Project description
Towards a more sustainable and circular aquaculture
EU-funded AQUAEXCEL3.0 aims to further boost the European aquaculture sector, building on previous AQUAEXCEL and AQUAEXCEL2020 projects. Integrating 40 top-class research facilities from biology to technology in all types of rearing systems, and covering all major EU farmed species and promising new species, it will expand access to high-quality services and resources. Through a strong partnership, the project will boost excellent research and sustainable innovation for both public and private sectors working in aquaculture. The 3Rs (reduction, refinement and replacement) are key to this project, which will provide research and industry with new services focused on their needs. The enhanced scope includes shellfish, macroalgae and recyclers (insects, marine worms) to move towards a more sustainable and circular aquaculture.
Objective
By integrating 40 top class European aquaculture research facilities, AQUAEXCEL3.0 provides a world-class platform for aquaculture research, from biology to technology, in all types of rearing systems, covering all major EU farmed species as well as the most promising new species.
Building on two previous AQUAEXCEL projects, it will provide expanded access to high-quality services and resources, covering all scientific fields relevant to research and innovation in aquaculture, from genetics to technology through immunology, physiology and nutrition, and including new nanosensors and fish isogenic lines developed in the previous projects. AQUAEXCEL3.0 will enhance its scope by including shellfish, macro-algae and recyclers (insects, marine worms). Integrating such lower trophic level species is key to move towards more sustainable and even circular aquaculture – a strong societal demand. By partnering with the EU aquaculture industry through a continued strong involvement of the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP), it will boost excellent research and sustainable innovation, for both public and private sectors, as a durable impact. A total of 193 Transnational access projects are scheduled, that will significantly consolidate the global leadership of European aquaculture research and advance the implementation of EATiP’s Strategic Research Agenda, with a flexible orientation in time towards key industry issues.
Improving the use of animal experiments for research according to the 3 R's, Reduction (via stable fish models and improved design of experiments), Refinement (via the development of Operational Welfare Indicators and environmental enrichment) and Replacement (via e.g. Virtual Laboratories and cellular models) is integral to the concept of AQUAEXCEL3.0.
Overall, AQUAEXCEL3.0 will provide the Aquaculture Research community and Industry with new services focused on the user needs, to promote both excellent science and innovation.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicineimmunology
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomology
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationsvirtual reality
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5817 Bergen
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FK9 4LA Stirling
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28006 Madrid
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19013 Attikia Anavissos
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2100 Godollo
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29280 Plouzane
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9291 Tromso
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370 05 Ceske Budejovice
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7491 Trondheim
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7052 Trondheim
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35001 Las Palmas De Gran Canaria
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6708 PB Wageningen
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6708 PB Wageningen
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D08H67X Dublin
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75013 PARIS
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54052 Nancy Cedex
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2800 Kongens Lyngby
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8005-139 FARO
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1749 077 Lisboa
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4031 Angleur
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10124 Torino
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2100 GODOLLO
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