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Thursday, 12 October 2017 09:33
The COLUMBUS project is hosting its 2nd International Blue Society Knowledge Transfer Conference, “Achieving Impact from Marine Research” on 7 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels, Belgium. Free to register, this conference is intended to be an international forum to bring together actors interested in sharing best practice...
Tuesday, 10 October 2017 09:40
On the 6 and 7 June 2017, participants representing research, industry and SMEs from five countries converged in Porto, Portugal, to launch the INvertebrateIT project. INvertebrateIT is focused on developing innovative approaches for the aquaculture sector, particularly on the use of organic waste for the production of invertebrates as alternative...
Friday, 06 October 2017 10:15
Are you working in the European aquaculture industry, and would you like to hear about thelatest innovative research findings which can be applied to the aquaculture industry?Would you like to contribute to the discussion on what industry expects from aquaculture research? Curious to know how you can access top-class European aquaculture...
Wednesday, 04 October 2017 14:56
Many of the detrimental changes that are occurring in the ocean are out of sight, and therefore out of mind. To coincide with the upcoming ‘Our Ocean’ conference, a major global event on international ocean governance hosted by the European Union (EU) in Malta this year, the EU-funded Sea Change...
Tuesday, 26 September 2017 13:19
Aquaculture industry and research representatives participated in the first ParaFishControl Industry Forum on Tuesday 5 September in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The event was part of the 18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish, and aimed to explore how the European aquaculture sector could benefit from the latest research...
Monday, 21 August 2017 11:39
We Are Looking for YOU! Job Opening: Scientific Project Assistant Are you a recent science graduate and looking for an entry-level project management role with great prospects? Are you an excellent communicator, well-organised, accurate, pro-active, diligent, dedicated and responsible? Do you have a can-do attitude? Then AquaTT is looking for you! Position Title:...
Friday, 21 July 2017 14:04
Marine related research, policy and industry representatives came together to discuss effective North-South Atlantic Ocean collaboration during a session on “Trans North Atlantic Research and Prospects for South Atlantic Partnership”, which took place immediately before the high-level ministerial and scientific event “A New Era of Blue Enlightenment” on 12 July...
Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:36
The crew of the Royal Research Ship Discovery, a scientific research vessel of the United Kingdom, recently deployed high-technology biogeochemical sensors onto existing ‘Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program’ (OSNAP) moorings in the Rockall Trough, a major deep-water area in the North Atlantic Ocean. By taking continuous measurements in...
Thursday, 29 June 2017 15:11
How does finding a crab on the beach make you feel? Excited? Wary? Fascinated? By joining Crab Watch, a new citizen science project taking place across Europe, your search for these captivating creatures will have the added incentive of contributing to scientific research. Crab Watch launches on 28 June 2017 and...
Monday, 29 May 2017 15:24
A new €7 million EC-funded research project titled PerformFISH officially launched in Volos, Greece, on 15-16 May 2017. PerformFISH will focus on developing consumer driven aquaculture production by integrating innovative approaches that can help ensure European sea bream and sea bass aquaculture businesses are sustainable and competitive. The farming of sea...
Tuesday, 11 April 2017 11:10
Scientists from EuroMarine Member Organisations are invited to apply for the two EuroMarine 2017 Funding Calls, one for scientific and foresight activities and the other a programme for early career scientists to attend training courses. Member Organisations can be viewed at: www.euromarinenetwork.eu/documents/euromarine-2017-membership-list. EuroMarine is a European marine research network that funds...
Friday, 31 March 2017 16:12
The third issue of the Sea Change project newsletter showcases a range of innovative activities taking place across Europe to boost European citizens’ “Ocean Literacy”, an understanding of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean. The newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website:...
Thursday, 30 March 2017 10:15
The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project has published three safe seafood guides that aim to help consumers, industry stakeholders and policymakers understand the benefits and risks associated with seafood consumption. Each guide includes recommendations to help reduce possible risks associated with seafood contamination from the specific stakeholder’s perspective. Seafood plays an important role...
