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       Cover image: Harvesting aquaculture, Romania.


23-24 May 2023, 09.00-17.15


International aquaculture conference:

Salt- and Freshwater Aquaculture in Europe
– Sustainable Seafood for the Future



Eurofish International Organisation in cooperation with the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (NAFA), an institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania, is arranging an international aquaculture conference on 23-24 May 2023 at the Ramada Hotel & Suites in Bucharest, Romania.

Fish is among the most environmentally efficient sources of animal protein on the planet. Increased aquaculture production in Europe and globally is a sustainable way of providing animal protein to some of the 8.5bn people expected to populate Earth by 2030.

The conference will feature sessions on freshwater aquaculture, saltwater aquaculture, and markets and certification with presentations from international and local experts.

Speakers

Leading experts will discuss the latest developments in both salt water and freshwater aquaculture

Q&A sessions

Questions can be addressed to the speaker
following each presentation

Multilingual

Simultaneous interpretation
English - Romanian - English

speakers

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  • Catalin Platon


    Romfish

  • Gülser Fidancı

    Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

  • Marilena Maereanu


    Danube Caviar

  • William Michael Griffin


    FAO

  • Claudia Stancu


    Bureau Veritas

  • Christian Unmack


    Eurofish

  • Milan Varju-Katona


    Bajcshal Ltd

  • Michael Bech

    Nordic Aquaculture
    Consulting

  • Bela Urbanyi

    Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Anne Oswald

    Directorate of
    Maritime Affairs

  • Hallstein Baarset

     
    Waister

  • Carlos Octavio Letelier-Gordo


    DTU Aqua

  • Victor Nita


    INCDM

  • Magda Nenciu


    INCDM

  • Poul Rosendorf


    OxyGuard

  • Danijel Mejdandžić


    Cromaris

  • Houssam Hamza


    GFCM

  • Tanguy Chever


    EUMOFA

  • Eleonora Fikovska

    Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Per Arild Åland


    DNV

  • Maurizio Ribezzo


    Waterhouse

  • Margherita Nasto


    Waterhouse

  • Stefan Hont

    Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development

  • Adrian Burada

    Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development

  • Giulia Loi


    FAO



PROGRAMME

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Moderators: Thomas Jensen & Marco Frederiksen, Eurofish




May 23, 2023

08:15-9:15 Registration

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Romania


Cristian Mihael Leonov, Undersecretary of State



Eurofish International Organisation


Marco Frederiksen, Director

ANPA


Marian Avram, President

SESSION 1. Freshwater aquaculture

Current challenges of pond aquaculture and potential ways forward


Catalin Platon
Romfish, Romania
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African catfish production


Dr. Milan Varju-Katona
Bajcshal Ltd, Hungary
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Project development of a freshwater fish farm based on Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS),


Michael Bech
Nordic Aquaculture Consulting, Denmark
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Development of new more sustainable/efficient pond aquaculture systems


Dr Bela Urbanyi
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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Impact of cormorants on aquaculture and ways forward


Ms. Anne Oswald
Directorate of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture, France
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Sturgeon aquaculture


Marilena Maereanu
Danube Caviar, Romania
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12:15 Lunch



Innovative technology improving sustainability by turning aquaculture by-products into new resources


Hallstein Baarset
Waister, Norway
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Valorisation of RAS waste streams for denitrification, biogas, aquaponics and fertilizer


Carlos Octavio Letelier-Gordo
DTU Aqua, Denmark
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SESSION 2. Saltwater Aquaculture



Fostering the development of Romanian marine aquaculture: testing feasible species and identifying potential allocated zones for finfish cage farming


Victor Nita
INCDM, Romania
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Magda Nenciu
INCDM, Romania
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Saltwater RAS systems


Poul Rosendorf
Oxyguard, Denmark
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14:55 Coffee break and networking


Diversification of species in saltwater aquaculture


Danijel Mejdandžić
Cromaris, Croatia
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Aquaculture in the Black Sea


Houssam Hamza
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
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Development of marine aquaculture in Türkiye


Gülser Fidancı
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Türkiye
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Marine aquaculture success stories


Eleonora Fikovska
Executive Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Bulgaria
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Organic aquaculture in Europe


Tanguy Chever
EUMOFA
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May 24, 2023



Potential of aquaculture in protected areas,


Dr. Eng. Stefan Hont
“Danube Delta” National Institute for Research and Development, Romania
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Dr. Eng. Adrian Burada
“Danube Delta” National Institute for Research and Development, Romania
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SESSION 3. Markets and Certification


How to use FAO information sources for market assessment and analysis


William Michael Griffin
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (FAO)
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Certification of offshore aquaculture


Per Arild Åland
DNV, Norway
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ASC certification of aquaculture farms


Maurizio Ribezzo
Waterhouse, Italy
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Margherita Nasto
Waterhouse, Italy
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Trends in market demand for European aquaculture products


Christian Unmack
Eurofish, Denmark
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11:05 Coffee break and networking


Certification in the aquaculture sector


Claudia Stancu
Bureau Veritas, Romania
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Analysis of the leading causes of border rejections of fisheries and aquaculture products on the main importing markets


Giulia Loi
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (FAO)
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venue

RAMADA HOTEL & SUITES


details

address

44A Daniel Danielopolu
Bucharest, Romania
Tel.: +40 21 2335000

Images

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Contact

Eurofish International Organisation
HC Andersens Boulevard 44-46
1553 Copenhagen V
Denmark

Tel. +45 33377755
info@eurofish.dk