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25-26 September 2024

International fisheries and aquaculture conference
-Ways to a Circular Economy
 

Eurofish International Organisation in cooperation with the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is proud to host this fisheries and aquaculture conference on 25-26 September 2024 at the Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center in Madrid, Spain.

The conference aims to explore the potential within fisheries and aquaculture to adopt circular economy practices. The topics have been grouped into three sessions: Decarbonisation of the fishing fleet; Side- and waste streams within aquaculture; and Side- and waste streams within fisheries. Experts from several countries will address the audience offering new ideas, good practices, and solutions for the future. The conference will include participants from Spain and many other European countries, FAO, countries in the Black Sea region, the Caucasus, and Central Asia representing government institutions, civil society, private sector, and intergovernmental organisations.

Speakers

Leading experts will discuss the latest developments in circular economy approaches for both fisheries and aquaculture

Q&A sessions

Questions can be addressed to the speakers following each presentation

Multilingual

Simultaneous interpretation
English - Spanish - English

speakers

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  • Andreas Bach

    RISE Research Institutes
    of Sweden

  • Alfonso Villares Bermúdez

    Sea Councillor of the
    Xunta de Galicia

  • Nina Marie Thomsen

    SINTEF
    Energy Research

  • William Griffin


    FAO

  • Ingrid Undeland

    Chalmers University
    of technology

  • Bengt Fellbe


    Refarm Linné

  • Francesca Barazzetta


    Eurofish

  • Javier Ojeda González-Posada


    APROMAR

  • Bela Urbanyi

    Hungarian University of
    Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Richard Newton

     
    University of Stirling

  • Remigiusz Panicz

    West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

  • Juan Carlos Martín Fragueiro


    OPROMAR

  • Christian Unmack


    Eurofish

  • Ixai Salvo Borda


    Eurofish

  • Bruno Iñarra


    AZTI

  • Jónas R. Viðarsson


    MATIS

  • Gonzalo Reguera Diaz de Teran


    MERCAMADRID

  • Esben Sverdrup-Jensen


    Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation



PROGRAMME

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Moderators: Søren Espersen Schrøder & Marco Frederiksen, Eurofish




September 25, 2024

09:00-9:30 Registration


Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Spain


María Isabel Artime García, Secretary General for Fisheries



Eurofish International Organisation


Marco Frederiksen, Director

SESSION 1. Decarbonisation of the fishing fleet

Energy efficiency measures and alternative energy solutions for fishing vessels, EU research report for the parliament


Andreas Bach
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
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Spanish plans for decarbonisation of the fishing fleet


Alfonso Villares Bermúdez
Sea Councillor of the Xunta de Galicia, Spain
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Powering coastal fishing vessels with electricity and hydrogen in Norway


Nina Marie Thomsen
SINTEF Energy Research, Norway
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Decarbonisation of the European fishing fleet


Esben Sverdrup-Jensen
Danish Pelagic Producers Organisation (DPPO), Denmark

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Global transformation of the transport and fishing fleet towards alternative fuel


William Griffin
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Industrial symbiosis and optimisation of resources


Bengt Fellbe
Refarm Linné, Sweden
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13:00 Lunch


SESSION 2. Side- and waste streams within aquaculture


Market opportunities of seafood products from side- and waste streams


Francesca Barazzetta
Eurofish, Italy
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Spanish aquaculture circularity streams


Javier Ojeda González-Posada
APROMAR, Spain
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Development of more sustainable/efficient pond aquaculture systems


Bela Urbanyi
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hungary
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15:30 Coffee break and networking


Reduced weight loss, water usage, investments, and removal of geosmin by introducing skimmers and ozone in combination


Christian Unmack
Eurofish, Denmark
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LCA analyses on side-streams in the aquaculture sector


Richard Newton
University of Stirling, United Kingdom
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September 26, 2024


Current challenges of pond aquaculture water and sludge waste streams and potential ways forward


Remigiusz Panicz
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
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SESSION 3. Side- and waste streams within fisheries


Utilising side-streams in the Spanish processing sector


Juan Carlos Martín Fragueiro
Organización de productores de pesca del Puerto y Ría de Marín (OPROMAR), Spain
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New values from pelagic fish side streams


Ingrid Undeland
Chalmers University of technology, Sweden
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Non-food industrial applications of fish


Ixai Salvo Borda
Eurofish, Spain
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11:00 Coffee break and networking


Water efficiency in the fish transforming industry: schemes for the simultaneous recovery of valuable compounds and water reuse


Bruno Iñarra
AZTI, Spain
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Circular economy Innovations in Iceland


Jónas R. Viðarsson
Matis, Iceland
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Circular economy and waste management at Mercamadrid


Gonzalo Reguera Diaz de Teran
Mercamadrid, Spain
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13:00-14:00 Lunch


venue

Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center


details

address

Madrid Marriott Auditorium Hotel & Conference Center
Avenida de Aragon No 400, Madrid, Spain, 28022
Tel: +34 91-400-4400

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  • Conference Kit
  • Coffee breaks
  • Lunch
  • Access to all presentations following the event

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