September 2007

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Contents

1. Education

- Foundation Degrees at Falmouth Marine School, Cornwall College (UK)
- Practical Short Course: Aquafeed Euro-Asia 2007 - Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition & Feed Management, 23 - 24 October 2007, Istanbul (Turkey)
- Training Course: Good Practice in Stakeholder Participation with a focus on environmental decisions, 13 - 15 November 2007, Kent (UK)

2. Collaboration

- PROFET POLICY Workshop: Atlantic fisheries, Marine Cage & Shellfish Culture Workshop: 13 - 14 September, Dublin (Ireland)
- PROFET POLICY Technical Leaflets of EU-funded research projects in fisheries and aquaculture

3. Announcements

- DanFish International 2007, 17 - 19 October, Aalborg (Denmark)
- Aquaculture Europe 2007, 24 - 27 October 2007, Istanbul (Turkey)
- EATP Stakeholders Meeting, November 2007, Brussel (Belgium)
- International Conference on Shellfish Restoration (ICSR), 12 - 16 November 2007, Wageningen IMARES in Zeeland, The Netherlands
- Marine Information - Issues and Responses; A Coastal Futures Conference, 14 November 2007, London (UK)
- Harbasins Workshop: Results on the table! 14 - 15 November 2007, Hull (UK)
- International Aquaculture Brokerage Event, 27 - 28 November, Madrid (Spain)
- PERCID FISH CULTURE – From research to production: 23 - 24 January 2008, Namur (Belgium)

4. Other 

- Call for Aquagenome - Mobility grants and Resource exchange grants
- Call for papers - Symposium on Interactions between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, 21 - 24 May 2008, Antalya (Turkey)
- Post your vacancies, student placements and MSc / PhD positions on PISCESTTJOBS

Education

Foundation Degrees at Falmouth Marine School, Cornwall College (UK)

The Falmouth Marine School provides a comprehensive selection of marine based courses, from boatbuilding, through marine engineering, marine science to leisure & water sports.

There are still places available for the Foundation Degrees: Boat Design and Production FdSc, Marine Environmental Management FdSc, Marine Leisure Management FdSc, Marine Science FdSc, Marine Sports Science FdSc, Operational Yacht Science FdSc, HNC Integrated Contingency Management, Marine CAD - HE Bitesize, Marine Environmental Studies - HE Short Course.

For further details contact:
Email: falenquiries@cornwall.ac.uk
Website: http://www.falmouthmarineschool.ac.uk/he
Tel: 01326 310310

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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

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Training Course: Good Practice in Stakeholder Participation with a focus on environmental decisions, 13 – 15 November 2007, Kent (UK)

“Dialogue matters” is an organisation that designs, facilitates and trains stakeholder dialogue in ecological and environmental discussions. “Dialogue matters” still has places available in their training courses “Good Practice in Stakeholder Participation with a focus on environmental decisions”.

The course is held over 3 days and will help participants:
•         Explore the benefits and challenges of involving stakeholders in decisions about the environment
•         Understand the principles and concepts of stakeholder participation
•         Learn practical facilitation skills and how to design a participation process

For more information, please go to http://www.dialoguematters.co.uk/training.htm

Collaboration

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

The Irish Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation (KFO) hosted the third PROFET POLICY Meeting and Workshop in Dublin on September 13th and 14th 2007. The workshop, with the theme "Technical Conservation Measures", was held as part of the Sixth Framework Programme PROFET Policy project and was the third of nine such workshops scheduled to be held throughout Europe. During the course of the workshop M Ernesto Penas-Lado and M François Theret of DG Fish outlined the Commission position on the current state and future direction of Technical Measures. They admitted the failure of existing measures to protect fisheries as intended and this situation has prompted a thorough review of the legislation. It is essential to clarify and simplify the regulations, to ensure regulations going forward reflect the new era of environmental awareness and that all stakeholders are involved in both the drafting and implementation of such control measures.

The complete press release can be found: http://www.kfo.ie/profet.html

Extensive information on PROFET Policy, its history and other partners is available on the web-site profetpolicy.info. 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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PROFET POLICY Technical Leaflets of EU-funded research projects in fisheries and aquaculture 

The PROFET POLICY Sixth Framework Programme project is set up to provide an information platform where policy-driven EU-funded research projects can be assessed, summarised in user-friendly format and made available as a series of Technical Leaflets both printed and on-line.

