Argos project presented in Barcelona
The Argos strategic project of the Interreg Italy-Croatia program was presented on April 27 at the Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, the world's most important fish exhibition.
For Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lead partner, Stefano Kutin and Mauro Cosolo presented the overall picture of fishing in the Adriatic; Giuseppe Scordella spoke about the pilot action curated by the Puglia Region for the creation of Blue Oases, areas co-managed by fishermen and institutions, Piergiorgio Vasi presented the role of the Adriatic Advisory Council, the body that is a candidate as an institutional and scientific reference point for the governance of fishing in the Adriatic.
The project, with a budget of 5.7 million euros, will end in June 2023 and sees the involvement of all the Italian and Croatian Adriatic regions of the Ministries of the two countries with the contribution of the Cnr of Ancona and the Iof of Split.
Seafood Expo Global
Seafood Expo Global is an outstanding global fair held in Barcelona, and 2022 will mark its 28th edition.
An Emilia-Romagna Region representative will take part to the SEG fair in the framework of the “Casa Italia” stand organised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
During the event also the project Argos, to which our Region is partner, will be outlined to the attendance.
Within the “Casa Italia” Pavilion programme our representative will organize three events:
- "Shell to sell” an initiative devoted to the knowledge of mussels and ostriches produced in the Emilia-Romagna coastal area
- “Alien is good, Alien is food”, to raise awareness about exotic fish species newly introduced into the Adriatic Sea because of the water global warming, i.e. the Blue Crab
- Also an outline of the goals and the main achievements of the strategic project Argos will be offered, namely with reference to the creation of innovative governance tools for the Adriatic aquaculture and fisheries, as for instance the Adriatic Advisory Council which allows researchers and institution to share knowledge and foster collaboration.
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