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Funding Opportunity: Access to Aquaculture Research Infrastructures

Application is open for AQUAEXCEL3.0 TransNational Access programme, that offers access to 40 research infrastructures, with experimental costs, travel and subsistence covered by AQUAEXCEL3.0.

Applications for Transnational Access can be made at any time (continuously open call).

The AQUAEXCEL3.0 project unites major aquaculture experimental facilities with capacity to undertake experimental trials on a selection of commercially important aquaculture species and system types.

Transnational Access involves a research group in one country collaborating with one or more AQUAEXCEL3.0 Infrastructures that are located in a different country to the applicant, and which offer facilities and expertise not available in their own country. The collaboration normally takes the form of one or more scientists from the applicant organisation visiting the selected AQUAEXCEL3.0 installation to undertake research work there for up to 3 months. In some cases, remote access is also available (where the applicant is not present for some or all of the experimental period at the installation).

Expected projects can involve research on any of the available aquatic species at the selected research infrastructure.

All work must be completed by 31.10.2025.

Priority will be given to proposals submitted by a single researcher or by research groups where the group leader and a majority of group members are affiliated to institutions or laboratories (public or private) from European member or Associated States (Iceland, Norway, Albania. Bosnia and Herzegovina, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, Israel, Moldova, Switzerland, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Tunisia, Georgia and Armenia), which are different from the State where the selected Research Infrastructure is located. A maximum of 20% of TNA projects may involve applicants from third countries (i.e. outside the EU or Associated States).

Applications must be prepared and submitted via the TNA online application system at https://apply.aquaexcel.eu/submit-proposal/.

More information available at: https://aquaexcel.eu/transnational-access/

SOFAS 2022 International Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

SOFAS 2022 International Symposium on Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences was held during 25-27 October, 2022 in Trabzon, Turkey. The event was organized by SUMAE (Central Fisheries Research Institute) and GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) and aimed to contribute to promoting aquaculture techniques and practices on a larger scale in order to further the development of the sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

The event included the following sessions:

• Poster session
• Session I: AQUACULTURE STUDIES
• Session II: FISHERIES & AQUATIC SCIENCES
• Session III: GENETICS & DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
• Session IV: AQUATIC FOOD STUDIES

The symposium also included hands-on activities:

• Algae Farming
• Turbot: Farming & Releasing

The event concluded with a field visit to trout farms in Trabzon.

INTERNATIONAL BLACK SEA ACTION DAY (INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE BLACK SEA)

Black Sea Action Day 2022 commemorates the 26th anniversary of the signature of the Black Sea Strategic Action Plan. October 31 has been celebrated as the International Black Sea Action Day by the Black Sea countries every year since 1996.

International Black Sea Action Day is a regional activity designed to raise public awareness of the need for regional cooperation necessary for the protection of the Black Sea.

State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture – SOFIA 2022

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the biennial flagship report of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division that analyses the status of global stocks and trends in fisheries and aquaculture at a global and regional level.

The 2022 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) states that the growth of aquaculture lifted total production of fisheries and aquaculture to an all-time high of 214 million tonnes in 2020, with a production of 178 million tonnes of aquatic animals and 36 million tonnes of algae.

Aquaculture has grown faster than capture fisheries in the last two years and is expected to expand further over the next decade. In 2020, animal aquaculture production reached 87.5 million tonnes, 6 percent higher than in 2018.

More information available at:

https://www.fao.org/publications/sofia/2022/en/

GOOD PRACTICE: NewTechAqua

NewTechAqua is a H2020 project which aims to expand and diversify European aquaculture production of finfish, molluscs and microalgae by developing and validating technologically-advances, resilient and sustainable applications.

Find out more about the project at https://www.newtechaqua.eu/

Programme for Aquaculture and Fisheries 2021-2027 (Romania)

The General Direction for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (DGP-AMPOPAM) published the latest version of the Programme for Aquaculture and Fisheries 2021-2027 (Romania), uploaded in the Electronic Fund Management System.

The document is available at:

https://ampeste.ro/docs/PAP_/PAP_2021-2027/9._Versiunea_Programului_pentru_Acvacultur%C4%83_%C8%99i_Pescuit_2021-2027_draft_%C3%AEn_formatul_oficial_al_sistemului_electronic_de_management_al_fondurilor_SFC.pdf

Financing Opportunity – Romania (Productive Investments in Aquaculture – Increasing Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy)

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.4 – Productive Investments in Aquaculture – Increasing Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy.

Deadline for submission of proposals: 07.11.2022, 14:00

Total financial allocation for this call: 9.731.400 LEI, the equivalent of 2.000.000 EURO

Maximum eligible value for one project is:

–              for SMEs – 1.946.280 LEI (equivalent of 400.000 EURO)

–              for large enterprises – 3.162.705 LEI (equivalent of 650.000 EURO)

Minimum eligible value for one project is: 24.328,50 LEI (equivalent of 5.000 EURO)

For this call of proposals, the applications and the attached documents will be uploaded and submitted online with digital signature in the electronic app MySMIS2014, that can be found at http://www.fonduri-ue.ro/mysmis, only in the mentioned timeframe.

Call Code: POPAM/1017/2/3/Art.48, para. 1, let. k Productive Investments in Aquaculture – Increasing Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy

For this call, one applicant can submit only one proposal.

Eligible applicants: Enterprises with economic activity in the field of aquaculture

Eligible activities: Aquaculture farms modernization investments (energy efficiency; energy from renewable sources)

The applicant has to comply to the eligibility and conformity requirements mentioned in the Applicants Guide for this measure. The selection and evaluation procedure can be found at www.ampeste.ro and is also available at the Regional Centers for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania). The Applicants Guide can be found on the General Department for Fisheries – Managing Authority for the Operational Programme for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (Romania) site, www.ampeste.ro.

AlgaEurope 2022

This event is a unique opportunity to learn and understand all about algae production and commercialization and also interact with over 350 key players from more than 45 countries.

When?
13-15 December, 2022

Where?
Rome

Who should attend?

• Algae tech developers/suppliers
• Algae producers&cultivation plant owners and operators
• Venture capitalists and financial invertors for biotechnology
• Food industries
• Biofuels network, Animal Food Companies
• Nutraceuticals/Pharma Companies/ Fertilizer suppliers
• Water treatment&waste Water Proffesionals
• Technology providers for cultivation, harvesting, dewatering, drying, oil extraction and processing

The event is organized by EABA- Eu Algae Biomass Association and DLG Benelux.

More information available at: https://algaeurope.org/

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 way. The event will focus on aspects related to both fundamental research and technological innovations, between scientists as well as companies involved in research and development.

Aquaculture will be covered during Session III: Sustainable Use of Marine Resources.

Aquaculture 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 for key marine and freshwater fish, shellfish and algal species.

The event will also feature an international trade exhibition, industry forum, student sessions and activities, satellite workshops and updates on EU research.

More information regarding the event is available at

https://aquaeas.org/Meeting/AE2022