The event aims to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge among professionals to advance the understanding, collaboration and capabilities of aquaculture to respond to the impact of climate change in a rapidly changing global environment. It will also draw on lessons learnt, current status, with a focus on new development of climate smart strategies, tools for animal welfare assessment and challenges imposed by emerging hazards to enhance the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises that impact aquaculture and aquatic food security.

Objectives:

• review recent development of tools to assess animal welfare in aquaculture to diminish health burdens and improve management practices under changing climate;
• provide information on the potential impacts of emerging hazards for human health through the consumption of farmed seafood as a consequence of climate change impacts; and
• identify knowledge gaps, research needs and new opportunities to develop climate-smart aquaculture practices to build capacities and transfer of technologies across Europe.

Key dates:

• 08 April 2025 - abstract submission deadline 
• 22 April 2025 - notification to authors on abstract acceptance
• 02 May 2025 - registration deadline
• 02 May 2025 - authors registration deadline