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Joint Hungarian-Romanian ďŹ sheries and aquaculture workshop
Joint event has suggestions for EMFF successor The Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organisation (MA-HAL) and the Research Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture (HAKI) of the National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center (NAIK) with ďŹ nancial support from the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture organised a Hungarian-Romanian Fisheries and Aquaculture Workshop that was held in Szarvas, Hungary on 25-26 October 2018 at HAKI’s facilities.
Tradition in research cooperation between Hungary and Romania Research cooperation between HAKI and leading Romanian institutions in aquaculture research, mainly the Research and Development Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Ecology (ICDEAPA) in Galati, and the Fish Culture Research
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he workshop was attended by more than 50 leading aquaculture experts from both countries, representing the aquaculture governance, production and research sectors. The main objective of the event was the exchange of information between Romanian and Hungarian aquaculture experts on the challenges and opportunities related to the development of freshwater aquaculture. The workshop outcomes will assist in the preparation for the next programming period of EMFF and identify joint actions in which stakeholders from the aquaculture sectors in both countries can participate. The workshop was chaired by Mr BĂŠla HalasiKovĂĄcs, Director of HAKI and Mr Nicolae Dimulescu, President of the Romanian National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (ANPA).
Recommendations from a joint Hungarian-Romanian workshop will be sent to the European Commission.
and Development Station (SPC) in Nucet, has been ongoing for more than 25 years. Numerous exchange visits and meetings have been organised in the framework of the scientific cooperation. Since 2003, when Romanian company, Arcum, in Odorhei Secuiesc signed an agreement with HAKI on the rehabilitation of a pond fish farm in Sânpaul that was operated by a newly established company, Agropics, the cooperation proved to be very successful and led to
the organisation of a series of workshops between experts in Hungary and Romania, including the workshop in Szarvas.
Common challenges and opportunities in the development of freshwater aquaculture There are obvious similarities between the freshwater aquaculture sectors in Hungary and Romania. Common carp
dominates traditional fish pond production which is the backbone of freshwater aquaculture in both countries. Another striking similarity is the low level of fish consumption. Fish consumption per capita is around 6.3 kg/capita/year in both countries, the lowest in the EU and far behind the EU average (25 kg/capita/year). Due to the similarities in the freshwater aquaculture profile, numerous common challenges have been Eurofish Magazine 6 / 2018
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