Scientific papers & publications

Aquaculture faces a double challenge produce more to sustain growing demand for aquatic products and respect the environment. For several years, Integrated MultiTrophic Aquaculture (IMTA) has gained worldwide attention. IMTA is based on integrated...

Public financial aid is approached as one of the most important tools allowing, mainly small and medium-sized enterprises, to implement many of their investment intentions, thus improving their competitive position in the market. It is granted to...

As the aquaculture sector significantly expanded worldwide in the past decades, the concept of sustainable aquaculture has developed with the challenge of not only maximizing benefits but also minimizing the negative impacts on the environment...

The loss of fish in the seawater (SW) phase of Atlantic salmon farming is high, and a major proportion of this loss occurs in the period just after SW transfer. In the current study, we hypothesize that improvements made to the diet during the...

Finfish aquaculture in the Mediterranean Sea faces increasing challenges due to climate change, while potential adaptation requires a robust assessment of the arising threats and opportunities. This paper presents an approach developed to investigate...

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food production sectors and has great potential for food security and livelihoods. However, it generates concerning environmental consequences, including chemical and biological pollution, disease outbreaks...

In this paper, the different possibilities and innovations related to sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean area are discussed, while different maricultural methods, and the role of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in supporting the...

While the UK is the fourth largest aquaculture producer in Europe by volume, it is the second largest by value with an annual first sale value of around £1 billion. Over 90% of this value is from Atlantic salmon farmed in Scotland, but other finfish...

The sustainability of aquaculture has been debated intensely since 2000 when a review on the net contribution of aquaculture to world fish supplies was published in Nature. This paper reviews the developments in global aquaculture from 1997 to 2017...

In a context of growing claim for marine space and in the pursuit of maritime “spatial efficiency,” Multi-use (MU) becomes necessary to assemble more or less compatible sea uses. In this paper, the potential of the soft MU involving small-scale...

With a growing human population and the need to protect our oceans from overfishing, there is a requirement for society to source alternative means of sustainable protein. Mussel aquaculture has rapidly expanded in many countries serving as an...

Coastal seas worldwide are under increasing anthropogenic pressures due to the rapid expansion of the maritime industry and coastal urbanisation. Multi-use (MU) of ocean space, meaning the use of the same space by multiple resource users, has emerged...

Aquaculture wastewater has become a global concern, especially in the aquatic environment. Aquaculture industries rely on water consumption and generate an abundant amount of wastewater. Aquaculture wastewater has characteristics of high organic...

Harmful algal blooms (HAB) are recurrent phenomena in northern Europe along the coasts of the Baltic Sea, Kattegat-Skagerrak, eastern North Sea, Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. These HABs have caused occasional massive losses for the aquaculture...

Aquaculture now produces more seafood than wild capture fisheries and this production is expected to at least double by 2050. Representing almost half of global production, marine aquaculture will contribute to sustainably feeding the growing...

Aquaculture is related to environmental impacts, both locally and globally. The purpose of this study was to identify environmental hotspots linked to fish feeds of various granulations, in seabass and meagre farming using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)...

Under the new Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/848 which will enter into law in January 2022, aquaponic produce cannot be certified as organic in the European Union. Given the multiple components of an aquaponic system, which involve growing plants in...

Forecasting of climate change impacts on marine aquaculture production has become a major research task, which requires taking into account the biases and uncertainties arising from ocean climate models in coastal areas, as well as considering...

The EU Bioeconomy Strategy aims to support the sustainable growth and development of the EU bio-based sectors while creating jobs, innovation and services. Despite the recognized potential of the algae biomass value chain, significant knowledge gaps...

COVID-19 led to sudden changes in human activities, mainly due to restrictive measures required to supress the virus. We assess the preliminary evidence for impacts on animal health and welfare in Scottish aquaculture, a key economic activity in...