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Webinar: The Pathology of Lates Calcarifer Herpesvirus

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The World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) will hold the webinar The pathology of Lates calcarifer herpesvirus on the 27th of April 2023, during 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EEST.

As part of WAVMA’s WebCEPD webinars, which are intended as educational programs on a variety of aquatic health issues and veterinary techniques, this webinar focuses on the clinical presentation, histopathology and pathogenesis of Lates calcarifer herpesvirus. 

For more information and for registration, you can access the link below:

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7261609526873062240


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Financing Opportunity: (Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme

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The first call for proposals of the (Interreg VI-B) NEXT Black Sea Basin Programme was launched on 30 March 2023. Applications will be submitted online through the Jems application (Joint electronic monitoring system) at https://jems-bsb.mdlpa.ro/.The deadline for submission is July 4th, 2023, 16:00 hrs, Romania time.

Projects related to aquaculture are eligible under Priority 1: Blue and Smart Region, Specific Objective: Developing and enhancing research and innovation capacities, Field of action 3: Use of innovative technologies for sustainable fisheries and eco-friendly aquaculture.

Eligible applicants under this Programme are:

  • Public authorities (e.g. regional/county council, local council, municipality, ministries, etc.);
  • Bodies governed by public law (e.g. state/regional owned institutes, universities and educational institutions, regional development agencies, nature parks and protected areas management bodies, research institutes, etc.);
  • Non-profit organizations (e.g. associations, unions, foundations, private universities if their legal status is of a non-profit organization, Local Action Groups, Euro regions, European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation, etc.)

Co-financing rate: 10%

Geographical area covered:

Source: https://blacksea-cbc.net/interreg-next-bsb-2021-2027/calls-for-proposals/first-call-for-proposals

More information available at: https://blacksea-cbc.net/interreg-next-bsb-2021-2027


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Good Practices: RDM Aquaculture LLC – One of the first indoor shrimp farms in the US

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Located in Fowler, Indiana, RDM Aquaculture was started on July 13, 2010 and it raises Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), using biofloc or heterotrophic bacteria.

Find out more at https://www.rdmshrimp.com/.

You can also check out an interview with Karlanea Brown, co-founder of RDM Aquaculture:

https://thefishsite.com/articles/meet-the-farmer-karlanea-brown-indoor-biofloc-shrimp-farming


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Webinar – Disease Resistance & Immune response

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AQUA-FAANG  and AQUAIMPACT are organising the joint webinar Disease resistance & immune response, as a second part of a series of webinars focused on Aquaculture Genomics.
The event will take place on the 13th of April 2023, at 14:00 CET.

In order to attend the, please register at the link below:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsfumhpjIiG9SLSW2E1t8hrMpLu2Aytx5o#/registration

The first webinar of the series, Using genomics now and in the future in aquaculture, took part in March 2023. In case you missed it, you can find video recordings below:


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The Global Sustainable Aquaculture Roadmap: Pathways for Systemic Change

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The World Economic Forum’s Blue Food Partnership, in consultation with members of its pre-competitive initiative, the Sustainable Aquaculture Working Group, with support from the UK Government’s Blue Planet Fund and the Aquaculture Stewardship Council, produced The Global Sustainable Aquaculture Roadmap: Pathways for Systemic Change, an instrumental guide for transformative action across aquaculture value chains and the sector overall. 

The roadmap is an invitation for all relevant stakeholders engaged in aquaculture to collaborate towards a more sustainable future for people, nature and climate.

You can access the document at the link below:

https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Aquaculture_Roadmap_2023.pdf


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European Maritime Day 2023

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The 2023 edition of the European Maritime Day, an annual two-day event during which Europe’s maritime community meet to network, discuss and outline joint action on maritime affairs and sustainable blue economy,  will take place during 24-25 May 2023 in Brest, France.

The European Maritime Day 2023 is organised by the European Commission, the Metropole of Brest, the Secretariat General for the Sea, the Region of Brittany and the department of Finistère and it features thematic sessions, stakeholder workshops and pitch sessions. 
Professionals from businesses, governments, public institutions, NGOs and academia as well as EU citizens interested in the Sea are invited to participate.

Invertebrates’ aquaculture: towards circular model (Workshop 5) and sustainable aquaculture for the 21st century (Workshop 18) are among the topics covered.
There will also be available a live streaming of the following sessions:

– Opening Session 
– EC high level panel session on a new approach to a Sustainable Blue Economy, which includes topics as: energy transition of fisheries and aquaculture; algae.

Registration and more details are available at the link below: 

https://european-maritime-day-2023.b2match.io/

If you want to participate as an exhibitor, submit the online form at https://www.emd2023-exhibition.com/ by April 5 2023, 23h59 CET.


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Webinar: Benefits and Implementation of Selective Breeding and Genomic Selection in Aquaculture

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The European Aquaculture Society (EAS) is organising an webinar on “Benefits and implementation of selective breeding and genomic selection in aquaculture” on the 4th of April, at 14h CET.

