Access2Sea brings together the Aquaculture of the European Atlantic Area in Porto.

Access2Sea brings together the Aquaculture of the European Atlantic Area in Porto.

The partners of the Project have met in Porto to carry out Commercial Missions, in which a delegation of producers from the Atlantic region have participated. During this commercial mission, the Portuguese companies of Acuinova, Bivaqua, A4F and RiaSearch have been visited.

The objective of this meeting is to better understand the differences, advantages and achievements of the aquaculture environments of the countries and regions participating in the project.

These are interregional learning missions to territories where good aquaculture practices are developed to promote an exchange of knowledge.

 

 

CONVOCATORIA DE SUBVENCIONES EN I+D+i

Extracto de la Orden de 7 de septiembre de 2021 por la que se convocan subvenciones en I+D+i, en el ámbito de los planes nacionales de acuicultura, para las agrupaciones de entidades que realicen proyectos de investigación en esta materia.

 

Descripción:

Fecha de publicación: 13 de septiembre de 2021.

El objeto de estas subvenciones es el refuerzo y fomento de la competitividad y viabilidad de las empresas acuícolas, conforme al objetivo 5 a) del Reglamento 508/2014 de 15 de mayo, en lo relativo al fomento de una acuicultura competitiva, medioambientalmente sostenible, económicamente viable y socialmente responsable, así como conforme a los objetivos estratégicos del Plan Estratégico Plurianual de la Acuicultura Española 2014-2020, favoreciendo asimismo el estrechamiento de las relaciones entre la comunidad científica y el sector productor.

Beneficiarios:

Podrán ser beneficiarios de estas subvenciones las siguientes entidades válidamente constituidas en el momento de la presentación de la solicitud de ayuda:

a) Organismos públicos de investigación.

b) Universidades públicas.

c) Centros tecnológicos de ámbito estatal y centros de apoyo a la innovación tecnológica de ámbito estatal.

Cuantía:

La dotación económica será de 2.300.000 € distribuidos en las siguientes anualidades:

  • Año 2021: 1.000.000 €
  • Año 2022: 700.000 €
  • Año 2023: 600.000 €

Plazos:

El plazo de presentación de las solicitudes se establece en 25 días hábiles, contado a partir del día siguiente a la publicación en el Boletín Oficial del Estado del extracto de la convocatoria.

 

Bases de la convocatoria

SAVE THE DATE: “The European Maritime Day in Portugal”

 

The European Maritime Day (EMD) will take place on the 30th of September, in Matosinhos (Portugal), within the scope of ACCESS2SEA (http://access2sea.eu), a European project financed by the ERDF through the INTERREG-Atlantic Area programme. It is organized by CIIMAR, in collaboration with CRIA-UALG (Portuguese partners of ACCESS2SEA) and APA (Portuguese Aquaculture Association).

The topics will address licensing, administrative territorial planning for aquaculture and acceptance of aquaculture products by consumers, which have limited the expansion of Portuguese aquaculture, as well as its sustainable development.

The event will take place in Portuguese and is open to the entire community, with the possibility of participation in-person or virtually (it will be broadcast in streaming).

 

Date: 30/09/2021

Participation is free, but requires registration at: https://forms.gle/WSifZDofbcobGEBn7

More information, here.

 

New paper on lumpfish welfare

Research led by Swansea University scientists at the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research (CSAR), published in Reviews in Aquaculture on the 18th of July 2021 offers 16 practical solutions for improving the welfare of lumpfish and illustrates the merits of the Delphi approach for achieving consensus among stakeholders on welfare needs, targeting research where is most needed and generating workable solutions.

Text by Dr Sara Barrento
Image credits: @CSAR

 

Precision Aquaculture in the Blue Economy talk now available to watch

The keynote by Dr Sara Barrento on the 26th of June during the free webinar on Precision Aquaculture in the Blue Economy is now available to watch on YouTube (timeline 14:50).

Dr. Sara Barrento introduced the topic and showcased the importance of precision aquaculture through the Access2Sea project in lumpfish welfare management and restorative farming.

Text and images by Dr Sara Barrento

Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Swansea University

Swansea University: LINC – The blue Economy webinar

Prof. Carlos Garcia de Leaniz gave a keynote at the LINC event, focusing on The Blue Economy, on the 21st of June 2021. The event is available to watch on YouTube and focuses on the Blue Economy which is increasingly important to Wales in economic, sustainability, and climate change terms.

Prof.  Carlos Garcia de Leaniz showcased many of the activities taking place at the Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research including the Access2Sea project pilot on lumpfish welfare.

Text and images by Dr Sara Barrento
Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Swansea University

 

 

Precision Aquaculture in the Blue Economy

Dr. Sara Barrento gave a keynote on the 26th of June during the free webinar on Precision Aquaculture in the Blue Economy. The program included live demonstrations on intelligent tools, advanced modeling systems, and cloud-based integrations for real-time monitoring of the behaviour, health, feeding, safety, quality, and environment.

Dr. Sara Barrento introduced the topic and showcased the importance of precision aquaculture through the Access2Sea project in lumpfish welfare management and restorative farming.

The event will be available on YouTube.

 

Text and images by Dr Sara Barrento

Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research, Swansea University

WEBINAR on Marine Spatial Planning

 

Údarás na Gaeltachta is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting, Flyer and agenda PDF download here

When: Jul 6, 2021 10:00 AM Dublin

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvduGvrT8oGNJavL7bS2izQ1qx2EvSLSOW

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

 

 

Fish diets supplemented with Gracilaria by-products

A study published in the journal “Aquaculture” by CIIMAR researchers revealed that the by-products of the processing of the red alga Gracilaria sp. can be applied as supplements in the diets of sea bream, positively influencing the intestinal microbiota and skin color of these fish, without compromising their growth.

This work also evaluated the effect of these diets on the quality of the sea bream fillet. In the future, it is intended to evaluate the immunomodulatory potential of algae by-products in sea bream. To know more about the study, please follow the link.

PROBIO VACCINE PROJECT RESPONDS TO THE NEED OF ORAL AQUACULTURE VACCINES

The CIIMAR project Probio Vaccine will receive € 10,000 from U.Porto Inovação BIP proof programme to enhance research results. 

 

ProbioVaccine project responds to the very current need of oral aquaculture vaccines, given the complexity of vaccinating fish by injectable route, as explained by the CIIMAR reseracher Cláudia Serra, the researcher responsible for the project.

 

BIP Proof, in addition to being an important recognition for the team, is also an incentive to continue working. The value of the prize will essentially be used to improve the technology and also in vivo tests on the target aquaculture species, in order to establish the protective effect of oral vaccines.