Monday, 27 March 2017 12:56
The COMMON SENSE project has successfully finished after 40 months of in-depth research and continual development of marine sensors and systems. The EU-funded project started in November 2013 and ran until February 2017 with a focus on developing specific sensors in direct response to current marine monitoring challenges, and the...
Monday, 13 March 2017 11:55
A marine science iBook entitled “Harmful Algal Blooms” has been developed as part of NUI Galway’s contribution to an EU-funded European research project Sea Change. The project aims to raise European citizens’ awareness of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean, or “Ocean Literacy”. The iBook will...
Thursday, 02 March 2017 16:46
FishChoice, a new online tool to help consumers and professionals efficiently and effectively balance the benefits and risks of eating seafood, has been launched by the EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project at www.fishchoice.eu. Seafood plays an important role in a balanced diet. It is a nutrient-rich food that is a good source of...
Friday, 24 February 2017 12:46
The worlds of science, policy and industry gathered in Brussels, Belgium, from 25-26 January 2017 to discuss potential impacts of non-regulated contaminants in seafood at the ‘Seafood Safety: New Findings & Innovation Challenges’ conference. Hosted by the EC FP7-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project, an international stakeholder event and open science meeting brought together...
Wednesday, 22 February 2017 11:28
Position Title: Project Officer Type Full-time 36 month contract with potential for renewal. Initial six-month probation period. Position available immediately. Location Dublin city centre, Ireland Application deadline 12 May 2017, 17:30 CET Application documents A well-motivated application letter outlining why you are the perfect candidate and a CV addressing our essential criteria, including 3 references,...
Tuesday, 14 February 2017 15:26
Over 120 stakeholders, comprising of marine scientists, industry members, policymakers, and students, convened at the European Parliament on 8 February 2017 to contribute to the EuroMarine event “Blue Science for Blue Growth, EuroMarine: connecting ideas and people”. EuroMarine, a marine science network with 73 member institutions from 23 countries, intended...
Friday, 10 February 2017 10:50
Fish farmers are always looking for sustainable feed that can make fish strong and healthy. A new study led by the CSIC in Spain concludes that marine feed ingredients in aquaculture can potentially be replaced by plant ingredients without detrimental effects, when appropriate feed additives are added. The team of researchers...
Wednesday, 08 February 2017 16:07
The EU-funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project comes to a close after five years of scientific advances and significant research on the development of tools required to measure and predict the effects of alternative feeds on fish metabolism and health. Resulting in significant progress towards defining...
Wednesday, 08 February 2017 15:33
The EC-funded COMMON SENSE project held its final event in Barcelona on the 27 January 2017, attended by project partners and important stakeholders involved in European marine monitoring. The Meeting was held in the facilities of Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona (FNOB), partner in the COMMON SENSE project. The full day...
Wednesday, 04 January 2017 16:42
Are you interested in increasing impact from publicly funded scientific research? Are you enthusiastic about exploring different methods and approaches for knowledge transfer and exploitation? Are you passionate about working with researchers to accelerate the transfer of state-of-the-art knowledge to industry, policy and society? If so, then AquaTT is looking...
Tuesday, 13 December 2016 17:07
The EU-funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project has published a new resource for aquaculture feed producers, entitled “Understanding Biomarkers in Fish Nutrition”. The objective of this booklet is to provide a reliable set of biomarkers and associated methodologies to assess the nutritionally mediated effects on growth performance,...
Tuesday, 13 December 2016 09:54
The EU-funded COMMON SENSE project will host a demonstration event and final partner meeting in Barcelona, Spain on the 27 January 2017. The conference, entitled ‘Demonstration of Next Generation Sensors for Advanced Real-Time Ocean Observation’, is a unique event that marks the end of the COMMON SENSE project which was...
Friday, 09 December 2016 13:27
All of us at AquaTT were very sad to hear about the passing of one of our founding fathers, ex-Director and dear friend Richard FitzGerald on the 5th of December 2016, after a very brief battle with lung cancer. Richard was a much loved colleague and wonderful friend and he will...
