WestMED’s Aquaculture Technical Group AquaWest intensifies cooperation with the EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism and FAO/ GFCM

On 29 April 2024 WestMED’s Aquaculture Technical Group AquaWest organised a meeting with the EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism and the FAO/GFCM with the aim of identifying synergies and intensifying cooperation to drive progress and achieve shared goals

The meeting generated valuable insights, discussions, and opportunities to further advance sustainable aquaculture practices across the WestMED Region. The importance of collaboration, knowledge exchange, and the integration of innovative technologies, such as GIS, in identifying allocated zones for aquaculture was widely shared.

Joint projects, knowledge-sharing activities, and participation in relevant and eachothers workshops/ conferences were highlighted as a means to further develop.

As a start, in terms of knowledge sharing and promotion there will be a mutual link on the websites of WestMED’s AquaWest and EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism.