Acronym OPTOCO2FISH
Category
Aquaculture
Title Development of an Opto-chemical Carbon Dioxide Sensor for Aquaculture and Oceanography Applications Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Research for SMEs
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
SME – Research for the benefit of SMEs
Specific Programme (FP7)
Capacities
Funding source European Coordinator Rault Stanislas Coordinator email stanislas.rault@ponsel.fr
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
AKUVATUR - Aquatic Mediterranean Fish AS (Turkey) ,
NA - Joanneum Research Research Company (Austria) ,
NA - Kirchmayer Handel & Consulting GmbH (Austria) ,
NA - NEOTEK (France) ,
NA - TecSense GmbH (Austria) ,
NA - TriPorTech GmbH (Germany) ,
UK-ISRI - UK Intelligent Systems Research Institute (United Kingdom) ,
WUR-IMARES - Wageningen University and Research; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (Netherlands) ,
Start year 2009 End year 2011 Funding (€) € 1,513,421 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/232070 Summary Today, some 45% of fish consumed by humans, 48 millions tonnes in all, is raised on fish farms. The actual relating European market, of which Norway is the leader, produces 1.3 millions of tones of fish farming products every year, which represents an approximate value of 3 billion Euros. Due to the highly competitive market, the aquaculture business is confronted with the challenge to increase its productivity. The accurate measurement and control of CO2 can contribute to sustaining the health of fish and as a result, guarantee the productivity of fish farms and the quality of human food. There are currently no on-line measurement systems available (titration tests and electro-chemical sensors), which are able to determine the CO2 concentration accurately enough over time for an efficient control of the CO2 concentration in intensive cultures. Furthermore, there are still no reliable sensors on the market, which can be used for the measurement of dissolved CO2 in oceanography, but they are strongly requested by researchers for stationary and mobile applications. The objective of the project OptoCO2Fish is to develop a CO2 sensor to meet these demands. We intend to develop a novel solid state opto-chemical CO2 sensor system based on the principle of Resonance Energy Transfer. This principle offers the opportunity to generate a compact and cost effective sensor system and furthermore is able to meet the essential requirements of fish farming staff, which is high accuracy and stability combined with low maintenance and low re-calibration effort. Titration tests and electro-chemical sensors together dominate the market. This one is currently led by American companies. This project can enhance the competitiveness of European companies, strengthen the position of aquaculture in Europe against the worldwide competition and can contribute a reliable sensor system for the research on effects of global warming due to CO2 emission.
Keywords
Engineering;
Open sea aquaculture;
Fish;
Water quality;
Land-based aquaculture;
Prototype;
Monitoring;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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