AquaTT Training News - July 2007

Author: AquaTT

Date: 03 Aug 2007


 

July 2007

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 

Contents

1. Education

- Postgraduate Programmes and new range of short training programmes for continuing professional development, University of Stirling (UK), start September 2007
- Short training course: Shore Protection Strategies, Marina di Massa (Italy), 17 - 20 September 2007

- New Master of Science course ‘Aquaculture and Aquariology’, Warmia & Mazury University in Olsztyn (Poland), start October 2007
- 6th Practical Short Course: Aquafeed Euro-Asia 2007 - Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition, & Feed Management, 23 - 24 October, Istanbul (Turkey)
- PhD Course “Physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish as food” – Kgs. Lyngby (Denmark), 19 - 23 November 2007

2. Collaboration

- PROFET POLICY Workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine cage & Shellfish culture, 13 - 14 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)
- AQUA-TNET Annual Meeting 2007, 14 - 15 June 2007, Crete (Greece)
- Work
shop Carrying Capacity Tools, Results and User Perspectives, 11 July 2007, Dublin (Ireland) 

3. Announcements

- AquaNor 2007 Exhibition, 14 – 17 August, Trondheim (Norway)
- AquaNor 2007 Forum, 15 – 16 August, Trondheim (Norway)
- Coarse Fish Meeting, 5 - 6 September 2007, Winchester (UK)

- ICES Annual Science Conference, 17 - 21 September, Helsinki (Finland)
- 13th International EAFP Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, 17 - 21 September 2007, Grado (Italy)
- International Conference on Freshwater Habitat Management for Salmonid Fisheries, 18 - 21 September 2007, Southampton (UK)

- European Symposium On Marine Protected Areas As A Tool For Fisheries Management And Ecosystem Conservation, 25 - 28 September, Murcia (Spain)
- World Seafood Congress 2007, 25 - 27 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)
- DanFish International 2007, 17 - 19 October, Aalborg (Denmark)
- Aquaculture Europe 2007, 24 - 27 October 2007, Istanbul (Turkey)

- 10th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR), 12 - 16 November 2007, Wageningen IMARES in Zeeland, The Netherlands
- Symposium on Interactions between social, economic and ecological objectives of inland commercial and recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey)

4. Other

- Post your vacancies, student placements and MSc/PhD positions on PISCESTTJOBS
- Call for papers: EUROPEAN INLAND FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMISSION (EIFAC) SYMPOSIUM
- Students Poster competition in the World Seafood Congress 2007
- New global aquatic veterinary association
- Call for research proposals: National Development Plan (2007 – 2013) Research Programme 

5. Student corner

- European Aquaculture Society Student Group (EAS-SG)

We 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 

Postgraduate Programmes and new range of short training programmes for continuing professional development, University of Stirling (UK), start September 2007

Besides its continuing Postgraduate Programmes, the University of Stirling’s world-class centre for research and development in aquaculture has now launched a new range of training programmes targeted at people working in the rural aquaculture industry. The Institute of Aquaculture has updated the training it offers to provide a wide selection of credited short courses, allowing people to boost their skills without a large time commitment.

Two week long courses are available in vocational subjects such as: Sustainable Aquaculture, Aquaculture Nutrition, Aquaculture and the Environment, Aquaculture Systems, Aquaculture Development, Aquaculture Business Management, Aquatic Veterinary Studies and Aquatic Pathobiology. The flexible training courses are designed to fit around the lifestyles of those working in aquaculture, particularly rural workers, who want to learn but can’t afford to take time out for longer periods of study.

The novel two-week teaching approach means that credit can be gained towards a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Master’s Degree. All of the modules are available for Continuing Professional Development, so professional training needs can be met with the option of returning at a later stage to complete an academic programme and gain a University qualification. For those who need even greater flexibility, distance learning courses such as our Postgraduate Certificate in Aquatic Animal Health and Master’s in Aquatic Resources Development are offered too.

The Institute of Aquaculture has successfully met industry and academic needs for the last 35 years with its provision of high quality and relevant aquaculture teaching and training.  Teaching is carried out in state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories by highly experienced academic staff. 

