Objective: To review the current status of sole farming in Europe and elsewhere and the role of research in promoting the further development of the industry.

Target audience: Research and commercial sectors.

Activity: This will be an interactive meeting in which participants will be expected to contribute information as well as play a full part in discussions of key issues.

Venue: University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.

Date: 5-7 April, 2011.

Organization:

Steering committee: Bari Howell (chair), Luís Conceição, Jose Pedro Cañavate and Richard Prickett

Local organizing comittee: Cláudia Aragão, Maria Teresa Dinis, Sofia Engrola, Luis Conceição and other CCMAR´s aquaculture group members.

Workshop sponsored by AQUASOJA