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EU Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism

Intelligent Management System for Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMPAQT)

Description

IMPAQT was a three-year project funded by EU Horizon 2020, aimed at developing and validating a multi-purpose, multi-sensing and multi-functional management platform for sustainable Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) production, in order to pave the way to a more environmentally friendly and more efficient European aquaculture Industry.

Tangible results: The project developed an advanced IMTA model blueprint yielding spatially explicit information on how the different farm components interact with the environment on the scale of an ecosystem. An integrated management system, operating at the scale of an IMTA farm and comprising analysis and decision support functionalities, was also developed to enable enhanced operational decisions for animal welfare, production optimisation, environmental protection and food-quality assessment. In addition, the project has developed an online training course on IMTA and precision aquaculture, hosted on the Open University’s “OpenLearn Create” platform.

Application/relevance: The IMTA model can be used by farmers and regulators to estimate the many environmental and economic benefits of transitioning to it.

Details

Original Author(s)
Lead Partner: Marine Institute of Ireland
Project Partner(s): WINGS ICT Solutions Information & Communication Technologies EPE
Project Partner(s): INTRASOFT International S.A.
Project Partner(s): North Sea Farmers - Netherlands
Project Partner(s): NETAS Telekomunikasyon Anonim Sirketi
Project Partner(s): Camli Yem Besicilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
Project Partner(s): Easy Global Market S.A.S; ARGANS
Project Partner(s): UNPARALLEL Inovation LDA
Project Partner(s): Stichting Detlares
Project Partner(s): The Open University
Project Partner(s): The Scottish Association for Marinescience LBG
Project Partner(s): University College of Cork
Project Partner(s): Instytut Oceanologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Project Partner(s): Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Associación
Project Partner(s): GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON
Project Partner(s): CHAROKOPEIO PANEPISTIMIO
Project Partner(s): Università degli studi di Roma Tor Vergata
Project Partner(s): DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITESI
Project Partner(s): FUNDACION EMPRESA UNIVERSIDAD GALLEGA
Project Partner(s): YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHINESE ACADEMY OF FISHERY SCIENCES
Project Partner(s): ARGANS LIMITED
Financing Programme(s): H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry
Financing Programme(s): H2020-EU.3.2.3. - Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources
Topic(s)
Diversification and Adding Value, Environmental Performance
Geographical Coverage
European
Date
May, 2018 - August, 2021
Source