This joint Montenegrin – Albanian workshop was attended by 40 people including 10 participants from Albania who travelled to Montenegro to attend the workshop. The participants were rainbow trout producers, processors, veterinary inspections, and central and local government representatives. The event was organised with the ministries from Montenegro and Albania.
The workshop provided the Montenegrin and Albanian rainbow trout industry sectors with the latest information on several topics, including updates on the rainbow trout markets in Europe and consumption trends; requirements for export to the EU of fishery products; Codex Alimentarius Guidelines; biotoxins of concerns in the EU; HACCP principles and HACCP implementation, practical implementation of traceability. Recirculated aquaculture practices and small-scale trout processing practice were presented by the representative of the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia.