AquaTT Training News - August 2007
Author: AquaTT
Date: 07 Sep 2007
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August 2007
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1. Education
- Experimental Course for Underwater Restorer, Ischia (Italy), 1 – 7 October 2007
- Practical Short Course: Aquafeed Euro-Asia 2007 - Aquaculture Feed
Extrusion, Nutrition & Feed Management, Istanbul (Turkey), 23 -
24 October 2007
- Ph.D Course in physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish
as food, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Kgs.Lyngby,
(Denmark), 19 - 23 November 2007
2. Collaboration
- PROFET POLICY Workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine Cage & Shellfish Culture Workshop: 13 - 14 September, Dublin (Ireland)
- World Seafood Congress 2007, 25 – 27 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)
- PESCALEX 2nd Progress Meeting - Crete
3. Announcements
- International Conference on Freshwater Habitat Management for Salmonid Fisheries, 18 - 21 September 2007, Southampton (UK)
- International workshop: Offshore Aquaculture in Europe – “Next steps”, 24 September, Dublin (Ireland)
- IAFI Pre-Congress Workshops, 23 - 25 September, Dublin (Ireland)
- European Symposium On Marine Protected Areas As A Tool For Fisheries
Management And Ecosystem Conservation, 25 - 28 September, Murcia (Spain)
- DanFish International 2007, 17 - 19 October, Aalborg (Denmark)
- Aquaculture Europe 2007, 24 - 27 October 2007, Istanbul (Turkey)
- EATP Stakeholders Meeting, 8 - 9 November 2007, Brussel (Belgium)
- 10th International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR), 12-16
November 2007, Wageningen IMARES in Zeeland, The Netherlands
- PERCID FISH CULTURE – From research to production: 23rd and 24th January 2008, Namur (Belgium)
- 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
- EurOcean 2007: Aberdeen Declaration
- Call for papers: European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) Symposium
- Call for research proposals: National Development Plan (2007 – 2013) Research Programme
- Post your vacancies, student placements and MSc / PhD positions on PISCESTTJOBS
Education
Experimental Course for Underwater Restorer, 1 – 7 October 2007, Ischia (Italy)
The restoration of
archaeological finds starts in-field, whether in a dry environment or
in a wet or submerged one, through an intense interdisciplinary
relationship between the archaeologist and the restorer. The idea of
training an underwater restorer who is able to understand the problems
that archaeologists have to face during the recovery of submerged finds,
and also able to cooperate with them while offering his know-how, makes
this course unique and important.
The application form must be received before the 22nd of September 2007.
To apply for the course, please visit: http://www.istitutoeuropeodelrestauro.it/eng/iscrizioni.php
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.
To register or to get more information, please visit: http://www.membraneworld.com/shortcourse/aquafeed2007_turkey.pdf
Ph.D
Course in physical and biochemical methods for analysis of fish as
food, 19 – 23 November 2007, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research,
Kgs.Lyngby (Denmark)
The
aim of the 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. It covers a variety of advanced methods to
study fish muscle composition and post mortem processes.
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: 28 September 2007.
For more information, please CLICK HERE
Collaboration
PROFET POLICY workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine cage & Shellfish culture, 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 CLICK HERE
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.
For more information, please go to: www.worldseafoodcongress07.com
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PESCALEX 2nd Progress Meeting - Crete
The 2nd progress meeting for the PESCALEX project took place on Crete, discussing amongst others the Interim Report, status of the website, the Language modules and the final workshop.
Although the Interim Report was submitted to LEARGAS, Dublin in January, it was not evaluated until June 2007 which has caused real difficulties in budgetary terms, as partners are not sure whether certain activities are acceptable. Other changes were the departure of Dr O'Connell from Bergen Hogheskule and loosing the services of Ms McVeigh.
The structural re-design of the website took longer than anticipated to carry out. Its interface looks much the same as the previous one, but its functionality is very different.
The English section of the Language Modules was online by the end of November 2006, followed by Basic Techniques for Fish Haematology from November to February 2007, then by the Fish Diseases glossary in all project languages except Greek. The French and Spanish Level 1 modules were online in April and in May 2007. The Fish disease module, now renamed Aquatic Pathology module is still being adapted for CLIL presentation. This is an extremely time-consuming task as partners had decided that the text should follow the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation structural format as in FISHBASE. The partners decided that it was absolutely essential to include an audio element in the Beginners' language module, as the CLIL methodology demanded this.
Final details for the final workshop were worked out, including the draft agenda. All further details will be given on the PESCALEX website, along with the Final Programme: www.pescalex.org
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Announcements
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
International workshop: Offshore Aquaculture in Europe – “Next steps”, 24 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)
A major international workshop and foresight exercise – “Offshore
Aquaculture in Europe - ‘Next Steps’” will take place in the Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Dublin on 24th September, to coincide with the World
Seafood Congress 07.
The Workshop, which is being funded under the EU 6th Framework
Programme, will provide anyone with an interest in Offshore Aquaculture
the opportunity to submit their thoughts on the next steps for future
development. This information will be included in a comprehensive
report outlining the way forward for the European aquaculture industry
and submitted to the European Commission in February 2008.
For more information or to register for this workshop, please visit: http://www.marine.ie
IAFI Pre-Congress Workshops, 23 - 25 September 2007, Dublin (Ireland)
The International
Association of Fish Inspector (IAFI) will be offering a series of
workshops in advance of the World Seafood Congress. The workshops, on a
variety of interesting topics, will be conducted by experts in their
field.
For the description of these workshops and for registration, please visit: http://www.iafi.net/workshops/
European
Symposium On Marine Protected Areas As A Tool For Fisheries Management
And Ecosystem Conservation, 25 - 28 September 2007, 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
DanFish International 2007, 17- 19 October 2007, 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 Wednesday, 17 October
- Friday, 19 October.
For more information, please visit: http://www.danfish.com/show.asp?id=188
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: www.easonline.org
EATP Stakeholders Meeting, 8 - 9 November 2007, Brussels (Belgium)
The
EATP Interim Working Group (IWG) that was elected on the EATP First
Stakeholders Meeting March 22 2007, had its first meeting on June 19 to
prepare for the second Stakeholders Meeting. The IWG has started the
work on preparing a discussions document for:
- the visions
- the structure of the platform (which will be the instrument for establishing the Strategic Research Agenda)
- the Terms of References
For more information, please visit: http://www.eatpnet.eu/events.php
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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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/
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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 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 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.
Other
EurOCEAN 2007: Aberdeen Declaration
The EurOCEAN 2007 conference took place in Aberdeen (UK), June 2007,
attended by more than 200 participants from 20 countries. The
conference resulted in the Aberdeen Declaration (June 2007), calling
for the development of a coordinated approach to marine science across
Europe - fundamental to secure support for the implementation of
recommendations in the EU Green Paper Towards a Future Maritime Policy
for the Union: A European Vision for the Oceans and Seas.
Download the ABERDEEN DECLARATION: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/pdf/Aberdeen_Declaration_final_2007.pdf
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
The principal aim of this 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.
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
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
The Irish Marine Institute recently launched its research and innovation funding programme under the Marine Research Sub-Programme of the National Development Plan 2007 – 2013. Under this 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.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 26th September 2007.
For more information, please visit: http://www.marine.ie/home/funding/FundingCalls/opencalls/
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