Giovanna Marino Institute for Environmental Protection and Research Rome, Italy
http://www.cofasp.eu/ Strengthening cooperation and synergies in European research on sustainable exploitation of marine resources in the seafood chains Include case studies as a means to promote the emergence of joint research programs in fisheries, aquaculture and seafood science between European countries COFASP objectives • to step up the cooperation and coordination of research activities carried out at national or regional level in the Member and Associated states • by designing complementary national and regional research programmes and sharing information/data systems COFASP has 27 partners from 17 European countries, started in February 2013
Objectives and outputs • identify and prioritise the key issues and challenges that are impacting aquaculture development in Northern and Southern Europe • propose solutions that can be addressed by research • generate a greater understanding among funding partners of the needs and challenges in the aquaculture sector between the regions • foster North/South R&I co-operation
Give voice to aquaculture producers Industry leaders from European companies representing 30-35% of the total production of the Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream close to 60% of the total Norwegian and more than 30 % of the global Atlantic salmon production 30 participants 10 Countries Pan-European/regional representation from FAO, EATiP and FEAP
Atlantic salmon and Sea bass/Sea bream in Europe ATLANTIC SALMON 2014 SEA BASS 2014 SEA BREAM 2014
Methodology Two workshops May-June 2015 (Rome and Froja) 1. Identification of key challenges for Salmon aquaculture from the Northern Atlantic operators and for sea bass and sea bream aquaculture from Southern Mediterranean operators, divided in 2 groups 2. Short description of those challenges by group 3. Rounds of voting 4. Perception of cross interest and common interest issues The 4 steps were repeated for the tree sessions regarding: - Biological life cycle issues - Technical & technological issues - Market & communication issues
op 20 priorities T Priorities for salmon (blue) and sea bass/sea bream (orange) (Rome workshop)
Cross interest research priorities Froya workshop Regional research priorities
FROM PRIORITIES TO RESEARCH CALL Social acceptance & communication of aquaculture • Social science on public attitudes towards the aquaculture industry • Society perception of the sector and the risks of aquaculture process, traceability • Positive perception need to be communicated (e.g. reduction of pressure on wild stocks; added value of product etc.) and this needs to be fact-based • Market analysis to target (new) market segments at national and European levels (school, hospital, catering..)
Biomass control/estimation Develop new technology/tools - for a better control of production cycle - provide the ability to identify immediately problems (periodic feed conversion ratio, growth efficiency and performance) - address problems on time, improving the end result, lowering of production cost • real time estimation of • minimize stressful factors total number of fish and size imposed to the fish, better distribution with a good enough feeding, better welfare.. accuracy
New growth-out technology for offshore New technologies to ensures the day to day operations • systems for detection of net integrity, real time remote monitoring of the system, the environment and the fish, early warning systems • systems for automatic feeding, non-fouling, removing of dead fish, grading and harvesting
Monitoring of environment & fish biological indicators to support farmers in daily decision, improve performances and demonstrate sustainability • Innovative/reliable methods for monitoring for fish reactions to different farming operations and environmental influences and to predict grow cycle • Knowledge about physiological markers , gene expression and “translation” into operational tools that can be used on-farm • Reliable methods for continuous automatic environmental monitoring (i.e. oxygen, chlorophyll, algae etc.)
Juvenile robustness and quality • Improved methods to predict juvenile quality and develop technology and automated system to recognize and sort out fish with deviation from target standard • T o understand and control hatchery environmental and management stressors • Diagnostic tools (inc. mol..) for disease diagnostics and to improve the understanding of juvenile robustness Selective breeding Better networks and tools for collaborative selective breeding programs (bass/bream breeding industry) • Genomic sequencing and application for important traits (growth, disease resistance, tolerance for vegetable feed ingredients) • Sterile salmon production
Regional Priorities - Atlantic salmon Sea lice control - Establish two programs: prevention and treatment • Methods to prevent infections • Methods to treat occasional infections from disrupted prevention Both methods need to be environmentally acceptable, cost-efficient and they cannot compromise fish welfare. Low stress grading systems - Develop technology that enables operators to separate fish in different size groups at any time during the grow out phase and particularly at harvest Fish Welfare - Knowledge about comfort conditions (as water quality and hydrodynamics) and nutritional requirements. Technology to gather the fish, to send to slaughter without handling, using automatic systems Packaging and shelf-life - Develop more effective packaging resulting in lower transportation cost and longer transportation/storage time Intelligent packaging for better traceability, safety and shelf-life (bacteria and temperature)
Regional Priorities – seabass/seabream Research on feed quality - Identify cost effective sources of omega-3 and high quality alternatives to fish meal; Develop analytical tools for quality check of feed raw ingredients, raw material quality throughout the year and from year to year Product quality and traceability - Develop a common system for full- chain traceability of EU aquaculture products; Introduce fishing and catching date on fresh seafood products on the market; Develop slaughtering practices for seabass/seabream (flesh quality, shelf-life and welfare ) Match supply with the market - Explore new products and processing methods to open new market segments ; Translation of information and data sets in market knowledge to facilitate production planning, marketing strategy Disease control - Knowledge on interactions between nutrition, epigenetic, environment and impact of disease on fish performance; Ensure regional availability of therapeutants, vaccines and anaesthetics for disease management; Develop methods (breeding programs, vaccines…) towards healthier, disease resistance and more robust fish
CONCLUSION detailed insight into core challenges for Atlantic salmon industry and sea bass/sea bream industry from the point of view of aquaculture operators six common research priorities for EU aquaculture and 4+4 regional priorities for future planning and to foster North/South research and innovation cooperation
27 COFASP partners and the national funding agencies will consider these priorities - Multiannual Aquaculture Strategic National Plan - ERA-NET calls to facilitate exchange of knowledge and know-how and promote the emergence of joint research programs in aquaculture between European regions
\ Alistair Lane, European Aquaculture Society (EAS) Giovanna Marino, Claudia Greco, (ISPRA) Kjell Emil Naas, Elin Vikane (Research Council of Norway, RCN) http://www.easonline.org/images/stories/Reports/ COFASP_AQ_CaseStudyFINAL.pdf
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