Netalgae congress

Congreso final de Netalgae. Proyecto europeo para el desarrollo sostenible y rentable de la industria de las macroalgas marinas. Temas a tratar: El estado de la industria, la gestión de los recursos, la acuicultura de las macroalgas, certificación orgánica, mercado actual y nuevas aplicaciones y la Buenas prácticas para el desarrollo de la industria. Inscripción gratis, habrá servicio de traducción (english, español, française)

Programa Provisional

6 de Noviembre

9.00 - Registration
9.30 - 9.40 Welcome and introduction to NETALGAE
Julie Maguire, Indigo Rock Marine Research Station, Ireland
9.40 - 10.00 Keynote address - EU goals for seaweed industry (title to be confirmed)
Anna Zito, Aquaculture Policy Officer, DG MARE.
Session 1: Seaweed harvesting in Europe - current trends and key to sustainability
Chairwoman: Katia Frangoudès, UBO, France
10.00 - 10.20 Seaweed management in France: recent status and some reflections about its evolution
Martial Laurans, IFREMER, France
10.20 - 10.40 Seaweed harvesting (species, methods, management) in Norway
Céline Rebours, Bioforsk, Norway
10.40 - 11:10 Coffee Break
11.10 - 11.30 Seaweed harvesting (species, methods, management) in Ireland
Mairtin Walsh, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, Ireland
11.30 - 11.50 Worldwide Gelidium harvest: has Europe a role to play?
Rui Santos, CCMAR, University of Algarve, Portugal
11.50 - 12.10 Ascophyllum nodosum sustainable harvesting in Canada: reasons for success
Raul Ugarte, Acadian SeaPlants, Canada
12.10 - 13.00 Open debate between the speakers and audience on the questions arising during presentations (e.g.: harvesting, management and challenges in each country).
12.50 - 14.30 Lunch

Session 2: Seaweed farming in Europe - towards a sustainable development
Chairwoman: Céline Rebours, Bioforsk, Norway
14.00 - 14.20 Seaweed Farming in Spain
Javier Cremades, Universidada da Coruña, Spain
14.20 - 14.40 Seaweed Farming in Scotland
Tim Atack, Viking Fish Farms Ltd, Scotland
14.40 - 15.00 Seaweed aquaculture in on-shore IMTA systems: some limitations and future perspectives
Rui Pereira, ALGAPLUS, Portugal
15.00 - 15.20 How to generate new tools and methods for improving algal bioresources and the domestication of seaweed species?
Philippe Potin, IDEALG scientific coordinator, Station Biologique Roscoff, France
15.20 - 15.40 Open debate between the participants and audience on the most relevant questions identified during presentations (possibly including: why seaweed farming in EU, target species and markets, R&D needs, etc).
15.40 - 16.00 Coffee break

Session 3: Organic certification of seaweed: cases of success
Chair: TBC

16.00 - 16.20 Organic Seaweed in France
Manuelle Philippe, Chambre Syndicale des algues et des végétaux marins (French Syndical Chamber of Seaweeds), France
16.20 - 16.40 Organic Seaweed in Norway
Susanne Friis Pedersen, Bioforsk, Norway
16:40 - 17:30 Debate/Round Table between the speakers and audience (all invited companies and relevant public/private institutions): Possible discussion points: Challenges in obtaining certification, advantages of organic certification, etc.

7 de Noviembre

Session 4: Seaweed Products - Current Markets and New Applications
Chairman: Igotz Gallastegi, Mutriku BHI, Spain
9.00 - 9.20 Brittany: place for seaweed promotion
Christine Bodeau, Chambre Syndicale des algues et des végétaux marins (French Syndical Chamber of Seaweeds), France
9.20 - 9.40 Carrageenan from red seaweed
Ignacio Alzueta, Compañia Española Algas Marinas (CEAMSA), Spain
9.40 - 10.00 Seaweed applications for fish feed
Stefan Kraan, Ocean Harvest, Ireland
10.00 - 10.20 Phycocolloid industry overview
Ross Campbell, CYBERCOLLOIDS, Ireland
10.20 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10.40 - 11.10 NETALGAE Best Practice Guidelines for the European seaweed industry
Katia Frangoudès, UBO, France
11.10 Open Debate: Challenges and opportunities for the seaweed industry in the Atlantic Area.
Participants: Panel of representatives of each country's seaweed or marine resource management authority and audience (use of NETALGAE results, debate on the current and future perspectives of each countries seaweed industry, problems faced by the stakeholders (harvesters, farmers and processors)

13.00 - Summary and closure of the conference by NETALGAE: Julie Maguire

Fecha: 
De Martes, 6 Noviembre, 2012 hasta Miércoles, 7 Noviembre, 2012
Dirección: 
San Sebastián
España
Organiza: 

Netalgae

Teléfono: 
943.603.545