The Technical Leaflets give summaries of Fisheries and Aquaculture research projects that have been made under the 5th and 6th Framework programmes.

Technical Leaflets in Aquaculture cover European Policies and Aquaculture, policy background of New technologies/Infrastructure, Sustainable feeds for fish farming, Control of infectious diseases, Aquaculture-environment interactions, Fish welfare, Training and education/Lifelong learning, Diversification and Conservation concerning aquaculture, Food safety and quality/tracebility/marketing

Technical Leaflets in Fisheries cover European Policies and Fisheries, Ecosystem approach to fisheries management, Scientific advice to fisheries management, Technical measures, Long-term Management and Recovery Plans, Monitoring and control of fisheries activity, Socio-economic dimensions of fisheries activity, The impact of regulations (TMCs) on fishing effort (fleet dynamics) and fishing mortality, TCM: improvements in fishing technology to reduce by-catch and discards, TCM: MPAs, Fisheries management and stakeholder involvement, The role of data collection analysis in the formulation of scientific advice, Policy background of Training and Education Issues concerning aquaculture, Reconciliation Action Plans, Genetic diversity, Sea lice: a salmonid’s tale and Restocking: the eel case

Extensive information on PROFET POLICY and the Technical Leaflets is available on the web-site: www.profetpolicy.info

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Announcements

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

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

More details on the EAS website: www.easonline.org

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EATP Stakeholders Meeting, 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

The elected Interim Working Group will post its proposals on the homepage one month prior to the meeting.

For more information and confirmation of the date, please visit: http://www.eatpnet.eu/events.php

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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 title of the conference will be “Innovation in the exploitation and management of shellfish resources”.

For more information: www.icsr2007.wur.nl

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Marine Information - Issues and Responses; A Coastal Futures Conference, 14 November 2007, London (UK)

The aim of the Coastal Futures Conference is to look across the marine information landscape and to assess the major issues and understand how the current policy and legislative agenda are likely to affect stakeholders. The conference will be of interest to all those involved with collecting, using and managing marine information in the coastal and marine environment.

Please click here: http://www.coastms.co.uk/Conferences/INF07.html for more information and to book your place.

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Harbasins Workshop: Results on the table! 14-15 November 2007, Hull (UK)

The aim of the European Harmonised River Basins Strategies North Sea (HARBASINS) project is to enhance the compatibility of management strategies and international cooperation for the North Sea's coastal waters, estuaries and river basins. The Interreg IIIB HARBASINS project invites you to the workshop: Results on the table! Facts and recommendations. A transnational workshop on harmonization of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, the Birds and Habitats Directives, and Integrated Coastal Zone Management in estuaries and coastal zones along the North Sea coast.

For more information: http://www.harbasins.org/index.php?id=84

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International Aquaculture Brokerage Event, 27-28 November, Madrid (Spain)

In the context of the Spanish Aquaculture International Action Plan 2007/2008, the Spanish Secretariat-General for Maritime Fisheries has organised an International Aquaculture Brokerage Event that will take place in Madrid on 27-28 November. This exceptional forum will constitute a unique opportunity for European, Latin American and Canadian businessmen and researchers to explore technology and business cooperation projects in Madrid. The overriding objective is to provide an optimum venue for a technological / entrepreneurial meeting conceived to break new ground in the establishment of collaboration schemes on an international basis.

For more information: www.acuabrokeragemadrid.com

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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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Other

Call for Aquagenome - Mobility grants and Resource exchange grants 

The EU project Aquagenome – Genomics in fish and shellfish: From research to aquaculture - funds mobility of scientists and genomic resources between European laboratories active in the field of genomics in fish and shellfish aquaculture. The Mobility grants will cover travel and subsistence costs up to a maximum of 2500 € for a period of one  to six weeks, and the Resource exchange grant will cover costs for labour and consumables needed for handling and if appropriate shipping of genomic resources within Europe up to a maximum of 1000 €.

Preference will be given to applications from junior scientists from research or the aquaculture industry. Women are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is November 1st, 2007.

Detailed information on the calls, guidelines for proposers, electronic application forms and conditions for reporting along with forms for reporting and reimbursement can be found on the Aquagenome webpage: http://genomics.aquaculture-europe.org/

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Call for papers - 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 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 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.

Please consult the EIFAC website for further information:
http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?xml=eifac_inst.xml&dom=org&xp_nav=1

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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.

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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.

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