Tuesday, 06 December 2016 13:41
Parasitic diseases which affect fish species can significantly hamper aquaculture production and economic performance. ParaFishControl is a European Union funded research project addressing the challenges of disease prevention and management to protect the sustainability and competitiveness of the European aquaculture industry. In September, over 70 researchers involved in ParaFishControl, from...
Monday, 05 December 2016 10:20
The fourth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 30 December 2016. On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project invites proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the participating aquaculture...
Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:03
The ‘Seafood Safety: New Findings & Innovation Challenges’ conference, which will be held 25-26 January 2017 in Brussels, Belgium, is a unique event dedicated to seafood safety in Europe. The event marks the end of the European Union-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD research project which assessed food safety issues related to non-regulated contaminants...
Tuesday, 25 October 2016 11:53
The Sea Change project is holding a series of innovative public engagement activities across Europe in 2016 and 2017 to change the way European citizens view their relationship with the ocean. These outreach activities, which will be announced on the Sea Change calendar (seachangeproject.eu/events), are being co-created with citizens based...
Wednesday, 19 October 2016 09:07
A free online course entitled “From ABC to ABSeas: Ocean Literacy for all”, led by Sea Change partner UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), will empower second-level teachers and marine educators to give students a greater understanding of the importance of the ocean. The course will be...
Thursday, 29 September 2016 11:09
The final key outcomes of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project have been released in the project’s Legacy Brochure, available to download from: www.macumbaproject.eu MaCuMBA was a 4 year EC FP7-funded project that focused on uncovering the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies....
Monday, 12 September 2016 11:07
The third AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 14 October 2016. On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project invites proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the participating aquaculture...
Monday, 12 September 2016 09:27
The first issue of the ParaFishControl (Advanced Tools and Research Strategies for Parasite Control in European farmed fish) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.parafishcontrol.eu/parafishcontrol-media/media-centre ParaFishControl is an EU Horizon 2020-funded research project that aims to improve our understanding of fish-parasite interactions and develop innovative solutions...
Monday, 05 September 2016 09:20
The third and final issue of the ECsafeSEAFOOD project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.ecsafeseafood.eu. ECsafeSEAFOOD is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that assesses food safety issues related to priority contaminants present in seafood as a result of environmental contamination, including those originating from harmful...
Tuesday, 30 August 2016 09:08
Thirteen young Irish people were honoured for their work in creating innovative digital games and stories based on the health of the ocean at the Sea Change CoderDojo Challenge, which was held in the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), in Ireland in summer 2016. The Sea Change game design...
Wednesday, 17 August 2016 08:53
The final results and outputs of the four-year EU funded Myfish (Maximising yield of fisheries while balancing ecosystem, economic and social concerns) project are now available on the project’s website: www.myfishproject.eu Myfish was an EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funded project which aimed to define an operational framework for the implementation...
Friday, 12 August 2016 11:21
The 16th and final issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA was a four-year EC FP7-funded project that focused on uncovering the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. Following a...
Wednesday, 03 August 2016 08:28
Applications are now being accepted for the second training course organised by the Horizon 2020-funded AQUAEXCEL2020 project (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020). The Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) course will be hosted by l’Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (Ifremer), in Sète, France...
Friday, 29 July 2016 12:01
The second issue of the Sea Change project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.seachangeproject.eu. Sea Change is a three-year EU Horizon 2020 funded project that aims to establish a fundamental “Sea Change” in the way European citizens view their relationship with the ocean. Sea Change will...
Wednesday, 27 July 2016 09:57
The worlds of science and industry gathered in Berlin, Germany, from 27-30 June 2016 to discuss the untapped biotechnological potential of the ocean’s microorganisms at the ‘Marine Microbiome – Discovery & Innovation’ conference. Hosted by the EC FP7-funded MaCuMBA project, this joint industry conference and open science meeting brought together experts...
Monday, 18 July 2016 12:19
The Sea Change project invites you to take simple steps towards protecting our ocean by joining its new “Our Ocean, Our Health” campaign to raise awareness of the interconnectedness of ocean and human health. Sea Change is an EU Horizon 2020-funded project which aims to raise European citizens’ awareness of the...
