Blue Bioeconomy in Northern Germany

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has approved a project coordinated by Kiel University: "Bioeconomy at Marine Sites (BaMS)" with funding of up to 20 million Euro.

The focus of the BaMS project is on developing a new innovation area in northern Germany with 79 project partners from research, industry and public administration. New - and above all sustainable - concepts are being developed for a comprehensive circular economy, including fish, mussels and algae, among other things. The entire project will be funded by the BMBF.

The project leaders of the BMBF project "Bioeconomy at Marine Sites" are Professor Carsten Schulz from the Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry at the Faculty of Agricultural and Nutritional Sciences, and Professor Rüdiger Schulz from the Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. The project coordinator is Dr Stefan Meyer from the CAU and network coordinator of the Competence Network Aquaculture (Kompetenznetzwerk Aquakultur, KNAQ).

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The deadline has passed but submission is still open

Submission will remain open but the later you submit, the less chance you have of an oral presentation!

Aquaculture Europe 2019 encourages the submission of high quality oral and poster presentations. We strongly encourage authors to consider poster presentations because poster sessions will be an integral part of the programme. Papers submitted for "oral presentation preferred" may not be accepted as oral presentations due to the limited number of available time slots. All abstracts must be in English - the official language of the conference.

The selection of abstracts is based upon several criteria, but the most important one is quality. Our guidelines have therefore been updated to reflect this. Please take time to read them and ensure that you follow them. Abstracts that do not will not be assessed for inclusion.

Each oral presenter shall be entitled to no more than 15 minutes for a presentation, plus 5 minutes for questions. Authors of studies involving proprietary products or formulations should present this information in workshops or the trade show. Oral presentations should use PowerPoint. Overhead and slide projectors and video players will not be available.

  Posters will have a prominent place in Aquaculture Europe meetings:

• Presenters that send a PDF or Power Point version of their poster four weeks before the conference will have their poster reviewed within the appropriate oral session.
• Special poster viewing with authors present is provided during the happy hours.
• Besides this, posters will be easily accessible during the lunch breaks.
• In the programme book, special mention will be made in the oral session lists of where the relevant posters can be found.
• Prizes will be awarded during the wrap-up session for Best Poster and Best Student Poster.

All presenters are required to pay their own registration, accommodation and travel expenses. Aquaculture Europe cannot subsidize registration fees, travel or hotel costs.

No Abstract Book will be printed - a compilation will be provided online and a mobile phone app to registered delegates.

Click here to submit your abstract.

See the proposed list of sessions here.   

Kunststoff Spranger GmbH is new EAS Student Group sponsor

Kunststoff Spranger GmbH - Made in Germany - delivering worldwide

Kunststoff Spranger GmbH is new sponsor of EAS Student Group. 

Custom-designed equipment and facilities for aquaculture of fish and shrimps, applied science and quarantine systems. Consulting, design, fabrication and assembly, all from a single source since 1987.

They offer a large selection of innovative solutions for Recirculation Aquaculture Systems, as well as single components such as: tanks, drum filter, biofilter, low-head oxygenation, aquaria systems and compact water cleaning units.
"Meeting our customers´ high expectations for more than 30 years we offer a wide selection of innovative solutions tailored to your needs."

For more information please visit: www.spranger-kunststoffe.de

EURASTIP Exchange Programme – Fourth and final call

Receive up to 3000 Euro to connect with aquaculture experts in Europe and South-East Asia

Maximise existing and new collaborations and strategic partnerships between Europe and south-east Asia in the aquaculture sector with the EURASTiP Exchange Programme. Opportunities are available for industry, researchers and educators from both regions to connect and gain new perspectives while sharing innovative ideas to help develop long term partnerships. Bursaries of up to 3000 Euro are available per exchange (subject to eligibility criteria) to support international innovation and collaboration.

Deadline: 30 April 2019
More details and to apply: see flyer, and http://www.eurastip.eu/exchanges

Contact:
Industry & Research Exchanges: Miek Eggermont, Ghent University, Belgium. Mieke.eggermont@UGent.be
Educator Exchanges: Marieke Reuver, AquaTT, Ireland. Marieke@aquatt.ie

EURASTiP is an EU-funded H2020 project promoting multi-stakeholder contributions to international cooperation on sustainable solutions for aquaculture development in south-east Asia. For more details, see the project website: http://eurastip.eu/

Berlin in October will be the place to be for RAS stakeholders

EAS and NordicRAS have made an agreement to hold their events in conjunction with each other at the Estrel Hotel and Congress Centre in Berlin in October. The 5th NordicRAS workshop will be held on Monday October 7 and Tuesday 8 morning, leading directly into AE2019, which starts on the evening of the 7th. The RAS sessions of AE2019 will start from the 8th to avoid crossover and allow NordicRAS attendees to participate in AE2019.
The underlying idea is to have a strong focus on RAS in a hosting country where it is a key strategical development objective. For participants, this would allow to attend both events and hence save time and travel. Those taking part in both events will also have a discounted registration fee.

The aims of the Nordic Network on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems are to co-ordinate and strengthen research and development of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) in Nordic countries. The network welcomes all with an interest in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, including interested parties outside the Nordic Countries.
AE2019 takes the theme “Our Future - Growing from Water.” AE2019 covers the full scope and diversity of European aquaculture. The thematic plenary and technical parallel sessions will comprise submitted oral and poster presentations. AE2019 will also feature an international trade exhibition, industry forums, student sessions and activities, satellite workshops and updates on EU research.

Diversify compilation

Over the past 5 years, EAS has been publishing articles in our magazine and newsletter of the EU DIVERSIFY project - Exploring the biological and socio-economic potential of new/emerging candidate fish species for the expansion of the European aquaculture industry – co-funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union.

As DIVERSIFY concludes with the final stakeholder meeting held in Brussels on November 22, we have produced a special compilation of 9 articles published in our “Aquaculture Europe” magazine of the between 2014 and 2018.

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AQUA 2018 Compilation of Session Summaries

A compilation of the AQUA 2018 session summary reports received from the session chairs has been compiled by the EAS secretariat.

AQUA 2018 was attended by 3003 participants from 109 countries. 800 oral and 317 poster presentations were given in a total of 81 sessions over the 4 days of the event. Not all sessions were reported and only simple editing has been made.

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ADVANCING INTEGRATED AGRICULTURE- AQUACULTURE THROUGH AGROECOLOGY

This Special Session - held during the EAS WAS AQUA 2018 event - was convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations with support from Cirad (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement) and NACA (Network of Aquaculture Centres of Asia-Pacific).

Agroecology is an approach based on the use of principles and concepts of ecology, with the aim of optimizing interactions between plants, animals, humans and the environment, while taking into account ecosystem services and the social aspects essential to the sustainability and equity of food systems.

For FAO, ten indicators make it possible to characterize agro-ecology: species diversity and biodiversity, co-creation and sharing of knowledge between actors, the valorisation of synergies between the various activities of the production system and with the environment, efficiency of resource use and recycling, resilience of communities and ecosystems (especially in the face of climate change), social and human values, cultural and culinary traditions, good governance and a circular economy and solidarity.

See the video summary and full programme of presentationsmade during the session.