Speakers
Mabel Sáez
Associate Professor and CEI·MAR Coordinator at the University of Almería
Mabel Sáez Casado, PhD in Agricultural Engineering and Professor in the Department of Biology and Geology at the University of Almería. Her research focuses on aquaculture, providing solutions in key areas to ensure the future of this sector of the Blue Economy is sustainable and profitable, as well as enhancing the quality of its production. She has participated in numerous R&D projects funded by public calls for proposals and contracts with private companies.
Since 2014, she has been co-promoter of the University of Almería spin-off LifeBioencapsulation S.L., which has been awarded prizes for entrepreneurial initiatives by different entities that highlight its biotechnological and innovative nature in the agri-food field.
She is currently the coordinator of the Campus of International Excellence of the Sea (CEI MAR) at the University of Almería, as well as the coordinator in Andalusia of the Sustainable, Smart, and Precision Aquaculture Line of the National Marine Science Plan.
Session:
- SE08 - The Common Fisheries Policy and Aquaculture
SE08 - Development of the blue bioeconomy in Andalusia
Organized by
The Andalusian Agency for Agricultural and Fisheries Management (AGAPA).
Description
The Common Fisheries Policy, aquaculture, and the development of strategies for EU fisheries cooperation and the protection of the European fisheries chain.
Addressed to
Professionals, institutions and the general public.
Agenda
Moderate: Manuel Manchado. Researcher in aquaculture and genetic resources at the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA).
- Mari Luz Segura. Senior Researcher in the Natural and Forest Resources Department at the Andalusian Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA)
- Gabriela Alessio. Coordinator of the Technical Unit for Food Security and Circular Bioeconomy in the Fisheries Markets Department at the Andalusian Agency for Agricultural and Fisheries Management (AGAPA)
- María Isabel Sáez. Senior Lecturer and CEI·MAR Coordinator at the University of Almería
Language
Spanish
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Topics for discussion will include tourism, sustainability, water management, ports, energy and biodiversity, and how each territory is responding to current challenges with innovative solutions adapted to the European context. This high-level discussion is designed to highlight the diversity of approaches and commitment to a blue transformation.