Transcript Galway Declaration: Aquaculture Working Group Dr. Jay Parsons

Galway Declaration:
Aquaculture Working Group
Dr. Jay Parsons, Director
Ingrid Burgetz, National Manager
Aquaculture, Biotechnology, Aquatic Animal Health Science Branch
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
March 27, 2015
Opportunities for Research and Innovation Collaboration in
Marine and Arctic Science with Europe Meeting
Introduction
• One of the themes under the Galway Declaration is
Aquaculture
• Initial formation of an EU-US-Canada Aquaculture
Sub-Working Group with representatives from the
EU Fisheries Commission, US NOAA, and DFO
• The first action was an EU-organised Workshop on
Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture (October 2014)
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Outcomes
• It is expected that cooperation among the EU, the
US, and Canada will:
– increase scientific knowledge for the implementation of
an ecosystem approach to aquaculture, and
– will provide technologies and engineering solutions for
monitoring and mitigating the impacts of aquaculture on
the environment.
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Key Priorities
• Three key priorities have been identified based on
– points emerging from the presentations, discussions
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– which are currently subject to bilateral collaborations.
• The priorities share the common goals of
– supporting managers,
– helping producers reduce risk, and
– enabling and developing sustainable aquaculture.
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Priority 1: Progressing models from
scientific to operational status
• Both regulators and industry would like to access
modelling tools that help evaluate risk and enable
development of sustainable aquaculture.
• Specific topics for collaboration include:
– a. Tools for impact assessment
– b. Tools for risk assessment of escapees;
– c. Tools for improved spatial planning
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Priority 2 - Improvement and integration of
monitoring systems
• Environmental monitoring for aquaculture is a
fundamental element for dealing with risk.
• Specific topics for collaboration include:
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a. Monitoring environmental effects of aquaculture
b. Monitoring environmental effects on aquaculture,
c. Technological development in biosensors;
d. Linkage of monitoring to hypothesis-testing.
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Priority 3 - Adaptive strategies for dealing
with climate change and other
environmental impacts
• Climate change will affect aquaculture both by
shifting the spatial boundaries for cultivation of
particular species, and by increasing environmental
variability.
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Priority 3 continued
• Specific topics for collaboration include:
– a. Changes in patterns of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB)
occurrence
– b. Physiological changes in farmed aquatic species
– c. Emerging diseases that may be enhanced due to
climate change;
– d. Tools and strategies to minimize impacts from HABs,
pathogens/parasites, climate change and other factors
on aquaculture operations.
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Modalities for future cooperation
• 1- Information sharing
– 1.1- Collating information on existing cooperation
between partners and with EU Member States and
Associated States (top-down)
– 1.2- Publishing together (bottom-up)
• 2- Exchange of best practices
– 2.1- Organisation of thematic workshops (bottom-up)
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Modalities for future cooperation
• 3- Alignment the planning and programming of
research activities
– 3.1- Twining of on-going or new research projects (topdown)
– 3.2- Exchange and training of students and scientists
(top-down)
– 3.3- Opening and encouraging participation of
international partners in national research
programmes/calls in particular Horizon 2020 calls, NSF.
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Way Forward
• Canadian Aquaculture Working Group will be
established:
– self identified persons
– willingness to explore and/or identify new or existing
opportunities for cooperation with the EU and/or US.
– establish a tentative roadmap for 2015/16.
• EU, US, and Canada SubWorking Group:
– Ongoing discussions to identify existing collaborations,
develop a road map, and establish thematic workshops
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Report on Ocean Literacy
to Passports for Partnerships :
From Galway Implementation
Meeting February 23, 2015
Anne Stewart , Co-lead for Ocean Literacy,
Galway Canadian Marine Working Group.
Director, Canadian Network for Ocean Education, (CaNOE).
Acknowledgements and thanks
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Organizers of Passports for Partnership
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Marine Resources Unit of the Bio-economy Directorate , European Commission
(EC) Directorat-General for Research & Innovation
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National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)
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Northwest Aquatic & Marine Educators (NAME)
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Canadian Network for Ocean Education (CaNOE)
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European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA)
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College of Co-Exploration
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada
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Foreign Affairs , Trade & Development Canada
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Many diverse “players” with different interests in ocean literacy
Context
Ocean Literacy is all about understanding the
ocean’s influence on you and your influence on
the ocean.
Conceptual Framework
• The Ocean Literacy Principles
refer to these seven essential
principles of ocean science.
The conceptual structure is
built on these principles. Goal
is to engage an ocean literate
society within and beyond
the classroom.
EU Context
• Impetus from EU to reach agreement can be
found in their Action Plan for a Maritime
Strategy in the Atlantic
• EU recognizes Blue Growth as an economic
driver with great potential for innovation and
ocean literacy is part and parcel.
Follow-up Activities to Galway Statement
• Transatlantic Ocean Literacy (TOL)
Workshops
• Plymouth, UK, 2013 (Report & Vision
Statement published)
• Goteborg, SW, 2014 (Report & TOL
Implementation Plan published. Consensus to
adopt the Ocean Literacy Principles.)
• EC Horizon 2020 calls for proposals, Blue
Growth (BG) BG-13 and BG-14
In plenary, Gaelle LeBouler, EC reported for
Paula Keener NOAA (grounded by blizzard)
• BG-13 thirteen proposals received, two
progressing to project stage - April 16
launch
• Sea Change Marine Biological
Association (MBA) (UK)
• ResponSEAble University of Brest (FR)
• BG-14 Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance
Coordination and Support Action
(AORAC-SA) Marine Institute), (IE)
Fiona Crouch, MBA presented on Sea Change
• Consortium of 17 European/International
Organizations including UNESCO/IOS, Ciência Viva,
European Marine Board, CEFAS, AQUATT, NUIG,
UGOT, VLIZ, ECSITE etc.
• Focus on links between human well-being and ocean
health through education, engagement, governance
• Goal: change European’s relationship to ocean and
empower sustainable activity towards healthy seas.
Sea Change continued
• Use social change methodologies, change agents,
embed across networks & established strategic initiatives
• Build on what has been done, evaluate on sustainability,
effectiveness, efficiency
• Leave a legacy to continue beyond project life & ensure
more active role of citizens
• Dissemination & communication in coordination with
ResponSEAble
Denis Bailley, U.Brest on ResponSEAble
• 15 partners, a mix of large research groups,
NGOs and enterprise
• Map links between society & benefits of the
sea as well as society’s influence on the sea
• Use social science to see what works in a
cost-efficient way
• Produce ocean literacy products and good
communication (Live-lab tested)
Peter Hefferen, Marine Institute, Galway
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AORAC-SA (BG14)
Governance, coordination and communication
Work closely with other OL projects to meet the
Galway agreement
• Enable society to be able to ‘see into the water’
• Specific work package on OL led by Ciência Viva
• First event planned for Lisbon, June 5th
• In concert with Blue Economy with a special
edition of Economist planned
• Want to change perspectives
There are more questions than answers about
where this is going. It is still ‘early days’.
• Foregoing is not an official transcript or minutes,
they are just my notes.
• Please contact me with comments, suggestions
or interest in advancing ocean literacy in Canada
• astewart.bamfieldATgmail.com
Opportunity for Canadians to pull
together for ocean literacy.
• You are invited to the 1st Conference
on Ocean Literacy in Canada,
Vancouver, June 17 - 18
• Canadian Network for Ocean Education
CaNOE www.oceanliteracy.ca
• Call for presentations, posters, earlybird registration, travel bursaries
• Recruiting for CaNOE Board
(specifically for francophones from la
belle province).