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The First AQA Conference, entitled ‘Marine aquaculture – the 21st century opportunity and challenge for world fishing’, will be celebrated on the 18th September alongside Aqua Farming International. The conference is supported by the European Aquaculture Society and APROMAR and will pose and answer crucial questions such as: Is marine aquaculture a viable alternative to wild capture fisheries? And, how can traditional fishing businesses successfully move into it?
The target audience of these conferences is composed by professionals of the fisheries sector looking to expand into marine aquaculture, as well as by those who are already in the industry but would like to know the latest advances in technology and good practices.
The programme will study different topics such as the reasons why, in the latest years, aquaculture has been considered as a viable alternative to meet the growing demand for fish. The characteristics and risks of this activity will also be analyzed, as well as the alternative commercialization lines through which aquaculture professionals bring their products to the consumer.
APROMAR TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
APROMAR will also organize its first Technical Workshop, to be held on the 18th September, in parallel to Aqua Farming International. The most relevant issues for the Spanish aquaculture industry will be analyzed in-depth in this event. Within the field of Parasitology, the speech entitled ‘Parasites in aquaculture: old threat, emerging problem’ will deal with the problems caused by these organisms in aquaculture. There will also be a space in the programme for those interested in the latest news about Biotechnology applied to the production of fish and shellfish, thanks to the speech ‘Biotechnology applied to aquaculture: vaccines and technologies’. As for Socio-economy, the ‘Challenges and opportunities of the new aquaculture strategy for business’ will be analyzed. ‘Business survival strategies: new positions’ is another topic that will be tackled during the first Technical Workshops in the field of business economy. On the other hand, with regard to Genetics and Nutrition, speeches will focus on ‘Genetics for aquaculture. Consolider Project’ and ‘Indicators and processes applied to ecosustainable aquaculture’, respectively. The final presentation will deal with continental aquaculture and will study the ‘Impact of civilian works in the production of continental farms’.
APROMAR SECTORIAL CONFERENCE
APROMAR will also hold its IV Sectorial Conference within the framework of AQA. On the 17th September, producers, researchers and Spanish and international experts will meet to discuss about the opportunities offered by this ‘Times of change’.
Programme:
- A new boost for the sustainable development of European aquaculture. Jean-Claude Cueff. Head of unit for the Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture, DGMARE, European Commission.
- Business example: Kelafonia Fisheries SA. Lara Barazi-Yeroulanos. Managing Director of Kefalonia Fisheries SA.
- The importance of an efficient health policy: The case of Chile. Luis Pichott de la Fuente. Fundación Chile, responsible for Marine Resources.
- The state of marine aquaculture in Spain. Javier Ojeda González-Posada. Manager of APROMAR.
