The last 15th of March, a delegation of EFTPs’
(European Fisheries Technology Platform) Board
of Directors met with the European Commissioner
for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Ms. Maria
Damanaki. The aim of the meeting was to make the
EFTP available for the Commissioner and for DG
Mare and to show the progress achieved in this
organization.
European Fisheries Technology Platform
Assuring
the successful transfer of such
technologies to the different elements
of the profession will require an
integrated approach to promoting skill
development and lifelong learning. The
uptake of the results of RTDI
investments has to be assured".
EFTP
working group meeting
24TH MAY, VIGO
NEW DATE: SEPTEMBER,
MADRID
ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
The Energy Efficiency working group will held their first
WORKSHOP meeting next SEPTEMBER in MADRID
(Spain). This meeting will be focused in
"Energy
efficiency in fisheries: How to influence research and innovation funding in
Horizon 2020"
Future Fishing
Vessel Technologies: Challenges
for a Sustainable European Fishing Fleet
JUNE 6-7,
Sicily
The Fishing Vessel technology working group will held its first
workshop meeting next 6th of
June in Sicily. This meeting will be focused in
"Challenges
for a Sustainable European Fishing Fleet"
TIMING:
LUNCH TO LUNCH; June 6 at 14:30
to June 7 at 13:00
Provide a common European approach on
Innovative Fisheries Technologies from
research to production outlining the key
issues for a strategic European innovation
processes.
Provide a long-term vision for fisheries
technology and R&D
Formulate a commonly agreed roadmap for
action (updating, assembling and completing
existing knowledge and approaches) and
provide a Strategic Research Agenda (SRA).
Mobilise public and private human,
infrastructural and financial resources.
Establish an arena for continuous dialogue
among all stakeholders and define priorities
for common future research and innovation as
well as infrastructure activities.
Developing synergies between the EFTP and
other related Technology Platforms.
Facilitate International cooperation on
technology issues.
Support education, training and necessary
recruitment to maintain and strengthen the
skilled labour force within the fishing
industry segment
Fulfil the social expectations regarding
sustainable fisheries
What the
EFTP does?
European
Fishing sector activities
The European Fisheries Technology
Platform is an essential tool to
promote the transition from an
obsolete and traditional sector to
another competitive, sustainable
and modern sector, in which the
fishing industry must be a
fundamental part of it, not only as
a consultancy forum but as a board
of directors, managing his
footsteps.
Thank you very much for your
cooperation.
The European Fisheries Technology
Platform work to the sustainability of
our seas. We belive that increasing the
technology level of our sector could
reach safer vessels, with less fuel
consume and selective fishing gears.
One of the main problems. DISCARDS,
Do you want to send us your discard
reduction idea?
The aim of this
form is to establish the EFTPs
priorities in order to show them to the
European Comittee. Please mark the
priority and term for each RTDI area.
You can answer only the WPs you are
interested in. Also you can add new
areas or lines within the areas.
Particite in the EFTP activities!
¡PUTTING INTO EFFECT THE EFTP
WORKING GROUPS!
The EFTP work to enhance the
technology and the innovation within the Fisheries sector. To achieve this goal
all stakeholders should contribute in the priorities definition.
We strongly recommend your
participation into the working group.
If you are already a member of EFTP and
have valid credentials you can login and
access the members area and have more
details about partners, access to EFTP-internal
documents, projects under preparation,
financing possibilities, etc. To log in please proceed to the login page...
The
Energy Efficiency working group will
held their first introductory
meeting next
24th of May in Vigo (Spain) at the
Navalia framework and linked to the
e-fishing congress. This meeting
will be focused in
"Energy
efficiency in fisheries: How to
influence research and innovation
funding in Horizon 2020"
Challenges for a Sustainable
European Fishing Fleet
JUNE 6-7, SICILY
The Fishing Vessel
technology working group will held
their first introductory meeting
next
6th of June in Italy.
This meeting will be focused in
"Challenges for a
Sustainable European Fishing Fleet
ble
and modern sector, in which the
fishing industry must be a
fundamental part of it, not only as
a consultancy forum but as a board
of directors, managing his
footsteps. 
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