Oyster clasification by image analysis. Photos by Åsa Strand, IVL. By Jens Wilhelmsson, engineer at IVL. One of the most valuable bivalve molluscs in Sweden is the flat oyster, Ostrea edulis. However, domestic production of oysters fails to meet the demand on the local market at the same
Screenshot with Elisa Ravagnan – ASTRAL, Philip James – AquaVitae and David Bassett – EATiP. What are the challenges and opportunities in trans-Atlantic research collaboration and the development of a sustainable Atlantic aquaculture industry? More than 100 participants from Europe, Africa, South and North America join online to discuss the challenges and opportunities on aquaculture
Urchin barren in California, USA. Photo by Urchinomics. By Urchinomics Urchinomics helps restore kelp forests by removing overgrazing sea urchins from urchin barrens, ranching them in proprietary aquaculture systems, and converting them into premium seafood. The urchin roe (“uni”) is then sold to top tier distributors, restaurants, and
A novel IMTA feed pellet for abalone. Photos by Emmanuel A. Falade and Marifeed. By Emmanuel A. Falade, PhD student at Rhodes University Abalone (Haliotis midae) aquaculture is South Africa’s largest aquaculture sector and an important socio-economic contributor in several coastal areas. The country now ranks as the
Mangrove oysters production in Cananeia, Sao Paulo, in Brazil. Photo by Patricia Moraes-Valenti. By Patricia Moraes-Valenti, professor at the PhD Program in Aquaculture, UNESP The article “Aquaculture in Brazil: past, present and future¹” profoundly characterizes Brazil’s aquaculture sector based on the compilation of data from five official databases
Blue mussels at Bohus Havsbruk covered by fouling. Photos by Kristina Svedberg. By Kristina Svedberg, marine biologist at Swedish aquaculture company Bohus Havsbruk In Sweden, aquaculture is mainly situated on the west coast, due to the inflow of high salinity water from the North Sea and the
Shrimp water demands in a conventional versus a biofloc system. Slide by Esmeralda Chamorro. By Esmeralda Chamorro Legarda, postdoctoral student at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). Shrimp cultivation in a traditional system needs a constant renewal of water to maintain the levels of compounds, which in
The Ocean Rainforest team. Photo by Ocean Rainforest. “The ocean is my business model and my designer partner, and it’s brutal”, Bren Smith, of Greenwave, a fisherman turned seaweed farmer, defined the challenge seaweed farmers experience when going offshore. AquaVitae’s case study on ‘Offshore macroalgae cultivation, led
Tanks for the culture of shrimp using biofloc technology at the Marine Shrimp Laboratory of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, Brazil. Photo by Mateus Aranha Martins By Mateus Aranha Martins, undergraduate student of Aquaculture Engineering at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC). In order to meet increasing demands
Lobster traps in Prince Edward Island, by Martin Cathrae. By Professor Barry Antonio Costa-Pierce, Program Coordinator In 2018, the University of New England launched a new Master’s program in Ocean Food Systems as an international education/training program that comprehensively examines
A figure showing the seaweed role in IMTA systems. Slide by Stefany Almeida Pereira, of UNESP. By Stefany Almeida Pereira, marine biologist at Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Designing a Ph.D. project is a challenge, especially when you aim to make a difference in society. I started my academic Ph.D. in innovation by
A dish with IMTA products: a shrimp hamburger, with Salicornia mayonnaise and an IMTA beer. Photo by Felipe Vieira, of UFSC. All AquaVitae partners in Brazil, the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG), the
A part of the UiT MOOC development team. Left to right: Adrianna Kochanska, Michaela Aschan, Kåre Nolde Nielsen, Hanne Risan Johnsen and Daniel Jensen. By Michaela Aschan, leader of training activities in AquaVitae. The importance of food production calls for a more sustainable approach to aquaculture. Climate change poses a threat to
Screenshot from the AquaVitae project movie. With a focus on sustainability and the possibilities of low-trophic species aquaculture, AquaVitae has released a promotional short film for the project work. The film outlines the role of the Atlantic Ocean as a shared food resource for coastal countries and the need to
Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen (Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs) and Philip James (Scientist, Nofima) with their wetsuits on, ready to go diving for sea urchins outside Tromsø, Norway. Photo: Emil Bremnes / Nofima Author: Emil Bremnes, Communications adviser at Nofima AquaVitae coordinator Philip James (Nofima) went diving with the Norwegian Minister of
Photo collage with SDGs logos and photos of algae (AlgaPlus), abalone (Rhodes Univ.), mussels (CSIC), sea urchins (Nofima), oyster spat (Åsa Strand) and sea cucumber (AWI). A short survey (30 seconds approx..) on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to low-trophic aquaculture is available at https://bit.ly/av-survey-sdgs. This anonymous survey will
