Ally Dingwall , Sainsbury's Aquaculture and Fisheries manager, held a Q&A with MSc students on Friday 3rd March at the Dunblane Hydro.
BOLTI EGYPT
This is a Newton Institutional Link Project coordinated by researchers from Stirling University and Kafrelsheikh University in collaboration with Europharma UK, WorldFish Centre Egypt and Egyptian Union of Fishermen Cooperatives on behavioural prophylaxis for improved culture system design and management in the Egyptian tilapia industry.
MeFanig kicks off in Khulna Bangladesh
BlueEdu Project kicks off to study Vocational Education and Training for the European cage-based aquaculture industry
John Bostock attended the first meeting of the EU Erasmus+ BlueEdu project in Brussels. This aims to identify skills gaps within the European aquaculture workforce, evaluate education and training demand and supply, and establish industry and education and training providers’ receptiveness to innovative delivery methods.
New Chinese Collaboration
Malcolm Beveridge seconded for a further year to FAO
Message from Malcolm: "I will continue to lead the Aquaculture Branch (FIAA) of the FAO, through the second year of the planning biennium. We continue to support countries and partners in their endeavours to maximise the potential of aquaculture to meet their economic, social and environmental goals and to develop and share information on aquaculture technologies and development via a range of publications."
PrimeFish meets in Stirling
Newton Funded BOLTI Egyptian Tilapia Fish Health /Behavioural Prophylaxis Project
Professor Dave Little & Will Leschen working together with Drs Sonia Planellas and Simon Mackenzie from the Inst's Fish Health and Biotechnology groups in Egypt for fish health related workshops & setting up real-time PCR field diagnosis under a 2 year British Council Newton funded Institutional Links project with Kafr El Sheik University, the World Fish Center and the Egyptian Union of Fishermen and Fish Farmers.
TAPAS project meetings
Innovative new "Prize" delivery model for developing aquaculture in India & Bangladesh
John Bostock & Will Leschen from the Sustainable Aquaculture Group Institute of Aquaculture on 16th November 2016 attended the Inception meeting in London of a new Global Innovation Fund NESTA project which is setting up a new innovative investment "prize" delivery model for developing aquaculture for lower income individuals in Bangladesh and India.