The Conference of the EXTRA SMEs project "Improving policies to strengthen the competitiveness and extroversion of SMEs in coastal and rural areas of the EU where aquaculture is a driving force for the regional economy" took place at Club Hotel Casino Loutraki on 24 January 2023.
Here you will find the agenda with the program and here the invitation with the link for the live broadcast
Greece, 11–18 June 2023
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, as part of the training program for young women in aquaculture of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ), of the General Committee for Fisheries in the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ) in co-organization with the Association of European Aquaculture Producers and the Hellenic Group of Aquaculture Producers (ELOPY) a visit of young women from Mediterranean countries to aquaculture took place.
The director of the Department of Fisheries and Environment of the Region of Western Greece, Dr. Alkistis Parpoura, after welcoming the group of young women from the Mediterranean countries, prefaced the event by analyzing the management techniques of the Messolonghi lagoon.
The importance of education in the development of Greek Aquaculture and the role of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the University of Patras, which is based in Messolonghi, in the development of Greek Aquaculture was given by Associate Professor Ioannis Theodorou.
The modern trends from expansive systems to intensive aquaculture and the use of Artificial Intelligence were analyzed by Dr. Dimitris K. Ghikas explaining the results of the FishAI research effort.
See the presentation of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and the FishAI Program here
The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Patras and AQUA VET AE in collaboration with PHARMAO, ICTIOVET, the FISHAI program, the PINNA SOS program and other excellent colleagues present challenges and solutions of modern vaccination, highlight and explain innovative methods diagnosis, analyze the role of artificial intelligence in fish farming and examine the interaction of pathogens with the environment.
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A conference co-organized by the company AQUA VET A.E and the Department of Fisheries & Aquaculture of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Patras. Lessons from a multi-dimensional, all-inclusive international conference for fish farmers, academics, students, agencies and health professionals. Mr. Theodorou Ioannis (Professor, Dept. of Fisheries & Aquatics, University of Patras) and main co-organizer of the workshop, and Mr. I. Hatzilygeroudis (Professor, Dept. of Computer Engineering, Univ. of Patras).
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