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EUMOFA Monthly highlights – Case Study: Fisheries and Aquaculture in Ukraine

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The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published the latest issue of Monthly Highlights (No. 2/2024), which features a case study on fisheries and aquaculture in Ukraine.

EUMOFA’s Monthly highlights deliver an analysis of the EU fish market, specifically focusing each month on the analysis of first sales, imports from extra-EU countries and consumption, as well as comprehensive reports on specific topics. The publication also provides an overview of the EU macroeconomic features, focusing on indicators such as marine fuel price, exchange rates, inflation and consumer prices.

Monthly Highlights No. 2/2024 is available at the link below:

https://eumofa.eu/documents/20124/99868/MH+2+2024+EN+-+Final.pdf/b8cdc835-9bcf-ce44-7edb-460c5e5ea121?t=1711534424395


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Seafood Expo Global 2024

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The 30th edition of the Seafood Expo Global will take place in Barcelona, Spain, between 23 – 25 April 2024.

The conference will feature more than 20 educational sessions, presented by top seafood industry experts.

The main topics of the event are:

  • Aquaculture
  • Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Food Safety & Compliance (policy)
  • Seafood Business/Marketplace
  • Seafood Sustainability
  • Traceability & Transparency
  • Plastics & Climate Change as it relates to seafood
  • Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global seafood trade

More information available at: https://www.seafoodexpo.com/global/


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The European Algae Industry Summit

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Active Communication International (ACI) is organising the 12th European Algae Industry Summit during 17th and 18th April 2024, in London.

The main topics of the event are:

  • Current Market Overview of the European Algae Industry
  • Policy and Regulations Shaping the Algae Industry
  • Cultivating a Sustainable Future
  • Exploring Fermentation
  • Revolutionizing Aquaculture Through Algal Based Solutions
  • Expanding Customer Demand for Algae Products and Solutions
  • Algae Strain Identification, Selection and Genetic Modification
  • The Application of Algae Throughout the Food and cosmetic industry

The summit will hold interactive sessions and talks by experts in the field, allowing participants (business executives, industry leaders, academics, policymakers and stakeholders from the algae industry) to gain insights to the current state of the algae industry as well as collaborative efforts aimed at advancing the sector.

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


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The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2023 – Special Edition

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The 2023 special edition of the GFCM’s (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) flagship publication, The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries, updates statistics and figures on the status and management of fisheries in the region. 

The aquaculture sector in Mediterranean and Black Sea countries, which is described in terms of volume and socioeconomic indicators in chapter six, is included for the first time in this edition of the publication.  

You can check out the report at the following link: fao.org/3/cc8888en/cc8888en.pdf


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Good Practice: HOLOFARM, France

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HOLOFARM is a project funded by EU, led by Agrocampus Ouest Institute in Rennes, France, involving several French academic and professional partners as well as local stakeholders. The project focuses on sea cucumbers farming, exploring how they can become a diversification opportunity for European marine aquaculture.

More information at: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/new-sustainable-food-oceans-eu-funds-holofarm-sea-cucumber-farming-2021-03-26_en


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Aquaponics Virtual Conference

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The Aquaponics Association is organising the Aquaponics Virtual Conference, during 15-18 April 2024.

Aquaponics is the integration of aquaculture and hydroponics in one
production system. This method relies on fish waste to be used as an
organic nutrient solution to grow vegetables

For registration and more information about the online event, please access the following link:

https://www.accelevents.com/e/aquaponicsvirtualconference#about


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Training Course: Using modelling as a tool for experimental design

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AQUAEXCEL3.0 project, funded from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, is organizing the training course Using modelling as a tool for experimental design.

The course will take place online, on March 12th, during 9:00 – 14:30 (CEST) and aims to train participants (aquaculture researchers, students in aquaculture) in the use of numerical models as efficient tools for designing research experiments, gaining a good understanding of the interaction between biological and physical factors within aquaculture research, including growth, nutrition, waste production, water quality, water treatment and hydrodynamic flow fields.

The deadline for registration is March 11th, 9:00 (CEST). Course attendance is free.

More information and registration link are available at: https://aquaexcel.eu/training-courses/training-course-2-using-modelling-as-a-tool-for-experimental-design/


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Turkish Aquaculture Sector Growth

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Türkiye has approximately 530 fish species in its seas and around 380 fish species in inland waters. More than 100 species are economically exploited in marine and inland waters. In 2022, 850,000 tonnes of aquatic products were produced in Türkiye, of which production from capture fisheries was 335,000 tons (39.4%), and from aquaculture was 515,000 tonnes. Due to increasing population and growing interest in healthy nutrition, demand for aquatic products is increasing in Türkiye as well as in the world. Capture fisheries production is unlikely to grow in the future as most commercially important fish stocks are fully exploited, so greater demand must be met from the aquaculture sector.

Policies governing the sector are designed to foster fish and seafood cultivation by creating a stable legal framework and defining management measures. These studies together with new technological opportunities have led to an increase in aquaculture production and in exports owing to developments in production, processing, and preservation techniques. Production volumes, domestic, and export sales continue to develop promisingly, so the contribution of aquatic products to the country‘s economy is expected to continue to increase every year. Türkiye‘s aquaculture exports, which were 178 thousand tonnes and 1 million dollars five years ago, increased to 251 thousand tonnes and 1.65 billion dollars in 2022 and were sent to more than 100 countries despite the negative effects of the pandemic. The volume and value of exports are expected to exceed these figures in 2023. In contrast, the import of aquatic products in 2022 amounted to 115 thousand tonnes valued at 313 million dollars.

­Türkiye is the world’s top producer of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and sea bream (Sparus aurata) and the second largest producer of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). It is Europe’s largest producer of all three species. In 2022, trout production was 191 thousand tonnes, sea bass production 157 thousand tonnes, and sea bream production 152 thousand tonnes. Türkiye is the world’s second largest exporter of seabass and seabream most of which is destined for EU countries.

More information available at: https://eurofish.dk/the-turkish-aquaculture-sector-has-seen-impressive-growth/


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Fish Species Profiles

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The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) provides main market information and data along the supply chain on the most important species for the EU market.

There are available 20 profiles which include species descriptions and other qualitative information, updated data on fisheries and aquaculture production, trade, consumption as well as prices throughout the supply chain.

The Species profiles are available at the link below:

https://eumofa.eu/the-eu-market#speciesProfiles


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Good Practice: INVE Aquaculture

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With local offices and field teams in 27 different countries and over 500 employees, INVE Aquaculture specializes in providing state-of-the-art solutions in three main domains that are essential to aquaculture production: optimization of animal nutrition, careful management of animal health and rigorous control of the culture environment.

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