Acronym AAAG 2
Category
Aquaculture
Title Atlantic Arc Aquaculture Group 2 Programme Interreg III
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
Strand B
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Atlantic Area
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
IFAPA - Andalusian Institute of Agricultural Research and Training , Fisheries , Food and Organic Production (Spain) ,
IFREMER - French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (France) ,
SAMS - Scottish Association for Marine Science (United Kingdom) ,
UCC - University College Cork (Ireland) ,
Start year 2007 End year 2008 Funding (€) € 2,382,883 Website http://www.arcaqua.org/ Summary AAAG2 will help ensure that aquaculture can continue to grow and provide much needed economic activity in isolated Atlantic Area coastal communities, while at the same time ensuring natural habitats are protected. Specific sub-projects are aimed at: -Reducing estuarine pollution by using waste nutrients from cage and land-based fish farms to produce valuable secondary crops such as samphire, sea urchins and seaweeds; -Helping to conserve the richness and the diversity of coastal zones and wetlands of the Atlantic area through the rehabilitation of degraded, marshy wetlands for use in extensive, low-impact sole farming; -Promoting ecologically sensitive, integrated practices by advancing the culture techniques for a range of new candidate species to diversify the aquaculture industry and encourage a move away from intensive monoculture; -Helping to minimize the impact of aquaculture on wild populations through the management of marine genetic resources (biodiversity), with particular reference to the European flat oyster. The project will promote an integrated, cross-sector approach to sustainable aquaculture through knowledge transfer between centres and sectors. Printed and electronic media will be used for rapid dissemination of results to industry to disperse new techniques and gain wide recognition for the project’s achievements. The goal of AAAG2 is to form a long-term resource for the aquaculture industry and its legislators on the western seaboard of Europe and beyond, becoming a recognised European Centre of Excellence. More specifically it aims to: -Diversify Atlantic area aquaculture with new species and local strains; -Develop techniques to reduce the impact of caged and land-based fish farms; -Minimize the impact of aquaculture on wild populations by identifying appropriate seed production systems for the European flat oyster; -Develop close-to-market shellfish species and polyculture techniques; -Develop indigenous charr broodstocks and sustainable techniques for sole and bream farming.
Keywords
Restoration;
Open sea aquaculture;
Oyster;
Artic charr;
Broodstocks;
Waste valorization;
Echinoderm;
Waste water;
Wastes;
Shellfish;
Seed production;
Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA);
Environmental impact;
Algae;
Bivalve;
Sea urchin;
Fish;
Land-based aquaculture;
Aquaculture diversification;
Flatfish;
Sole;
Mollusc;
Marine Region
10
Celtic Sea North (27.VIIg)
9
Western English Channel (27.VIIe)
12
Bay of Biscay North (27.VIIIa)
13
Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
33
Bay of Biscay Southern (27.VIIIc)
15
Bay of Biscay Central (27.VIIIb)
6
Central North Sea (27.IVb)
26
Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
5
Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
29
West of Ireland (27.VIIb)
38
Portuguese Waters (27.IXa,27.IXb)
8
Bristol Channel (27.VIIf)
12
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