Acronym SAFER-IMTA
Category
Aquaculture
Title Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture for Sustainable and Safe Food Production Programme International Cooperation
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 Other Coordinator Celine Rebours Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
CAAS - Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China) ,
SZU - Shenzhen University (China) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 500,000 Website https://www.safer-imta.com/ Summary The SAFER-IMTA project draws on key expertise from Norway (Møreforsking AS) and China (Institute of Hydrobiology, Shenzhen University) to address the need for a more sustainable and safe aquaculture food production. The project aims to develop advanced land-based systems for the culture of lower trophic species (microalgae, macroalgae and sea cucumber) utilizing both particulate and liquid fractions from carp (China) and salmon (Norway) aquaculture effluents. Biological processes coupled to physical and/or chemical processes will be investigated to convert the waste fractions to suitable substrates for sea cucumber and algal production. The safety and quality of lower trophic products in the perspective of their use as food and aquafeed ingredients will be assessed based on their characterization of harmful component and nutritional value. Life cycle assessments will provide information on the environmental footprint of the developed systems. The knowledge generated by the consortium will bring the Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) production technology further and increase the understanding of societal impacts of its processes and products though stakeholder consultation and regulation surveys in both countries. Better understanding of the incentives and barriers for the implementation of IMTA systems along with need for technological innovation will contribute to the development of novel sustainable value-chains in the aquaculture sector.
Keywords
Fish;
Waste valorization;
Salmon;
Engineering;
Shellfish;
Echinoderm;
Land-based aquaculture;
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA);
Carp;
Sea cucumber;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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