EcoAqua June 2016

A few words on EcoAqua The EcoAqua Project is one of the actions of ERA - Chair (European Research Area) programme, aiming to support universities and research organizations to attract and maintain high quality human resources. The objective of EcoAqua, which started in 2014, is to foster excellence research in Sustainable Aquaculture under an Ecosystem Approach, integrating outstanding researchers in the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Canary Islands, Spain.

Newsletter �1

News

- Creation of ECOAQUA University Research Institute

- 2016 Cecoma hits the news

- 2016 EcoAqua steering c o m m i t t e e m e e t i n g (13 May, PCTM)

Coming Events

- 2016 Second Summer School on Marine Algae Culture (13-17 June, PCTM) (http://ecoaqua.ulpgc.es/Summer2016)

- 2016 Workshop on Angel sharks Conservation (20-24 June, PCTM)

- 2017 Conference on Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) (April 2017, ULPGC)

NEWSLETTER EcoAqua Project | Number 1 |June 2016

Recent events25-29 Jan 2016: “Cecoma"

An international conference dealing with “Perspectives on Sustainable Uses of Marine Resources in EU Overseas” was held in January

Different aspects of the challenges facing the rich marine realm in EU Overseas were discussed during the scientific sessions and the three Technical Workshops, which took place during the International Conference “Challenges in Environmental Management of Marine and Coastal Areas” at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (25-29 January 2016). Sustainable uses of biological resources were reviewed and a set of recommendations were formulated b y p a r t i c i p a n t s t o f o s t e r m a r i n e conservation issues as well as responsible use of biological resources coming from those coastal and marine ecosystems.

For further information, please visit. (http://ecoaqua.ulpgc.es/CECOMA)

EcoAqua June 2016

Contact:EcoaquaProjectOffice(Dr.G.CourtoisdeVicose,gcourtois@fpct.ulpgc.es)Parque Cien+fico TecnológicoMarino (PCTM).Muelle de Taliarte s/n 35200. Telde. LasPalmas.CanaryIslands,Spainwww.ecoaqua.eu

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2015: First Summer School

The first EcoAqua Summer School entitled “Ecosystem based approach for the sustainable development of aquaculture” was held at the Marine Scientific & Technological Park (PCTM) of the ULPGC (26-29 Oct 2015) with the following objectives:

Provide participants with an in-depth perception on the state-of-the art and future challenges facing aquaculture s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t i n d i v e r s e m a r i n e environments.

Offer technical material to facilitate the acquisition of essential knowledge required for the development of sustainable aquaculture under an ecosystem approach.

Provide scientific and technical skills for exchange of know-how and good practices between experts and participants.

For further informat ion, please v is i t . (http://ecoaqua.ulpgc.es/summerschool#overlay-

2015 Workshop

Between July 13-16, 2015, the EcoAqua Workshop on the “Application of an Ecosystem Approach for development of Sustainable Aquaculture in Europe’s Outermost Regions (OR) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT)” was organized at the PCTM of the ULPGC.

The main objectives of this workshop were i) to analyse the status and issues of Aquaculture in ORs and OCTs and ii) to draw guidelines to foster the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture applying an Ecosystem Approach.

The workshop was attended by more than 30 participants; representing different ORs (Spain, Portugal, France) and OCTs (OCT Association and New Caledonia); as well as regional and national authorities, together with representatives of international bodies such as FAO and IUCN.

Fo r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e v i s i t . ( h t t p : / /ecoaqua.ulpgc.es/workshopjuly15)