CLICK here for more information and an overview of Postgraduate Programmes at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling

CLICK here for more information and an overview of Short Courses for Continuing Professional Development at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling

For further information: contact Dr Lindsay Pollock at tel: +44 1786 467900 or l.j.pollock@stir.ac.uk

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Short training course: Shore Protection Strategies, Marina di Massa (Italy), 17 - 20 September 2007  

ENCORA - European Network for Coastal Research Co-ordination Action - is a European part-funded initiative that essentially acts as a "network of networks", linking national coastal networks across Europe. ENCORA provides a range of services to coastal practitioners and researchers, including: a mechanism to search for contacts or information across European coastal networks; opportunities for young professionals to travel to conferences and take part in exchange visits and a Coastal Wiki - which provides free access to coastal and marine literature.

As part of ENCORA project activities, the Italian Coastal Network (RIC) are co-organising a short course on Shore Protection Strategies. The course is aimed at young researchers and technicians and will illustrate several shore protection methods, with special regard towards soft and innovative techniques. The training course will be delivered in English, and will take place in Marina di Massa (Italy) from September 17th-20th 2007.  The course programme will comprise theoretical classes and field trips along the coast. September 21st 2007, there will be a national scientific meeting on the subject of innovative techniques for shore defence - an additional event to which participants of this course are welcome to attend.

For more information:  http://www.dancore.dk/

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New Master of Science course: ‘Aquaculture and Aquariology’ (in English), Warmia & Mazury University in Olsztyn (Poland), Start October 2007 

The New Master of Science in Aquaculture and Aquariology is a 1.5 - year programme at university level covering the most important aspects of these fields. For students following the regular 5-year study programme, Aquaculture and Aquariology is the secondary-level education in fisheries. Therefore those who have not completed the first-level fishery education will be obliged to follow a course in basic fishery. The course called “Basic Fisheries” will cover about 60% of the basic programme and will continue for 3 semesters (for programme details, as well as credit and ECTS points.

The specialization course Aquaculture and Aquariology includes a practical training and thesis research projects. For the optional course (free choice), the student can select any course which is being provided at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries. There is a wide possibility for each individual student to tailor the study programme to his or her own personal preference. The relative large contribution of optional courses usually results in a very multidisciplinary composition of the student course programme. The strong collaborative overseas research and training links, a singular feature of the Faculty, allows access to pond and other aquaculture facilities for field experimental work and on-farm trials.

Admission

The Programme is open to the holders of undergraduate degree (Bachelor’s degree) and graduate degree (Master’s degree) in fisheries, aquaculture, animal husbandry, ichthyology, biology, agronomy, veterinary medicine, or any related area from recognised Colleges and Universities.

For more details:

Website: www.uwm.edu.pl/wosir
e-mail: malgorzata.wozniak@uwm.edu.pl
Telephone: (+48) 89 - 5233421, 5233829, 5233762

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6th Practical Short Course: Aquafeed Euro-Asia 2007 - Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition, & Feed Management, 23 - 24 October, Istanbul (Turkey)

This shortcourse is held next to the Aquaculture Europe 2007 Conference and Exhibition. Aquafeed Euro-Asia short course attendees will receive a complimentary pass to the Aquaculture Europe 2007 Trade show. Aquafeed Euro-Asia short course attendees can separately register for the Aquaculture 2007 Conference at EAS member rate.

This is a crash course for new plant personal and opportunity for those who are experienced to meet experts in the field to discuss their current problems to enhance their plant operations. The course material will also serve as a useful reference for processors, product formulators, chemists and technicians as well as business managers familiar with aquaculture feed, extrusion, nutrition and feed management.

To register or to get more information, please visit: http://www.membraneworld.com/shortcourse/aquafeed2007_turkey.pdf

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PhD Course "Physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish as food", 19 - 23 November 2007, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark 

The aim of this PhD course is to provide insight into the state of the art laboratory techniques that are recommended for analysis of fish muscle composition and post mortem changes.

The course is arranged by the Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DIFRES) and BioCentrum at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). It comprises 5 days of exercises, from 19th November at 9:00 to 23rd  November 17:00, covering a variety of advanced methods to study fish muscle composition and post mortem processes:

    *      Water pools and their mobility in fish muscle tissue. Correlation to muscle proteins.
    *      Activity of the TMAO aldolase enzyme: Accumulation of formaldehyde and dimethylamine.
    *      Lipid and protein oxidation during frozen storage of fatty fish products.
    *      Proteome analysis of fish muscle.

