Water Resources

Aquaculture is the farming of water organisms under controlled conditions, and in this way can be distinguished from traditional fishing activities.

However as fishing has been the major way that saltwater and freshwater organisms have been harvested and processed in the past, the aquaculture industry has a lot to learn from traditional fishing practices. Rugen is the biggest island in Germany, sitting just off the coast in the Baltic Sea. The Euro-Baltic fish processing centre is located on Rugen and is one of the major success stories of modern food processing. Because of the size and success of this facility it could potentially be used during aquaculture study courses as an example of fish processing procedures.

The Euro Baltic Fish Processing Centre is set up with a modular based system of information flow activity called ‘WiseFish’, a system that can be used in the aqauculture, fishing and seafood industries. By learning about traditional fishing activities and the processing centres and equipment that they use, an aquaculture student can learn what it is within the aquaculture field that is truly unique and relies on specific aquacultural practices. It is also important to learn from the mistakes that the traditional fishing industry have made with regard to over fishing and the subsequent decline in several fish populations.

There are many Baltic Sea Hotel locations that a student training in aquaculture could stay in. Hotels are scattered all around the island both on the more populated east coast and the quieter west coast. Any training that took place at the Euro Baltic fish processing centre would be easily accessed by potential students who could stay in any of these locations. Fish processing is a big part of the aquaculture industry, and this is the perfect location to learn from an already successful operation. Fishing has always been a part of the history of Rugen and the training of aquaculture students on the island would be a logical step in the evolution of global fishing practices.

While aquaaculture is a fairly new and growing industry in some parts of the world, it still has a lot to learn from the practices of traditional fishing. The aquaculture industry may rightfully separate itself from mainstream fishing but doesn’t need to isolate itself from the operations and facilities of sea fishing. Hotels like the wreecher-hof.de – Hotel will allow future students to stay in Rugen and learn from the successful operations of the Euro Baltic Fish Processing Centre.