Theme set for AE2017
“Co-operation for Growth” has been revealed as the theme for the European Aquaculture Society’s (EAS) annual gathering, which will be held in Dubrovnik on October 17-20.
One of the factors that may contribute to the lack of growth in the aquaculture sector is the lack of cooperation between operators in the sector. This may be regarding production (eg breeding programmes, feed resources, benchmarking technical performance), promotion and market intelligence or training and knowledge management, including open access publications. Turning policy into growth can be achieved through diminishing competitive forces through common actions using regional cooperation, task forces, public/private partnerships and other initiatives that help to reduce conflicts.
AE2017 will address these aspects through the thematic sessions, which will be further explored through the parallel and poster sessions of the conference and in the international trade show and Industry Forums. In its first planning meetings, the AE2017 Programme co-chairs Snjezana Zrncic (Croatian Veterinary Institute) and Constantinos Mylonas (HCMR, Greece) proposed a list of parallel sessions and these are now available for online abstract submission. These cover many sessions that feature in all AE events, as well as some that are specific to AE2017. The full list is available here.
Abstracts should be submitted before May 1st to have a ‘first review’ chance by the session moderators for acceptance.
The Industry Forums are currently being developed, and will include the EAS-EATiP Day and developments in both bluefin tuna and European flat oysters.
Key species
Sea bass and sea bream make up about two thirds of Croatia’s total marine production of 12,000 tonnes, while more than 2,500 tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna, small volumes of dentex, meagre and turbot and 800 tonnes of shellfish (Mediterranean mussels and European flat oysters) were also produced last year. The freshwater farming segment primarily produces common carp and rainbow trout, representing over 50% and about 30%, respectively, of the total fresh water production of 4,800 tonnes. Small volumes of silver carp, bighead carp, catfish, tench, pike, and zander are also farmed.
Space at the AE2017 international trade exhibition is still available, and both Standard and corner booths are available. Each booth is 6m2 (2x3m) and features walls, carpet, two chairs and one table, spotlights, one power outlet, fascia identification sign and two free passes for the conference.
