Acronym MuMiPro
Category
Aquaculture
Title Muslingeopdræt som virkemiddel og kilde til økologisk protein - Mussel farming, mitigation and protein source for organic husbandry Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Jens Kjerulf Petersen Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
DTU - Technical University of Denmark (Denmark)
Institutions involved
AU - Aarhus University (Denmark) ,
NA - Danish Agro (Denmark) ,
NA - Development Center For Pets At Friland KS (Denmark) ,
NA - Engredo ApS (Denmark) ,
NA - Limfjorden Council (Denmark) ,
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway) ,
NA - Seafood Limfjord (Denmark) ,
NA - SEGES Økologi (Denmark) ,
NA - Vilsund Blue AS (Denmark) ,
NA - Wittrup Seafood AS (Denmark) ,
Start year 2017 End year 2020 Funding (€) € 2,069,226 Website https://www.mumipro.dk/ Summary There is shortage of organic protein in organic husbandry, a problem that can be expected to increase from 2018 when EU ban of non-organic ingredients in organic feed starts. Further, no Danish estuaries comply with EU standards of good ecological status. The overall objective of MuMiPro is thus to develop and optimize a new mussel production concept, i.e. producing mussels as an organic protein rich feedstuff for organic husbandry and as a tool to mitigate effects of excess loading of nutrients to coastal waters thus increasing sustainable production and job opportunities. MuMiPro will focus on new ways to produce mussels at as low costs as possible. Processing technologies will be developed in order to produce high quality feedstuffs at competitive costs resulting in new business plans for the production of mussels and feed ingredients. The nutritional value of mussel meal and silage as feed ingredients for piglets and poultry will be tested in university laboratories and at private organic farms and the effects on physiology, production
traits, egg production and egg quality will be documented. Test long-lines in combination with mussel growth models and water 3D modelling will be used to
assess the nutrient removal capacity in coastal areas. Scientific and administrative tools for optimal site-selection and prediction of the mitigation potential will be
developed. Payment mechanisms for the nutrient uptake by mussel farms will be analysed and the effect of alternative design estimated. Mitigation mussel farming will provide a new business area with creation of jobs in rural areas. At the same time organic farmers will get access to new sustainable protein-rich feedstuff and environmental management will benefit from the development of a marine mitigation measure. MuMiPro involves 15 partners including mussel farmers, feed producers and research institutions.
Keywords
Open sea aquaculture;
Mollusc;
Bivalve;
Restoration;
Animal feed;
Mussel;
Shellfish;
Protein source;
Marine Region
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