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Italy: A new producer organisation for red shrimp will help protect a valuable Sicilian resource
by Eurofish
The Gambero Rosso PO Blue Sea of Mazara del Vallo has been formed at the mouth of the Maraza River in southwestern Sicily, with the task of protecting the sustainability of the red shrimp resource and the economic life of the people who depend on it. The PO’s main focus, it says, is consumer involvement and education, teaching people about the entire production process from capture to display in the marketplace. The goal lies in teaching not just how to cook red shrimp, but also where it comes from— its natural environment and its fragile ecosystem, the importance of sustainable fishing, and conservation of the red shrimp stocks. The PO’s focus broadens to people, too: to ethics and social responsibility with regard to fishing.
We will transmit the history and development of this activity, says Maurizio Giacalone, president of the PO, the treatment reserved for our valuable personnel, the cutting-edge technologies always used with an eye on the blue economy, and the process of integration between the peoples of the Mediterranean that is recorded along the supply chain. All of this encourages the local community’s involvement in protecting their region’s valuable marine resources. This ensures the sustainability of red shrimp populations but also of the people's traditional ways of life.
Hungary: HAKI Days discusses the future of Hungarian aquaculture
The 47th HAKI Days, a Scientific Consultation on Fish Production was organized on 7-8 June 2023 in Szarvas, in the Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The conference focused on defining strategic directions for the development of Hungarian aquaculture and generated a high degree of interest as shown by the 154 participants from higher education, research, industry, nature protection and from government ministries who participated in the event.
The conference was opened by Bela Halasi-Kovacs, the director of HAKI, and participants were welcomed by Istvan Nemeth, the president of MA-HAL and Mihaly Babak, the mayor of Szarvas. Based on the main topic, plenary sessions targeted subjects like freshwater aquaculture in Europe, directions for innovation in
Participants at HAKI Days, a conference on freshwater fish production, contributed with comments and suggestions regarding the direction of Hungarian aquaculture.
Hungarian fish production, main challenges and possible solutions in pond fish production from the perspective of fish producers, and the complexities of aquaculture and fish production in natural waters. During the panel discussions following the plenary sessions the audience contributed to finding solutions to different challenges of aquaculture development. Conclusions from the discussion shaped the Hungarian position at the International Carp Conference also held in Szarvas a couple of months later.
In the final stage of the event scientific results were presented in person and as posters by national and international researchers from a variety of fields including aquaculture technology and fish management in natural waters. The width and depth of discussions at HAKI Days showed once again that it is a useful and informative event for freshwater aquaculture stakeholders in Hungary and beyond.
DanFish, 10-12 October 2023, Aalborg
