Low Trophic Life Webinar: “Macroalgae from IMTA: Substitute Diet for Abalone Aquaculture?”

We bid farewell to 2021 with a new chapter of a Low Trophic Life webinar focused on the possibility to feed abalone with macroalgae in an IMTA system.

As part of AquaVitae project, Ben Opara delivered his master’s thesis in Marine Biotechnology earlier this year at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. In his thesis, he compared the biochemical composition and bioactivity of the European abalone, Haliotis tuberculata coccinea, which were cultured on three diet regimens. Results showed that macroalgae produced from IMTA can be used either as a substitute diet or as a supplement to formulated diets.

In 2008, Ben Opara completed his bachelor’s studies in Microbiology at Abia State University in Nigeria. 13 years later, he obtained his MSc in Marine Biotechnology from UiT The Arcitic University of Norway as a part of the AquaVitae project.

The live webinar took place on 16 December at 14:00 CET / 15:00 CAT/ 10:00 GMT-3.

The full recording is available here: