Our Projects
7th Framework Programme (FP7)
AQUAEXCEL
[Duration: March 2011- February 2015 (48 months)]
Aquaculture Infrastructures for Excellence in European Fish Research, is a FP7 Infrastructures project (2011-2015) integrating 23 aquaculture research infrastructures from 10 countries and 17 partners, covering all types of environments, species, rearing systems and scientific expertises. AQUAEXCEL aims to integrate key aquaculture research infrastructures across Europe, in order to promote their coordinated use and development.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click here or go to the official AQUAEXCEL website: www.aquaexcel.eu
HEALTHY FUTURES
[Duration: January 2011 December 2014 (48 months)]
HEALTHY FUTURES is a collaborative inter-disciplinary research project comprised of 15 partners based in Africa and Europe. It aims to respond to the impact environmental change will have on three water-related vector-borne diseases (malaria, Rift Valley fever & schistosomiasis) in eastern Africa by constructing disease mapping systems, taking into account environmental/climatic trends and changes in socio-economic conditions, to predict future risk. Although the immediate geographic focus of the HEALTHY FUTURES project is eastern Africa, the approach adopted in and the findings of the research are expected to have applications outside the study area.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click here or go to the official Healthy Futures website: www.healthyfutures.eu
Marine Genomics for Users
[Duration: January 2011 June 2013 (30 months)]
MG4U is a coordination action to promote Knowledge Transfer in the Marine Genomics Sector. MG4U aims to spread results from recent and on-going projects in marine genomics and facilitate rapid, efficient knowledge transfer to generate interdisciplinary research capacity in Europe.
If you would like to know more about this project, please go to the official MG4U website: www.mg4u.eu
AquaInnova
[Duration: February 2010 July 2012 (30 Months)]
AquaInnova
AquaInnova deals with the establishment of an operational framework for dialogue based on best governance practises - between the aquaculture industry, the research community and policy makers, focusing on exploiting the potential for innovation and technological development in the European aquaculture value chain.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on Aquainnova.
AQUAMED
[Duration: June 2010 June 2013 (36 Months)]
AQUAMED, the future of research on aquaculture in the Mediterranean region, will promote innovative Mediterranean research and focus on the most relevant issues needed to sustain aquaculture in the region.
AQUAMED will strengthen the EU-Mediterranean partnership in developing common projects, and in planning for the challenges Mediterranean aquaculture faces, now and into the future.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on AQUAMED or go to the official AQUAMED website: www.aquamedproject.net
COEXIST
[Duration: April 2010 April 2013 (36 Months)]
Coastal areas are subject to an increase in competing activities and
protection and are a source of potential conflict for space allocation.
COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary approach to evaluate these
interactions with the ultimate goal to provide a roadmap to better
integration, sustainability and synergies among different activities in
the coastal zone.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on Coexist or go to the official Coexist website: www.coexistproject.eu
MarineTT
[Duration: February 2010 February 2012 (24 Months)]
MarineTT is premised on the concept that knowledge is a major source of competitive advantage in business. Much potentially valuable knowledge, locked into inaccessible or
non-user-friendly contexts, is unused because key stakeholders are not
aware of its existence. MarineTT is primarily concerned with marine
environmental research, but the approach used will facilitate coverage
of other themes (climate change, biodiversity, earth observation, and
urban development) and important sub-topics (such as fisheries and
aquaculture) to be included, given their relevance to the key area of
the impacts of economic growth leading to environmental degradation,
and the current ecosystem management approach supported by the EC.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on MarineTT or go to the official MarineTT website: www.marinett.eu
EU Lifelong Learning Programme
Aqua-RET 2
[Duration: October 2009 October 2011 (24 Months)]
Aqua-RET 2 builds upon the Aqua-RET (Aquatic Renewable Energy
Tecnologies) project which developed online training materials to
improve end-users understanding of marine renewable energy
technologies (Run of River, Tidal Impoundment, Tidal Stream, Wave and Offshore Wind). Aqua-RET 2 will use the existing Aqua-RET resources, and match them to the needs of the market by carrying out a needs analysis of the sector and piloting customised training courses.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on AQUARET or go to the official AQUARET website: www.aquaret.com
Aqua-tnet
[Duration: October 2008 October 2011 (36 Months)]
Aqua-tnet is a multidisciplinary thematic network that unites the
academic and vocational aspects of the Bologna reforms and the
establishment of the European Higher Education Area in the field of
aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management. Aqua-tnet is growing in activity and relevance and with the approved
Community co-funding for the new phase (2008-2011) we now have an
excellent opportunity to build upon the first phase and continue this
long running network (1996-2008).
