SYMAPA Day: mariculture and passive fishing in the North Sea
Programme
During the SYMAPA day, the SYMAPA project partners present their final project results. In addition, several external guests explain their activities in the field of mariculture & fisheries.
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Hieronder vind je het voorlopige programma van de SYMAPA Day. Het definitieve programma wordt later bekendgemaakt.
| 12u30-13u00 | Aanmelding en registratie |
| 13u00-13u20 | Keynote Daan Delbare (ILVO) |
| 13u20-13u35 | Introductie van het SYMAPA-project Bert Groenendaal (Brevisco) |
| 1:35 pm - 1:55 pm | Flat oyster and seaweed aquaculture, and oyster restoration in the offshore Belgian pilot of the UNITED-project Annelies Declercq (UGent) |
| 1:55 pm – 2:15 pm |
Data collection and modelling for smart production Leo Barbut (RBINS) |
| 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Rough seas make tasty flat oysters (Emile Lemey, Colruyt) Westdiep Seafarm: from R&D to commercial operations (Jonas Goeteyn, Colruyt) |
| 2:35 pm - 2:55 pm | Quality management and economic aspects of synergetic production & the Marifish project Sylvie Becaus (VLV) |
| 2:55 pm - 3:10 pm | Pauze |
| 3:10 pm - 3:30 pm | Fishing in a farm: keep calm and let the pots do the work Jasper Van Vlasselaer & Mattias (ILVO) |
| 3:30 pm - 3:50 pm | Mariculture from Natuurpunt's point of view Sarah Tilkin (Natuurpunt) |
| 3:50 pm - 4:10 pm | The story of the mussels and the finger Stephanie Debels (Brevisco) |
| 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm | Status of the CoastBusters-project Tomas Sterckx (DEME) |
| 4:30 pm -4:50 pm | Seaweed farming in the North Sea: lessons learnt Bert Groenendaal (ATSEA Nova) |
| 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm | Concluding remarks by governmental representative TBC |
| 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Closing drink |
Practical information
The SYMAPA Day takes place on 24 November 2022 from 1 pm to 6 pm. The location is the InnovOcean Campus, the new home base of VLIZ and ILVO in Ostend. The address of the new site is Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400 Oostende.
Participation is free of charge, but the number of places is limited. Would you like to attend this unique event? Don’t hesitate and register now.
Background information
The SYMAPA project (Synergy between Mariculture & Passive Fisheries) conducts research into potential synergies between the offshore cultivation of mussels, oysters and seaweed on the one hand and passive fishing on the other hand.
The partners in the project are Colruyt Group, Brevisco, AtSeaNova, Vlaamse Visveiling, ILVO and RBINS The project is facilitated by Blue Cluster.