May 30, 2024 - The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) held its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul (Türkiye) on May 23-24.
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| FEAP members – Annual General Meeting, Istanbul (Türkyie) – 23 & 24 May 2024 |
This yearly landmark event for FEAP's member associations was co-organised this time with the Turkish organisations Aegean Exporters' Union, Mediterranean Export' Union, Mediterranean Export' Union, and Istanbul Exporters' Association. It was a renewed opportunity to strengthen our network, bringing together over 50 delegates representing 18 countries, 20 national aquaculture associations and organisations, as well as invited experts from other networks and projects such as EATIP, EUMEPS or CTAQUA.
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Over these two days, no stone was left unturned to analyse and exchange knowledge, challenges and trends across FEAP's different species commissions, EU policy works and other FEAP missions such as continuously promoting the good work and promising future of fish farming in Europe.
With addresses by FEAP President Lara Barazi Geroulanou, as well as Director General of Fisheries and Aquaculture at Turkish Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock Turgay Turkyilmaz, they also addressed the many challenges and difficulties faced by aquaculture and the fish farming sector. Challenges threatening a sector on which rely so many hopes for a qualitative, sustainable and job creating food industry that will increasingly play a critical role in Europe's food security.
Following the FEAP General Assembly the 2024 FEAP Award was delivered. The FEAP Award represents the recognition by the federation of the exceptional contribution, by an individual, to the development of fish farming in Europe. The person selected to receive this acknowledgement is decided by the previous recipients of the award following the proposals received from national fish farming associations throughout Europe.
The recipient of the FEAP 2024 Award has been Paul Birger Torgnes, who has been involved in aquaculture since the early 80's.
His various business activities have mainly been concentrated on salmon farming, in Norway as well as Chile, UK and other countries.
He is still active in his family-owned company, producing salmon in Norway, and has also been involved in farming of other species, such as Sea bass and Sea bream in Turkey.
With a broad experience and involvement in commercial activities in many European countries, he dedicated sincere interest to promoting and securing the interests for aquaculture in the Norwegian, European and Global aquaculture businesses for many years.
An active member in national and pan-European organisations, his career as aquaculture organisations representative brought him to take several key positions such as:
- General Secretary in The Norwegian Fish Farmers Association for 8 years
- Vice President and other positions in FEAP for approx 15 years
- President and Vice President in The International Salmon Farmers Association (ISFA) for 6 years
- Chairman/Mayor in The Norwegian Seafood Federation for approx 20 years
- President for The Norwegian Seafood Federation for 2 years
He has undoubtedly delivered a huge endeavour on behalf of FEAP's members and the European aquaculture activities. FEAP as an organisation and the European aquaculture businesses have indeed seen the value of his efforts for many years, which are well worth to be honoured in this edition of the FEAP Excellence Awards.
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