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RSSInnovative on-land aquaculture
The EMFF has funded the conversion of a local pig farm to a fish farm: an on-farm aquaculture system designed to reduce the environmental impact of the production, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and integrate crop production.
- Project locations
- Sweden
A website to discover the Danube through angling
Four fisheries Local Action Groups (LAGs) along the Danube River have cooperated to identify touristic assets and increase the visibility of their local heritage.
- Project locations
- Romania
Recording whales and dolphins to improve maritime spatial planning
The scientific division of Scotland´s Marine Directorate has used underwater microphones and a digital aerial survey to map the migration patterns of marine mammals.
- Project locations
- United Kingdom
Reducing aquaculture’s environmental footprint
This project tests the production of feeds enriched with insect larvae, a resource-efficient feed that provides a sustainable protein alternative to fishmeal and fish oil sourced from the oceans.
- Project locations
- Poland
Implementing co-management for octopus fishing
ParticiPESCA sets out a participatory co-management system for octopus fishing in the Algarve, an area with a high dependence on this fishery.
- Project locations
- Portugal
Turning the toxic pufferfish into aquaculture feed
The LagoMeal project managed to create a commercial fishery for the invasive pufferfish, one of the most harmful invasive species in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Project locations
- Greece
Reducing the carbon footprint of the port of Vigo
Ecologists at the University of Vigo, design underwater structures using 'biomimetic' techniques to rebuild the marine environment in the port
- Project locations
- Spain
Fully documented fisheries
Dutch researchers and fishing industry joined forces to develop an AI-based tool that automatically recognises the size and species of each fish. This facilitates the handling of fish and the recording of catches on board vessels.
- Project locations
- Netherlands
STRANDET: a marine plastic recycling lab
STRANDET a project that has supported a small-scale business to recycle ocean plastic on a larger scale and in a more commercial production chain.
- Project locations
- Denmark
Conservation and sustainable sturgeon aquaculture
An entrepreneur has made significant contributions to preserving sturgeon populations while developing sustainable aquaculture practices.
- Project locations
- Romania