AquaVitae
“New species, processes and products contributing to increased production and improved sustainability in emerging low trophic, and existing low and high trophic aquaculture value chains in the Atlantic”
AquaVitae aims to increase aquaculture production in and around the Atlantic Ocean by developing new species, processes and products. The focus of the project is placed on low trophic species (e.g. algae, echinoderms, shellfish), contributing to the circular economy and the Belém Statement.
AquaVitae will offer new opportunities to enhance the environmental, societal and economical wealth of aquacultures communities. The project will implement 11 case studies across the Atlantic basin (Europe, Africa, South America) taking into account several cross-cutting issues: biosensors, Internet of Things, market potential, sustainability, business and socio-economic analysis, policy framework and training.
The project will work to create real and meaningful collaboration between researchers, industry and other aquaculture stakeholders in the Atlantic area.
One of the main expected results of the project would be the creation of real and meaningful collaborative links between researchers, industry and other aquaculture stakeholders in the Atlantic area.
Ocean Rainforest Sp/F is leading the case study: Sustainable offshore macroalgae cultivation. This case study aims to further develop the cultivation and processing capacity at Ocean Rainforest and identify possibilities for expansion of macroalgal production in other areas of the Atlantic Ocean. The case study will contain:
Establishing and proving the feasibility of large scale offshore sustainable macroalgal cultivation with optimized logistics and production levels.
Facilitating upscaling and replication of large scale offshore sustainable macroalgal cultivation by identifying testing characteristics of suitable sites and species.
Performing validation based on quantified ecosystem service measurements with respect to obtained CO2 credits and nutrient mitigation.
Project partners
Nofima AS (Coordinator) – Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria – Federal University of Rio Grande - Federal University of Santa Catarina – Sao Paulo State University – University of New Brunswick – Danmarks Tekniske Universitet – Syntesa ApS – Ocean Rainforest Sp/F – Fiskaaling AS – Alfred Wegener Institute – Aquaculture Research – Bremerhaven Ttz – Matis Research Institute – Galway Mayo Institute of Technology – University of Namibia – Bellona – Norut – The Arctic University of Norway – University of Porto – Centre of Marine Sciences of Algarve – Rhodes University – Stellenbosch University – Biolan Microbiosensores – CETMAR – Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas – Fundación Canaria Parque Científico Tecnológico - Swedish Environmental Research Institute – The Scottish Association of Marine Science – University of New England – Guabi Nutrição e Saude Animal Guabi – Primar Aquacultura – France Haliotis – Cartron Point Shellfish – AlgaPlus – Marifeed – Wild Coast Abalone – Bohus Havsbruk
