Past Events

What has happened to the water in Hanöbukten? The seminar is organised by Ålakademin in collaboration with: Region Skåne, Kristianstad Kommun, Absolut Company, Biosfärområde Kristianstads Vattenriket, MalmbergGruppen, Åhus Församling, HKR Högskolan Kristianstad, Vattenrådet för Blekingekusten, Blekingekustens Vattenvårdsförbund, Helgeåns Vattenråd, Hushållningssällskapet, Sydkustens Fiskeområde, EU.  

The conference is being organised by the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), the Flanders Marine Institute (Vliz), the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (museum) and Ghent University. Scientists and policymakers will be brought together to share knowledge and discuss the topic.

• Conference webpage

The IMarEST Stanley Gray Lecture series was launched in 2002 with the next lecture  taking place on Thursday 14 November at Trinity House. The lectures are given by key figures from the fields of marine engineering, science and technology and this year is no exception.

Professor Cindy Lee Van Dover, Harvey Smith Professor of Biological Oceanography, Director, Duke University Marine Laboratory and Chair, Division of Marine Science & Conservation, Duke University, Beaufort, NC, USA will be giving the lecture entitled “Deep-Ocean Industrialization and Responsible Stewardship: Extraction of Ore from Deep-Sea Hot Springs”.

The lecture is free of charge to attend but places are limited. To register your place, email events@imarest.org or phone +44 (0)20 7382 2702.  Or see link below for more information.

• More info about the lecture

The title of the event is "sketching maritime and spatial planning and fisheries management in the Baltic Sea Region".

• Preliminary agenda

The fourth annual forum will be jointly hosted by the Commission and the Lithuanian Presidency, and is entitled "Baltic Sea, Baltic Growth, Baltic Environment". Under the EU Strategy several fisheries related flagship projects have been initiated, such as the BALTFISH forum and a plan of action for salmon recovery and an end to discards. The process began during the Swedish EU Presidency in 2009.

• Further information and agenda

• Slow Fish website
• Slow Fish Fair info (in German)

• Preliminary programme