On the 12th of December, 2024 EMBRC-BE and VAP organize a symposium that brings together various stakeholders including scientists, political, industrial and non-governmental parties to explore the horizon of ecological sustainable marine aquaculture, uncovering both its threats and opportunities.
Programme
9.00 h - Registration
9.30 h - Introduction
- Welcome to Marifish - Sylvie Becaus (Marifish)
- Introduction to aims of the day - Ann Vanreusel (Ugent, EMBRC-BE Director)
- Vlaams Aquacultuur Platform - Stefan Teerlinck (Inagro)
10.00 h - Opening keynote
- Prospects of seaweed cultivation and the opportunities of seaweed sustainable aquaculture - Philippe Potin (Sorbonne University)
10.30 h - Coffee break
11.00 h - Sustainable aquaculture in open sea
- Offshore aquaculture in Belgian windparks, lessons learned from the UNITED and ULTFARMS projects - Jessica Knoop, Annelies Declercq, Olivier De Clerck (UGent)
- The Belgian vision on sustainable aquaculture in the BPNS - Tine Miet Van Maele (Institute of Natural Sciences)
- Coexistence of Mariculture and Fisheries: A Win-Win for All? - Jasper Van Vlasselaer (ILVO)
- TBD - Eric Wakkee (OOS)
12.00 h - Land based aquaculture: a sustainable alternative for marine-based aquaculture?
- Inshore aquaculture of marine molluscs as an alternative and sustainable source of animal proteins on salinized land - Katja Philippart (Nioz, Universiteit Utrecht)
- Is land-based aquaculture pricing itself out of the marked despite its sustainable character? - Willy Verdonck (Belgian Caviar)
- The BlueMarine³.Com project – multispecies nursery cultivation in RAS - Vincent Vermeylen (UGent)
12.45 h - Lunch
14.00 h - Restorative aquaculture
- Feeding the future: Redefining Responsible Feed for Aquaculture - Maurane Martin Hernandez (Aquaculture Stewardship Council)
- Adapting native oyster restoration to the scale of offshore energy development in the North Sea - Molly Hughes (UGent)
- Artificial Hard Substrate Garden (AHSG) facilitates restorative aquaculture in Belgian marine environment - Wannes De Clercq (Institute of Natural Sciences)
- Towards restorative aquaculture of flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) in northern Europe: a modeling approach - Brecht Stechele
15.00 h - Belgian initiatives in a context of ecological sustainable aquaculture
- Ecological sustainability in financing aquaculture - Sofie Van Den Hende (Blauwe Cluster)
- Environmental challenges related to cultivation of mussels in the North Sea - Donaat Mortelmans (Colruyt - Zeeboerderij)
- Innovative monitoring of aquaculture - multibeam measurements to predict bivalve crops - Thomas Vandorpe (VLIZ)
15.45 h - Coffee break
16.15 h - Panel discussion
- How to safeguard ecological sustainable mariculture in Belgium? - Moderator: Marijn Rabaut
17.00 h - Closing of the event
- Belgian ambitions towards ecological considerations and sustainability in mariculture practices - Marijn Rabaut
17.15 h - Network reception