Monday, 11 July 2016 10:33
Over the next four years the new European Commission-funded REvivED water pilot project will contribute to addressing the world’s drinking water challenge by establishing electrodialysis as the preferred process for desalination of seawater, in order to provide a source of safe, affordable, and cost-competitive drinking water. The balance between drinking water...
Thursday, 30 June 2016 14:19
The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project will host a stakeholder event and open science meeting at the Royal Flemish Academy of Science and Art in Brussels, Belgium, from 25-26 January 2017. The conference, entitled ‘Seafood Safety: New Findings & Innovation Challenges’ is a unique event that marks the end of the ECsafeSEAFOOD...
Friday, 24 June 2016 09:58
The 15th issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that aims to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. This issue of MaCuMBA...
Friday, 17 June 2016 10:15
The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding programme is supporting the largest and most ambitious assessment of deep-sea Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken through the €9 million ATLAS (A trans-Atlantic assessment and deep-sea ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe) project, which kicked-off on 13-15 June 2016 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The launch of ATLAS...
Thursday, 16 June 2016 07:58
The second AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 8 July 2016. On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project will invite proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the...
Friday, 10 June 2016 07:41
Learn more about the fascinating MaCuMBA project in this short video which gives a little glimpse into the story of the project: its genesis, objectives and successes, as told by Project Coordinator Prof. Lucas J. Stal. MaCuMBA is an EU-funded project that focuses on increasing the rate of isolation of...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016 11:34
With the COMMON SENSE project now in its final year, impressive progress is being made towards achieving the project’s aims of developing low cost sensors that will revolutionise current marine monitoring strategies. Representatives of the 15 COMMON SENSE partner organisations gathered at the state-of-the-art National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR) (www.ncsr.ie)...
Tuesday, 19 April 2016 13:59
The 14th issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that aims to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. In this issue of...
Thursday, 14 April 2016 11:22
Teachers, educators, outreach workers, curriculum designers, media representatives, government agencies, parents and students across Europe are coming together under the Sea Change project (www.seachangeproject.eu) to discuss key issues associated with incorporating topics related to ‘Ocean Literacy’ in European education systems. Ocean Literacy refers to an understanding of the ocean’s influence on...
Friday, 08 April 2016 16:27
Applications are now being accepted for the first distance learning training course organised by the AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) project. The three-day course, Experimental data management: from generating protocols to sharing data, will be provided online on 25, 27 and 29 April 2016,...
Tuesday, 29 March 2016 14:47
On 2 March 2016, 57 participants from 36 organisations and 11 countries converged in Brussels, Belgium, for the European Commission (EC) Horizon 2020 funded COLUMBUS project’s first annual Blue Society Knowledge Transfer Conference. Representing the EC’s most substantial investment in Knowledge Transfer to date, COLUMBUS aims to measurably increase uptake and...
Wednesday, 17 February 2016 14:31
The first AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 11 March 2016. On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020 project will invite proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the...
Tuesday, 26 January 2016 10:39
The activities and results of the ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project have been summarised in a new publication entitled ARRAINA Key Achievements 2015 and a short video which provides an introduction to the project. Both resources are available on the project’s website: www.arraina.eu ARRAINA is developing sustainable alternative...
Thursday, 21 January 2016 09:24
Best quality scientific approaches to fisheries management advice and implementation under potentially conflicting objectives were the main topic of the final Myfish symposium held in Athens (Greece) from 27-31 October 2015. The event, held under the auspices of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), brought together...
Monday, 11 January 2016 15:52
Have you got a creative, innovative idea for how to increase people’s awareness and appreciation of the ocean? If so, you should enter the Sea Change project’s Think Big, Think Ocean ideas contest. Sea Change is an EU funded project which aims to bring about a fundamental change in the way European...
Monday, 11 January 2016 14:42
Huge successes in the isolation and cultivation of marine microbial strains have been made by the EC-funded MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project, which aims to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. MaCuMBA coordinator Prof Lucas Stal (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015 10:04
The MaCuMBA project will host a joint industry conference and open science meeting in Berlin-Adlershof, Germany’s leading science and technology park, from 27-30 June 2016. The conference, entitled ‘The Marine Microbiome – Discovery & Innovation’ will focus on the biotechnical applications of marine microbes. MaCuMBA focuses on increasing the rate of...
