North and south outline common priorities

THE results of an EU study comparing the problems facing aquaculture growth in north and south Europe were presented at the sixth Offshore Mariculture Conference in Barcelona in April.

The COFASP (Cooperation in Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Processing) Aquaculture Case Study brought together industry leaders from companies representing 30 to 35 per cent of the total production of the Mediterranean sea bass and sea bream sector, and almost 60 per cent of the total Norwegian salmon sector.

CoFASP, which included 27 partners from 17 countries, conducted workshops – in