The Danish Fishing Equipment Group has invited a number of experts to the "Blue Ocean - Green Fishing" conference to be held on 7 October, at the DanFISH exhibition in Aalborg.
The Danish Export Association has assembled a strong team of experts and practitioners for the conference, including Kieran Kelleher, Fisheries Team Leader from the World Bank, who published a major survey of fisheries in 2008, called "the Sunken Billions".
The head of the World Wildlife Fund's European Marine Program, Aaron McLoughlin, will talk on the subject of increased consumer interest in fish which can be environmentally certified.
And from Denmark, Senior Researcher at SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ulrik Jes Hansen, will go into detail on how fishermen can save energy. He has just returned from a year in New Zealand, where he was seconded to the New Zealand fishing fleet to advise on energy savings.
A range of Danish and international fishing industry companies and fishermen will also share their expertise within environment-friendly fisheries.
One of the themes of the conference is that investment in environment protection can pay. Director of the Danish Export Association, Ulrik Dahl, will be present to promote this message to the Danish and foreign fishermen attending.
"You can make money on the environment," he maintains, "You can get a better price for your fish if they are caught using environment-friendly methods and you can save money on fuel - not to mention reducing CO2 emissions. All-in-all, there are no excuses for not thinking about the environment."
