SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
In the recent years, research has shown that farmed fish can grow more resistant to pathogens and environmental stress by changing its feeding. By designing and testing new feeds, we aim at addressing a number of understandable doubts of consumers about the quality of farmed fish. Furthermore, by introducing a new technology to extract biofuel for the wastes accumulating in cages, farms will be able to keep clean their local waters and obtain energy for operating their installations.
LEAD PARTNER
University of Udine
LETARGET GROUPS
Enterprises
By cooperating with SMEs, we can apply new knowledge to fish and food production, advance technologies by performing pilot tests and contribute to the economic progress of the aquaculture sector
Researchers
By cooperating with researchers, we can accelerate knowledge development and quality of scientific results
Citizens
We shall focus our communication activities towards the consumers, in order to improve their awareness about the nutritional quality of farmed fish, which derives from the quality of the environment and feeding protocols
Adriatic mariculture provides highly valued fish products for both local and distant markets. This sector can further develop thanks to new available technologies. In this project, industries and research laboratories from both Italy and Croatia are teaming up to put in practice:
- New ways to feed farmed fish, so to improve their wellness and quality;
- New vaccines and natural compounds in support of fish health;
- New systems to manage wastes from sea farms, so to extract biofuel while reducing water pollution;
- New food processing and marketing for reaching more consumers. It is expected that as many as 25 small-medium enterprises will test and adopt technological innovations, and a group of 50 workers will be trained by staff of seven research labs to apply these innovations in their workplace. This is the first ever initiative for improving the quality of fish farming and marketing by cooperation between both sides of the Adriatic Sea