f you would like to know more about this project, please either click on AQUA-TNET or go to the official AQUA-TNET website: www.aquatnet.com
PESCALEX 2
[Duration: November 2008 November 2010 (24 Months)]
The aims of PESCALEX 2 are to transfer the PESCALEX materials to wider geographic/linguistic areas; to translate all PESCALEX materials into other languages; to transfer the fish health/diseases content to new users; and to combine innovative (VOLL) language learning with tutor-led & ODL methods in a multi-lingual online environment devoted to fish health management at the VET level.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on PESCALEX.
VALLA
[Duration: February 2008 February 2010 (24 Months)]
VALLA (Validation of All Lifelong Learning in Aquaculture) will develop and pilot methods of recognising
and accrediting lifelong learning in the aquaculture sector via the
European Qualifications Framework. VALLA builds on the results of WAVE
and will contribute towards the aims of the EQF by developing
competence-based learning outcomes for a specific sector, providing a
reference for the validation of non-formallly acquired competences, and
linking such reference points to establish sectoral standards.
If you would like to know more about this project, either please on VALLA or go to the official VALLA website: www.vallaproject.com
Vocational Aqualabs
[Duration: December 2009 December 2011 (24 Months)]
The overall aim of Vocational Aqualabs is to improve VET systems in the
European Aquaculture sector to ensure researchers receive continual
professional development training in generic skills which will:
a)
result in increasing the quality, attractiveness and security of
research career pathways;
b) increase the relevancy of researchers and
their research to the sector;
c) improve knowledge transfer to industry
for exploitation contributing to a sustainable sector in Europe.
If you would like to know more about this project, either please click on Vocational Aqualabs or go to the official Vocational Aqualabs website: www.aqualabs.eu
INTRANEMMA
[Duration: November 2010 October 2012 (24 Months)]
The aim of INTRANEMMA is to improve the quality and attractiveness of the European VET system by adapting and integrating innovative content and results from the WAVE project, a previous Leonardo da Vinci project, into public and private vocational training systems for mariculture companies in the Mediterranean region.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on INTRANEMMA.
Interreg Atlantic Area
Seafare
[Duration: January 2010 January 2013 (36 Months)]
The Seafare project is a response to the urgent need to increase the
sustainability of the aquaculture industry. It is designed to provide
SMEs and public authorities with tools for sustainable and
environmentally friendly aquaculture.
It will strengthen links between
researchers and industry, and influence policy development at regional
and national levels via key sectors players. It will deliver innovative
solutions for coastal zone management and the protection of habitats by
contributing to sustainable management of economic activity.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on Seafare or go to the official Seafare website: www.seafareproject.eu
AQUAMED, the future of research on aquaculture in the Mediterranean region, will promote innovative Mediterranean research and focus on the most relevant issues needed to sustain aquaculture in the region.
AQUAMED will strengthen the EU-Mediterranean partnership in developing common projects, and in planning for the challenges Mediterranean aquaculture faces, now and into the future.
COEXIST
[Duration: April 2010 April 2013 (36 Months)]
Coastal areas are subject to an increase in competing activities and protection and are a source of potential conflict for space allocation.
COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary approach to evaluate these
interactions with the ultimate goal to provide a roadmap to better
integration, sustainability and synergies among different activities in
the coastal zone.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on Coexist or go to the official Coexist website: www.coexistproject.eu
MarineTT
[Duration: February 2010 February 2012 (24 Months)]
MarineTT is premised on the concept that knowledge is a major source of competitive advantage in business. Much potentially valuable knowledge, locked into inaccessible or non-user-friendly contexts, is unused because key stakeholders are not aware of its existence. MarineTT is primarily concerned with marine environmental research, but the approach used will facilitate coverage of other themes (climate change, biodiversity, earth observation, and urban development) and important sub-topics (such as fisheries and aquaculture) to be included, given their relevance to the key area of the impacts of economic growth leading to environmental degradation, and the current ecosystem management approach supported by the EC.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on MarineTT or go to the official MarineTT website: www.marinett.eu
EU Lifelong Learning Programme
Aqua-RET 2
[Duration: October 2009 October 2011 (24 Months)]
Aqua-RET 2 builds upon the Aqua-RET (Aquatic Renewable Energy
Tecnologies) project which developed online training materials to
improve end-users understanding of marine renewable energy
technologies (Run of River, Tidal Impoundment, Tidal Stream, Wave and Offshore Wind). Aqua-RET 2 will use the existing Aqua-RET resources, and match them to the needs of the market by carrying out a needs analysis of the sector and piloting customised training courses.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on AQUARET or go to the official AQUARET website: www.aquaret.com
Aqua-tnet
Aqua-tnet is a multidisciplinary thematic network that unites the academic and vocational aspects of the Bologna reforms and the establishment of the European Higher Education Area in the field of aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resources management. Aqua-tnet is growing in activity and relevance and with the approved Community co-funding for the new phase (2008-2011) we now have an excellent opportunity to build upon the first phase and continue this long running network (1996-2008).
f you would like to know more about this project, please either click on AQUA-TNET or go to the official AQUA-TNET website: www.aquatnet.com
[Duration: November 2008 November 2010 (24 Months)]
The aims of PESCALEX 2 are to transfer the PESCALEX materials to wider geographic/linguistic areas; to translate all PESCALEX materials into other languages; to transfer the fish health/diseases content to new users; and to combine innovative (VOLL) language learning with tutor-led & ODL methods in a multi-lingual online environment devoted to fish health management at the VET level.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on PESCALEX.
VALLA
[Duration: February 2008 February 2010 (24 Months)]
VALLA (Validation of All Lifelong Learning in Aquaculture) will develop and pilot methods of recognising and accrediting lifelong learning in the aquaculture sector via the European Qualifications Framework. VALLA builds on the results of WAVE and will contribute towards the aims of the EQF by developing competence-based learning outcomes for a specific sector, providing a reference for the validation of non-formallly acquired competences, and linking such reference points to establish sectoral standards.
If you would like to know more about this project, either please on VALLA or go to the official VALLA website: www.vallaproject.com
Vocational Aqualabs
[Duration: December 2009 December 2011 (24 Months)]
The overall aim of Vocational Aqualabs is to improve VET systems in the European Aquaculture sector to ensure researchers receive continual professional development training in generic skills which will:
a)
result in increasing the quality, attractiveness and security of
research career pathways;
b) increase the relevancy of researchers and
their research to the sector;
c) improve knowledge transfer to industry
for exploitation contributing to a sustainable sector in Europe.
If you would like to know more about this project, either please click on Vocational Aqualabs or go to the official Vocational Aqualabs website: www.aqualabs.eu
INTRANEMMA
[Duration: November 2010 October 2012 (24 Months)]
The aim of INTRANEMMA is to improve the quality and attractiveness of the European VET system by adapting and integrating innovative content and results from the WAVE project, a previous Leonardo da Vinci project, into public and private vocational training systems for mariculture companies in the Mediterranean region.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on INTRANEMMA.
If you would like to know more about this project, please click on INTRANEMMA.
Interreg Atlantic Area
Seafare
[Duration: January 2010 January 2013 (36 Months)]
The Seafare project is a response to the urgent need to increase the sustainability of the aquaculture industry. It is designed to provide SMEs and public authorities with tools for sustainable and environmentally friendly aquaculture.
It will strengthen links between researchers and industry, and influence policy development at regional and national levels via key sectors players. It will deliver innovative solutions for coastal zone management and the protection of habitats by contributing to sustainable management of economic activity.
If you would like to know more about this project, please either click on Seafare or go to the official Seafare website: www.seafareproject.eu