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Actions for Climate Transition by developing Future Aquaculture Strategies and Technologies (ActFast)

Description

Short description of the project: ActFast is a four-year project funded by Horizon Europe aimed at identifying, validating and demonstrating climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions tailored for European aquaculture, alongside opportunities to increase sustainable production.

Expected results: The project will map climate hazards across the Mediterranean Sea, Deltas, Central-Eastern European inland waters, and North-East Atlantic Ocean, utilising historical data, predictions, stakeholder insights, and satellite surveys.  It will also develop a user-friendly early warning system for the Mediterranean region empowering aquafarmers to proactively manage and mitigate climate risks. Finally, ActFast will create and implement a "Virtual ActFast Lighthouse", an immersive demo-training virtual reality collecting data from diverse experiments and field operations conducted across multiple work packages.

Application/relevance: ActFast integrates climate prediction models with tailored strategies to create fast, replicable solutions for aquaculture in four regions, aiming to boost productivity, resilience, and sustainability while reducing environmental impact and carbon footprint.

Details

Original Author(s)
Lead Partner: Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Project Partner(s): Federation Europeenne des Producteurs Aquacles Association
Project Partner(s): Fondazione Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Project Partner(s): Aquabiotech Limited
Project Partner(s): Nofima AS
Project Partner(s): Institut de Recerca I Tecnologia Agroalimentaries
Project Partner(s): Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación
Project Partner(s): FUNDACIÓN AZTI
Project Partner(s): Centre Internaional de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes
Project Partner(s): Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza
Project Partner(s): CENTRO INTERNAZIONALE DI ALTI STUDI AGRONOMICI MEDITERRANEI
Project Partner(s): NTT DATA Europe & Latam Green Engineering SL
Project Partner(s): NTT DATA Spain
Project Partner(s): Planetek Italia SRL
Project Partner(s): Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - HCMR
Project Partner(s): National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Project Partner(s): BIHARUGRAI HALGAZDASAG KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG
Project Partner(s): Philosophish Anonymi Etaireia
Project Partner(s): G20 Storitve Doo
Project Partner(s): Naturedulis SRL
Project Partner(s): Benchmark Genetics Norway AS
Project Partner(s): SKRETTING AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE AS
Project Partner(s): Federacio de Productors I Mol-luscos del Delta de l'Ebre
Project Partner(s): Kozep es Kelet Europai Akvakulturakozpontok Egyesulet
Project Partner(s): Innova SRL
Project Partner(s): Shades of Blue SRL
Project Partner(s): Sea Gust
Project Partner(s): Cromaris Dionicko Drustvo za Marikulturu
Project Partner(s): ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE
Project Partner(s): GARANT - Tiernahrung Gesellschaft MBH
Project Partner(s): H20 Scitech Instytut Wody
Financing Programme(s): HORIZON EUROPE - 2.6. Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Topic(s)
Data and Monitoring, Diversification and Adding Value, Climate-Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Environmental Performance, Integration in Local Communities, Knowledge and Innovation
Geographical Coverage
European
Date
June 2025 - May 2029
Source