On October 1, 2021, LIFE PINNA, the European project created to save the Pinna nobilis mussel, was launched.

The largest bivalve mollusc in the Mediterranean Sea, a species that lives only in our seas and plays a valuable role in coastal ecosystems, is critically endangered after an epidemic decimated its population in 2016.

The project LIFE20 NAT/IT/001122 PINNA "Conservation and renewal of the stock of Pinna nobilis in the western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea" has a duration of 4 years and is co-financed through the LIFE program of the European Union. In addition to protecting and monitoring surviving populations, it aims to recover the species in its reference habitats.

It is developed in five regions (4 Italian and 1 Slovenian) and combines the skills of several entities: ARPAL (Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Liguria) as coordinating beneficiary, Asinara National Park, National Institute of Biology, Shoreline Cooperative society, Triton Research Srl, University of Genoa and University of Sassari as beneficiaries.

You can find the url of the project website here

The NoviFEED project, led by SPAROS, invites professionals from the aquaculture and aquafeed sector, including fish farms, aquafeed companies and researchers, to participate in the NoviFEED workshop hosted by the Institute for Marine Research (IMR), Norway.

The NoviFEED project workshop, entitled "Effects of dissolved oxygen on salmon farming", will take place on February 8 at IMR Pynten, Nordnes, Bergen (Norway) or online.

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The goal of the NoviFEED workshop is to promote knowledge transfer between the salmon industry and academia on the effects of dissolved oxygen on salmon farming. The panel includes experts from IMR, BIOMAR, MOWI, Xylem/Aanderaa Data Instruments.

Discussion will cover the impact of dissolved oxygen and other environmental factors on fish behavior, nutrient requirements and feed composition, as well as the importance of measuring oxygen and other variables for production management. 

This workshop is part of the NoviFEED project, financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, through EEA grants, in the scope of the program Blue Growth, operated by Directorate-General for Maritime Policy (DGPM), Portugal, under reference PT-INNOVATION-0099. Learn more about the NoviFEED project here: https://www.sparos.pt/projects/novifeed/ 

Here is the invitation and the program of the conference.

Patras IQ 2023 is announced at the Conference and Cultural Center of the University of Patras on May 26-27-28.