Participation: The course is preferentially intended for Ph.D. students but open to others in case of vacancy. The number of participants is restricted to 12.

Deadline for application to the course: 28th September 2007.

For further information see: http://www.dfu.dtu.dk/English/News/Calendar.aspx?guid=9f8dbac6-2ea9-4960-89b8-3381a6db7028

or contact

Alice Jensen
e-mail: aj@difres.dk
Tel: +45 4525 2581

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Collaboration

PROFET POLICY Workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine cage & Shellfish culture Workshop: 13 - 14 September, Dublin (Ireland)

Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation Ltd. (Ireland) is hosting the next PROFET POLICY workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine cage & Shellfish culture Workshop, to be held in Dublin (Ireland). This is the third workshop in a series of 9 workshops in different countries throughout Europe. The workshops are on a thematic and regional basis covering fisheries and aquaculture, and are an important forum for the exchange of views of National and European policy makers and stakeholders.

For more information on this workshop, please visit: http://www.profetpolicy.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=157

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AQUA-TNET Annual Meeting 2007, 14 - 15 June 2007, Crete (Greece)

AQUA-TNET, the European Thematic Network in the field of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management held its first Annual Event on June 14th and 15th 2007. 75 participants from all over Europe met in the Hellenic Centre of Marine Research in Crete (Greece). The Event presented the ongoing work from six work packages, whose deliverables and results were scrutinized in a group validation process undertaken by the stakeholders: industry representatives, research organisations, NGOs, SMEs, consumer groups and students.

The AQUA-TNET Network currently consists of 118 partner institutions, representing universities, training organisations, producer associations and research organisations, in 28 European countries. Network deliverables combine different elements of the Bologna, Copenhagen and Lisbon Processes for the benefit of the entire sector, involving not only educationists and researchers but also the production sector, consumers, and NGOs.

The Bologna Declaration in 1999 triggered off wide-reaching reforms in European higher education and is leading towards a harmonization of university studies for all participating European Universities. When fully implemented, these reforms will encourage the creation of transnational multidisciplinary programmes. Students will also have a greater say and involvement in higher education social issues. AQUA-TNET is unique in that it brings together both academic and vocational aspects of the Bologna and Copenhagen reforms in the fields of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management.

During the AQUA-TNET's first Annual Meeting, all network stakeholders came together to present the latest information and progress but above all to get feedback from its members to ensure that the network activities met the stakeholders' expectations. This was the first opportunity for the student, industry and consumer members to make their voice heard, and they certainly did so in the Validation sessions which provoked stimulating and often lively discussions. The Validation Committees proved to be a useful innovation: the Student Committee as clients of the higher education providers, the Industry and Research Committees as future employers of graduate students, the Consumer Committee as representatives of those who purchase the end products and the Industry Committee had an opportunity to express industry needs to the academic community, and to suggest some market-driven solutions.

One of the major aims of AQUA-TNET is to become the TUNING reference for the aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources sector in Europe. The TUNING project was presented and explained by Professor Papadakis of the University of Crete, who gave a very useful and informative presentation on the TUNING project, an EU SOCRATES pilot project which addresses several of the Bologna action lines, most notably the adoption of a system of easily readable and comparable degrees, based on two cycles  and using the European system of credits (ECTS). The name Tuning was chosen for the project to reflect the idea that universities do not look for harmonisation of their degree programmes or any sort of unified, prescriptive or definitive European curricula but simply for points of reference, convergence and common understanding.

The sessions covered the following topics: the practicalities of enhancing collaboration between European master programmes; Structuring Ph.D. training in the AQUA-TNET domain; the development of a code of good practice for student mobility; how to bridge the language gap in student exchanges and how to create an AQUA-TNET portal in 2010.

The final note was struck when the members discussed the European Commission Green Paper "Towards a Future Maritime Policy for the Union: A European vision for the oceans and seas" which produced AQUATNET'S formal submission to the consultation process. This report has been published and can be downloaded from: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/index_en.html

For more information, please contact Marieke Reuver at: marieke@aquatt.ie

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Workshop: Carrying Capacity Tools, Results and User Perspectives, 11 July 2007, Dublin (Ireland)

A workshop on Carrying Capacity Studies - Tools, Results and User Perspectives - was held in the Geological Survey of Ireland, Dublin (Ireland) on Wednesday 11th July 2007. The workshop was organised by AquaTT on behalf of the Irish Partners of the EU Keyzones Project, South East Shellfish Co-op, Clew Bay Marine Forum and La Tene Maps. This workshop followed up a conference held in Westport (Ireland) last September.

