During Aquaculture Europe 2011 at Rhodes, Greece, the Coexist project was presented at the EU-7 framework programme-session. Please find the slideshow by Emma Bello Gomez and myself attached

1. 19/10/2011 COEXIST EU- FORUM AE2011, Rhodes (Greece) Dr Øivind Bergh 1 & Emma Bello Gomez 2 1 IMR, Norway 2 AquaTT, Ireland

4. 2. Project Objectives and Expected Outcomes 19/10/2011 COEXIST is a broad, multidisciplinary project which will evaluate competing activities and interactions in European coastal areas with the ultimate goal to provide a roadmap to better integration, sustainability and synergies across the diverse activities taking place in the European coastal zone. Characterization of relevant European coastal marine ecosystems, their current utilisation and spatial management Evaluation of spatial management tools for combining coastal fisheries, aquaculture and other uses, both now and in the future TOOLS FOR SUPPORTING THE DECISION-MAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

9. 4. Results achieved in COEXIST (IV) 19/10/2011 WP2. Legal, institutional and policy frameworks Example of results of the Stakeholder Consultation Presentation at ICES Conference 2011: O’Hagan, A.M., O’Donnell, V. (2011).- The COEXIST Project—governance of fisheries and aquaculture for integrating management and science . Book of Abstracts ICES Annual Science Conference. Pp 171-172

11. 4. Results achieved in COEXIST (VI) WP3. Integration of models and processes Wild fish Lower host density Farmed fish High host density Introduced pathogens Vector: Transport of farmed organisms Vector: Migration of wild organisms Proliferation of pathogen Enhancement of virulence? Persistance Natural reservoir 19/10/2011

12. 4. Results achieved in COEXIST (VII) WP3. Integration of models and processes Network models working at different scales in time and space 19/10/2011

16. 19/10/2011 Thank you for your attention Email: [email_address] Website: www.coexistproject.eu Tel: +353 1 644 9008

17. DISCLAIMER 19/10/2011 The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no 245178. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.