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BLUE GROWTH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BLACK SEA
The 1st International Joint Conference Blue Growth: Challenges and Opportunities for the Black Sea, organized under the auspices of the National Commission of Romania for UNESCO will take place in Constanta, during 26-28th October, 2022. The Conference aims to contribute to the protection of the Black Sea by supporting the sustainable development in a multi-disciplinary
Read MoreAquaculture Europe 2022
During 27-30 September, 2022, the annual Aquaculture Europe event, organised by the European Aquaculture Society, will take place in Rimini, Italy. The main themes for the Aquaculture Europe 2022 event are the challenges aquaculture is facing and the solutions put in place to develop a sustainable, responsible and productive and climate neutral European aquaculture sector
Read MoreTurkey: Increase of National Fisheries Production
According to the Turkey Statistical Institute, the total national fishery production recorded a 1.8% increase from 2020 to 2021. The main factor for the increase of the fishery products was aquaculture, which registered an increase of 11.9%. Out of the total amount of 799,851 tons of fishery products in 2021, 59% were farmed.
Read MoreMethodological Guide for Fish Farmers
Within the cross-border project 2 SOFT 1.2./47 “Team Up For Healthy Fish in Aquaculture Systems of the Prut River Basin”, the “Methodological Guide for Fish Farmers” was developed. The guide is a contribution dedicated to improving the knowledge in the field of aquaculture, in particular to ensure the health of fish farmed in hatcheries in
Read MoreORGANIC AQUACULTURE IN THE EU
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published a study regarding the organic aquaculture in the European Union, which focuses on the current situation, drivers, barriers and the potential for growth. The study is available at the following link: https://www.eumofa.eu/documents/20178/432372/Organic+aquaculture+in+the+EU_final+report_ONLINE.pdf After the release of the study, in the context of the European
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity for Aquaculture Products Processing – Romania
The General Department for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) has launched a session for submitting applications under the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2014-2020, Union Priority 5 – Fostering Marketing and Processing, Measure IV.4 – Processing of Fishery and Aquaculture Products. Call Code: POPAM/1016/5/2/Art.
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity for Aquaculture – Romania
The General Department for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) has launched a session for submitting applications under the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2014-2020, Union Priority 2 – Fostering Environmentally Sustainable, Resource-Efficient, Innovative, Competitive and Knowledge-Based Aquaculture, Measure II.2 – Productive Investments in Aquaculture.
Read MoreRomania: Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Profile
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products provides an analysis of the fisheries and aquaculture supply chain in Romania. Updated quantitative and qualitative data are reported, identifying main species landed, farmed and sold and main consumers’ attitudes within the country. ENGLISH – Romania: Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Profile ROMANIAN – Romania: Fisheries and
Read MoreGreece: Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Profile
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products provides an analysis of the fisheries and aquaculture supply chain in Greece. Updated quantitative and qualitative data are reported, identifying main species landed, farmed and sold and main consumers’ attitudes within the country. ENGLISH – Greece: Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry Profile GREEK – Greece: Fisheries and
Read MoreEUMOFA Case Study: Meagre in the EU
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published a case study regarding the meagre production and market trends at the EU level. The study includes:• A description of the product;• An analysis of production and market trends at EU level;• An analysis of the price structure along the supply chain in France,
Read MoreRomanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Programme 2021-2027
The General Department for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) is organising an online consultation session on March 3rd, 2022 at 11:00. The topic addressed concerns the operations regarding the aquaculture sector within the Aquaculture and Fisheries Programme 2021-2027 for Romania. In order to join, access the
Read MoreA new strategic vision for sustainable aquaculture production and consumption in the European Union
Did you know that more than half of the world’s fish and other aquatic food for human consumption comes from aquaculture? Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food production activity in the world in decades. This growth is expected to continue. Fish products are particularly healthy, providing a supply of vitamins and minerals necessary for
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity for Aquaculture Research Institutions – Romania
The General Department for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) has launched a session for submitting applications under the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2014-2020, Union Priority 2 – Fostering Environmentally Sustainable, Resource-Efficient, Innovative, Competitive and Knowledge-Based Aquaculture, Measure II.7 – Increasing the potential of
Read MoreEIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) Programme
The EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN) programme aims to fast-track science and technology-based innovations that are helping to solve global food system challenges. The four-month programme is managed by leading EIT Food partner organizations, operating from different regional hub locations in Europe. Impactful agrifood startups are connected with industry-leading corporate and research partners, in
Read MoreSurvey for fishers/aquaculture producers
FARNET published a survey for fishers/aquaculture producers, as part of some research they are conducting on fisheries supply chains. The survey is currently available in the following languages: English, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish. This will take approximately 12 minutes to complete and most of the questions are multiple-choice and only estimates are required.
