Past Events

Fish Dependence is the day on which imports have to be relied upon because national catches would have run out if only home-caught fish had been eaten since 1 January.

Austria relies on imports for approximately twelve months per year, to satisfy domestic demand for fish products.

Fish dependence is a powerful concept that illustrates how far over consumption outstrips domestic resources. One way to illustrate this trend is to represent a country’s degree of self-sufficiency as a calendar day – the day in the year when a country has consumed its own supply and must begin sourcing its products from elsewhere, hence the term ‘fish dependence day’. For the EU this date is currently 11th July, after which the EU depends on foreign resources. Fish dependence day is calculated by New Economics Foundation (NEF).

Fish Dependence is the day on which imports have to be relied upon because national catches would have run out if only home-caught fish had been eaten since 1 January.

Slovakia relies on imports for approximately twelve months per year, to satisfy domestic demand for fish products.

Fish dependence is a powerful concept that illustrates how far over consumption outstrips domestic resources. One way to illustrate this trend is to represent a country’s degree of self-sufficiency as a calendar day – the day in the year when a country has consumed its own supply and must begin sourcing its products from elsewhere, hence the term ‘fish dependence day’. For the EU this date is currently 11th July, after which the EU depends on foreign resources. Fish dependence day is calculated by New Economics Foundation (NEF)

A CMS conference concentrating on Managing UK's Marine Natural Resources will focus on:

• recovery and marine ecology
• feature lead conservation
• ecological coherence
• understanding the barriers to progress

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