 11th June 2006

3. Announcement
- AquaEtreat Project Workshop at Aqua 2006 - Florence, Italy 12th May 2006
- Aquaculture International 2006 Exhibition - Glasgow, Scotland May 17th - 19th 2006
- The 37th Annual Conference of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain - London, UK 23rd - 24th May 2006

4. Other/Vacancies
- Post your student placement, MSc/ PhD positions and temporary/permanent vacancies in Aquaculture, Fisheries and Marine Science on WWW.PISCESTTJOBS.COM

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Education

AQUALABS - "Design and Operation of Recirculation Technologies" Response - Wageningen, the Netherlands 27th February - 3rd March 2006

The sixth of the Marie Curie funded AQUALABS Training Course Series took place in Wageningen, the

Netherlands from the 27th February - 3rd March 2006. The course had 30 participants from 18 countries worldwide. The focus of this five-day training course was Design and Operation of Recirculation Technologies and was hosted at the Department of Animal Sciences of Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands. This outstanding university has a well established reputation as a centre of excellence in aquaculture systems research with focus on recirculation systems.

The course reviewed principles, concepts and operation of commercial aquaculture recirculating systems. The objective was to examine and convey aspects of recirculation technology of importance to the design and evaluation of new and existing fish farm installations. Emphasis was placed on the provision of opportunities for gaining hands-on experience in the design, evaluation and operation of recirculation systems. Aspects of farm management and routine-based operations at fish farms using recirculation systems were also addressed.

For the purpose of the course the Aquaculture & Fisheries Group sourced a number of experts in this field of research for the lectures from the IFREMER, Hesy Bergambacht B.V., Clemson University (USA), Wageningen University, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of California, North Carolina State University and Fleuren & Nooijen Viskwekerijen BV. The course coordinators also arranged three excellent technical visits to Zeeland-Vis B.V. (Turbot Farm), Burgers' Zoo (Oceanium) and Mondi-aal (Eel Farm).

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of AquaTT to thank the scientific coordinators at Wageningen University for all their work: Dr. Marc Verdegem & Ing. E. Eding.

Lorraine Rafferty, Project Officer

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AQUALABS - "Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics" Response - Stirling, Scotland 15th - 20th January 2006

The fifth of the Marie Curie funded AQUALABS Training Course Series took place in Stirling, Scotland from the 15th � 20th January. The course had 31 participants from 21 countries worldwide, New Zealand, Norway, America, Finland, India, France, Greece and Turkey to name but a few. The six day training course provided an opportunity for students and researchers to share, explore and identify new laboratory techniques and research developments. The focus of the course was Aquatic Animal Disease Diagnostics. This informative training course took place at the Aquaculture Technology Centre, Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, Scotland. 

Through the media of formal lectures, practical demonstrations, and case studies the course gave participants an understanding of the role and context of diagnosis of aquatic animal diseases. The integration of available investigative techniques with diagnostic pathology and epidemiology to understand and control diseases were introduced, using specific diseases from finfish, molluscs and crustaceans as examples. Diagnostic and research techniques were discussed and demonstrated using the following case-studies Mycobacteria, Nodavirus, ISAV, Parasites and Shellfish.

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of AquaTT to thank the scientific coordinators at the Aquaculture Technology Centre, Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, Scotland for all their work: Dr. John Bostock, Ms. Sue Paffrath & Ms. Georgia Monti.   

Lorraine Rafferty, Project Officer

AquaTT would like to thank all the students and researchers who applied for the AQUALABS Training Course Series 2005/06. AquaTT received over 450 applications from students and researchers worldwide! For further information on the upcoming AQUALABS Student Workshop 2006 visit - www.aquatt.ie 
           
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FAO Glossary of Aquaculture - April 2006
The Food and Agriculture Organization of  the United Nations (FAO)
Fisheries Department has published a multilingual Glossary of Aquaculture containing, at the time of publication, 2,958 terms with definitions, synonyms, related terms, information sources and images, when available. The primary objectives of the glossary are to: (i) serve as a reference to fish farmers, consultants, administrators, policy makers, developers, engineers, agriculturists, economists, environmentalists and all those interested in aquaculture, and (ii) facilitate communication among experts and scientists involved in aquaculture research and development. The online glossary of aquaculture is available in the five official languages of FAO (Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish) at the following address: http://www.fao.o/glossary/aquaculture/  

Source: FAO
For further information contact: Valerio Crespi at FIRI (Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service) E-mail: Valerio.Crespi@fao.org

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Nordic Web Based Database for studies in Aquaculture and Freshwater Fisheries - April 2006
The NOVA university network, a collaboration of Nordic agricultural, forestry and veterinary universities, has opened a new database for university level courses in aquaculture and freshwater fisheries. The objective of the database is to promote mobility of students and collaboration among participating institutions in teaching courses (BSc, MSc and PhD) in aquaculture and fisheries. 

Source: NOVA university network
For further information visit the following link: http://www.nova-university.org/novadb/courses/subjhome.php?s=AQA

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Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition, & Feed Formulation - Ghent, Belgium 18th - 19th September 2006
This practical short course is a crash course for new plant personnel and an opportunity for experienced staff to meet with experts in the field to discuss current problems to improve plant operations. The course material will also serve as useful reference for processors, product formulators, chemists and technicians as well as business managers familiar with aquaculture feed, extrusion, nutrition and feed management.

Source: EAS
For further information contact: Dr. Ignace Debruyne - E-mail: aquafeed@pro.tiscali.be

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The PESCALEX project, a two-year project (IRL/05/B/F/PP-153180) funded by the EU LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme, runs from 1st October 2005 until 30th September 2007.

PESCALEX aims to create content and language integrated learning (CLIL) courses in fish health/disease for the benefit of specific areas of Europe where the aquaculture industry is vital to the economy. Its CLIL language learning methodology will enable users to both teach and learn vocationally-oriented material through the medium of a foreign language.

A virtual learning environment will be constructed with:
* 4 multi-lingual modules in 6 languages (EL, EN, ES, FR, NO, PL). These will form part of a blended learning framework (tutor-led with online ODL materials).
* 4 course modules: Quality Assurance for Fish Health Management, Basic techniques in Fish Haematology, Cost-effective Feeding for Fish, Fish Diseases. The last module is completely new and work has already begun on developing this course in the required basic language structures. The first three exist in English, Norwegian and Greek and will have to be translated into French, Spanish and Polish. On its completion, the Fish Diseases module will also be translated into the above languages.
* A collection of specific scientific terminology concerning fish health/diseases in English, French, Greek, Spanish, Norwegian and Polish.
* Existing basic level language learning modules, which will be used to support the delivery of the CLIL materials (English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Greek, Portuguese and Swedish)

There will be a Final Workshop where the deliverables will be demonstrated to a wide audience of interested users, probably in France in June/July 2007.

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AquaEtreat is a European project that examines the feasibility of developing and implementing cost-effective systems for the treatment of aquaculture farm effluent and the valorisation and reuse of the products and by-products. The dissemination and training phase of this project is now under way with a workshop being held at AQUA 2006 in Florence on Friday 12 May and an on-farm training session for aquaculture industry personnel to follow at Brindisi (Italy) from 19 to 21 June 2006.
Attendance at the Workshop is free (funded by EU) to those attending AQUA 2006. AquaEtreat workshop is situated in the exhibition hall. Besides conference participants, visitors to the exhibition can also attend the workshop. Those wishing to attend can register in advance at the project website www.aquaetreat.org.

Source: www.aquaetreat.org

For further information visit: Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)

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Aquaculture International 2006 Exhibition - Glasgow, May 17th - 19th 2006

A rejuvenated Scottish aquaculture industry is now gearing up to host the fifth Aquaculture International, the biennial trade exhibition series held for the international fish farming industry. The exhibition will take place at Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow. Vital to Scotland's farming industry, cod production, is growing by leaps and bounds. On Friday 19th May a NorthCod Workshop will be run free of charge. In addition to the seminar theatre other show features have been introduced such as the Innovation Zone and a Recruitment, careers and educational zone.

Mr. John Coleman will be running a small AquaTT workshop on Wednesday 17th May 15.00 - 17.00 covering European initiatives.
Agenda
15:00 Mr. John Coleman, Director, AquaTT, The Role of AquaTT in European Aquaculture and Fisheries
15:15 Dr Douglas Watson, Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre, University College Cork Collective Research on Aquaculture Biofouling
15:30 Mr. Donald Fowler, Boris Net Co. Ltd Aquaculture Biofouling - Best Practice
15:45 Mr. Dennis Gowland, North Bay Shellfish Ltd, KEYZONES, Collective Research on Carrying Capacities
15.50 Speaker to be Announced, Loch Creran - Shellfish Carrying Capacity Studies
16:00 Mr. David Murphy - General Manager, AquaTT, Profet Policy - a new dissemination platform for aquaculture and fisheries
16:15 Ann Bell, Executive Secretary, The North Sea Regional Advisory Council
16:30 Sam Lambourn ,Chairman, The North Western Water Regional Advisory Council
16:45 Iain Mac Sween, Chairman, The Pelagic Regional Advisory Council

Source: Heighway Events & AquaTT

For further information visit: http://www.heighwayevents.com/aquaculture_2006/index.htm

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