Read MoreVideo recording of online EUMOFA Talk on new aquaculture technologies
You can find here below the video recording of the Eumofa talk “Impact of new aquaculture technologies: growth potential in the EU market”, that took place on December 7th 2021. During this talk, the external experts emphasized on the market impact of innovative aquaculture-related techniques and technologies and the perspectives offered by both studies on
Read MoreTurkish salmon exports
Record increase in Turkish salmon exports! From 56327000$ in 2020, to 137064058$ in the 11th month of 2021. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Read MoreEUMOFA Talk – Impact of new aquaculture technologies: growth potential in the EU market
On the 7th of December 2021, EUMOFA will organize the event “Impact of new aquaculture technologies: growth potential in the EU“, which will focus on the market impact of innovative and specific aquaculture-related techniques. The event will be held online, from 10.00 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. (CET), on Zoom. For details and registration link please
Read MoreThe EU Fish Market – 2021 Edition
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) released the 2021 Edition of “The EU Fish Market”, which is available at the following link: https://www.eumofa.eu/documents/20178/477018/EN_The+EU+fish+market_2021.pdf/27a6d912-a758-6065-c973-c1146ac93d30?t=1636964632989 This report contains an economic description of the European fishing and aquaculture industry and presents the main trends of import, export and production.
Read MoreDACIAT Closing Conference – Tulcea, 17 September, 2021
On the 17th of September 2021, the final conference of the DACIAT project took place. The event was hosted by Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development in Tulcea, Romania and it had a number of more than 50 participants, invited from academia, business and politics. During the event there were presented the achievements
Read MoreThe third local dissemination event for stakeholders from Ukraine – Izmail, 10 September, 2021
On September 10th 2021 Project Beneficiary 6 Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube Euroregion” held the 3rd local dissemination event, in Izmail (Ukraine). The aim of the event was to integrate relevant stakeholders in the DACIAT project implementation process and to provide consultation and feedback on the deliverables and outputs achieved.
Read MoreMULTIANNUAL NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN FOR AQUACULTURE 2021 – 2030 (ROMANIA)
The Multiannual National Strategic Plan for Aquaculture 2021 – 2030 (Romania) has been published for public debate. The document was developed by the National Fisheries Agency and Aquaculture, following consultation with actors involved in aquaculture activities and the Advisory Committee on Fisheries of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. You can access the Multiannual
Read MoreThe third local dissemination event for stakeholders from Greece – Komotini, 9 September, 2021
The Region of Eastern Macedonia Thrace organized on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Chris and Eve Mansion Hotel in Komotini, the 3rd Local Dissemination Event, within the transnational project DACIAT BSB-461. At the beginning of the event, the Deputy Head of the Development Planning Department of the AMTH Region and Project Manager Ms. Paraskevi
Read More2nd Local Workshop with Entrepreneurs – Turkey-Ukraine, 8 September, 2021
The second local workshop with entrepreneurs, organized by Karadeniz Technical University – Faculty of Marine Sciences (Turkey) and the Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube” Euroregion” (Ukraine), was held on 8 September 2021 as a hybrid event: in physical (Basarabia Hotel, Izmail, Ukraine) and online format, via zoom. After welcoming speeches Coordinators
Read More2nd Local Workshop with Entrepreneurs – Romania-Greece, 8 September, 2021
On September 8th 2021, the project partners from Romania (Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Fishing Areas Federation, Association of Cross-border Cooperation “Lower Danube Euroregion”) and Greece (Region of East Macedonia and Thrace) hosted the 2nd local workshop with entrepreneurs. The workshop took place in 4 locations, 3 of them being in Romania
Read MoreThe third local dissemination event for stakeholders from Turkey – 31 July, 2021
The 3rd local dissemination event from Turkey was organised on the 31st of July. Participation to the 3rd meeting was less than the expectations due to several reasons: being in summer holiday season after so boring lock downs and due to intensive workload for exporters harvesting fish from net cages, freezing, cold storage and logistics from processing plants
Read MoreThe second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Greece – 14 July, 2021