The webinar demonstrates the benefits of selective breeding for the aquaculture supply chain and the novelties in the industrial use of genomic selection, as developed in the AquaIMPACT EU-project.

In order to register, please access the following link: https://www.eventbrite.be/e/eastalk-webinar-with-antti-kause-and-john-bastiaansen-aquaimpact-tickets-600249100217


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Fish Night 8 Webinar: Keeping up momentum for artisanal fisheries and aquaculture

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The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has organized a series of events designed to tackle some of the world’s biggest issues concerning sustainable fisheries, aquaculture, human impact on oceans, and marine and coastal ecosystems. So far, there have been seven Fish Night events bringing together people from academia, government, NGOs, fisherworkers’ collectives, associations and networks to discuss issues regarding sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and oceans governance.

Fish Night 8 will take place on 28 Mar 2023, during 14:00 – 15:15 EEST, online, via Zoom, allowing the participants to discuss on the importance of the small-scale fisheries and aquaculture sectors and to explore opportunities for supporting small-scale actors to overcome challenges and contribute to sustainable development.

In order to register, please access the following link:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fish-night-8-keeping-up-momentum-for-artisanal-fisheries-and-aquaculture-tickets-569852493147


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Financing Opportunity – Choose your Fish: A Campaign for Responsible Consumption of Products from the Sea

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Programme: Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON)

Call: Actions for the implementation of the Mission Restore our ocean and waters by 2030 (HORIZON-MISS-2023-OCEAN-01)

Type of action: HORIZON-CSA HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions

Deadline date: 20 September 2023 17:00:00 Brussels time

Legal entities from Greece, Romania, Türkiye and Ukraine, among other countries, are eligible applicants.

The maximum Horizon Europe funding rate for Coordination and support actions is 100%.

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

  • Accessible and engaging media product to offer information on seafood and aquaculture consumption choices; to ensure a higher outreach, such product must be offered in all EU official languages, and take into account fisheries and aquaculture specificities of all EU sea basins and inland waters;
  • More informed seafood and aquaculture products purchase choices by European citizens;
  • Encourage sustainability of consumption patterns, including on reducing food waste and carbon footprint, and in consideration of future viability of stocks;
  • Support knowledge and consumption of local and seasonal seafood and aquaculture products;
  • Create an awareness campaign, including communication products for e.g. Social Media, to promote the media product and support the objectives as from the above mentioned expected outcomes.

Scope:

Consumers can play a key role in realising the vision of “living well within the limits of our planet”, and can drive sustainable and responsible patterns, including the responsible consumption of seafood and aquaculture products.

The selected proposal should help citizens to make responsible choices in relation to the seasonality of fishes and to fish population decline and, when relevant, to the sustainability of fishing techniques. The campaign should be performed by using the most effective and creative media, tools and types of initiatives to ensure a broad outreach targeting different segments of consumers, including children.

Activities under this topic should also increase awareness and encourage consumption and purchase of seasonal and local seafood and aquaculture products, as well as awareness on health benefits and nutritional value of aquatic food. These activities should also increase awareness on the benefits to the planet from consuming sustainable seafood products (including under organic farming) as well as in relation to the lower relative carbon footprint of aquatic food.

Activities should have a broad geographical coverage in all Member States and Associated Countries. To take in due account local/regional specificities, activities should be co-designed and co-implemented with seafood retailers, consumer associations, producers and SMEs to motivate them to support informed choices of consumers.

Links with the “Taste the Ocean” initiative as well as with other international, national or local initiatives are encouraged in order to maximise the impact on more sustainable seafood and aquaculture products choices.

Applications must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal electronic submission system (accessible via the topic page in the Search Funding & Tenders section).

More information available at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/horizon-miss-2023-ocean-01-10;callCode=null;freeTextSearchKeyword=aquaculture;matchWholeText=true;typeCodes=0,1,2,8;statusCodes=31094502;programmePeriod=null;programCcm2Id=null;programDivisionCode=null;focusAreaCode=null;destinationGroup=null;missionGroup=null;geographicalZonesCode=null;programmeDivisionProspect=null;startDateLte=null;startDateGte=null;crossCuttingPriorityCode=null;cpvCode=null;performanceOfDelivery=null;sortQuery=sortStatus;orderBy=asc;onlyTenders=false;topicListKey=topicSearchTablePageState


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Webinar: Classification of Mortalities in Salmonid Aquaculture According to Causality

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The World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) will hold the webinar Classification of mortalities in salmonid aquaculture according to causality, on the 24th of March, 2023, at 5:00 PM EET.

As part of WAVMA’s WebCEPD webinars, lectures given by leading experts, which are intended as educational programs on a variety of aquatic health issues and veterinary techniques, this webinar presents a new system for classification and real-time monitoring of mortality and losses in industrial salmon culture. 

For more information and for registration, please access the following link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2846502992968282713