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Future Fish Eurasia 2024

Eurasia Trade Fairs will host Future Fish Eurasia 2024, the 11th International Fair for Fish Imports/Exports, Processing, Aquaculture and Fisheries, in the Izmir, Türkiye, between 10 – 12 October.

More than two hundred local and foreign companies will showcase their latest products and sevices. The event’s concept combines seafood products, aquaculture, processing and fishing equipment.

Future Fish Eurasia 2024 is an opportunity to introduce your aquaculture and/or processing technology to Türkiye and its neighboring countries, sell seafood, buy quality products, or expand your reach by finding distributors in the region.

Registration (as exhibitor or visitor) is available at the link below:

https://eurasiafairs.com/eng/online-kayit.html

Webinar: Aqua Agenda – Land based strategy

The webinar “Aqua Agenda – Land based strategy” is being hosted by FISH FARMER on October 16, 2024.

The webinar will focus on how the different land-based approaches – such as RAS or hybrid flow-through – compare to one another, whether the investors putting their money into RAS grow-out around the world will recover their investment, if land-based farming could have the capacity to break free from the limitations intrinsic in sea-based aquaculture and what are the opportunities and the obstacles that may prevent the growth of this industry.

Registration is available at the link below:

Webinar Registration – Zoom

High-Tech Summit for the Black Sea (HTS4BS)

Organised under BRIDGE-BS, an H2020-funded initiative, the High-Tech Summit for the Black Sea (HTS4BS) is a major research-based forum centered upon ocean digitization and Industry 4.0. The second edition of the event, which brings together blue economy innovators from the Black Sea area and beyond, promoting communication between industry members, academia, research organizations, investors, policymakers, and civil society, is scheduled for October 16, 2024, in Sofia, Bulgaria, with in-person attendance.

With discussions covering topics such as renewable maritime energy, sustainable aquaculture, blue biotech, green and digital ports, yachting, circular economy, environmental monitoring, and marine security, the event will highlight business ideas supported by the Black Sea Accelerator.

Find out more and register to the event at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1hEUhW_QQfgIpV3qmHM3LeCI1CFyHNF-PyMcW9aGBfSGBuw/viewform?pli=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawE9AkVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUUFJ-xHx9tDGz5rz-cYg-I8bkiTCz5-yFR2HIqzEDUBLT6BU4U1g5mhsA_aem_1lbuMSNV-oVvAXJeuwYFuw

IFFO Annual Conference 2024

The Marine Ingredients Organisation – IFFO Annual Conference 2024 will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, between 21 – 23 October.

The event, which serves as the yearly gathering place for the global value chain of marine ingredients, will offer a dynamic overview of market and technical trends, highlighting the diversified sources and uses of marine ingredients as well as fisheries management.

Participants will have access to the marine ingredients industry and value chain thanks to a flexible schedule that includes a variety of side events and networking opportunities. The following topics are among the items on the agenda: Exploring animals´ farming demand for marine ingredients; Fishmeal and fish oil demand: an overview of the global trends; Overview on latest trends in global aquaculture; Financing growth for the salmon farming industry; Overview on Mediterranean aqua farming, etc.

In order to register or find out more about the conference, please access the following address: https://www.iffo.com/annual-conference-2024

Conxemar FAO Congress – 12th International Congress

The 12th edition of the Conxemar FAO International Congress will take place on September 30, 2024, in Vigo, Spain. The SOFIA 2024 Report – Sustainable Development Goals: Responsibility for the Future, will be this year’s main theme.

The event, co-organised by Conxemar – the Spanish Association of Wholesalers, Importers, Exporters, and Processors of Fishery and Aquaculture Products, and FAO – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, will address a range of subjects covered by international experts, such as the sustainable management of fishery resources and the global context of fishing and aquaculture.

Find out more at https://www.conxemar.com/en/congress-2024/#programa.