The 2nd Local Dissemination Event was organized by representatives from the Region of Eastern Macedonia (Greece) and Thrace on Wednesday 14 July 2021 at Chris and Eve Mansion Hotel in Komotini. The Dissemination Event was attended by representatives of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, as well as people active in the field of
Read More1st Local Workshop with Entrepreneurs – Turkey-Greece, 13 July, 2021
The first local workshop between Turkey and Greece, organized by Karadeniz Technical University – Faculty of Marine Sciences (Turkey) and Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (Greece), was held on 13 July 2021 as a hybrid event: in physical and online format. All Turkish and some Greek stakeholders participated online and some others personally at
Read MoreFish Farming and Aquaculture study programme – Romania
The Faculty of Food Science and Engineering within the University „Dunarea de Jos Galati” has started the registrations for the Fish Farming and Aquaculture study programme. The admission process is based on application file. Applications can be submitted during 12-20 July 2021. The final average for admission is calculated from: • 50% – average score
Read MoreThe third local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania – Braila, 12 July, 2021
The third local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania was organized by the Fisheries Areas Federation (FAF) on the 12th of July 2021, in Braila. The aim of the event was to identify and integrate relevant stakeholders in the project implementation process, for consultation and feedback on major deliverables and outputs achieved. The main topics
Read MoreEUMOFA Study: Freshwater Aquaculture in the EU
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published the study “Freshwater aquaculture in the EU”, which presents an overview of the sector and examines its socio-economic importance and the markets for its products, as well as its economic performance and level of innovation. The study also provides an overview of the environmental
Read MoreEUMOFA Analysis: Coronavirus response
In order to provide an overview of the fishery and aquaculture sector during the current COVID-19 pandemic, every two weeks, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) publishes an updated monitoring report containing an analysis regarding this issue. The monitoring reports are available for download at the following link: https://www.eumofa.eu/covid-19
Read More1st Local Workshop with Entrepreneurs – Romania-Ukraine, 25 May, 2021
On May 25th 2021, the project partners from Romania (Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development, Fishing Areas Federation, Association of Cross-border Cooperation “Lower Danube Euroregion”) and Ukraine (Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube” Euroregion”) hosted the 1st local workshop with entrepreneurs. The workshop took place physically in 4 locations, 3
Read MoreThe second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Turkey – 18 May, 2021
The second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Turkey took place via Zoom connection on 18 May 2021, during 14:00-16:30. The aim of the event was to identify and integrate relevant stakeholders in the DACIAT project implementation process and to provide consultation and feedback on major deliverables and outputs achieved. The main topics included information
Read MoreEUMOFA Workshop – COVID-19 and Seafood: Impact and Way Forward
As part of the European Maritime Day 2021, the European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) is organizing the workshop “COVID-19 and seafood: impact and way forward”. The event is free and it will be held on 21 May 2021, 09:00 – 10:15 CET, on Zoom. The workshop will focus on the impact
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity for Productive Investments in Aquaculture – Romania
The General Direction for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) has launched in April 2021 a call for proposals under the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2014-2020, Union Priority 2 – Fostering environmentally sustainable, resource-efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based aquaculture, Measure II.2 – Productive Investments
Read MoreFinancing Opportunity for Romanian Aquaculture Farms
The General Direction for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) has launched a call for proposals under the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs 2014-2020, Union Priority 2 – Fostering environmentally sustainable, resource-efficient, innovative, competitive and knowledge-based aquaculture, Measure II.11 – Public health measures. Eligible applicants
Read MoreThe second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania – Galati, 3 December, 2020
On December 3rd, ACTEDJ organized the Local Dissemination Event in the context of the Improving the existing competences and developing new ones in the aquaculture and fish products trade sector” DACIAT BSB-461 project. DACIAT’s overall objective is to improve actual capacities in the field of aquaculture by increased cross-border cooperation in the Black Sea Region
