Past Events
Events - 2008 |
AquaTT appointed as Co-Facilitator of EATP's Knowledge Management Thematic Area
April 2008
The Board of Directors of the EATP (European Aquaculture Technology Platform), after receiving about 50 proposals, has appointed all Chairs and Facilitators for the 7 Thematic Areas. David Murphy, Manager of AquaTT, has been appointed facilitator of the Knowledge Management Thematic Area, together with Karl Almås, President of SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture. Chair of this group will be Luc Grisec, Director of AAH R&D, Intervet.
Other Thematic Areas within the EATP are 1). Product quality & human safety and health; 2). Technology and systems; 3). Managing the biological life cycle; 4). Sustainable feed production; 5). Integration with the environment; 6). Aquatic animal health and welfare
EATP’s chairman, Gustavo Larrazábal, said in this connection: “In my view this is a strong and balanced group of very competent people and I am looking forward to cooperate with them in upholding the European aquaculture sector as the most competitive an innovative in the world, producing good products for the consumers, and creating wealth and jobs in our costal zones.”
For more information: http://www.eatpnet.eu/default.php
Events - 2007 |
AQUA-TNET Annual Event 2007
Date: 14-15 June 2007
Venue: Hellenic Centre of Marine Research, Crete (Greece)
AQUA-TNET was created by AquaTT in 1996 and in 2005 it expanded to become the largest multidisciplinary European Education Network in the field of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management with 120 partners in 28 European countries. AQUA-TNET is a co-operation between departments of higher education institutions and other partners such as academic organisations, research institutions and industry, aiming to enhance quality and to define and develop a European dimension within aquaculture and related domains. AQUA-TNET is coordinated by Ghent University (Belgium) and co-managed and serviced by AquaTT
The AQUA-TNET Annual Event 2007 event involved workshops and presentations of all 9 Work Packages, plenary meetings, and stakeholder (representatives, research organisations, NGOs, SMEs, students, wider public) presentations on perceived needs from training providers, followed by discussions. Vertical work package workshops were held with multi-stakeholder involvement to ensure implementation of the vertical objectives. Decision makers had the opportunity to express industry practices and needs to the academic community, yielding business-driven solutions.
For more information: http://www.aquatnet.com/index.php/44/annual-event-2007/
Workshop: Carrying Capacity Tools, Results and User Perspectives
Date: Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 9.30am – 3.30pm
Venue: Geological Survey of Ireland, Haddington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland
Please CLICK HERE for the press article of the Carrying Capacity Workshop.
This workshop was organised by Aqua TT on behalf of Clew Bay Marine Forum, South East Shellfish Co-op & La Tene Maps, and sponsored by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Marine Institute and members of the EU funded Keyzones Project.This one day Workshop was a follow on from the successful one day Conference held in Westport, Co. Mayo last September. This workshop assumed participants have no prior knowledge about carrying capacity, which may be defined as the ability to maintain animal and plant life within a discrete area in such a way that the ecosystem remains in equilibrium. Applied to aquaculture, it is about the ability of a particular area to support shellfish and/or finfish production in a sustainable way.
Participation was open to anyone who is interested in the coastal zone and wants to find out more about carrying capacity studies, single bay management or an ecosystem approach to bay management. Audiences included users of the marine, such as fishermen, aquaculturists, and those involved in environmental & water monitoring, and coastal zone modelling & planning.
The conference was particularly relevant, in light of the State now planning and implementing carrying capacity studies for most of the major bays in the country. Similar studies are currently underway in bays in Ireland North and South and several are completed or nearing completion.
Speaker Panel
- John Coleman - La Tene Maps, Dublin, Ireland
- Aad Smaal - Netherlands Institute for Fishery research (RIVO), the Netherlands
- Joeren Wijsman - Netherlands Institute for Fishery reasearch (RIVO), the Netherlands
- Maarten Kuipjer - Stichting Waterloopkundig Laboratorium, Delft, the Netherlands
- Ana Sequeira - IMAR - Institute of Marine Research, Portugal
- Thom Nickell - Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK
- Dennis Gowland - NBS Scotland, Coordinator, Keyzones Project, UK
- Anthony Hawkins - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
- Niall O'Bolye from Clew Bay Marine Forum, Ireland
- Alan Berry, MarCon Computations International Ltd., Galway, Ireland
- Dr. Gavin Burnell, University College Cork, Ireland
Programme
Wednesday 11th July 2007
9.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 Formal Welcome to Dublin
Gavin Burnell, Director, AquaTT, Dept. of Zoology, University College Cork, Ireland
10.10 Conference Introduction
Mr. John Coleman - Director, AquaTT / Chief Executive, La Tene Maps, Dublin, Ireland
10.15 Introduction to the Keyzones Project
Mr. Dennis Gowland - Research Relay, Orkney, UK
The Keyzones Project (1)
10.30 Investigation of sustainable biological carrying capacities of key European coastal zones
1. Clew Bay, FARM screening model results
2. Loch Creran EcoWin 2000 model results
Mr. Anthony Hawkins - Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Ana M. M. Sequiera - IMAR - Institute of Marine Research, Portugal
J. G. Ferreira - IMAR - Institute of Marine Research, Portugal
The Keyzones Project (2)
10.50 General concept of carrying capacity modelling using Delft3D
Maarten Kuijper - Stichting Waterloopkundig, Delft, the Netherlands
11.10 Discussion / Questions
11.40 Capacity for sustainable shellfish production in the Netherlands
Aad Small - Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO)
Jeroen Wijsman - Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO)
12.10 Biological Issues for the Management of Irish Sea Mussel Seed
Dr. Gavin Burnell - Dept. of Zoology, University College Cork, Ireland
12.45 Discussion/Roundup
13.00 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 Update on Carrying Capacity Studies undertaken for BIM
Alan Berry - MarCon Computations International Ltd, Ireland
14.20 Validation and Ground Truthing models
Thom Nickell - Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland
14.40 A local Marine initiative Adapting a broad and flexible outlook
Mr. Niall O' Boyle - Clew Bay Marine Forum
14.50 Shellfish Growers Perspectives
An open discussion on grower expectations and benefits from Carrying Capacity Studies.
