New ASEM member countries
- VIENTIANE, 5 November 2012
- Norway, Bangladesh and Switserland joined ASEM
The ASEM Aquaculture Platform intends to work out an action-oriented agenda for co-operation and to develop a multi-stakeholder platform for dialogue, networking and continued coordination concerning sustainable aquaculture between EU and Asia.
Through its different stakeholders the platform aims to reconcile ecological and socio-economic demands and introduce or consolidate concepts of sustainability in aquaculture development in both regions. The platform connects experts, the public and policy-makers by disseminating knowledge up to policy levels as well as down to farmers or consumers.
The platform is supported by the FP7 programme of the European Commission and by the Flemish Research Council.
at AQUA 2012, "Global aquaculture securing our future"
Prague, Czech Republic, Sept 1-5, 2012
The ASEM Aquaculture Platform session is conceived as a moderated debate. Rather than traditional presentations we would invite one speaker per issue to give a brief account of the status and outlook of the issue at stake, followed by open discussion between the public and an expert panel.
WWF has admitted that tra pangasius was unfairly placed on its 2010-2011 consumer red list, pledging to remove it immediately.