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Promotion of sustainable aquaculture activities and the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products receives 68% of the programme’s funds.…

Warmer water is likely to boost fish appetites This article was featured in Eurofish Magazine 3 2022.…

May / June 2022 Eurofish Magazine 3 Country profiles: Spain and Hungary Aquaculture: Sustainable, affordable and ethically acceptable - New protein sources for aquaculture feed Technology: Cretel celebrates 50 years - Half a century of yield and performance Species: Pink shrimp, or deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) - Sought-after crustaceans from the deep waters of the Mediterranean Events: Seafood Expo Global and Seafood Processing reopen in Barcelona - Putting the sea into Seafood Expo Global & A conference challenges marine litter - Our oceans are in jeopardy from plastic pollution Guest pages: Javier Ojeda González-Posada - APROMAR’s research division seeks innovative solutions to challenges facing industry - Ensuring the competitiveness of Spanish aquaculture

A Hungarian government owned company is responsible for managing fish stocks in Lake Balaton This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 2 2021. Hungary’s Lake Balaton is the largest freshwater lake in central Europe with an area of 600 sq. km and a length of 78 km. It is a popular tourist destination not least for anglers because of the recreational fishing opportunities it offers. Commercial fishing on the lake stopped in 2013 and in the rest of the country in 2016. Lake Balaton is an important destination for tourists and the local population for all kinds of water related activities such as bathing, sailing, and health spas. The lake is also a favoured destination for Hungarian sport fishers who number some 700,000 people (out of a population of 10m). They target a variety of species including perch, asp, catfish, pike, and common carp.

Pond farming should be better acknowledged This article was featured in EUROFISH Magazine 1 / 2020 Modern pond aquaculture production originates in the Danube basin, and in the European Union about 60% of it is still connected with this catchment area. The biogeographic features of pond aquaculture production define the spectrum of produced species and applied technologies.