15.00 Discussion/Roundup
15.15 Conference Close
Events - 2006 |
For outcomes from the AQUALABS courses/workshops held in 2005/2006 visit the following link: AQUALABS Training Courses
Carrying Capacity - What is it all about? (presentations below)
Thursday, September 28th 2006, 9.30am � 4.30pm
Atlantic Coast Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Mr. John Perry T.D., Fine Gael spokesman on Marine
Introduction to Carrying Capacity Studies
Dr. Brendan O'Connor, Director, Aquafact, Galway, Ireland
Kicking off a Carrying Capacity project Shellfish Modelling and Ecosystem Carrying Capacity Studies Biological Modelling in Carrying Capacity Studies The role of GIS in Carrying Capacity Studies The Marine Institute and Carrying Capacity Studies Carrying Capacity Studies for Mussel and Scallops in Coastal Areas The Background to the SMILE Project - Northern Ireland The Keyzones Project Estimating food resources for shelfish The ECASA Project Bay Management - Local Input
Ben Dallaghan, BIM, Dublin, Ireland
Phil Pascoe, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Aad Small - Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO)
Ana M. Sequeira - IMAR - Institute of Marine Research, Portugal
Glen Nolan / Marcel Cure - Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland
Mike Hartnett / Tomasz Dabrowski � MarCon Computations International Ltd, Ireland
Mr. Matt Service, Fisheries & Aquatic Ecosystems Branch, AFESD. Belfast, N.I.
Mr. Dennis Gowland - Research Relay, Orkney, UK
Anouk Blauw - Delft Hydraulics, Netherlands
Thom Nickell - Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Scotland
Mr. Niall O' Boyle - Clew Bay Marine Forum
Events - 2005 |
The 2005 Glasgow Traceability Seminar - Glasgow, Scotland - 19th May 2005
The 2005 Glasgow Traceability Seminar was held held in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) on the 19th May as part of the events supporting the "Fishing 2005" exhibition. This event was coordinated by AquaTT and the emphasis was on EU Traceability Projects, Implementing Traceability, and Traceability Solutions.
Marinvest - Marine Investment for Future Prosperity Seminar - Beijing & Qingdao, China - 30th May - 1st June 2005
The Marine Investment for Future Prosperity (MARINVEST) Project aims to transfer the technology of environmental monitoring to promote socio-economic progress and environmental improvements in the aquaculture sector in the Shandong region of China. This project consists of four unique partners: AquaTT (Ireland); Scotland Asia Training Association (UK); Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (China); Qingdao Association for International Science and Technology Co-operation (China). Two MARINVEST seminars took place in Beijing on the 30th May 2005 and was repeated in Qingdao on the 1st June.
AQUALABS Training Course in Quality of Fish Products - Cork, Ireland - 12 - 17th December 2005
The new and exciting laboratory-based 'Quality of Fish Products" training course is the fourth in the AquaTT-led, Marie Curie funded series known as AQUALABS. The six day training course provided an opportunity for students and researchers to share, explore and identify new laboratory techniques and research developments. The focus of this course was Quality of Fish Products and was hosted at the Aquaculture & Fisheries Development Centre at University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Events - 2004 |
Aquaculture Student Workshop - Glasgow, Scotland - 19th - 21st May 2004
The AquaTT-led Aquaculture Student Workshop took place alongside the Aquaculture International trade-show in Glasgow, May 2004. This platform serves to present the workshop presentations and the learning modules developed within the scope of this initiative. This initiative was realised through the financial support of the Commission of the European Communities under the DG Fisheries 'Innovative Actions in Fisheries and Aquaculture' programme.
Assessment of Women Achievers in Aquaculture Workshop - La Rochelle, France - 7th - 8th October 2004
The "Assessment of Women Achievers in Aquaculture Workshop" took place between 7th-8th October 2004 through the partnership of AquaTT, Aqualex Multimedia Consortium, the Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) and CETMAR, and with the financial support of the Directorate-General FISHERIES of the European Commission.