For all those that have an oral or poster presentation in Porto, please see these guidelines for the preparation of your powerpoint and/or your poster  AE guidelines .  With the kind permission of Catarina Martins, we have also posted her excellent presentation from AE2009 in Trondheim on "how to stand out from the crowd with a great poster presentation"  Great_Poster.pdf . We hope that these documents will be useful in the preparation of your presentation and we look forward very much to seeing you in Porto.

The latest overview of the AE2010 conference programme, showing sessions and dates, is now online at the AE2010 page. Click on the AE2010 logo on the right to access that page. The detailed programme will be posted in the coming days.
We have more than 550 delegates signed up for the conference, so it should be afantastic event. You still have time to register online...

A short film made for EuroparlTV on aquaculture, in the light of the 2009 Commission strategy on the development of the sector, and the report by MEP Guido Milana of the Committee on Fisheries.

Taking place in Porto on October 4, just before Aquaculture Europe 2010, a special BIOENCAPSULATION THEMATIC WORKSHOP  will adddress how encapsulation may help in the further development of aquaculture. The worksop will also look to enhance relationships between all contributors, to favour colaborative projects and networks start up, and to promote aquaculture development through microencapsulation techniques. See the web site for all information.

The Aquaculture Europe 2010 programme is taking shape and we are pleased to announce a special session that will combine presentations of the review papers of the COST Action LARVANET with the AE2010 Finfish Hatchery Production parallel session. This will take place on October 6th on the first conference day and Karin Pittman of LARVANET will join the AE2010 session chair Elin Kjorsvik to co-chair the session.

The FAO Aquaculture Service calls for contributions to the development of a worldwide overview and databank of Codes of Practice, Codes of Conduct, Best (Better) Management Practices, Technical Guidelines, etc. in aquaculture. These documents could be sent to FAO in hard copy format or electronic format, or, if available online, by informing FAO of the relevant website, internet link or URL. For further information on the scope of this initiative, please visit FAO's aquaculture gateway page.

Three studies carried out for the Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament are now available online (search under Fisheries). The studies - Evaluation of the Impact of « A strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture » COM (2002) 511 Final (Coordinated by the EAS and available in ES,DE,EN,FR,IT); Regulatory and Legal Constraints for European Aquaculture (available in ES,DE,EN,FR,IT) and European Aquaculture Competitiveness : Limitations and Possible Strategies (available in EN) - were done to assist the Committee in formulating its opinion on the Commission 2009 Strategy for the development of European aquaculture.

Conference programme announced plus early bird booking - 20% discount available until 15 March 2010! Chaired by Arne Fredheim of CREATE/Sintef, the 2010 Offshore Mariculture Conference Programme will include presentations on key policy and research updates by prestigious speakers from EATiP, FAO and NOAA. In addition papers on practical offshore farming operations, updates on manufacturers' latest products, spatial planning and monitoring, spotlight on Croatia and case studies from Croatian and international fish farmers will be included. More information here. Members of EAS have a 10% discount on registration fees!