Acronym ØKOAKVA-1
Category
Aquaculture
Title Further development of Danish Organic Aquaculture
Programme Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
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-European
Coordinator NA
Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
DTU-AQUA - Technical University of Denmark; National Institute of Aquatic Resources (Denmark) ,
Start year 2010
End year 2013
Funding (€) € NA
Website https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/projects/further-development-of-danish-organic-aquaculture-%C3%B8koakva-1-38806
Summary The first Danish organic rainbow trout with the Danish red Ø label was introduced to the market in 2005. The demand for organic trout is increasing and Danish trout farmers are currently converting to organic production. However, the development of organic trout production in Denmark has been challenged by a very strict national legislation for organic aquaculture production. However, by the coming into force of the EU regulation for organic aquaculture by 1st July 2010 equality was established between the European organic fish farmers, but new challenges were faced by the Danish organic farmers. Therefore, further development and establishment of sustainable organic fish production in Denmark requires strengthened research efforts, i.e. nutritional and environmental aspects, farming conditions, health, green energy and water consumption to improve the competitiveness and efficiency in production. The project aim is to facilitate the implementation of the EU regulation on Organic Aquaculture for the production of rainbow trout in fresh and sea water, organic production of line mussels and sea weed.
Keywords
Open sea aquaculture;
Longline systems;
Mussel;
Fish;
Algae;
Trout;
Mollusc;
Shellfish;
Bivalve;
Marine Region
24
Sound, Belt Sea or Transition Area (27.IIIb,c)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
23
Baltic West of Bornholm (27.IIId.24)
3
Marine Region Map