Tuesday, 01 December 2015 15:13
The EC-funded COMMON SENSE project is making continuous progress towards a new future for marine monitoring. The project is developing prototypes for innovative, next generation sensing technologies that will contribute to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and therefore support the protection of the marine environment in...
Wednesday, 18 November 2015 17:27
ParaFishControl is a new €8.1 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project that aims to improve our understanding of fish-parasite interactions and develop innovative solutions and tools to prevent, control and mitigate harmful parasites which affect the main fish species farmed in Europe (Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, common carp, turbot, European...
Friday, 06 November 2015 15:04
As the Irish Area Leaders for the Sea for Society project, AquaTT are pleased to announce a special ‘Marine Outreach and Ocean Literacy Think Tank’ to take place in The Marker Hotel, Dublin, from 10.00am to 4.30pm on Thursday 26th November 2015. Sea for Society started with a consultation phase involving...
Thursday, 29 October 2015 16:54
AQUAEXCEL2020, a research infrastructure project funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), has kicked off this month with the aim to further support the sustainable growth of the European aquaculture sector. AQUAEXCEL2020 will integrate a large group of leading...
Tuesday, 22 September 2015 12:31
Did you know that the ocean provides half of the oxygen we breathe - enough for every second breath we take? Or that the majority of marine litter is indestructible plastic which lasts virtually forever? Many European citizens are not aware of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence...
Friday, 11 September 2015 08:34
Issue 12 of MaCuMBA Project News features an article by Thomas Vanagt, from MaCuMBA partner eCOAST Marine Research, outlining important information scientists should know about the Nagoya Protocol, an international agreement which aims to ensure that the benefits arising from the utilisation of genetic resources are shared in a fair...
Tuesday, 18 August 2015 14:16
As the EU-funded MaCuMBA project enters its final and concluding year, it is gearing up to host a number of key events. MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) is a four-year EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)-funded project focusing on uncovering the untold diversity of marine microbes...
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 13:58
A publication outlining the main highlights and outcomes of the EU-funded SOCIOEC (Socio-Economic Effects of Management Measures of the future CFP) project is available to download via the project’s website: www.socioec.eu. SOCIOEC conducted a comprehensive analysis of current and emerging management measures relating to the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). SOCIOEC...
Tuesday, 14 July 2015 14:19
The European research project ECsafeSEAFOOD is currently developing innovative sensors to detect harmful toxins and pharmaceutical agents that can accumulate in seafood. ECsafeSEAFOOD is an EU-funded project that aims to assess and evaluate food safety issues related to contaminants of emerging concern present in seafood as a result of environmental...
Monday, 29 June 2015 11:37
18:00-21:00, 14 July 2015 Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Dublin Join the Sea for Society project for an evening of talks about and by people whose daily lives revolve around the ocean. You’ll hear about surfers tackling pollution and riding Ireland’s biggest waves, a researcher exploring the depths of the ocean in search...
Tuesday, 16 June 2015 13:10
Three leading European projects have collaborated to produce a new marine microbes research update that explores the cross-over between the projects’ respective objectives as they seek to exploit the virtually untapped resource of marine microorganisms, which account for 98% of ocean biomass. The update features an insightful and candid knowledge...
Monday, 15 June 2015 10:09
The fourth and final publication in a series of booklets outlining the accomplishments of the EC-funded AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research) project is now available to download from www.aquaexcel.eu. The AQUAEXCEL Key Achievements booklet series outlines the significant activities and results of the project as it aimed...
Tuesday, 09 June 2015 11:00
A new resource for aquaculture feed producers, entitled Feed Ingredients in Aquaculture, has been published by the EU-funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project. The booklet has been designed to allow feed producers to understand at a glance the different properties of specific feed ingredients for aquaculture. It...
Monday, 08 June 2015 15:43
Sea Change, a new €3.5 million EU Horizon 2020-funded project, will address the challenge of raising European citizens’ awareness of the intrinsic links between the ocean and human health. Europe cannot achieve sustainable exploitation of marine resources and maintain a healthy ocean unless its citizens understand the full extent of the...
