"Aquaculture, not the Internet, represents the most promising investment opportunity of the 21st Century."
- Peter Drucker, Management Expert & Economist
2010-02-26
Akvakultur - Er det den nødvendige forskning der bliver gennemført?
En kritisk vurdering og evaluering af de nuværende EU-forskningsprogrammer inden for akvakultur bør holdes op imod sektorens identificerede problemer og barrierer. Det var hovedbudskabet, som Dr. Peter Heffernan, adm. direktør for Irlands Marine Institut, gav en gruppe europæiske beslutningstagere på et møde i Bruxelles i denne uge. Der var tale om Europa-parlamentets Fiskerikomite, der var samlet for at drøfte etablering af en europæisk videnskabelig komité for Akvakultur-forskning.
Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP
and Dr. Peter Heffernan,
CEO of the Marine Institute at European Parliament
in Brussels. Photograph: European Parliament
Quoting the introduction to the 2009 EU Aquaculture Strategy, Dr Heffernan said
that production from Europe's aquaculture industry, which represents a turnover
of around €3 billion per annum and supports 65,000 jobs across the 27 Member
States, has 'stagnated' in stark contrast to a global growth rate in
aquaculture production of six to eight per cent per annum. To overcome this
problem, Dr Heffernan suggested that Europe's aquaculture research effort be
refocused to address priority problems and overcome real barriers.
"We need to know that we are delivering 'the right research'," said Dr
Heffernan. "This can best be done by establishing a Scientific Committee for
Aquaculture Research to advise EU decision-makers on the Seventh Framework
Programme (FP7) Theme Two Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Biotechnology
Committee."
Dr Heffernan also said that greater emphasis needed to be placed on research in
the area of governance in support of evidence-based policy and decision-making
regarding aquaculture development, and that better links should be developed
between the various EU support schemes for aquaculture - including Structural
Funds, Research Funds, Regional Funds and Innovation Funds.
"Research, Technology and Innovation can make a significant contribution to the
sustainable development of the European aquaculture sector and EU research
funding must be increased in volume and scope, particularly the 7th Framework
Programme," said Dr Heffernan. "But that research must be focussed on answering
the real and immediate problems of industry. Hence my call for better
co-ordination and the answer to the question 'are we doing the right
research?'"
Akvakultur er fisk i kultur! De skal selvfølgelig have det godt og have noget at spise. Du kan fodre fiskene ved at klikke på din mus over fiskedammen!
