RESEARCH - Research Forums

Research forums are held to identify specific research questions & priorities based upon AquaNet's research framework and will result in targeted calls for proposals to carry out interdisciplinary and integrated projects.

Focused research forums:

• MSX: January 2005
• Performance Based Standards for Aquaculture Siting: November 16 and 17, 2004 [Details]
• AquaNet and Fiskeriforskning Fish Health Forum: January 11 - 13, 2004 (Tromsø, Norway)    [Details]
• Aquaculture, Innovation and Social Transformation: August 18-20, 2004    [Details] / [Agenda]
• Fish Welfare in Aquaculture: September 27, 2004    [Details]
• Strategies for Freshwater Aquaculture: October 29, 2003   [Details]
• Integrating Sciences & Policy Codes of Practice: July 9-10, 2003   [Details]
• Siting - Integrated Coastal Zone Management: June 23-25, 2003    [Details]
• Sectoral Efficiency & Future Directions: June 16-18, 2003   [Details]

Future research forums are planned in the following areas:

• Knowledge Management Strategies for Aquaculture Innovation
  
• Bioproducts from Canadian Aquaculture
• Fish & Human Health
• Non-Food Aquaculture Products

AquaNet's Theme Leaders will take a lead role in developing agendas for the forums, identifying speakers and participants, and preparing the discussion papers. The discussion papers then form the bases for topic-specific Request for Proposals (RFP). Information regarding RFP will be made available via the website and media communications.