Public Consultation – FAO Guidance: (3) Aquaculture production

For the promotion of social sustainability in the fisheries and aquaculture value chains, including the recognition and protection of human and labour rights, the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division is creating guidelines to promote and facilitate the implementation of existing international instruments, conventions, and standards to improve social practices by the private sector, including enforcing human and labour rights, decent work and social protection. Six sections of the fisheries and aquaculture value chains (industrial fishing, small-scale fishing, aquaculture production, processing, distribution and retailing) as well as a general section will be included in the FAO Guidance.

The draft text of the FAO Guidance’s section, “Aquaculture production” is available here. Stakeholders worldwide interested in providing feedback on this work are invited to submit their suggestions until 22 September 2024 (11:59 h European time), at https://faofishsocial.konveio.site/openconsultation/aquaculturefaoguidance.

Support Group to the Energy Transition Partnership for EU Fisheries and Aquaculture

The European Commission has launched a call for expression of interest to establish a support group to the Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) for EU fisheries and aquaculture.

The ETP Support Group will be composed of ten coordinators, each of them representing one of the following stakeholder categories:

• Fisheries Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries (SSCF) 
• Large-Scale Fisheries (LSF) 
• Distant Water Fisheries (DWF) 
• Inland Aquaculture 
• Offshore Aquaculture 
• Ports 
• Processing Industry 
• Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) 
• Fishing Shipbuilding Industry 
• Research Organisations and Academia 

In order to apply to join the ETP Support Group, candidates should meet several requirements, such as:

• active involvement in one of the stakeholder categories
• representativeness at the national or EU level
• availability for ETP activities
• commitment to the representation of stakeholder interests
• strong communication skills

By joining, members of the ETP Support Group will be able to play an important role in shaping the future of energy transition in EU aquaculture and fisheries, sharing best practices and contributing to the development of the Energy Transition roadmap.

Candidates have until September 23, 2024, to express their interest, using the following link: EUSurvey – Survey (europa.eu)

Find out more at: https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/news/apply-join-support-group-energy-transition-partnership-eu-fisheries-and-aquaculture-deadline-23-2024-08-19_en

2024 Fisheries Science Seminar – Artificial Intelligence

The Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) will host the annual Fisheries Science Seminar on September 25, 2024 in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium. The event can be attended physically or remotely. The potential contribution of artificial intelligence (AI) towards achieving fisheries sustainability will be the topic of the 2024 edition of the seminar.

The event will feature presentations from experts in the field, discussions involving the seminar attendees as well as a poster exhibition highlighting successful fisheries science projects that incorporate AI-based expertise.

For registration and further information regarding the event, please access the link below:

https://oceans-and-fisheries.ec.europa.eu/events/2024-fisheries-science-seminar-artificial-intelligence-2024-09-25_en

Good Practice: Gårdsfisk, Sweden

Working with a traditional farming sector, Gårdsfisk provides a diversification option for farmers and is a driver for smart and sustainable economic development in land-based areas.

EU4Algae Online Info Session on Governance, Research, Business and Awareness

An EU4Algae Info Session on Governance, Research, Business and Awareness will take place online, on 20 September 2024 from 10:00 to 13:00 CEST. The EU4Algae project is a collaborative stakeholder´s forum aiming to promote the development of a regenerative algae industry in Europe.

The purpose of the event is to update stakeholders on the project’s progress, disseminate insights from different working groups (WGs) and get feedback on the challenges and priorities that have been identified. The online event includes a plenary session featuring a status update from DG MARE as well as break-out sessions centered around key aspects of the Algae Initiative: governance, research, business, and awareness.

The target audience of this info session includes:

• EU4Algae project members and working group participants;
• Representatives from DG MARE and other relevant EU bodies;
• Industry stakeholders from the algae sector.

In order to find out more or register to the event, please access the link below:

https://www.b2match.com/e/eu4algae-online-info-session?utm_source=b2match&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=eu4algae-online-info-session&utm_content=view