Working Group on Risk assessment of Environmental Interactions of Aquaculture group (WGREIA)

Description

The Working Group on Risk Assessment of Environmental Interactions of Aquaculture (WGREIA) aims to enhance understanding of how aquaculture interacts with the environment and the resulting impacts. This knowledge is essential for developing science-based tools that support the sustainable development and effective management of the aquaculture industry. The working group will develop risk/benefit assessment methods and models to support informed sustainable industry management. Since aquaculture has many interactions with the environment, improved understanding, management and mitigation of

Details

Type: Working group
Topic(s): Data and Monitoring, Diversification and Adding Value, Environmental Performance, Knowledge and Innovation
Targeted stakeholders: Aquaculture producers and enterprises in the aquaculture industry
Aquaculture producers and market organisations, trade unions
EU citizens and the public, consumers
EU institutions and agencies
National and regional authorities responsible for the aquaculture sector
NGOs active in the aquaculture sector and civil society organisations
Universities, research centres, researchers, students
Aquaculture type(s): Algaculture
Farming of shellfish (molluscs and crustaceans) and other invertebrates
Fish farming
Organic aquaculture
Coordinator(s): International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Link: ICES
Date: 2021