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Ongoing projects

KaviXton

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  • De veiligheid van de implementatie van dit (beschermde) AOP proces in kaviaarproductie aantonen.
  • Het waterverbruik tijdens het afzwemproces bij kaviaarproductie met 75% verminderen.
  • De afzwemtijd nodig om on-flavour kaviaar te bekomen verminderen van 6 tot 8 weken naar 3-4 weken.
  • De economische rendabiliteit van de implementatie bij kaviaarproductie aantonen.
  • De Gemial analyser finetunen en valideren in praktijkomstandigheden en hiermee de commerciële lancering mede mogelijk maken.
  • De analyses van geosmine en 2-MIB in fillet op punt stellen en zo beschikbaar maken voor viskwekerijen

Partners: 

  • Odisee Hogeschool (promotor)
  • AquaBio
  • COK-KAT
  • ILVO
  • Laboratorium voor Aquacultuur, Universiteit Gent

Duur van het project: 2024 tot 2025

Budget: 360.000EUR

Financier:  EFMZVA- EN FIVA-TEGEMOETKOMING VOOR EEN COLLECTIEF PROJECT OF PROJECT VAN GEMEENSCHAPPELIJK BELANG


Blue Connect

The BLUE CONNECT is a Mission Ocean funded project that addresses the urgent need to protect and restore marine habitats and ecosystems and to reach ambitious EU and global protection and restoration targets by 2030. Together with Marine Protected Area (MPA) managers, authorities, industries, and local communities from 12 Demonstration sites and beyond, BLUE CONNECT is co-developing, promoting, and demonstrating a systematic approach to marine conservation planning and management.

  • partners:  SUBMARINER Network; VLIZ; RBINS; CCMS; SALT; UGent; DELTARES; NIVA; UMA; UTARTU; WWF MED; WWF Spain; WWF Italy; SUBMON; University of the Azores; Jan De Nul; INCDM-NIMRD; HELCOM; BBF; FMB; BHTC; MITERD; WWF Adria; UHI Shetland

  • duration: 42 months; September 2024- March 2028

  • funding by: HORIZON-MISS-2023OCEAN-01

  • budget: € 8,375,060.00

  • project website

FLAVOREDUC

flavoreduc logoHet FLAVOREDUC project bekijkt verschillende methodes om grondsmaak te voorkomen en te elimineren in vis die wordt gekweekt in recirculatie aquacultuursystemen (RAS).


AquaVlan


 UNITED

 UNITEDHorizon 2020 project on offshore wind, flat oyster aquaculture & restoration, and seaweed research in Belgium.

Past projects

VLIR Interuniversity Cooperation (IUC) with Hué University

Tam Giang lagoon, HuéThe VLIR Institutional University Cooperation programme  with Hué University is 12-year partnership between Hue University and the five Flemish universities aiming at empowering the university as to better fulfill its role as development actor in society. the Programme consists of a transversal project (P1) on institutional management and 3 thematic projects: aquaculture and livestock nutrition (P2), ecosystems (P3) and rural health care development (P4). P1 sets up a framework for research-based education and university governance through seminars, workshops, conferences, visits and short training courses with PhD training; P2-3-4 focus  on research but in balance with PhD training.

Prof. Peter Bossier is the Flemish programme coordinator and project leader of the aquaculture component.

  • duration: 2013-2024 (6+4+2 years)
  • budget: 350.000 EUR/y
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EURASTIP

EURASTiPThe European Asian Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EURASTiP) is a three year research, development and innovation project, funded through the EU Horizon 2020 programme, and developed in response to EU call “reinforcing international cooperation on sustainable aquaculture production with countries from South East Asia”.  EURASTiP provides a structured basis for multi-stakeholder dialogue in the aquaculture community between South East Asia and the EU.

  • partners: SUBMARINER Network; VLIZ; RBINS; CCMS; SALT; UGHENT; DELTARES; NIVA; UMA; UTARTU; WWF MED; WWF Spain; WWF Italy; SUBMON; University of the Azores; Jan De Nul; INCDM-NIMRD; HELCOM; BBF; FMB; BHTC; MITERD; WWF Adria; UHI Shetland; 
  • duration: 2017-2019
  • budget: 2.000.000 EUR
  • project website
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EDULIS - Offshore mussel culture in wind farms

EdulisEdulis studies the feasibility of mussel culture in offshore wind farms, 30 to 50 kilometers off the Belgian coast. In spring 2017 an experimental mussel culture system was installed in the C-Power wind farm to assess mussel seed capture, mussel growth and the impact of environmental factors. A second mussel culture system  placed in the Belwind concession in Nov 2017 measures the forces exerted by the sea on the mussel longline and will allow to determine the minimum requirements for a mussel culture system in open sea.

This ambitious pilot project is largely financed by private funding and facilitated by Flemish and European funding. It is a collaboration between Ghent University, the Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Research (ILVO), 5 private partners: Belwind, Brevisco, C-Power, Colruyt Group and DEME Group, and a third research partner: OD Natuur.


AQUAEXCEL2020

AQUAEXCEL2020AQUAEXCEL2020, a Horizon 2020 research infrastructure project, aims to support the sustainable growth of the aquaculture sector in Europe. AQUAEXCEL2020 comprises a large group of leading European aquaculture research facilities that work towards advanced integration and standardisation of tools for aquaculture research. AQUAEXCEL2020 aims to offer services tailored to the needs of the European aquaculture community and support and conduct world-class aquaculture research.

Similar to the forerunner project AQUAEXCEL (2011-2015), one of the key aspects of AQUAEXCEL2020 is to provide subsidised access to its top-class aquaculture facilities as well as numerous highly pertinent services for researchers from academia and industry. AQUAEXCEL2020 will also provide training for transnational access users, aquaculture researchers, technical staff and industry stakeholders. Calls for transnational access will be announced on a regular basis here.