Read More“Recirculating Aquaculture Systems” – EUMOFA Study
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products (EUMOFA) published the study “Recirculating Aquaculture Systems” (RAS), which aims to provide a better understanding of the recirculating aquaculture systems within the European Union’s aquaculture sector. The study is available at the following link: https://www.eumofa.eu/documents/20178/84590/RAS+in+the+EU.pdf/c9ee5f4c-a41d-160e-e9cc-17a19228d669?t=1606927186649
Read MoreThe second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Ukraine – Izmail, 28 July, 2020
On July 28th 2020 Project Beneficiary 6 Agency of Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube Euroregion” held the 2nd local dissemination event, in Izmail (Ukraine). The aim of the event was to identify and integrate relevant stakeholders in the DACIAT project implementation process as well as to provide consultation and feedback on major deliverables
Read MoreWEBINAR: Practical applications of EUMOFA’s international trade database on fisheries and aquaculture products
The European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture products (EUMOFA) is offering a free webinar in English that will give participants guidance on the main practical applications of its trade database on fisheries and aquaculture products. During the 50-minute webinar, which will take place on the 29th of April 2020, 10:30 a.m. CET, EUMOFA experts
Read MoreDocumentary / filming activity for AVCC
Documentary / filming activity for AVCC was conducted at Kurtun Dam Lake, Arsin fishing port and a trout hatchery on 3rd and 19th of December 2019, respectively. Hatchery in Maçka
Read More8th Aquaculture Workshop in Antalya – 26-29 February, 2020
Coordinator of KTU participated to the 8th Aquaculture Workshop in Antalya on 26-29 February 2020, organised by Central Union of Aquaculture Investors. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry and General Directorates of Fisheries and Aquaculture together with high level of bureaucrats, universities, fish farmers, suppliers and representatives of the international companies participated to the workshop.
Read MoreThe first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Greece – Kavala, 13 November, 2019
The first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Greece was organized by the Region of East Macedonia and Thrace (REMTH) on the 13th of November 2019, at Galaxy Hotel Kavala. The main topics of the event included a general presentation of the project DACIAT BSB-461, the current status and anticipations regarding the inland fish farming,
Read MoreThe first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Ukraine – Izmail, 27 June, 2019
The first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Ukraine (representatives of fish farms and major sellers of fish products in the city and district, local authorities, etc.), organized by the Agency for Sustainable Development and European Integration “Lower Danube Euroregion”, took place on June 27th, 2019, at Bessarabia Hotel in Izmail. The presentation of the
Read MoreThe first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Turkey – Trabzon, 29 May, 2019
The first local dissemination event for stakeholders in Turkey was held by the Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Marine Sciences (KTU FMS) with the participation of top authorities from local administrations, business support organizations, fish farms, fish processing companies, wholesellers, exporters, service providers, University units and SME’s on 29th, May, 2019 at Hotel Park Dedeman
Read MoreThe first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania – Tulcea, 28 May, 2019
The first local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania was organized by Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development on May 28th, 2019, in Tulcea at the headquarters of the institute. To the event were invited representatives of the fish farms, representatives of major sellers of fish products and representatives of local authorities from
Read MoreTraining for Beneficiaries from the 1st Call for proposals, Bucharest, Romania – 16-17 April, 2019
During the 16th and 17th of April 2019, the project partners attended the Training for beneficiaries from the 1st Call for proposals organized by the Managing Authority and Joint Technical Secretariat of the ENI CBC Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme, in Bucharest, in order to ensure the premises for a smooth implementation of the
Read MoreDACIAT Opening Conference, Trabzon, Turkey – 21 March, 2019
On the 21st of March 2019 the opening conference of the DACIAT project took place. The event was hosted by Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Marine Sciences and it had a number of 150 participants. Within the conference, the project was presented and each partner summarized their individual activities throughout its implementation. The state of
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