1. Bringing Aquaculture closer to society
2. Strengthening of science-sector relations
3. Resources and training
4. Environment and sustainable development
5. International Cooperation

This project is developed by the Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Area of the Biodiversity Foundation and allows continuity to the work carried out since 2002 by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the General Secretariat of Maritime Fisheries, through the creation of the Spanish Aquaculture Observatory and, from 2008 to 31 December 2014, through the Spanish Aquaculture Observatory Foundation under the protectorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment. The activities carried out up to 2014 can be consulted in the reports published by the Observatory.

Among the highlights are the exhibition Aquaculture? Discover it, which since 2010 has visited more than one million people on its various itinerancies, the coordination of the activities that are programmed in Spain on the occasion of the celebration of Aquaculture Day, on November 30, the monitoring of the evaluation of the Spanish aquaculture sector and the R+D+i activities related to it, including the preparation of reports and studies and the monitoring and implementation of the Multiannual Strategic Plan for Spanish Aquaculture 2014-2020 linked to the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund.

During 2016, the Biodiversity Foundation is promoting, within the framework of the Aquaculture Day, the implementation of the Commission’s #FarmedintheEU Campaign, which aims to raise awareness among children and young people about the advantages of farming, buying and consuming sustainable aquaculture products. For more information on the activities scheduled in Spain, please click here.

The Observatory also keeps updated the main databases related to R+D+i activities in aquaculture that are carried out in our country, including information related to research centers and companies, researchers and technicians, their projects and scientific publications, among others, and offers various audiences and agents, training and informative materials and resources related to the sector. such as the “Guide to sustainable aquaculture for the media“, the “Discover aquaculture” workshops, aimed at schoolchildren or the story “The emperor’s dream“ for the little ones.

The Observatory publishes a monthly electronic newsletter with information of interest and current news related to the national and international aquaculture sector and the activities carried out by the Biodiversity Foundation, which also includes interviews with personalities from the scientific world and the production sector, outstanding R+D+i projects and publications of interest.