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Guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture

The publication Guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture presents the guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture, prepared by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

The publication aims to provide guiding principles and minimum common criteria in order to help assess, prevent and minimize the risk of adverse impacts on biodiversity, natural habitats, ecosystems and related ecosystem services associated with the use of non-indigenous species and to promote the development and sharing of a comprehensive knowledge base to address the challenges posed by the use of non-indigenous species.

The document details the application process for an authorization to introduce non-indigenous species and identifies the necessary conditions that should be fulfilled to minimize the risks of adverse impacts following the introduction of non-indigenous species, including border measures, quarantine and monitoring, as well as surveillance systems.

Check out the document at the following address:

https://www.fao.org/3/cc3207en/cc3207en.pdf

Seagriculture EU 2023

The Seagriculture Conference EU 2023 will take place during 21 – 22 June 2023 in Trondheim, Norway, bringing together seaweed farmers, seaweed processors and distributors, equipment and technology providers, investment companies, academic and research as well as governmental institutions.

During 6 plenary sessions, top speakers will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed and much more. Apart from the conference, the event will also include a trade show, providing companies within the seaweed industry a platform to showcase their products and services to other industry professionals.

The Seagriculture conference in Europe has been successfully organized since 2012. In 2022, the 11th edition of Seagriculture EU took place in Germany, gathering 131 participants from 22 countries.

In order to register and for more information, please access the link below:

https://seagriculture.eu/

EU4Algae Info Session

The EU4Algae Initiative aims to promote sustainable and innovative algae-based solutions in Europe.

An online info session, aiming to provide an overview of the EU Algae Initiative and to explain how the EU4Algae is contributing to its implementation, will take place on 15 June 2023.

The target audience includes stakeholders from the algae value chain, including researchers, industry representatives, policymakers, and other interested parties.

Registration for the event and further information are available at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZcz2puJiLeUTEGnUpRk0HeaujpW2zoHkwtB4FHqIumkvQag/viewform

Türkiye – Aquaculture Increase

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute the aquaculture industry in Türkiye registered a 9.1% increase in 2022.

In 2022, out of the 514,805 tons of aquaculture production in Türkiye, 368,742 tons were produced in the sea and 146,063 tons in inland waters.

The most important fish species farmed were trout with 145,649 tons in inland waters and sea bass with 156,602 tons and sea bream with 152,469 tons in the marine area.

Good Practice: Calverton Fish Farm – Nottingham, United Kingdom

In 1940 the Trent Fishery Board, a precursor of the Trent River Authority, opened the Calverton Fish Farm, on Moor Lane, with the aim of breeding thousands of fish to stock rivers and still waters around the country. 

Conference – Joining Forces for the Energy Transition in the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture

The European Comission is organising the conference Joining Forces for the Energy Transition in the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture, which will take place on the 16th of June 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.

All concerned stakeholders with a link to the energy transition in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, including stakeholders from the fisheries and aquaculture sector, the ancillary activities sector, the processing sector, fishing port authorities, shipbuilders, gear manufacturers, NGOs, research organisations and academia, financial institutions, the energy sector and national and regional public authorities, are expected to join and to engage under the Energy Transition Partnership.

The programme includes the following panels: Joining forces for the Energy Transition Partnership, Enabling the energy transition, Skills & Finance for Innovation, Enabling the energy transition, and Knowledge, Research and Innovation. It will also feature an exhibition on Best Practices in Energy transition.

For registration and more information on the event please access the link below:

https://etransition-fish-aquaculture.eu/

Aquaculture Systems – A Basic Overview

The video below, produced as part of the Great Lakes Aquaculture Collaborative, project funded by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), provides a basic overview of common aquaculture systems including ponds, raceways (flow-through), recirculating and aquaponics systems.

Guidelines on Aquaculture Restocking and Stock Enhancement

The publication Guidelines on aquaculture restocking and stock enhancement, prepared by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to support Mediterranean and Black Sea countries in restocking and stock enhancement while preventing harm to biodiversity, natural habitats, ecosystems and related ecosystem services, based on good practices and the best available knowledge. 

The publication starts with an introduction on the background and the scope of the guidelines and highlights that national aquaculture regulatory frameworks should include provisions regulating aquaculture restocking and stock enhancement, it identifies the general principles for stock enhancement that should be followed and provides guidance on broodstock management, reproduction, the release of juveniles and potential management programmes.

You can check out the guidelines at the link below:

https://www.fao.org/3/cc3840en/cc3840en.pdf

Good Practice: Frugé Aquafarms and Cajun Crawfish in Branch, Louisiana, USA

Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheet Collection

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division compiled a fact sheet collection on the most important species in aquaculture, aiming to provide useful information for everyone interested in learning about the steps to be followed in order to start raising aquatic species and the current techniques at the global level.

The fact sheets are regularly updated and are available at https://www.fao.org/fishery/en/culturedspecies/search.