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O padroado de CETMAR e a Feira Científica LonxaLAB abren este venres os actos do 25 aniversario desta fundación dependente da Consellería do Mar

• O presidente da Xunta, Alfonso Rueda, presidirá a reunión dos patronos, na que tamén participará a conselleira do Mar, Marta Villaverde, e na que a directora do centro, Rosa Chapela, dará conta do informe de xestión e das contas anuais
• Despois do Padroado, inaugurarase a feira científica LonxaLAB, con actividades e xogos formativos e divulgativos a través dos que o equipo de CETMAR presentará ao público en xeral as súas liñas de traballo

O Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar-Fundación CETMAR, dependente da Consellería do Mar, abrirá o vindeiro venres 12 de xuño os actos conmemorativos do seu 25 aniversario, que se cumpre precisamente nesa xornada. O centro festexa así un cuarto de século na cidade de Vigo e faino sacando á rúa algúns dos seus traballos e convidado á cidadanía a achegarse, dun xeito práctico e ameno, a unha pequena mostra dos proxectos desenvolvidos polo centro nos últimos anos.

A programación prevista arrincará coa celebración da reunión ordinaria do Padroado da Fundación que, presidida polo titular da Xunta de Galicia, Alfonso Rueda, terá lugar na sede de CETMAR en Bouzas a partir das 10:00 horas, e na que a directora-xerente, Rosa Chapela, informará sobre a actividade do centro neste último exercicio.

O encontro reunirá a todos os representantes das institucións membros deste órgano reitor, como é o caso das consellerías do Mar; Economía e Industria; Medio Ambiente e Cambio Climático;  Cultura e Educación, Ciencia, Universidades e Formación Profesional. Tamén estarán representadas as tres universidades galegas, o Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-CSIC, Anfaco-Cytma e Conxemar.

Unha vez finalizada a reunión do Padroado terá lugar a inauguración da LonxaLAB, unha xornada aberta ao público que se celebrará na explanada de CETMAR. Entre as 11:00 e as 20:00 horas, este escenario converterase nunha feira científica na que as sete áreas de traballo do centro amosarán, dun xeito participativo, os proxectos e resultados desta entidade. 

As actividades, pensadas para todas as idades, consistirán en talleres sobre o ruído mariño, pesca sostible ou lixo mariño e en xogos relacionados coa captura incidental de especies en perigo, a contaminación ou a planificación do espazo marítimo, entre outros. Haberá zona infantil con contacontos animando ao consumo de peixe e exposición dunha maqueta de batea, un faro, unha gamela ou a cabina dun barco, ademais dalgunhas das embarcacións que o sábado participarán na VII Regata Solar, enmarcada tamén neste 25 aniversario.

Esta competición, organizada pola asociación A Industriosa, co apoio de CETMAR e de Marine Instruments, terá lugar o sábado 13 de xuño na praia de Bouzas. Trátase dunha iniciativa educativa na que estudantes de secundaria deseñan, constrúen e compiten con prototipos propulsados por enerxía solar. A actividade busca espertar vocacións científicas e tecnolóxicas entre a mocidade.

O programa culmina o martes 23 de xuño coa xornada Diálogos do Mar, que reunirá na sala Cíes de CETMAR a profesionais e persoas expertas vinculadas ao centro para reflexionar sobre tres grandes ámbitos de traballo: a dimensión humana do mar, a loita contra a contaminación mariña e a cooperación internacional. Nas charlas participarán tanto persoal do centro como algúns dos colaboradores na traxectoria do centro. 

Con esta programación especial, CETMAR quere celebrar 25 anos de traballo ao servizo do océano e reafirmar o seu compromiso coa sociedade. Creado por iniciativa da Xunta de Galicia e do entón Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, o Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar cumpre así un cuarto de século impulsando proxectos de investigación, innovación e cooperación internacional para contribuír á protección do medio mariño e ao desenvolvemento dun sector marítimo-pesqueiro máis competitivo e sostible.

CETMAR organiza un ciclo de xornadas online sobre turismo mariñeiro sostible e diversificación pesqueira no marco do proxecto MARdePiura

• As sesións buscan promover o intercambio de coñecementos entre Galicia e Perú en torno ao turismo mariñeiro e as estratexias de diversificación económica vinculadas á pesca artesanal

A área de Cooperación Internacional do Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar ven de organizar un ciclo de xornadas en liña sobre turismo mariñeiro sostible e diversificación pesqueira que se desenvolve no marco do proxecto MARdePiura, no que CETMAR traballa da man do Ministerio de la Producción de Perú.

