caa a22 4500 605464456 CHVBK 20210128100258.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10499-015-9915-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10499-015-9915-6 Investing in the human capital of the aquatic food sector: AQUA-TNET and the road ahead [Elektronische Daten] [John Bostock, Sónia Seixas] Global aquaculture production now provides around 50% of human seafood consumption and with expected population growth and increased per capita seafood consumption, production is expected to rise from the current 63 million tonnes to almost 100 million tonnes by 2030. In contrast, aquaculture production in the European Union is relatively low, having more or less stagnated since 2000, despite the EU being the largest global importer of seafood. However, a new strategy for aquaculture development is in place with every EU Member State committed to preparing a national plan. This will involve greater focus on current constraints and issues that need to be overcome through innovation and engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. This will require the input of research, knowledge exchange and human capacity building. The AQUA-TNET thematic network for lifelong learning in aquaculture, fisheries and aquatic resource management has brought together European organisations engaged in these activities since it first started in 1996. This paper aims to present some of the analyses and thinking of that network in relation to the role of education and training in strengthening the human capital of the European aquaculture sector as a contribution to overall sector development. The approach is therefore that of a review article, drawing on a diverse range of previous work to identify themes and trends to help inform future research and activities. Further and higher education institutions play a partial but nonetheless significant role in aquaculture sector development. When considering future contributions to the sector, account needs to be taken of the changes taking place within the tertiary education sector as new technologies, global competition and government policies challenge the status quo of current organisation and practice. Though these present risks, they also offer considerable opportunities to build new collaborations, adopt new patterns of teaching and learning and perhaps apply new frameworks for accrediting learning and skills that could benefit the aquaculture sector. With funding from the European Commission Lifelong Learning Programme for AQUA-TNET having come to an end in 2014, future work of the network in promoting and enabling innovation will need to be reconfigured around other types of sector organisations. It may also be the right time to look towards a more global platform for aquaculture education and knowledge exchange. Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015 Aquaculture nationallicence Education nationallicence Training nationallicence Learning nationallicence Teaching nationallicence AQUA-TNET nationallicence CEDEFOP : European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training nationallicence CFP : Common Fisheries Policy nationallicence EAS : European Aquaculture Society nationallicence EATiP : European Aquaculture Technology & Innovation Platform nationallicence EC : European Commission nationallicence ECTS : European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System nationallicence ECVET : European Credit System for Vocational Education & Training nationallicence EQF : European Qualifications Framework nationallicence EU : European Union nationallicence ELLI : European Lifelong Learning Index nationallicence FAO : Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) nationallicence FEAP : Federation of European Aquaculture Producers nationallicence FTE : Full-time equivalent nationallicence HE : Higher education nationallicence IMTA : Integrated multitrophic aquaculture nationallicence LCA : Lifecycle Assessment nationallicence MOOC : Massive Open Online Course nationallicence NGO : Non-governmental organisation nationallicence OER : Open educational resources nationallicence P2PU : Peer-to-Peer University nationallicence SARNISSA : Sustainable Aquaculture Research Networks in sub-Saharan Africa nationallicence STECF : Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (EC) nationallicence STeXX : European Student Experience Exchange nationallicence VET : Vocational education and training nationallicence Bostock John Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK aut Seixas Sónia Universidade Aberta, Rua Escola Politécnica, 147, 1269-001, Lisbon, Portugal aut Aquaculture International Springer International Publishing 23/3(2015-06-01), 861-881 0967-6120 23:3<861 2015 23 10499 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-015-9915-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-015-9915-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bostock John Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA, Stirling, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Seixas Sónia Universidade Aberta, Rua Escola Politécnica, 147, 1269-001, Lisbon, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Aquaculture International Springer International Publishing 23/3(2015-06-01), 861-881 0967-6120 23:3<861 2015 23 10499