Both EPO President, Svein A. Fosså, and Vice-President, Dominic Whitmee attended this summer the CITES CoP held in Geneva, Switzerland. EPO shared its respective position towards a series of working documents (in particular the one dedicated to the CITES initiative for a marine ornamental workshop) and on the species listing proposals of interest for the … Read more
The global ornamental aquatic Industry- represented by EPO, OFI, OATA and PIJAC- is eager to support the recently agreed CITES initiative on the conservation of and trade in marine ornamental fish. We can help to provide the provision of good quality, up-to-date baseline data that is not currently available. This will help ensure effective and well-considered … Read more
On May 7th, 2019, EPO members attended their yearly AGM – a good opportunity to discuss the organization’s priorities and roadmap for this year.
Invited by the European Commission as panelist to the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) dedicated session, EPO Secretary General, Nathalie Gamain shared the industry’s experience and encountered challenges in line with the IAS regulation.
At its 2019 AGM, EPO members have elected their new Vice-President and Board member, Klaus Krachbüchler from WKO (Austria)- and this following Kurt Essmann’s retirement. Klaus joins the EPO board which is currently composed of Svein Fossa, President (from NZB, Norway), Dominic Whitmee, Vice-President (from OATA, UK), and Norbert Holthenrich, Treasurer (from ZZF, Germany).
On January 29th 2019, the European Commission held its 2019 CITES CoP stakeholders consultation meeting in Brussels (Belgium). EPO took this opportunity to share with the EU officials its position about the CITES CoP agenda and supporting documents of interest. The EPO delegation was composed of the EPO Vice- President, Dominic Whitmee, its Secretary General, … Read more
On November 7th 2018, EPO Board members met at the ZZF office in Wiesbaden, Germany. They took the opportunity to discuss EPO strategic matters in order to prepare the next EPO AGM, to be held at Zoomark (Italy) in May 2019.
EPO plans to have its next AGM on May 7th 2019 at Zoomark, Italy. All EPO members have already been invited to attend this unique annual meeting, in order to discuss EPO strategies, workplan and priorities for the coming years.
EPO has organized its first”Meet and Greet” on May 10th 2018 at Interzoo. It provided a unique opportunity for the pet sector to better network in order to ensure a better dialogue within the industry, and thus its representation in Brussels. The mottos of “protecting and promoting” the pet trade industry, and “speaking under ONE voice” … Read more