The workshop was attended by 25-30 delegates mainly from companies and organisations who are currently involved in Carrying Capacity studies and shellfish farmers. The day was a great success as it allowed  the delegates get an update on progress on the various projects which have started, are ongoing or have been completed in Ireland over the past nine to ten months. The workshop had  delegates from the three main projects SMILE, KEYZONES and UISCE.

Professor Gavin Burnell from the Aquaculture and Fisheries Development Centre of University College Cork (Ireland) and AquaTT Director, formally welcomed everybody to Dublin after which John Coleman from La Tene Maps introduced the conference and the various projects. The workshop was opened by a brief introduction to the EU Funded Keyzones Project by Keyzones Coordinator Dennis Gowland from Orkney based Research Relay. This was followed by two presentations by Ana Sequeira from IMAR, Institute of Marine Research (Portugal) on "Tools for Management of Shellfish Resources". The next presentation was given on “General concept of carrying capacity modeling using Delft3D" by Maarten Kuijper - Delft Hydraulics, Netherlands. Aad Smaal – from IMARES, formerly Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO) gave a presentation about the capacity for sustainable shellfish production in the Netherlands. His presentation included characteristics of Dutch Shellfish Culture, problems and perspectives and comparison with other Keyzone areas. Gavin Burnell presented on „Biological Issues for the Management of Irish Sea Mussel Seed“. Over the past number of years there has been a decline in the tonnage of seed mussel seed dredged from the Irish Sea. The Marine Institute/BIM funded a study to understand the biology and ecology of mussel seed beds in the Irish Sea to assess their abundance ans sustainability and also to suggest management strategies for the sustainable exploitation of the mussel resource in the Irish Sea. Alan Berry from Marcon gave an update on the BIM led project called UISCE covering Wexford Harbour, Dungarvan and Killiary.

Thom Nickell from SAMS in Scotland presented on „Validation and Ground Truthing models“.  Examples were taken from a number of projects, both European and Asian. The last presentation was given by  Mr. Niall O' Boyle - Clew Bay Marine Forum, titled “A local Marine initiative Adapting a broad and flexible outlook“. In this presentation Niall explains that Clew Bay Marine Forum got involved in the Keyzones Project, because they saw it as a way of developing a scientific model to underpin a predictive bay management  strategy thus providing an effective management tool.

The workshop ended with an open discussion, where raised issues included the accessability and availability of the tools especially to farmers, as well as Short Run Models versus Long Run Models. The meeting concluded with stating that carrying capacity studies are an important resource management tool. However, these studies were costly to do and were changing rapidly building on the developments/tools developed by previous studies. The participants look forward to the completion of the BIM study as this would probably be the format that would be rolled out in the future for other Irish bays.

Note: Presentations made at the workshop are available for download on the AquaTT website: http://www.aquatt.ie/index.php/151/news/

For further information please contact:

John Coleman, La Tene Maps, Ireland
Tel: +353-1 2847914, E-mail: johncoleman@latene.com

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Announcements

AquaNor 2007 Exhibition, 14 – 17 August, Trondheim (Norway)

AquaNor is held every second year in Trondheim and has in recent years attracted visitors from approximately 50 countries. The trade show presents innovations, products, services, research and development of importance to the aquaculture industry. AquaNor 2007 is the most important international event and the primary venue for all players in the aquaculture industry. The major aquaculture nations attend AquaNor 2007 with exhibitors, delegations and individual visitors.

For more information and online registration, please visit: http://www.nor-fishing.no/messe.php?messe=12

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AquaNor 2007 Forum, 15 - 16 August, Trondheim (Norway)

The AquaNor Forum is a new feature to the world’s biggest aquaculture exhibition – Aqua Nor. Due to be held every two years, the Aqua Nor forum will provide a meeting for science, industry, consumers and policy makers to review developments in the aquaculture sector and to discuss the key issues that affect those developments.

Under the theme, WELFARE-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY - How our shared understanding of aquatic animals needs will shape their future homes", the AQUA NOR FORUM 2007 will address the issue of welfare as a driver for technological development in aquaculture. The forum is divided into three sessions, which look at different housing situations (structures used for the production of aquatic animals) and the interaction between different stakeholders in designing production systems. The three sessions end with a press conference that summarises discussions and recommends future action.

