Fishery

Partnership Programme of FAO SEUR and the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia
Programme Coordinator: Thomas Moth-Poulsen, FAO SEU Fishery Officer, e-mail: Thomas.MothPoulsen(at)fao.org
National Coordinator: Maia Metreveli e-mail:metreveli(at)moa.gov.ge

Web Editor: Ekaterine Tsurtsumia, e-mail: ekatherine_tsurtsumia(at)hotmail.com

 

• Georgia: Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile by FAO

Mrs. Maia Metreveli

Adviser of the Minister

Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia

6 Marshal Gelovani ave., 0159 Tbilisi, Georgia.

Phone/Fax: +995 32 378007; Mob: +995 99 115591.

E-mail:metreveli(at)moa.gov.ge 

• The Chairman of the Government of Adjara accompanied with the Minister of Agriculture of Adjara visited a trout-farming in Kobuleti - 4 Feb 2009
• Second Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network - (RSN-2) (FI-609-2), Rome, Italy, 9-11 March, 2009
• GFCM - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean - 33rd Session (FI-716-33), Tunis, Tunisia, 23-27 March, 2009
• The World Aquaculture Society Meetings

• FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department: the key activities of the are driven to support and promote responsible and sustainable development in fisheries and aquaculture.
• The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture e-Bulletin delivers all the latest information from the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department including upcoming key meetings and events, recent publications and coverage of major news.

• Batumi Sea Port
• Photi Sea Port
• Trout farm "Qobrona" Ltd.
• Company "Oraguli-2008" located in village Sakhalvasho (Adjara region)
• Georgian Association of the Licensed Fisheries - Head of Association Nino Orjonikidze, 0102 Tbilisi, 19 Tolstoi str., T: 877 212005
• Trout farm "Zoreti" Ltd - Borjomi, village Kvabiskhevi, Revaz Gogoladze, T: 899 550081
• Trout farm "Algeti-2000" Ltd. - Shamil Mestvirishvili, T: 899 90 38 43
• Trout farm "Biomari" Ltd. - Zura Khitarishvili, T: 899 16 05 07

• Solar Georgia Ltd.
• Iberia Pontomarin Aquacultura Ltd. located in Gonio near by Kvariati (Adjara Region)

• USAID Officials Visit Successful CHF Fish Farming Project in Georgia 
• Increasing trout farming productivity in Georgia - Economic Rehabilitation Works, Issue 1, March 2008, page 16

• EUROFISH is an independent international organisation which became operational in 2002, succeeding the FAO EASTFISH project established in 1996. The mandate of EUROFISH is to assist the development of fisheries in Central and Eastern Europe focusing on trade and marketing, processing, and aquaculture
• NACEE NETWORK is an association of Central and Eastern European aquaculture institutions. The structure and function of the Network is defined and
  regulated upon the decision of the directors of the member institutions. NACEE is a member of ESCORENA Network
• The World Aquaculture Society is an international non-profit organization with over 3,000 members in about 100 countries. Founded in 1969, the primary focus of WAS is to strengthen and facilitate communication and information exchange on high priority topics and emerging issues within the diverse global aquaculture community
• The European Aquaculture Society brings together all those that are interested in the sustainable development of European aquaculture - to develop contacts, share and disseminate information and promote multi-disciplinary research
• The Asian Fisheries Society (AFS) is a non-profit scientific society founded in 1984 by fishery professionals in Asia. The society aims at promoting networking and co-operation between scientists, technicians and all stakeholders involved in fisheries (including aquaculture) production, research and development in Asia.