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'Blue economy' innovations at Expo

'More technology and greater food safety', Tumbiolo

28 October, 18:59
(ANSAmed) - PALERMO, OCTOBER 28 - A recent workshop held at the Italian pavilion of Expo Milano 2015 discussed the blue ueimprove the quality of fish products and ensure food safety for an ever larger number of fish consumers. The workshop was organized by the national research center CNR's Institute for Coastal Marine Environment in collaboration with the Fisheries and Agriculture Department of the Sicilian regional government and in coordination with Sicilian universities and the Mazara del Vallo Fisheries Production District through Sprint Sicilia. In the presence of productive activities councillor's office director Alessandro Ferrara, the head of the Sicilian fisheries district Giovanni Tumbiolo presented the project 'New Routes; Blue Economy', which was started in Sicily with EU funds.

The aim is to support development and the strengthening of the enterprises in the district through the use of new technologies to raise the quality and food safety levels of the products. ''The project contributes to the Expo's themes. The blue economy,'' Tumbiolo said, ''is a model of socio-economic development that begins from the sea, from Sicily, but does not end there. The blue economy is an economy of individual an collective responsibility and calls for the regeneration and restoration of marine and land resources and through greater economic, social, environmental and cultural awareness.'' (ANSAmed).

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