Acronym SUSTAINAQ
Category
Aquaculture
Title Sustainable aquaculture production through the use of recirculation systems Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - Specific Support Action
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Food Quality and Safety
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Bjorn-Steinar Saether Coordinator email bjorn-steinar.saether@nofima.no
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
CFRI - Central Fisheries Research Institute (Turkey) ,
NA - Christ Spolka Sp z oo (Poland) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
NA - ida Gida Tarimsal Uretim ic Ve Dis Pazarlama Ltd Sti (Turkey) ,
NA - INNOFLEX Ltd (Hungary) ,
IOF - Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia) ,
CIPA - Interprofessional Committee for Aquaculture Products (France) ,
NA - Kaviar House Bucuresti Filiala Tulcea Srl (Romania) ,
Kılıç - KILIC Holding (Turkey) ,
NA - Maring d.o.o. (Croatia) ,
IIA-PAS - Polish Academy of Sciences;Institute of Ichthyobiology and Aquaculture (Poland) ,
HAKI - Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation (Hungary) ,
NA - Shubunkin Fish Production Limited Liability Company (Hungary) ,
UDJG - University of Galati "Dunărea de Jos" (Romania) ,
RIFCH - University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice; Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology (Czech Republic) ,
UNIST - University of Split (Croatia) ,
NA - Villmarksfisk AS (Norway) ,
WUR - Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands) ,
WUR-IMARES - Wageningen University and Research; Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (Netherlands) ,
Start year 2007 End year 2009 Funding (€) € 531,809 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/43150 Summary Fish farming is increasing in importance as a provider of food for human consumption. However, availability of feed resources, access to water of desired quality and acceptable waste management, may challenge future growth of the European aquaculture industry. It is therefore necessary to identify production techniques to meet these challenges by being sustainable and guaranteeing the production of safe and high quality products. Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS) may be such a technique that can be applicable to more countries within the EU than where it is presently used. Recirculation systems already exist in western countries and have proved economically feasible, permit control of the production process including effluents and escapees. The objective of this proposal is to identify factors limiting sustainable production of seafood in Europe, with a particular focus on the use of RAS.
The overall objective of this project was to identify limiting factors restricting sustainable production of seafood in Europe, with particular focus on use of recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS). This achieved by establishing a consortium of aquaculture research partners - 10 - and aquaculture SMEs - 9 - across Europe; Norway, Netherland, France, Poland, Czech Rep., Hungary, Croatia, Romania and Turkey. This consortium gathered information on aquaculture production in different regions, to establish present status and identify possible limitations for future development. The more specific objectives of this project were: (1) Identify the bottlenecks limiting development of aquaculture in EU countries. Further, to evaluate the suitability of RAS to overcome these bottlenecks; (2) To evaluate the suitability of existing RAS in relation to local conditions and fish species, and the need for adaptation of these systems to specific local culture conditions; (3) Share information concerning the different recirculation systems used in European countries in order to establish the state of the art of existing knowledge; (4) Prepare future community RTD activity on recirculation systems aimed at developing sustainable recirculation systems under diverse conditions in Eastern and Western Europe.
Keywords
Aquaculture industry;
Engineering;
Recirculating systems;
Land-based aquaculture;
Fish;
Marine Region
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Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
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