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Monthly Archives: October 2024

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Good Practice: The Seaweed Company

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The Seaweed Company combines unique biological & technological expertise to efficiently grow, harvest and process seaweed at commercial scale from open water facilities in Ireland, Morocco, India, and The Netherlands.


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23rd Responsible Seafood Summit

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The 23rd edition of the Responsible Seafood Summit, co-hosted by Global Seafood Alliance and Seafood Scotland, will take place from October 21 to 24, 2024, at the Fairmont in St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom.

The event schedule includes plenary talks, breakout sessions and networking opportunities, as well as six industry field trips to Scottish seafood production facilities on the last day of the event (October 24). The Summit will provide participants six content tracks for the first time: Shrimp, Salmon, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Marketplace and Innovation.

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

https://events.globalseafood.org/responsible-seafood-summit


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Smolt Production in the Future

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The eighth conference on recirculation in aquaculture, “Smolt Production in the Future,” organised by Nofima and Sunndal Naeringsselskap, will be held in Sunndalsøra, Norway, on October 16–17, 2024.

Anyone interested in smolt and post-smolt production, grow-out on land and closed containment systems on land and in the sea is welcome to attend the conference. Presentations from salmon producers, suppliers and researchers from Norway and abroad will be included in this year’s program. There is a separate exhibition area during the conference where equipment and expertise suppliers can present themselves.

The event is open to both Norwegians and foreigners. Find out more and sign up for the conference at: smoltproduksjon.no/en/


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EMFAF Call for Proposals: Regional flagships projects supporting sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins

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A call for proposals under the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) has been launched by the European Commission. The call, which has a budget of EUR 5.7 million, aims to finance regional flagship projects that support a sustainable blue economy in EU sea basins for Smart Specialisation and Regenerative Ocean Farming and Algae Innovation.

Two topics are included in this call, with the goal of supporting the development of a sustainable blue economy in the EU:

1. Maritime regional cooperation fostering Smart Specialisation and Innovation in the Sustainable Blue Economy (Topic 1)

The targeted blue economy sectors are: fisheries, aquaculture, marine renewable energy, blue biotechnology, coastal and maritime tourism.

Geographical scope of activities under Topic 1: Black Sea, the Atlantic and the Western Mediterranean Sea basins as well as the EU Outermost regions marine areas.

2. Demonstrating feasibility and environmental benefits of regenerative ocean farming and boosting algae innovation (Topic 2)

Geographical scope of activities under Topic 2: Black Sea, Baltic Sea, North Sea, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea basins as well as the EU Outermost regions marine areas.

Proposals must be submitted by February 18, 2025, at 17:00 CET.

Find out more about the call for proposals at: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/funding-opportunities/calls-proposals/emfaf-smart-specialisation-sustainable-blue-economy-and-regenerative-ocean-farming_en

Also, an online information day is being hosted by CINEA on October 15 from 14:30 to 16:45 (CEST), featuring information on the call and application process, as well as tips and tricks on how to write a successful proposal. Registration for the Info Day is available until Friday 11 October 2024, 23:59 (CEST), at https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EMFAFinfoday-flagships.