European Commissioner for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Joe Borg tomorrow attends the Aquaculture Europe 2007 conference in Istanbul, which is for the first time organised in conjunction with a major aquaculture and fisheries fair, Future Fish Eurasia. The theme of the Aquaculture Europe conference is the competing claims between stakeholders from different sectors for the basic resources on which the aquaculture sector depends. Commissioner Borg will address the opening session of the conference, along with a number of other speakers, including Turkish Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs Mr Mehdi Eker.
Mr Borg will explain how the new integrated European Maritime Policy will help aquaculture meet the challenges it faces by promoting an integrated and balanced approach of marine and maritime activities. Mr Borg and Minister Eker will then open the Future Fish Eurasia exhibition and tour the various stands, before holding a meeting to discuss issues of common interest.
Aquaculture Europe 2007 is organised by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), and hosted by the Turkish Federation of Aquaculture and Fisheries. Mr Borg will meet with the EAS Board, an international non-profit organisation whose core activity is the dissemination of scientific information on aquaculture. They will discuss the current state of play of EU policy on aquaculture, following a major stakeholder consultation organised this summer by the Commission. The Commission has a stand at the exhibition providing information on EU aquaculture policies.
