Description
AMALIA was a four-year project funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), aimed at developing ways to create value out of invasive seaweeds, investigating possibilities in the creation of medicines, cosmetics, animal and fish feed, and other forms of food.
Tangible results: The project developed and tested two products: (i) an edible and biodegradable ‘plastic’ film to be used in the frozen fish packaging industry to reduce plastics and increase the shelf-life of seafood products; and (ii) a shrimp feed produced and tested in industrial facilities using different seaweeds with the aim of decreasing shrimp mortality.
Application/relevance: The project developed ways to create value out of invasive seaweeds, therefore contributing in an innovative way to tackle the issue of invasive alien species (EU Regulation 1143/2014 under the Invasive Alien Species Regulation).
Details
- Original Author(s)
- Lead Partner: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria - IPleiriaProject Partner(s): Institute for Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - INEGIProject Partner(s): University of Vigo - UVIGO-CDMProject Partner(s): University of Coimbre; Associação para o Desenvolvimento de Peniche - ADEPEProject Partner(s): Algaplus Production and commerialisation of seaweed and its derivates Lda - ALGAplusProject Partner(s): BiominProject Partner(s): Quest Photonic Devices B.V.Financing Programme(s): European Maritime and Fisheries Fund - EASME/EMFF/2016/1.2.1.4
- Topic(s)
- Animal Health and Public Health, Animal Welfare, Diversification and Adding Value, Environmental Performance
- Geographical Coverage
- European
- Date
- February, 2017 - March, 2019
- Source