Acronym FAMoRAS
Category
Aquaculture
Title Fluorescence Analysis and Monitoring of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
PEOPLE – Marie Curie Actions
Specific Programme (FP7)
People
Funding source European Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2014 End year 2016 Funding (€) € 230,810 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/626147 Summary FAMoRAS aims to provide a rapid, reliable, and novel tool for the optimisation of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RASs) using fluorescence spectroscopy, to greatly improve the production abilities of EU fish farming industries.
Aquaculture plays an important role in the production of sustainable international food sources. These marine farming systems provided 47% of the world’s fish stocks in 2006 and more than 50% in 2012. However due to the inherent density of fish within these systems, intensive aquaculture in coastal waters can generate large amounts of organic wastes from sources such as unconsumed feed and marine faecal matter which can cause significant changes to the local marine environment.
Recirculating aquaculture systems (RASs) are closed-loop systems in which fish stocks can be grown and harvested separate from natural marine environments, and have significant benefits over harvesting of wild stocks such as increased food safety, source traceability and sustainability, along with decreased environmental impacts.
Specifically, FAMoRAS aims to investigate and address the following areas of RAS operation and management:
(a) optimising treatment performance;
(b) optimising feed regulation; and
(c) minimising environmental discharge.
Keywords
Land-based aquaculture;
Sensors;
Recirculating systems;
Prototype;
Water management;
Marine Region
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