Trátase de seminarios concibidos como espazos de formación e participación centrados no turismo mariñeiro -ou turismo pesqueiro experiencial- para promover o diálogo e o intercambio de coñecementos entre profesionais, administracións e iniciativas galegas e peruanas.

Perú conta con importantes potencialidades para o desenvolvemento de iniciativas de turismo pesqueiro e mariñeiro, así como dúas fórmulas de diversificación sectorial destinadas a fortalecer a sostibilidade  ecolóxica, social e económica das comunidades costeiras. Neste contexto, o proxecto MARdePiura promove o intercambio de experiencias entre Galicia e Perú co obxectivo de compartir coñecementos, ideas prácticas e leccións aprendidas.

Despois de abordar o marco xurídico e regulatorio do turismo mariñeiro en Galicia, así como o papel das entidades encargadas da súa xestión, financiamento e apoio á revitalización das comunidades costeiras, a segunda das sesións temáticas serviu para coñecer casos de éxito desenvolvidos en Galicia e Perú, co obxectivo de visibilizar experiencias de diversificación económica máis alá da actividade extractiva tradicional.

A terceira xornada temática, que terá lugar o vindeiro 9 de xuño (16:00 h hora de España; 9:00 h hora de Perú), consistirá nun foro de diálogo sobre recomendacións e estratexias para avanzar cara a un modelo de turismo sostible complementario á pesca artesanal. Será unha sesión de carácter participativo destinada a identificar barreiras administrativas, financeiras, formativas e legais para o desenvolvemento deste tipo de actividades no contexto peruano, así como a definición de posibles estratexias de acción e fortalecemento institucional.

Sobre MARdePiura

O proxecto MARdePiura (Mulleres, Acuicultura e Reforzo Institucional para o Desenvolvemento Sostible da Economía Azul na Rexión de Piura) está liderado pola Fundación CETMAR e financiado pola Xunta de Galicia, a través de Cooperación Galega, co apoio do Ministerio de la Producción de Perú (PRODUCE), a través da Dirección General de Pesca Artesanal (DGPA) e FONDEPES.

O proxecto, que se iniciou en 2025 e culminará este ano, da continuidade ao traballo realizado nos últimos anos na Baía de Sechura, no noroeste do Perú, a través de iniciativas como Acuipesca, VerTyCe ou Aquavalora.

MARdePiura ten como obxectivo contribuír á adaptación ao cambio climático na pesca artesanal e a acuicultura a través dunha estratexia centrada na diversificación económica, o fortalecemento institucional e a sustentabilidade da economía azul.

CETMAR acolle a xornada final de Whistle, que presenta os seus resultados para mellorar e fomentar a vixilancia e previsión oceánica nas augas ibéricas occidentais

• O Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar, que participa nesta acción de cooperación entre Galicia e Portugal, acollerá o evento na súa sede en Bouzas (Vigo) o xoves 18 de xuño de 10:00 a 13.30 h
• O proxecto permitiu mellorar e integrar os modelos operativos de predición oceanográfica  locais con datos do Copernicus Marine Service nunha plataforma que facilita  a avaliación  das condición ambientais

O Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar-Fundación CETMAR acollerá o vindeiro xoves a xornada final do servizo Whistle, una colaboración transfronteiriza entre Portugal e Galicia (España) que conta có apoio do Copernicus Marine Service National Collaboration Programme (2022-2028).

O proxecto mellora a simulación das condicións oceánicas na Plataforma Ibérica Occidental con especial atención á Western Iberia Buoyant Plume (WIBP), unha corrente de auga con baixa salinidade presente cerca da costa e que afecta á circulación rexional, á estratificación da auga, á distribución de nutrientes e aos procesos bioxeoquímicos mariños.

WHISTLE mellorou os modelos operativos harmonizando forzamentos meteorolóxicos e condicións de contorna, ademais de desenvolver dous casos de estudo, un para mellorar a resposta ante a contaminación mariña en Galicia e outro para garantir a calidade da auga no Parque Natural do Litoral Norte de Portugal.

Dos resultados de todo este traballo darase conta nesta xornada final, que dará comezo ás 10:00 h na sede de CETMAR en Bouzas (Vigo), e na que intervirán representantes de todos os organismos involucrados no proxecto:  Nologin Oceanic Weather Systems S.L.U. – NOW Systems; Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica e Gestão Industrial (INEGI) e +ATLANTIC, Associaçao para um Laboratório Colaborativo do Atlânticos, ademáis da Unidade de Tecnoloxía Mariña de CETMAR en representación do Observatorio Costeiro da Xunta de Galicia .

