Seminar: Supporting Sustainable Oyster Aquaculture for the Atlantic Region of Europe
18 November 2013
Austria
SEAFARE is an EU INTERREG project that has been supporting the development of sustainable aquaculture in the Atlantic area of Europe, with partners in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain and Portugal. Part of the project’s remit has been to fill knowledge gaps and find solutions to challenges that are inhibiting sustainable growth of the oyster industry.
Currently many Pacific oyster farmers are finding it impossible to renew or obtain new orders within a realistic time frame, particularly when the farms are situated in Natura 2000 sites, due to the ongoing debate about possible effects on the environment. Recovery of the native oyster industry is hampered by mortality due to diseases such as Bonamia, and requires high quality, hatchery-produced, disease-resistant stock.
Oyster specific research carried out in the SEAFARE project has, for example, been focused on providing data and advice to support the management of Pacific oyster (C. gigas) aquaculture, aiming to minimise the ecological and economic impact of the naturalisation of Pacific oysters; new developments in genetic and hatchery technologies in European flat oyster (O. edulis); and modelling larval dispersal of Pacific oysters. The project can offer baseline information to policy makers and environmental managers involved in regulation of the industry.
The one-day seminar is free of charge, and will include presentations of the most relevant findings of the SEAFARE project during the last three years. Following the talks session, a round table discussion will offer participants the opportunity to exchange views on the development of the oyster aquaculture industry. The seminar will take place in Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.
Places are limited, so please confirm your intention to attend by emailing federico@aquatt.ie by 26 November 2013 at the latest.
Notes for Editors
SEAFARE is coordinated by specialists from the Centre for Applied Marine Sciences (CAMS) (www.cams.bangor.ac.uk) a division of Bangor University with extensive experience in the management of marine R&D projects. The project is co-funded by the European Union Atlantic Area Transnational Programme (2007-2013).
The CAMS takes a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the investigation of coastal seas through the interface between biology, physics, chemistry and geology. It has extensive experience in the application of science to natural resource management, environmental planning, impact assessment, education and training.
AquaTT is the project dissemination partner. Detailed partner profiles are available on request.
For press queries, please contact the project communication officer: Federico Cardona Pons, AquaTT (email: federico@aquatt.ie Tel: +353 1 644 9008).
AquaTT staff is available to respond to queries in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
Currently many Pacific oyster farmers are finding it impossible to renew or obtain new orders within a realistic time frame, particularly when the farms are situated in Natura 2000 sites, due to the ongoing debate about possible effects on the environment. Recovery of the native oyster industry is hampered by mortality due to diseases such as Bonamia, and requires high quality, hatchery-produced, disease-resistant stock.
Oyster specific research carried out in the SEAFARE project has, for example, been focused on providing data and advice to support the management of Pacific oyster (C. gigas) aquaculture, aiming to minimise the ecological and economic impact of the naturalisation of Pacific oysters; new developments in genetic and hatchery technologies in European flat oyster (O. edulis); and modelling larval dispersal of Pacific oysters. The project can offer baseline information to policy makers and environmental managers involved in regulation of the industry.
The one-day seminar is free of charge, and will include presentations of the most relevant findings of the SEAFARE project during the last three years. Following the talks session, a round table discussion will offer participants the opportunity to exchange views on the development of the oyster aquaculture industry. The seminar will take place in Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ.
Places are limited, so please confirm your intention to attend by emailing federico@aquatt.ie by 26 November 2013 at the latest.
Notes for Editors
SEAFARE is coordinated by specialists from the Centre for Applied Marine Sciences (CAMS) (www.cams.bangor.ac.uk) a division of Bangor University with extensive experience in the management of marine R&D projects. The project is co-funded by the European Union Atlantic Area Transnational Programme (2007-2013).
The CAMS takes a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the investigation of coastal seas through the interface between biology, physics, chemistry and geology. It has extensive experience in the application of science to natural resource management, environmental planning, impact assessment, education and training.
AquaTT is the project dissemination partner. Detailed partner profiles are available on request.
For press queries, please contact the project communication officer: Federico Cardona Pons, AquaTT (email: federico@aquatt.ie Tel: +353 1 644 9008).
AquaTT staff is available to respond to queries in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.