This promising workshop is organised by European Aquaculture Society (EAS) in cooperation with the Nor Fishing Foundation and SINTEF. It will provide a forum for science, industry, consumers and policy makers to review developments in the aquaculture sector.

Full preliminary programme as well as session info and speakers profiles are available at: http://www.easonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=25
You can register online via the link to the registration page on the aforementioned website until 1st August. After that date, the registration fees will increase.

Note that pre-registered participants to the AQUA NOR FORUM 2007 will have free access to AQUA NOR 2007 trade show.

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Coarse Fish Meeting, 5 - 6 September 2007, Winchester (UK)

The 2007 Coarse Fish Meeting will take place on 5 & 6 September at Sparsholt College. A variety of topics, presented by leading experts in their field, will be covered through the day. 

For information on the event, accommodation details and booking forms please contact Viv Shears on the details below or alternatively visit the Coarse Fish Meeting page.

Postal: The Coarse Fish Meeting 2007, c/o Fishery Studies Section, Sparsholt College,
Sparsholt, Hampshire SO21 2NF
Telephone: 01962 797205
Email: coarsefishevent@sparsholt.ac.uk

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ICES Annual Science Conference, 17 - 21 September, Helsinki (Finland)

The Science Conference is an annual meeting place for scientists where new work is presented in Theme sessions. The topics for Theme sessions are diverse and range from ‘the implementation of external reviews in management advice’ to ‘the management of Monkfish around the world’ and ‘how fishermen and managers (should) deal with increased energy costs’. Some sessions are very scientific, but many relate directly to fisheries and their environment. The main language at the ASC is English.

The registration fee will be more expensive after the 31 august 2007. To register or to get more information about registration: http://www.ices.dk/iceswork/asc/2007/Registration.asp

For more information about the ASE, please visit: http://www.ices2007helsinki.fi

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13th International EAFP Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, 17 - 21 September 2007, Grado (Italy)

The 13th EAFP International Conference on Fish and Shellfish Pathology will be held at the Conference Centre in Grado, Italy. Scientific and technical sessions consisting of poster presentations, invited talks, keynotes, oral presentations, workshops and an EAFP General Assembly will take place during the Conference. Planned social events include a Welcome Cocktail, Civic Reception and the traditional Conference Banquet.

You will find more information the EAFP website: http://www.eafp.org/Conference%20pages/Conf_Info.html

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International Conference on Freshwater Habitat Management for Salmonid Fisheries: 18 - 21 September 2007, Southampton (UK)

The aim of this conference is to bring together fishery and environmental managers, scientists, and policy makers to consider the range of activities that have been deployed, to assess their effectiveness and applicability, and to develop recommendations for future work and R&D. Keynote speakers are being invited from the UK, Europe and North America to set the scene for each session. However, there will also be plenty of time planned for offered papers and discussion; active participation of all attendees will be encouraged.

For more information, please visit: http://www.salmonidhabitat.com or contact:
Dr Nick Sotherton
The Game Conservancy Trust
Fordingbridge SP6 1EF
United Kingdom
Email: admin@salmonidhabitat.com

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European Symposium On Marine Protected Areas As A Tool For Fisheries Management And Ecosystem Conservation, 25 - 28 September, Murcia (Spain)

To emphasise the role of MPAs in the integration of fisheries management and nature conservation, the symposium will present and discuss the results from ongoing European and international MPA research, bringing together scientists, managers and stakeholders from all relevant fields and sectors to discuss new findings and approaches regarding ecological, economic and social aspects of MPA development.Scientific contributions are invited from Europe and other regions. Emerging science, empirical evidence and interdisciplinary approaches relevant for temperate waters are given priority. Managers and regional stakeholders are invited to provide experiences and views.

The organisers of the symposium are the EU funded research projects EMPAFISH and PROTECT, addressing the application of MPAs as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries management in the Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea and in the Baltic.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mpasymposium2007.eu/index.html

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World Seafood Congress 2007, 25 - 27 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)

The World Seafood Congress 2007 will consist of a conference and an exhibition dedicated to the theme of “Innovation in the Seafood Industry" where exhibitors will showcase the latest technologies and trends in new product and process development, quality assurance and eco-labelling.

