May 2017 : The Sustainable Aquaculture Group welcomed Professor Maged El Kemary from Kafr El Sheik University located in the middle of the commercial tilapia farming industry in the Nile Delta Egypt
NESTA AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PRIZE DHAKA BANGLADESH WORKSHOP
Organisational changes
MSc students on Aquaculture-Fisheries Continuum have Q&A
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."
