EATiP Annual General Meeting

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21th & 22nd of June 2022 – NHOW Hotel, Rue Royale 250, Brussels

Schedule:


DAY 1 – 21th June 2022

  • 08:30 – 09:00    Registration
  • 09:00 – 12:30   “Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Blue Economy” an Aquaculture Brokerage Event
  • 12:30    Lunch for participants
  • 14:30 – 18:00    EATiP Annual General Meeting
    • Theme 1: Aquaculture to 2030 – The European Policy Context
      • Opening Key Note Speech: “Aquaculture Research & Innovation in DG MARE”
      • Research and Innovation support for aquaculture within Horizon Europe and the European Missions
      • Research and Innovation objectives within the work of the Aquaculture Advisory Council
    • Theme 2: Considering industry priorities for research and barriers to innovation uptake.
      • Industry Research priorities – a finfish perspective
      • Industry Research priorities – a shellfish perspective.
      • Aquaculture, Nature Based Solutions and addressing wider aquatic ecosystem research needs
      • Identified research priorities within other aquaculture networks: the work of SCAR-Fish, EFARO and KBBE networks.
    • Theme 3: Effective interactions within the new research and innovation landscape: applying innovation to ensure collaboration and common goals in the Blue Bio Economy
      • EATiP & AquaEXCEL 3.0
      • Commercialisation of research outputs for industry needs – The JPI & BlueBio Cofund perspective
      • Smart Specialisation for the Blue Economy and Aquaculture
      • EATiP Mirror Platforms: case studies of regional and inter-regional collaboration

DAY 2 – 22nd June 2022

  • 09:30 – 11:30    EATiP General Assembly
  • 11:45 – 12:30    Governance Issues (only for EATiP members)
  • 14:30    EATiP Mirror Platform Meeting (for mirror platforms and their members only)

GENE EDITING

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The webinar recordings and report are now available.

CRISPR-Cas9 is a specific gene editing methodology that allows genetic material to be altered at particular locations of the genome. This technology is fast, cheap, accurate and efficient, and provides a potential supplement to traditional breeding methods. Genome editing gained interest by the aquaculture community as it can contribute to increasing the sustainability of the sector through the production of more robust and/or sterile fish. So what exactly are the opportunities gene editing creates for aquaculture, are there any ethical concerns, and is the legislation on the verge of being more liberal when it comes to using this technique in the cultivation of food from the oceans?

EATiP Forum /  Breeders Talk Blue event,  was jointly organized EATiP and EFFAB-FABRE TP, on the potential and opportunities of Gene Editing in Aquaculture.

Various presentations from the European Commission, different scientists from renowned Institutes and private sector experts exchanged and discussed around the following topics:

  • The use of gene editing technique (like CRISPRR-Cas9) to improve the breeders toolbox linked to specific applications, such as sterility, disease resistance..
  • The link to exploring opportunities to adapt legislation
  • Search for evidence and research gaps that help understand the safety of the technique
  • Exploring the expectations of the sector and stakeholders, including concerns related to Animal Welfare

Find the report here

Watch the video

26 APRIL 2022

Agenda  (10:00 – 12:00)

Welcoming address:

  • David Bassett | EATiP and Ana Granados | EFFAB / FABRE TP 

Opening talks

  • Gene editing in Europe – a policy status, by Frank Swartenbroux | EC DG SANTE Biotechnology unit
  • Gene editing – what is it about?, by Diego Robledo | Roslin Institute

Presentations

  • Targeting sterility in fish, by Anna Wargelius | Institute of Marine Research
  • Disease resistance, by Ross Houston | Benchmark Genetics
  • Salmon lice resistance, by Tone-Kari Knutsdatter Østbye | Nofima
  • Gene editing approaches, by Alan Tinch | Center for Aquaculture Technologies

Mentimeter results

Webinar conclusions

 

BEST PRACTICES IN AQUACULTURE

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Report now available.

The development of best practices is an important part of the recently launched strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture. The European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) and the Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)  jointly organized this workshop to stimulate sharing of knowledge and to promote best practice development across aquaculture systems and regions in Europe. The aim to consolidate data sharing and best practices relates to a broad range of aquaculture areas such as spatial planning, animal health and welfare, traceability, environmental performance.
The workshop provided the participants with a better understanding of how to develop and maintain best practices within the existing boundaries for sharing of data. It also showed examples of how good practices at a local, regional or EU level can contribute to better aquaculture planning and control. It also looked into opportunities for guidance and collaborative actions on how to support best practices in aquaculture.

5 APRIL 2022  – 13:00 – 16:30 (CEST – UTC+2)

Agenda

  • Welcome by EATIP. David Bassett | EATiP
  • Welcome by OBPS. Jay Pearlman | OBPS
  • Policy and regulations. Lana Bezinovic Sostar | European Commission, DG MARE
  • About Best Practices and OBPS. Johannes Karstensen | GEOMAR, IODE OBPS Steering Group
  • Aquaculture operations across standards, certification schemes and best practices. Panel dialogue.
    • Javier Ojeda | FEAP
    • Bruno Guillaumie | EMPA
    • Otto Gregussen | Standards Norway
  • Best Practices in Aquaculture – use cases across Production System and Regional approaches.
    • OPS Seafood – Norway. Edvard Pedersen | The Brønnøysund Register Centre
    • PerformFish benchmarking system – Mediterranean. Giovanna Marino | ISPRA
    • General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Houssam Hamza & Linda Fourdain | FAO-NFIGD
    • AquaPEF – implementing PEF in aquaculture. Saioa Ramos | AZTI

Break

  • Framing the issues on sharing of best practices in aquaculture
  • Breakouts for discussion & Report out
  • Recommendations
  • Adjourn