Aquaculture communities

The focus of the CBE-JU working group is to address the challenges that primary producers face in rolling out circular bio-based solutions and innovations while ensuring that they benefit from being part of new and innovative circular and bio-based...

BlueBioMatch is a unique stakeholder community dedicated to driving innovation in the blue bioeconomy, creating synergies with the blue economy at large, and protecting and restoring our oceans and waters. BlueBioMatch’s community addresses several...

The Blue Food Partnership aims to catalyse science-based actions to build healthy, sustainable, and equitable blue food value chain, including food from aquatic sources such as fish, shellfish, and seaweed. The partnership works with governments...

The partnership on Circular Smart Aquaculture has been established in response to the new S3 Thematic Platform on the Sustainable Blue Economy. The partnership is designed to foster increased networking and innovation transfer within the European...

The Black Sea SustAqua technical group focuses on 'Sustainable Aquaculture' and aims to support the coherent development of the sector in the Black Sea region by addressing needs and opportunities and boosting existing and future innovative practices...

The MED-MSP-CoP aims to establish lasting cross-border communication and dialogue among MSP experts — including planners, technical specialists, and researchers — and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and relevant experiences throughout the...

The Aquaculture Working Group on Environmental Footprint is aimed to better measure and reduce the environmental footprint of Aquaculture products. Comprising a network of companies, the group fosters collaboration to co-develop, test, and scale...

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...

AquaWest is a technical group dedicated to promoting and accelerating sustainable aquaculture practices across the western Mediterranean region. In particular, it focuses on fostering cooperation among different countries to develop initiative...

The Technical Expert Group (TEG) on Data for Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) supports the development of harmonised, high-quality data practices for maritime spatial planning across the EU. Its main objectives are to: 1) facilitate knowledge exchange...

The European Aquaculture Society - Student Group (EAS-SG) is a network dedicated to fostering student engagement to the aquaculture sector and related disciplines as well as promoting the sector across Europe. It aims to increase participation by...

Mentors for Future Leaders is a programme within the WIN-BIG project that connects experienced professionals with emerging women leaders and entrepreneurs in the blue economy. Mentors offer personalised guidance, industry insights, and support to...

The Working Group on Operational Oceanographic Products for Fisheries and Environment (WGOOFE) develops tailored oceanographic products to support ecosystem assessments, fisheries, and aquaculture. It connects users with operational ocean data from...

The Working Group on Resilience and Marine Ecosystem Services (WGRMES) aims to enable the scientific research on marine ecosystem service provision from commercial fisheries, aquaculture and recreational activities and the benefits on human wellbeing...

The Cluster for Marine Applied Aquaculture has been established to foster an innovative ecosystem that enhances collaboration among industry, academia, research institutions, communities, and policymakers. It serves as a focal point for all actors...

The Regenerative Ocean Farming and Production online community platform is designed to unite all stakeholders of the ocean farming value chain, fostering a collaborative environment where ideas can be exchanged, and knowledge can be shared. In...

The Energy Transition Partnership (ETP) invites all stakeholders with genuine interest in accelerating the energy transition in the EU fisheries and aquaculture sector, to work together on a voluntary basis. 

In order to meet the needs of all its members, EAPO sets up different working groups based on 6 Advisory Councils, that are active in different areas: the Baltic Sea, Markets, North Sea, North Western Waters, Northern Pelagic and South Western Waters...

EFARO AQUA is a permanent working group that focuses on aquaculture issues. In particular, it aims to facilitate the collaboration between research organisations and industry stakeholders. To this end, it organises webinars and prepares publications...

The GSAAP is a voluntary partnership mechanism of aquaculture stakeholders established to enhance scientific understanding of the matter, promote continuous innovation of sustainable technologies and fully harness the potential of aquaculture for...