A inscrición para participar na xornada segue aberta no seguinte enlace, onde tamén é posible consultar o programa: https://cetmar.org/seminarios/jornada-final-WHISTLE/

The Centro Tecnolóxico do Mar-CETMAR Foundation celebrates 25 years of service to the sea with a programme open to the public

• CETMAR is marking its 25^th anniversary this year with a special programme taking place from 12^th to 23^rd June in Vigo
• The programme includes an informative fair, meetings with experts and institutional events aimed at sharing with the public the work carried out since its foundation in 2001

Created on the initiative of the Xunta de Galicia and, at the time, the Ministry of Science and Innovation, CETMAR has spent twenty-five years promoting research, innovation and international cooperation projects to contribute to the protection of the marine environment and the development of a more competitive and sustainable maritime fisheries sector.

This year, the centre is celebrating its 25^th anniversary in Vigo and is marking the occasion by taking some of its work outside, inviting the public to discover, in a practical and engaging way, a small sample of the projects developed in recent years.

The programme will begin on Friday 12^th June with the regular meeting of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees and the opening of LonxaLAB: Tides of Innovation, an event open to the public on the CETMAR esplanade. Between 11:00 and 20:00, the access area will be transformed into a science fair where CETMAR’s seven areas of work will showcase their projects and results in an interactive way. The activities are designed for all ages and there will be a children’s area.

The following day, Saturday 13th June, Bouzas beach will host the Solar Boat Regatta, an educational initiative where secondary school students design, build and compete with solar-powered prototypes. Organised in collaboration with the A Industriosa association and the company Marine Instruments, this activity aims to spark an interest in science and technology among young people.

On Thursday 18^th June, the anniversary commemorative event will take place: an institutional meeting with the individuals and organisations that have collaborated with the centre over the past 25 years. The celebration, by invitation only, will feature live music and a space to share and reflect on the journey we have undertaken together.

The programme culminates on Tuesday 23^rd June with the ‘Diálogos do Mar’ conference, bringing together professionals and experts linked to the centre in CETMAR’s auditorium to reflect on three main areas of work: the human dimension of the sea, the fight against marine pollution and international cooperation. The talks will be attended by both the centre’s staff and some of its most prominent and close collaborators.

With this special programme, CETMAR aims to celebrate 25 years of work in the service of the ocean and reaffirm its commitment to society.

The director of CETMAR will speak about blue economy at the World Maritime Week, which gathers world leaders in the maritime industry in Bilbao

• Rosa Chapela will give two presentations, one in a cross-session and the other at Eurofishing, one of the four congresses to be held from March 19^th to 21^st as part of the World Maritime Week
• This maritime forum, to be held at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre, gathers every two years the main stakeholders and experts to forge international alliances, share information and face the challenges of the sector.

The managing director of CETMAR, Rosa Chapela Pérez, will give two presentations at the World Maritime Week, to be held in Bilbao from March 19^th to 21^st. It will be a meeting point for the main stakeholders in the global maritime industry.

This maritime forum brings together industry professionals every two years to establish international alliances, share information and address new challenges. For this purpose, four international congresses are scheduled, along with an exhibition area and a space for networking.

The conference program will be led by professionals from the maritime industry. They will share their experience and knowledge and discuss the outlook of the maritime sector in the coming years for the subsectors of shipbuilding (Sinaval), fishing industry (Eurofishing), port industry (Futureport) and marine renewable energies (Marine Energy Week).

The first intervention of the director of CETMAR will take place on the 19^th at 09:40, in the first cross-session planned in the World Maritime Week. It will focus on the blue economy for sustainable development.

Rosa Chapela, also representing the working group of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), will share a discussion table with: the director of Marine Technology of AZTI, Julien Mader; the president of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Ernesto Penas, and with Óscar Gómez, manager of Aclunaga.

In the Eurofishing congress, the managing director of CETMAR will intervene again at 11:30 a.m., with the presentation “Blue Protein: a question of Food Security and Sovereignty (international perspective)”. Here, she will debate again with the president of ICCAT, Ernesto Penas.

The Managing Director of CETMAR, Rosa Chapela, invited as a guest speaker at the annual meeting of EUROFISH partners in Copenhagen

The Managing Director of CETMAR, Rosa Chapela, will participate as a guest speaker at the annual meeting of Eurofish member countries, to take place next Thursday, 30^th January, at the headquarters of the international association in Copenhagen.

Around fifty representatives of the ministries responsible for fisheries and aquaculture from the 13 EUROFISH member and partner countries will take part in this meeting. They will address, among other issues, the work programme and budget for 2025, as well as assessing the activities carried out last year.

