Scientific papers & publications

Detecting seagrass presence/absence and distinguishing seagrass families in the Mediterranean via supervised learning methods was a problem. By merging datasets about seagrass presence and other external environmental variables, the authors developed...

Research and development in the aquaculture industry tends to focus on environmental and economic outcomes. However, with increasing use of marine space, competition between different industries and priorities for coastal communities is a social...

There is a huge potential in freshwater aquaculture in the EU and in other countries in the World. As for the World food demand fish had the second highest consumption levels, at 27.9 percent in 2014. There will be a sharp increase in demand for fish...

An innovative offshore aquaculture cage design and its hydrodynamic behavior for different environmental conditions is presented. The work involves the following blocks: (i) design of the aquaculture cage, (ii) experimental tests performed at...

The Blue Growth strategy was laid out by the European Union (EU) in 2012, with a view to realize sustainable development of the blue economy - based on the oceans, seas and coasts. Along the lines of the Blue Growth strategy, the present work...

This study describes, for the first time, the annual variability of phytoplankton community in different layers of the water column in open waters off the Basque coast (south-eastern Bay of Biscay). Phytoplankton composition, abundance and biomass...

The availability of high-quality juveniles is a bottleneck in the farming of many marine fish species. Detrimental larvae-microbe interactions are a main reason for poor viability and quality in larval rearing. In this review, we explore the...

Over the last few decades, the contribution of aquaculture to animal protein production has increased enormously, and the sector now provides almost half of the fish and shellfish consumed worldwide, making it a major food producer. Nevertheless...

As a result of applying conventional agriculture that involves synthesis medicines, pesticides and GMO’s, the quality of food gave rise to concerns for the world population. In these circumstances organic agriculture has massively developed in the...

Veterinary Medicinal Products (VMPs) are used in intensive aquaculture production to treat a wide range of bacterial and parasitic infestations. Their release into the environment poses concerns regarding their potential ecotoxicological risks to...