Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC)

The EU-funded Aquaculture Remote Classroom (ARC) is a mobile classroom which has been designed to raise young people’s awareness of aquaculture. The ARC brings the classroom to the students in rural areas, completely free of charge to  participating schools. The project focuses on strengthening the “social licence” of the aquaculture industry, improving public opinions on aquaculture and getting public support for new aquaculture investments in local communities. Since launching in 2019, the ARC has visited 71 primary schools, delivering in-person lessons to 2,627 students. The ARC was present at seven public outreach events, engaging with 7,155 individuals, and receiving a total of 460 expressions of interest in its services.