The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

MAXIMUS
Aquaculture
Optimization of Icelandic turbot culture
National Programme
National
Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir
sigurlaug.skirnisdottir@matis.is
MATIS - Matis Ltd (Iceland)
NA
2008
2011
€ NA
NA
The overall aim of this project is to develop methods to significantly reduce production costs in farming of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Production of turbot in Iceland has been growing and it is therefore important to develop technology to lower the production costs. Turbot is an ideal species for farming in landbased stations in Iceland, having many good characteristics as an aquaculture species and high (650 -1300 kr/kg) and stable market value. Rearing fish in landbased farms comes however with a cost and it is important to constantly strive to develop new technology to reduce cost of production. We intend to reach the overall goal of this project by focusing on three technical solutions. Firstly develop methods to use photoperiod control to increase growth rate up to 25% compared to traditional methods. Secondly to improve growth and feeding efficiency and reduce feed production costs by defining the optimal ratio between protein and fat for turbot larger than 500g. The third technical goal is to develop multiplex systems making it possible to determine the pedigree of the parent fish during breeding to ensure genetic diversity leading to high growth rate. The application of these technical solutions could lead to 45% reduction in the production costs. Our future vision is that land based farms in Iceland will be used to produced large volumes of turbot with minimal costs.
Land-based aquaculture; Selective breeding; Turbot; Fish; Aquaculture development; Diets;
Not associated to marine areas
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