Discussion Groups1) Technology

Location: Room 18, upstairs

Chair: Richard Langan

Rapporteurs: Arne Fredheim & Alan Drumm

2) Planning Policy & Regulation

Location: Here, main conference room

Chair: Rosa Fernandez

Rapporteurs: Oisín Naughton & Frank Kane

3) Biological Considerations

Location: Here, main conference room

Chair: Dave Jackson

Rapporteurs: Pauline O’Donohoe & Ayesha Power

OATP Organisational Structure

EU

CoordinatorAnd

Management Group

Sub-contractorsOATP Partnership

Other Stakeholders

WP1 Preparation for LaunchSector profile developmentQuestionaire development

WP2 International suveyQuestionaire

WP3 RegionalSeminarsIreland, Norway, Spain, Italy

WP5 Interim ReportSector ProfilesResults of surveys etc Agenda for workshop

WP4 International WorkshopSub-groups & stakeholders inputsRapporteurs reports

WP4 Evaluation of workshopProduction of report & recommendations

WP 6 Management ActivitiesCoordinatorManagement Group

WP7 Final Report to Commisson

WP5 DisseminationReports, articles, web page

Newsletter, etc

Work-plan components

Planning Policy & Regulation• Need to define Offshore - including the different concepts

that define the conditions for offshore aquaculture• Need to improve the knowledge gap – obtain more baseline

data from offshore regions• An integrated approach to CZM is necessary – with

interactions between the different stakeholders• Current industry management initiatives (eg SBM, AMA’)

are just as important in the offshore context, particularly in developing environmental codes of practice

• Should be initiative from administration to apply some minimum level of insurance for the industry going offshore

Technology

• Better communication between cage manufacturer and net manufacturer

• Farmers are fed up being used as test sites and its time we had publicly funded test sites

• Communication systems critical to understand what is going on at all times

• Mortality management – big issue with larger cages

• Harvesting is big concern – access issues

Biological considerations• What is the definition – energy, distance, open ocean• Huge emphasis on monitoring both baseline and

continuous• Bio-availability and polyculture possibilities• Food sources and sustainability issues• Better knowledge of the species – will they survive out

there• Health and safety issues• Disaster management and risk assessment• Remote sensing eg, biomass monitoring• Biological impacts – acceptible levels, sustainability