Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC)
Industry Events
Edinburgh, Scotland 20-23 September, 2016
Aquaculture Europe
Aquaculture Europe 2016 provides plenty of ‘Food for Thought’
Organised by the European Aquaculture society with the cooperation and support of Marine Scotland, part of the Scottish Government, and The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland AE2016 Gold Sponsor
by Andrew Wilkinson, International Aquafeed Magazine
www.easonline.org
The great and the good of the Aquaculture world descended on the Scottish capital from 20th - 23rd September as the European Aquaculture Society celebrated its 40th birthday. Attended by 1700 participants from 65 countries, all with a vested interest in the aquaculture industry, the biggest Aquaculture Europe to date was held this year at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Scotland. The mantra of this year’s conference, “Food for thought” was designed to give those in attendance, “something to think about, something to be seriously considered and something that provides mental stimulation and nourishment.” It goes without saying that very few in attendance would disagree that the organisers had far exceeded this objective. Aquaculture Europe 2016, was organised by the European Aquaculture Society with the cooperation and support of Marine Scotland, part of the Scottish Government, and The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland. Brought to the Aquaculture world with the very able assistance of ‘Gold Sponsor” Biomar, Aquaculture Europe 2016 presented the latest science to support further development; with industry panels also discussing key opportunities and areas where further sustainable growth in aquaculture should be encouraged. In recent years, aquacultural production in Europe has plateaued, resulting in overall output remaining more or less constant in volume since 2000. So with
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