Thursday, 28 May 2015 16:15
Find Replace Regular Expression 1 2 3 4 The COLUMBUS project, a flagship European Commission-funded Blue Growth initiative, has successfully kicked-off and now moves into the first stages of managing knowledge and carrying-out Knowledge Transfer of marine research outputs to measurably increase their uptake and application by different end-users, such as industry, policy makers, and society in...
Wednesday, 13 May 2015 10:47
The EC-funded COMMON SENSE project is successfully developing prototypes for innovative, next generation sensing technologies that will support the protection of the marine environment in Europe. Progress on the development of these sensors, which will contribute to the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) by enabling effective monitoring...
Monday, 27 April 2015 13:22
ECsafeSEAFOOD Stakeholder Workshop Risk and benefit perception of seafood consumption on human health (including vulnerable groups) to consumer organisations and producers/processors: information needs and communication strategies Although seafood is recognised as a high quality, healthy and safe food, some can accumulate environmental contaminants with potential impact on human health. Seafood is...
Thursday, 23 April 2015 10:29
The fourth Myfish General Assembly took place in Parc Bic, Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 24-26 March 2015. The meeting brought the Myfish consortium members together with external stakeholders to discuss the synthesis of the project’s results. Myfish is an EC FP7-funded project that aims to define an operational framework...
Tuesday, 07 April 2015 13:37
AquaTT – an Ireland-based SME and leader in the knowledge transfer and knowledge management fields – has secured €4 million in funding for a flagship European Commission Blue Growth project designed to ensure that outputs arising from publicly-funded marine research projects have positive societal benefit. The project is called COLUMBUS, will...
Wednesday, 01 April 2015 13:04
A new and innovative computer game has been developed that allows players to experience and explore the complexities of sustainable fishing. The game has been used as an interactive stakeholder communication measure by the EC-funded SOCIOEC project, an initiative that was dedicated to investigating the socio economic effects of fisheries...
Wednesday, 25 March 2015 11:21
Experts in the field of European fisheries management discussed the latest developments in policy and research related to the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) at the final symposium of the EC-funded SOCIOEC (Socio-Economic Effects of Management Measures of the future CFP) project, which took place in the Royal Flemish Academy...
Thursday, 19 March 2015 14:44
The fourth and final newsletter of the AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture Infrastructures for Excellence in European Fish Research) project is now available to download from www.aquaexcel.eu. AQUAEXCEL was an EC FP7-funded project working to integrate key aquaculture research infrastructures across Europe in order to promote their coordinated use and development. The project’s...
Monday, 02 March 2015 12:40
The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project is improving seafood safety in Europe by assessing food safety issues related to contaminants present in seafood as a result of environmental contamination, and evaluating their impact on public health. The project’s multidisciplinary team has developed new, sensitive and rapid screening, detection and extraction methods for priority...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015 15:00
A special marine biotechnology industry-focused issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project’s newsletter is now available to download HERE and from: www.macumbaproject.eu MaCuMBA is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that aims to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. This special...
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 10:28
After four years of fruitful collaboration, the AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research) project has fulfilled its strategic objectives to integrate key aquaculture Research Infrastructures across Europe in order to promote their coordinated use and development. AQUAEXCEL is an EC-funded project which focuses on further improving the efficiency...
Friday, 30 January 2015 17:07
The MaCuMBA consortium is pleased to announce that the project will host a summer school on sampling, isolation and cultivation of marine microorganisms in July 2015. During this two-week course, participants will have the opportunity to interact with experts in the field and obtain first-hand experience of isolation and cultivation...
Tuesday, 27 January 2015 14:52
A new publication entitled AQUAEXCEL Key Achievements 2014 summarises the latest activities and results of the AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research) project. AQUAEXCEL is an EC FP7-funded project which aims to integrate key aquaculture research infrastructures across Europe in order to promote their coordinated use and development....
