Aquaculture Forum 4. - 6.10.2011 in Helsinki

Two consecutive events:

4–5 October 2011 Conference on Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture in Northern Europe. Programme of the Conference can be downloaded here. Conference participants.

5–6 October 2011 Workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) (www.NordicRAS.net). Programme of the Workshop can be downloaded here.

Participation fees:

Note that participation fee does NOT include accommodation. Accommodation will be charged by the hotel/hostel upon departure.

300 € (including VAT 23%) for the Conference and Workshop on 4-6 October Fee includes Conference and RAS Workshop material, get together on 3 October, lunch and coffee service for three days as well as dinner on 4 October 200 € (including VAT 23%) for the Conference on 4-5 October Fee includes Conference material, get together on 3 October, lunch and coffee service as well as dinner on 4 October and morning coffee and lunch on 5 October 100 € (including VAT 23%) for the Workshop on 5-6 October Fee includes RAS Workshop material, afternoon coffees on 5 October, lunch and coffee service on 6 October In addition, 50 € (including VAT 23%) for 20 students attending the Workshop on 5-6 October Fee includes RAS Workshop material, afternoon coffees on 5 October, lunch and coffee service on 6 October

Participation fee cannot be returned in a case of cancellation. Rooms may be cancelled free of charge until 2 September. Room cancellations after that date or in no-show case will be handled case by case basis.

If you need to change your registration or hotel booking after confirmation kindly contact Area Travel Agency Ltd., Kirsti Wikman, tel. +358 (0)10 818 9321, E-mail: ryhmamatkat.tiimi4@area.fi. Each change will be charged by € 15,00.

Conference venue

House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9-11, Helsinki, Finland

Background

Globally, aquaculture has been the fastest growing food production sector over the past two decades. In contrast to the world trend, production in the EU – and especially the Baltic Sea region – has stagnated or even declined slightly during the 2000s. On the other hand, a rapid increase in aquaculture production has been seen in Norway. The great potential of aquaculture for feeding the growing human population in an era of declining wild stocks (the "Blue Revolution") is widely acknowledged, but new production must be built on sustainable practices and technologies.

The Conference on Competitive and Sustainable Aquaculture in Northern Europe is part of the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) in 2011. The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for authorities, aquaculture industry, researchers and other stakeholders for discussing the opportunities and challenges for aquaculture in Northern Europe. Moreover, the conference has the further aim of implementing the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and its flagship project on aquaculture.

The Conference is organised by the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and financed by the NCM. A separate Workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, also financed by the NCM and organised by the Danish Technical University (DTU), is linked to the conference.

Organisers of the Conference 4-5 October

Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute (www.rktl.fi)	Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (www.mmm.fi)
Research Director Riitta Rahkonen riitta.rahkonen@rktl.fi Tel: +358-40-153 7762	Ministerial Adviser Orian Bondestam orian.bondestam@mmm.fi Tel: +358-400-392011

Organisers of the Workshop 5-6 October

The Nordic Network on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (www.NordicRAS.net) and the Technical University of Denmark Research Scientist Anne Johanne Tang Dalsgaard jtd@aqua.dtu.dk Tel: +45-35883216

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