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Educational and training innovation opportunities in the aquaculture and fisheries sector of Hungarian secondary agricultural education
Among the challenges of the aquaculture sector, the present study tries to focus on the necessary modernisation and innovation of the Hungarian sector education by strategically outlining the possibility of a niche secondary-level fisheries PILOT...
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Geographic redistribution of farmed salmonids reduces salmon lice infestations and treatment frequency in a simulation study
Host density is a key driver in parasite population dynamics, and often the number of parasites increases rapidly with host density. In the context of Norwegian salmonid farming, this mechanism has led to a disparity between the desire to increase...
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A gap analysis on modelling of sea lice infection pressure from salmonid farms: I. A structured knowledge review
Sustainability of aquaculture, an important component of the blue economy, relies in part on ensuring assessment of environmental impact and interactions relating to sea lice dispersing from open pen salmon and trout farms. This document reviews...
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A gap analysis on modelling of sea lice infection pressure from salmonid farms: II. Identifying and ranking knowledge gaps: output of an international workshop
Sea lice are a major health hazard for farmed Atlantic salmon in Europe, and their impact is felt globally. Given the breadth of ongoing research in sea lice dispersal and population modelling, and focus on research-led adaptive management, the...
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A SWOT Analysis of the Use of Marine, Grain, Terrestrial-Animal and Novel Protein Ingredients in Aquaculture Feeds
A variety of new feed ingredients are emerging in the aquaculture feed sector. While the technological readiness of these options varies across and within the new ingredient classes, it remains important to consider them in terms of the overall feed...
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Learning to discuss safety within the European seaweed aquaculture sector
Seaweed is a promising source of biomass for the future, and there are significant efforts to increase seaweed aquaculture production in Europe. However, the lack of commonly accepted safety assessment frameworks is a significant barrier to upscaling...
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Moving beyond agriculture and aquaculture to integrated sustainable food systems as part of a circular bioeconomy
The objective of this perspective paper is to present and discuss how systemic innovations can deliver a step change in the way food is produced in Europe.
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Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning
The Maritime Spatial Planning process is data intensive, having to draw upon the best available data coming from many different sources. There are, therefore, multiple challenges in managing spatial data for inclusion in Marine Plans. These...
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Industry 4.0-based smart systems in aquaculture: A comprehensive review
The Aquaculture industry is a sector that faces difficulties in maintaining a high-quality production of food in a sustainable way due to the technological limitations of the commercial tools and the lack of integration of systems and sensors that...
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The contribution of aquaculture systems to global aquaculture production
This article summarises the development of aquaculture since 2000 and its integration into the global food system.