Tuesday, 18 November 2014 15:48
The COMMON SENSE project’s annual partner meeting was held in Sopot, Poland, from 14-16 October 2014. The meeting, hosted by the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IOPAN), brought the COMMON SENSE consortium together to discuss the progress of the project and to partake in collaborative workshops. COMMON...
Thursday, 30 October 2014 16:03
The MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project’s second General Assembly was held in Cadiz, Spain from the 22-26 September. MaCuMBA is a four-year EC Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)-funded project that aims to uncover the untold diversity of marine microbes using cultivation-dependent strategies. Representatives of the project’s...
Thursday, 30 October 2014 11:07
AquaTT and AQUALEX Multimedia Consortium (AMC) are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2014 Lindsay Laird Award for the best innovative aquaculture student poster at the 2014 Aquaculture Europe Conference (AE2014) is Marina Machado from Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Portugal, with...
Tuesday, 28 October 2014 10:21
The EC-funded AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research) project hosted a successful workshop entitled "Research Infrastructures: adding value to European aquaculture industry” on Friday 17 October 2014 at the Aquaculture Europe 2014 conference in San Sebastian, Spain. AQUAEXCEL is an EC FP7-funded project working to integrate key aquaculture...
Friday, 17 October 2014 10:07
A range of new decision support resources designed to inform the development of a science-policy interface to underpin the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) have been developed through the STAGES (Science and Technology Advancing Governance on Good Environmental Status) project. STAGES was an EC-funded Coordination and Support Action...
Friday, 19 September 2014 11:27
The activities and results of the AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture infrastructures for excellence in European fish research) project have been summarised in a new publication entitled AQUAEXCEL Key Achievements 2013-2014. AQUAEXCEL is an EC FP7-funded project which aims to integrate key aquaculture research infrastructures across Europe in order to promote their coordinated use...
Wednesday, 03 September 2014 11:41
The concept of Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) for EU fisheries was recently discussed at a series of stakeholder meetings organised by the Myfish project. These meetings were an opportunity for fisheries stakeholders to give feedback on their priorities regarding the required trade-offs and their preferences for different implementation options for...
Wednesday, 27 August 2014 13:17
Best practices and management strategies for implementation of new EU fishery policies in the Baltic Sea region were discussed by members of the Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Committee (BSRAC) and partners from two EC-funded projects, Myfish and SOCIOEC, at a recent meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. The one-day stakeholder workshop, entitled “How...
Monday, 25 August 2014 16:15
The HEALTHY FUTURES (Health, Environmental Change and Adaptive Capacity) project has recently been featured in a video documentary entitled Health and Climate Change in Africa, produced by Africa Turns Green, a charity that showcases the work of African green entrepreneurs who are protecting their environment (www.africaturnsgreen.org). This documentary is the last...
Tuesday, 19 August 2014 16:03
A special educational publication which aims to introduce students aged 8-12 to the fascinating world of marine microbes has been produced by the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project. The Education Supplement accompanies the eighth issue of the project’s newsletter and is available to download...
Monday, 11 August 2014 09:38
The ARRAINA project (www.arraina.eu) , through SPAROS and Wageningen Academy is organising a course on Technology for Novel Fish Feeds. Do you or one of your colleagues/students need an update on the theoretical and practical aspects of fish feed manufacturing process? Then the Technology for Novel Fish Feeds course might be...
Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:36
The ninth, and final, AQUAEXCEL (Aquaculture Infrastructures for Excellence in European Fish Research) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 12 September 2014. The AQUAEXCEL project invites proposals from European research groups for scientific research that utilises the facilities of any of the participating aquaculture Research Infrastructures. The...
Tuesday, 15 July 2014 09:07
Key Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) stakeholders recently gathered in Brussels, Belgium, at the final workshop of the STAGES (Science and Technology Advancing Governance on Good Environmental Status) project to discuss how research can effectively contribute to MSFD implementation. The workshop - entitled From Knowledge Generation to Knowledge Application – How...
Thursday, 03 July 2014 09:35
Significant progress towards improving seafood safety in Europe is being made by the EC-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project. The project is assessing food safety issues related to priority contaminants present in seafood as a result of environmental contamination (including those originating from harmful algal blooms and those associated with marine litter) and...
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