The Congress will be highly interactive; featuring a mix of plenary sessions addressed by leading experts from around the world along with tightly focussed breakout sessions that will encourage lively debate. These sessions will cover areas such as market access restrictions due to import authority requirements; the retail sector and the changing dynamics of seafood consumption; communicating the risks and benefits of eating seafood; seafood nutrition and sustainability; trends in sustainable fishing technology; seafood standard certification; consumer confidence and sustainability; models for managing fisheries sustainability; innovations in chemical risk management and testing; and the potential and challenges of the emerging functional foods markets.

The World Seafood Congress 2007 online booking is now open at the Congress website: www.worldseafoodcongress07.com

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DanFish International 2007, 17 - 19 October, Aalborg  (Denmark)

Since 1974 Aalborg has been hosting fishing exhibitions and during the 90's the organisers have made great efforts to internationalise the show. The international fishing exhibition in October 2005 was referred to by exhibitors and visitors alike as a total success. DanFish International 2007 will be an intensive 3-day show running from the 17th of October to the 19th of October.

For more information, please visit: http://www.danfish.com/show.asp?id=188

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Aquaculture Europe 2007, 24 – 27 October 2007, Istanbul (Turkey)

The European Aquaculture Society and Eurasia Trade Fairs have combined their aquaculture events to launch the first “new format" Aquaculture Europe event, which combines a scientific conference with the highly successful Future Fish Eurasia Exhibition.

The interface between these two main features – the industry forum - will be filled by special events, including an industry day or ‘farmers day’, workshops for industry and the AE2007 student forum. As always, various social events will be a part of the Aquaculture Europe meeting.

The conference theme Competing claims addresses the various levels of competition that aquaculture faces at present, but upon which its future development will depend. "Claims" exist from other stakeholders with respect to physical space, investment and other finances, resources (e.g. for feed raw materials and water resources), technology and others.

More details on the EAS website.

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10th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR), 12 - 16 November 2007, Wageningen IMARES in Zeeland, The Netherlands

From 12-16 November 2007, Wageningen IMARES will host the 10th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR) in Zeeland, The Netherlands. The theme of the conference will be “Innovation in the exploitation and management of shellfish resources”. The following topics will be addressed: Recruitment, Eco.system based management, Stakeholder involvement and management and New technologies.

For more information: www.icsr2007.wur.nl

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Symposium on Interactions between social, economic and ecological objectives of inland commercial and recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture: 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey)

The European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) is organizing an international symposium on “Interactions between social, economic and ecological objectives of inland commercial and recreational fisheries and aquaculture” between 21 and 24 May 2008 in connection with its 25th Session in 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.

The symposium will be organized in 5 sessions. There will be a workshop-type discussion at the end of the presentations of each session. This discussion will be used to formulate advice on research priorities, policy advice and guidelines. The final session will be used to finalize the conclusions, advice and recommendations to the 25th EIFAC session, which will follow the symposium.  Persons are also encouraged to present Poster papers, which will form an integral part of the information base for formulating conclusions. The symposium will be held in close collaboration with the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Eastern Europe (NACEE) and the European Aquaculture Society (EAS).

Please consult the EIFAC website for further information

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Other

Post your Student placement and MSc/ PhD vacancies on WWW.PISCESTTJOBS.COM

PISCES TT Jobs, an exciting and valuable free online service provided by AquaTT UETP Ltd. to employers and potential employees in aquaculture and related science sectors. Using a secure and innovative site format, employers and job searchers can post job vacancies and CVs, respectively, thus facilitating human resource development in the industry.

Upon registration, companies can post and instantaneously edit job vacancies, including permanent, temporary, MSc/PhD and student placement positions. Companies will only receive CVs of those applicants who are qualified for the position requirements. To ensure privacy and lessen the hassle of unsolicited calls and queries, company/organisation contact details will not be published online.

Prospective employees can use the online registration facility to obtain a username and password, post and edit their employee profile, upload a CV and apply online for positions.

If you are interested in posting a job vacancy or registering for the service, please contact aquatt@aquatt.ie

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Symposium on Interactions between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey) - Call for Papers

Written contributions and presentations for the Symposium on Interactions between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture 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

Selected papers that address the theme of the symposium and are of an appropriate standard will be published in a special issue of the Blackwell Science journal Fisheries Management and Ecology. All papers will be published in the EIFAC Occasional Papers series (after agreement from the authors).