Traditionally, the work agenda of the annual EUROFISH meeting is completed with two presentations, one by a member of the international organisation, and another by an external expert. This edition it will be offered by the managing director of CETMAR, on behalf of Galicia.

Rosa Chapela will talk about the socioeconomic impact of fisheries and aquaculture in Europe and more specifically in Galicia, stressing the importance of socioeconomic impact studies in both sectors for better informed decision by public administrators.

She will also talk about the few studies of the socioeconomic impact that coastal communities may consult to face a reduction in fishing quotas, including those conducted by the Galician administration with data from experts in fisheries economics from the University of Santiago de Compostela.

The director of CETMAR will thus focus on the need to consider economic and social data together with biological and ecological data for decision-making. This will contribute to a more sustainable fisheries management and improve the welfare of fishing communities. She will cite other examples of economic impact studies being developed by the Galician administration, and related to the blue economy of Galicia, the management of marine space for shellfishing, fishing and aquaculture or the impact of projects from local fisheries action groups in coastal communities.

The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, 31^st January at 14:30 hours, after the intervention of Søren Espersen Schrøder, member of Eurofish, who will present a new tool to help decision- making in fishing companies.

EUROFISH is an international organization that works to contribute to the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture; to promote trade of high quality and value-added fishery products and ease the transfer of information and knowledge.

To meet the objectives, the organization publishes the sectorial information in the Eurofish magazine and website, and organizes congresses, workshops, seminars, and meetings between companies. It also develops projects in the areas of fisheries, aquaculture, markets, and trade. Eurofish’s current member countries are Albania, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Turkey, and Spain.

The registration period for the Latin American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries, VI SIBECORP, is still open

• The sixth edition of the congress will be held from November 11^th to 15^th both face-to-face and on-line. It is organized by IPMA and IEO-CSIC with the support of the INVIPESCA Network

The registration period for the VI Latin American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries, SIBECORP, is still open. Organized by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, (IPMA) and the Spanish Institute for Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), the congress will take place from 11^th to 15^th November 2024 in Lisbon. It counts on the support of the Latin American Network for Research on Sustainable Use of Fishery Resources INVIPESCA, whose technical secretariat lays on CETMAR.

It is possible to attend the symposium, to be held at IPMA in Algés (Oeiras), both in person and on-line. The program of this edition is already available on the congress website.

The VI SIBECORP is structured in four thematic sessions on reproductive strategies of aquatic organisms, reproductive potential and resilience, recruitment and reproductive success, and reproductive ecology and fisheries management. Also, there will be two workshops to address, on the one hand, climate change and resilience of stocks, and on the other, the role of women in fisheries science.

Henrique Cabral, PhD. In Biology and Research Director at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), will open the congress with the lecture “Effects of climatic alterations on the reproduction and recruitment of species of fishery interest: the case of the Northwest Atlantic”.

Side events

In addition to the five days with the four thematic sessions and the two workshops, the VI SIBECORP will include two pre-symposium courses and one post-symposium course available for all the registered participants. Places are limited, so those interested in attending should send a registration request to the following e-mail sibecorp6@gmail.com.

The first course is scheduled for November 7th with a face-to-face or on-line participation, and will deal with the application of molecular genetic tools in ecology and fisheries. It will be given by Ana Veríssimo, PhD. (CIBIO-InBIO) and Pilar Cabezas, PhD. both from the University of Porto. There are around 25 and 30 places available. There has been a modification of the timetable to be held from 14:30 to 18:30 (Portuguese time) to enable the on-line participation of researchers and students from Latin American countries.

The second pre-symposium course will address the selection, acquisition, and processing of oceanographic data by Ana Machado, PhD. from IPMA. It will be held on November 8th, from 14:30 to 16:30 (Portuguese time), with a face-to-face or on-line participation for 20 attendees.

The program is completed with a post-symposium course on the application of natural markers in fisheries science by Tatsuya Sakamoto PhD., João Neves PhD., and Inês Farias, PhD. This course will consist on a two-hour theory part (face-to-face and on-line) from 10:00 to 12:00 (Portuguese time) and a three-hour practical part (face-to-face) from 13:00 to 16:00 (Portuguese time). This course will be offered in English, on November 18^th for just 15 participants.

There are still places available in these courses for both researchers and students.

During the VI SIBECORP two prizes will be awarded: one for the Best Paper by Junior Researchers and another for the Best Paper by Graduate or Doctoral Students, recognizing the best contributions in the categories of oral and poster presentation. As well, on November 13^th there will be an on-site mentoring session for young researchers.

All information is available at the symposium website.