Objective OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED ACHIEVEMENTS 1.1 BackgroundThe continued increase of the world population demands a similar increase in the production of food protein and carbohydrates. The need for an increase in the food production calls for intensified exploitation of marine living resources, either through commercial fishing of wild stocks, or, more likely, through large scale aquaculture of fish, shellfish and algae in coastal areas. It is estimated that our use of aquaculture facilities will increase ten fold by the year 2050.In the marine environment, microalgae can often grow rapidly or be concentrated by physical factors to attain extremely high concentrations such that they discolor the water and may toxify shellfish. Although algal "blooms" can be a common occurrence in aquatic habitats, they can also impart serious detrimental effects to the environment and to public health when they are associated with toxicity for human and/or sea products. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheriesmedical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculescarbohydrates Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal 1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator UMR 7628 - CNRS/UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE EU contribution No data Address PB 44 Avenue du Fontaule 1 BANYULS-SUR-MER France See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ALFRED-WEGENER INSTITUT FUR POLAR UND MEERESFORSCHUNG Germany EU contribution No data Address Am Handelshaven BREMERHAVEN See on map Total cost No data CHEMUNEX SA France EU contribution No data Address Immeuble Paryseine - 3 all e de la Seine IVRY-SUR-SEINE See on map Total cost No data IFREMER - DEL/MP France EU contribution No data Address Rue de l'lle d'Yeu BP 21105 NANTES See on map Total cost No data INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA Spain EU contribution No data Address Subida A Radiofaro, 50 VIGO (PONTEVEDRA) See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN Denmark EU contribution No data Address Oster Farimagsgade 2 D KOBENHAVN See on map Total cost No data