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EUMOFA Workshop – COVID-19 and Seafood: Impact and Way Forward

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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 of the COVID-19 crisis on the fishery and aquaculture supply chains and the policies and measures needed in order to address the economic effects of the crisis.

For information on how to join the workshop and more information regarding the event, please access the following link:

https://www.eumofa.eu/eumofa-workshop-covid-19-and-seafood-impact-and-way-forward


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Financing Opportunity for Productive Investments in Aquaculture – Romania

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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 in Aquaculture.

Eligible applicants are companies with NACE code 0321 – Marine aquaculture or 0322 – Freshwater aquaculture as registered object of activity.

Both companies with an operational history and newly established companies, organized in the following forms, are eligible for funding:

  • Sole traders, sole partnerships and family partnerships (established under the Government Urgency Ordinance no. 44/2008, with subsequent amendments);
  • General partnerships, limited partnerships, public limited companies, partnerships limited by shares and private limited companies (established based on Law no. 31/1990, republished, with subsequent amendments);
  • Legally established associations that carry out economic activity;
  • Fishery cooperative companies, that carry out economic activity in the aquaculture sector;
  • Research units with production activity in the field of aquaculture that carry out economic activity, in accordance with the provisions of art. 95, para. (2) lit. (a) of REGULATION (EU) NO. 508 of May 15, 2014.

Deadline for submission of proposals: 18.06.2021, at 14:00.

More information and Guidelines for Applicants are available at:

https://www.ampeste.ro/docs/POPAM/Anunturi_lansari/Aprilie_2021/Apel_lansare_II.2_aprilie_2021.pdf

https://www.ampeste.ro/docs/POPAM/Ghiduri/2021/II.2/Final/GHID_-MASURA_II.2._editabila.pdf


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Financing Opportunity for Romanian Aquaculture Farms

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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 are economic operators who own aquaculture facilities and who registered a temporary reduction in sales of fish from their own production due to the Covid-19 pandemic, during 16.03.2020-31.05.2020, compared to the average sales achieved in the same period in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Deadline for submission of proposals: 10.02.2021

More information:

https://ampeste.ro/docs/POPAM/Anunturi_lansari/Decembrie_2020/II.11/Anunt_II.11.pdf


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The second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Romania – Galati, 3 December, 2020

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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 and, specifically, to upgrade the innovation capacity of existing enterprises activating in the field of aquaculture. The project is building on a consolidated experience of exchange by moving towards concrete transfer of good practices in 4 Black Sea countries – Romania, Greece, Turkey and Ukraine – aiming to improve their competences, especially in what concerns support for aquaculture enterprises, in particular SMEs.

At the event, that has as a goal to identify and integrate relevant stakeholders in the project implementation process, participated the representatives of both public and private sector, that are active in the aquaculture field. The event included 2 parts – one where the ACTEDJ team presented the project results and a second one – enabling a spec for discussion especially focused on DT1.4.1Overview of markets and marketing strategies in all partner regions and DT1.3.1_Common Guidelines Aquaculture Business Romania and how they can be transferred/used at the local and regional level. The event took place at Danubius University, Senate Hall, Bd. Galati, no. 3, on December 3, 2020 starting with 14:30 and was attended by 20 participants.


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NEWSLETTER 3

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The third DACIAT Newsletter, covering months 13-18 of implementation


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“Recirculating Aquaculture Systems” – EUMOFA Study

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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


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The second local dissemination event for stakeholders from Ukraine – Izmail, 28 July, 2020

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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 and outputs achieved.


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WEBINAR: Practical applications of EUMOFA’s international trade database on fisheries and aquaculture products

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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 will be available to interact with participants and respond to questions.

More information: https://www.eumofa.eu/webinar


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Documentary / filming activity for AVCC

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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.

Net cages in Kurtun Dam, fish are transferred to the sea by trucks
It was the starting time of fattening trout in the sea till the end of May.
From truck to net cages

Hatchery in Maçka

R&D Center for Natural Trout (National Parks DG; Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Taking the eggs
Milking sperm
Marking fish
Egg trays in incubator
Hatched larvae

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8th Aquaculture Workshop in Antalya – 26-29 February, 2020

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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.

New support regime was announced by Mr. Bekir Pakdemirli (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry), Mr. Altuğ ATALAY (General Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture).

Recirculation, distant monitoring, feed and feeding, aquaponics and fish diseases were the main topics at the event. More than 500 people attended the event.