For more information on the symposium (including the complete prospectus and a guide for authors), please visit the EIFAC website: http://www.fao.org/fi/eifac.htm

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Students Poster competition in the World Seafood Congress 2007

The Competition is open to post-graduates registered at a third-level education institute. Students must be studying in a field related to the four Congress themes of sustainability, product trade, food safety, seafood and health.

Any student/s wishing to enter this Poster Competition should complete and submit a Student Poster Application at this website.

For more information, please visit: https://www.eventznet.ie/ev/ac/bim/wsccomp/

Any queries related to this competition can be addressed to: info@worldseafoodcongress07.com

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New global aquatic veterinary association

Emerging from the needs of a large number of veterinarians already involved in aquatic animal medicine, a new veterinary organization has been formed, initially doing business under the name Aquatic Veterinary Association (AqVA). Formalizing a group to address the concerns of aquatic veterinary medical practitioners under an organized, incorporated and registered non-profit professional association will help elevate aquatic veterinary sciences to a well recognized discipline within the profession.

Its mission is to serve the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine in enhancing aquatic animal health and welfare, public health, and seefood safety, in support of the veterinary profession, aquatic animal owners and industries, and other stakeholders.

Further details on the association can be found on its website: http://www.aquavets.org

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Call for research proposals: National Development Plan (2007 - 2013) Research Programme

The Marine Institute launches its research and innovation funding programme under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the National Development Plan 2007 – 2013.

The Marine Institute manages research and innovation funding under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the NDP (2007 – 2013).  Under the programme, research proposals aimed at addressing the objectives of Sea Change: A Marine Research, Knowledge and Innovation Strategy for Ireland 2007 – 2013 are sought from industry and research institutions. 

The first call targets funding for Research Projects, Desk Studies, Post-Doctoral Fellowships and PhD Scholarships in the following topic areas:
-         Fisheries Research
-         Aquaculture Research
-         Seaweed Research
-         Marine Environment Research
-         Knowledge and Information Management Research

The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 26th September 2007.

For more information on that call or on the other open calls for funding of the Marine Institute, please visit: http://www.marine.ie/home/funding/FundingCalls/opencalls/

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Student Corner 

European Aquaculture Society Student Group (EAS-SG):

EAS-SG is a student group set up at the EAS 2005 meeting in Trondheim. The group is, however, not just for students, but also for all young people working in the field of aquaculture.

Its principal aims are:

  • To increase the participation of young persons in EAS activities
  • To gather and exchange information related to the diverse fields of research
  • To share work experiences in the sector
  • To voice student and young persons’ concerns

The EAS Student Group will organise a special forum for students attending AE2007 to enable networking and exchange of ideas. The forum will have a dedicated programme and include a special student reception. Students receive the full registration package plus the student reception. To qualify for the student rate, a copy of your student I.D. is required.

If you are interested to join the group or if you want more information please mail them at:  eas_studentgroup@aquaculture.cc
or visit: http://www.easonline.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=18

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Student submissions

We 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.

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About AquaTT

AquaTT through its extensive network has realised that essential information on upcoming changes is not being effectively disseminated to all parties. Thus, AquaTT is producing this free news service "TRAINING NEWS" specifically for the Aquaculture industry. The newsletter is intended to keep you informed of developments in Education & Training and related areas. Support material is available on the European Education Forum website www.piscestt.com. All old Training News is archived on the AquaTT site.

The main target audience for this newsletter is teachers, trainers and students in the aquaculture area but will also be of interest to policy makers, companies and associations.

AquaTT welcomes any feedback regarding content, presentation and user-friendliness of the newsletter. Please forward this mail to any colleagues that may be interested. Please submit any relevant information for dissemination in the newsletter.

DISCLAIMER: AquaTT provides this newsletter as a free service to interested parties. Most of the information is provided by AquaTT. Where it is not, the source of the news is provided in the text of the news brief or else AquaTT attributes the news to the coordinating body as the "Data Source Provider". In no way does this newsletter, by promoting events not coordinated by AquaTT, intend to wrongly or inappropriately claim projects, news, etc. as its own nor is it responsible for incorrect information provided from other sources. "Training News" is a promotional tool and forum for both AquaTT and other organisations.

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