ParaFishControl held its final event via an online webinar on 11 March 2020. The event, which focused on innovative strategies to control parasites in aquaculture farms, was moved online for safety reasons amidst the ongoing Covid-19 crisis.
The webinar was attended by aquaculture experts from industry, research institutions, policy and potential investors. The meeting organisers appreciated the flexibility and enthusiasm of participants in how they adapted to the online setting.
Highlighting the success of the meeting, Dr Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla, ParaFishControl coordinator said,“Reorganising the event as an online webinar has been a great success, with more than 200 participants from 45 countries able to attend as a result”.
Five sessions showcased solutions developed by ParaFishControl partners over the project’s five-year duration. These covered topics including: current strategies used to fight parasitic diseases in farmed fish, processes needed to approve new treatments and vaccines in Europe, EU funded research and the new instruments that will be available in future, strategies to help fish farmers to control parasitic diseases in their farms and the new tools and strategies developed within the project to prevent, diagnose and treat parasitic diseases at farm level.
Despite the challenges posed by reorganising the event virtually, participants were undeterred, with healthy debate and discussion facilitated via the Zoom platform. Final discussions focussed on the need for future funding to move project results to the market.
All presentations are now available to watch here.
ParaFishControl Webinar: Innovative Strategies to Control Parasites in Aquaculture Farms
Editor at the digital magazine AquaHoy. He holds a degree in Aquaculture Biology from the National University of Santa (UNS) and a Master’s degree in Science and Innovation Management from the Polytechnic University of Valencia, with postgraduate diplomas in Business Innovation and Innovation Management. He possesses extensive experience in the aquaculture and fisheries sector, having led the Fisheries Innovation Unit of the National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture (PNIPA). He has served as a senior consultant in technology watch, an innovation project formulator and advisor, and a lecturer at UNS. He is a member of the Peruvian College of Biologists and was recognized by the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) in 2016 for his contribution to aquaculture.
