After logging in to Aquamedia (see Left Side Menu at the Bottom), you will be able to view the presentations that were made at the PROFET Conference on 'Freshwater Aquaculture and the Use of Water' (Billund - Denmark - 26-27 April 2003) can be viewed by following the links provided on this page.

Session 1: Aquaculture in Europe

1. The Communication of the EU Commission: A Strategy for the Sustainable Development of European Aquaculture - presented by Courtney Hough, General Secretary of the FEAP
2. Aquaculture in the Common Fisheries Policy - presented by Ms Vibeke Kristensen (FEAP nominee - Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture of the European Commission (1999-2002)
3. Opportunities under the 6th Framework Programme - presented by Mr. Mario Lopes dos Santos (Research Unit - DG FISH - European Commission)
4. Networking in European Aquaculture - presented by Mr Alistair Lane - Executive Director of the European Aquaculture Society
5. Training Opportunities in European Aquaculture - presented by Mr. Doug Mcleod - Member of the Board of Directors of AquaTT

Session 2: Using the Market as the Driving Force for Growth

1. Market Trends and Opportunities for Growth - presented by Mr. Andrew Cookson - Managing Director of GIRA
2. The needs of Consumers, the needs of Farmers - an unstable equilibrium (in French) - presented by Ms Yvette White, General Secretary of the French Federation of Aquaculture (prepared by Mr. Arnault Chaperon - Viviers de France)

Session 3: Environmental Challenges for Fish Farming

1. Use and Intake of Water - presented by Professor James Muir - Institute of Aquaculture (Stirling UK)
2. Hazardous Substances - presented by Mr. Ole Sortkjaer - National Environment Research Institute (Denmark)
3. Nutrient Waste - presented by Professor Krzyzstof Goryzcko - President of the Polish Trout Breeders Asssociation

Session 4: Re-circulation as a Tool for Sustainable Development

1. Introduction - made by Mr. Alessandro Perolo (FEAP President)
2. Recirculation Systems - Extensive and Semi-intensive Fish Farming - presented by Mr. Per Bovberg (Danish Institute for Fisheries Research)
3. Recirculation and Sustainable Development - Intensive Fish Farming - presented by Mr. Bjarne Hald Olsen (Head of Research - Danafeed A/S)
4. Implications of Recirculation for Farmers and Consumers - presented by Mr. Jacob Bregnballe (Senior Adviser of DANAQ A/S)
5. Diseases Encountered in Recirculation Systems (Part 1) - presented by Mr. Niels Henrik Henriksen (Association of Danish Trout Farmers)
6. Diseases Encountered in Recirculation Systems (Part 2) - presented by Mr. Christian Graver (Danish Eel Farmers' Association)
7. Farmers Attitudes and Experiences - presented by Mr Wim van Eijk - General Secretary of the Dutch Fish Farmers' Association (NeVeVi)

Session 5: Food Safety and Animal Welfare

1. Vaccination and Breeding for Disease Resistance - presented by Mr Paul Johan Midtlying (VESO, Norway)
2. Biosecurity Strategies and Immunostimulation - presented by Professor Kurt Buchmann (Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University) 
3. Diseases and Availability of Medicines - presented by Ms. Loredana Locatelli (Association of Italian Fish Farmers (API))
4. Welfare of Farmed Fish - presented by Ms. Tania Wolffrom (VESO - Norway)
5. Role of Industry in Food Safety and Animal Welfare - presented by Mr William Crowe

Session 6: Threats and Opportunities

1. Fish Feeds in the Future - presented by Mr. Niels Alsted (Group Executive Director - Biomar A/S)
2. Aquaculture Feeds - How the business is changing - presented by Mr Arjen Roem (Nutritional Manager - Skretting Europe)
3. Benefits of Selection and Hatchery Technology - presented by Dr. Vigfus Johannsson (Managing Director Stofnfiskur (Iceland))
4. New Species for Aquaculture - presented by Mr Stephan Hofer (German Freshwater Fish Farmers' Association)