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Seafood Expo Global 2025

Seafood Expo Global 2025 will take place on 6-8 May 2025, in Barcelona, Spain. More than 20 educational sessions led by top experts in the seafood sector will be included in the event, providing participants with informative, engaging and practical information regarding the most important and timely issues relevant to the seafood industry today.

The main topics of this year’s edition of the conference are:

• Aquaculture;
• Consumer Trends;
• Corporate Social Responsibility;
• Food Safety & Compliance (policy);
• Seafood Business/Marketplace;
• Seafood Marketing;
• Seafood Sustainability;
• Traceability & Transparency;
• Plastics & Climate Change as it relates to seafood.

Find out more and register at the following link: https://www.seafoodexpo.com/global/conference-information/

Eurofish Magazine Issue 1 2025 (January / February)

The latest edition of Eurofish Magazine (Issue 1 2025 – January / February) focuses, among others, on the fisheries sector in Türkiye, with topics such as: fisheries regulations and practices, securing the future of fish farming, ambitious caviar production plans, enzymes from leech saliva for extra benefits, etc.

The magazine also features other articles on aquaculture, focusing on innovation and tradition in pond farming and the impact of light on fish cultivation, as well as an article on education in fisheries and aquaculture (Faculty of Livestock Raising and Water Bioresources, Ukraine).

The magazine is available at the link below:

https://eurofish.dk/magazine-issues/em-1-2025/

Aquaculture Horizons 2025

Setúbal Polytechnic University is organizing the Aquaculture Horizons 2025 Conference (International Conference & Expo on Aquaculture & Fisheries), which will be held on 28 – 30 April 2025, in Setúbal, Portugal.

The event is an opportunity for international experts, researchers and industry leaders to exchange knowledge and insights on the most recent developments in aquaculture research. Participants will interact with state-of-the-art research, explore new trends and examine sustainable practices that are shaping the future of the sector, focusing on technological innovations and sustainable seafood production solutions.

The key topics of the event are:

• Artificial Intelligence in Aquaculture;
• Offshore Aquaculture;
• Aquatic Animal Welfare;
• Monitoring and Automation in Aquaculture;
• Governance and Risk Management in Aquaculture;
• Nutrition and Feed in Aquaculture;
• Seafood – Health – Production;
• Crustacean & Shellfish Research: Underpinning Aquaculture & Fisheries Enhancement.

Find out more and register at the following link:

https://www.europeaquacultureconference.com/

Navigating the future of EU Fisheries through energy transition

The Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) for the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture sector, under the European Commission (DG MARE) is organising the event “Navigating the future of EU Fisheries through energy transition“, consisting of two hybrid workshops. The first workshop will focus on Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries (SSCF) and the second one on Large-Scale Fisheries (LSF) and Distant Water Fleet (DWF). The event will take place on the 7th of April 2025, in a hybrid format (in-person in Brussels, Belgium, and online).

The workshops will address the opportunities and challenges related to energy transition in these sectors and, as part of a series of events organized by the ETP, will build on previous ETP sessions and will feature case studies.

Details regarding the event and the registration link are available at https://maritime-forum.ec.europa.eu/events/navigating-future-eu-fisheries-through-energy-transition-2025-04-07_en.

Blue Food Innovation Summit 2025

Blue Food Innovation Summit 2025, event connecting a dynamic network of over 300 aquaculture and blue food pioneers scaling innovation and investment in the blue economy, will take place on April 8-9, in London, United Kingdom.

The event will include daily pitch sessions, targeted networking, start-up exhibition and a 1-1 networking app, with topics such as: AI-Driven Aquaculture; Next-Gen Aquafeed; Preventative Aquatic Health; Scaling Production; Seaweed, Bivalves & Algae Cultivation; Future Fisheries, etc.

Registration and further details are available at the link below:

https://www.bluefoodinnovation.com/

Launch of the communication campaign on aquaculture

The European Commission will launch the campaign ‘EU Aquaculture: we work for you with passion‘ with an event taking place on March 25th in Brussels, Belgium.

The event will feature testimonials from aquaculture producers from Germany, Greece and Poland, a retailer, a discussion on ‘The importance of aquaculture for the EU‘, involving representatives of EU institutions and Member States and a tasting of EU aquaculture products.

In person attendance is available upon invitation only, but the event will also be web streamed.

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking Info Day 2025

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking Info Day will take place on 3 April 2025, during 08:00–17:00 (Brussels time). The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium and it will also be streamed online.

The info day provides an opportunity to learn more about the CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals, including how to develop a strong proposal, the call management rules and conditions and the submission and evaluation process. The CBE JU 2025 call for project proposals, which includes several aquaculture-related topics such innovation actions on microalgae, will go live on April 4, 2025.

The deadline for registration to attend the event in person is 21 March 2025, at 17:00 Brussels time. Find out more and register at https://www.cbe.europa.eu/events/cbe-ju-info-day-2025.

13th European Algae Industry Summit

The 13th European Algae Industry Summit, organised by Active Communications International (ACI), will take place during 02 – 03 April 2025 in Antwerp, Belgium.

The goal of the event is to give attendees (industry professionals, including those involved in algae production, technology providers, key players from the food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and aquaculture sector, investors and venture capitalists, policymakers and regulators shaping frameworks for sustainable development, renewable energy and environmental protection, algae product distributors) a comprehensive overview of the most critical aspects of the algae industry.

The summit will feature in-depth, informative presentations and discussions, covering topics such as algae cultivation techniques, applications to sustainability benchmarks, market trends and insights into past, present and future innovations and research.

Find out more at: https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/european-algae-industry-summit/

Online Course: Fish Health, Welfare and Biosecurity in Mediterranean Species Farming

A Cure4Aqua training course on Fish Health, Welfare and Biosecurity in Mediterranean Species Farming will take place online on 9th March 2025, from 10:00 to 11:30 (CET).

Sea bass, sea bream and meagre farm managers, farm staff, technical personnel, biologists and service and supply staff are the target audience of this course, which aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the health, welfare and disease management of marine Mediterranean species.

The course will cover the following topics:

• General concepts related to fish health applied to marine Mediterranean species;
• Review of common sea bass, sea bream and meagre diseases in Europe;
• Welfare and Biosecurity measures applied to marine Mediterranean species.

Deadline for registration: 14 Mar 2025

Attendance at the course is free, thanks to Horizon Europe funding. In order to register, please access the link below:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=jPZ9ADq7pU-GEHp_6dyTkXxjwnuxdvhImfS-PKmreI5UOVlDTUU5VEhPQ0FIUVRCMFdSNkU3Qk1JTS4u

FAMENET Online Channel: Knowledge and innovation in fisheries and aquaculture

FAMENET (Fisheries and Aquaculture Monitoring, Evaluation and Local Support Network) is organising an online session on Knowledge and innovation in fisheries and aquaculture on the 19th of March, 2025.

The session will include:

• An overview of knowledge and innovation activities under the EMFF (European Maritime and Fisheries Fund)/EMFAF (European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund);
• Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) under EIP-Agri/CAP network;
• Presentations from Managing Authorities on EMFF/EMFAF knowledge and innovation activities in their Member States;
• Opportunities for knowledge and innovation funding and establishing innovation pipelines under the EMFAF.

Registration and further details are available at the following link: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/events/famenet-online-channel-knowledge-and-innovation-fisheries-and-aquaculture-2025-03-19_en