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\n\t\t\t\tCURE4AQUA WORKSHOP 2023\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t

\n\t\t\t\tEuropean sea. bass
WELFARE\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tevent program\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t

\n\t\t\t\tAbout Workshop\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t

The University of Crete<\/a> and PRORATA welcomes the 1st Cure4Aqua Workshop on Operational Welfare Indicators for farmed European sea bass<\/span><\/b>, on the 24th and 25th of November 2023 in Athens, Greece.<\/p>\n

Four international experts will be discussing the current state of the art on fish welfare, in the afternoon session (24th of November). In the morning session (25th of November) experts from the scientific community, the aquaculture industry, the competent authorities, relevant NGOs and consumer associations, will participate in the knowledge exchange workshop on European sea bass<\/span> welfare. The specific workshop and two more that are going to follow in 2024, are part of the 7th<\/sup> Working Package of Cure4Aqua Project.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\"\"\t\t\t\n

\n\t\tCure4Aqua project Overview\n\t<\/h3>\n\t

Funded by the EU Horizon Europe programme, Cure4Aqua is a \u20ac4.8 million, 4.5-year project that will develop new approaches to prevent aquatic fish diseases by introducing and validating novel technologies for early detection of diseases, while also supporting the advancement of alternative treatments to replace pharmaceuticals in disease control. Farmed seafood is an important source of protein for food and animal feed, with a low-carbon footprint, essential to help build a sustainable food system. However, controlling pathogens continues to be a major challenge for the sector. This is particularly relevant for Europe, where there is a great variety of species and production systems, which hinders the implementation of good husbandry practices tailored to each aquatic species. Cure4Aqua will develop new approaches to prevent aquatic fish diseases through technologies for early disease detection, while also supporting the advancement of alternative treatments to replace pharmaceuticals in disease control.<\/p>\n

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For more information regarding the project please click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For information regarding the factsheet please click <\/strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Cure4Aqua consists of 8 working packages, of which WP7 is about “Evidence-based standards and tools to advance WELFARE on farms”. Its objectives are:<\/p>\n

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  1. To develop, optimize and validate a reliable, scalable, and easy-to-use operational welfare score index, for farmed common carp, European sea bass<\/span>, gilthead sea bream, based on a set of indicators that are (i) species-specific, (ii) life-cycle specific, (iii) production system\/phase-specific, and (iv) fulfil the welfare needs of a given species.<\/li>\n
  2. To develop and apply practical protocols and tools for welfare control, including the development of a “Quality of Life (QoL) scaling system” for fish that enables selecting of appropriate veterinary and behavior-monitoring interventions and defining humane endpoints to reduce suffering. Develop a prototype novel digital welfare assessment tool that incorporates machine learning methodologies and IoT applications.<\/li>\n
  3. To assess and model the socio-economic and environmental impact of welfare assessment.<\/li>\n
  4. To develop of protocols and scoring system for auditing and assessment of biosecurity (including hygiene) at site and company level with focus on European freshwater and Mediterranean aquaculture (bioexclusion and biocontainment). The use of the protocol and scoring system will lead to anonymized benchmarking and identification of site-specific goals for targeted improvement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    For more information regarding WP7 please click here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Organizing Committee:<\/p>\n