Developing alternative fish feeds while maintaining nutritional properties
14 April 2014
Austria
The project is also furthering the European aquaculture industry’s knowledge base in relation to the long-term effects these dietary changes may have over the full lifecycle of farmed fish.
The ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project has entered its third year of seeking to define quantitative nutritional requirements for the five main European aquaculture species (Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Gilthead Seabream, and European Seabass). ARRAINA is also investigating the long-term effects of alternative feeds on fish metabolism, performance, quality and waste management throughout the whole fish lifecycle (egg to brood stock).
Additionally, the project expects to deliver improved and innovative methods, tools and concepts for fish nutrition that contribute to Europe’s knowledge-based economy through the design and delivery of training courses in fish nutrition in order to increase research capacities and expertise, and by undertaking problem-based research and enhanced knowledge transfer to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the commercial sector.
At the project’s most recent meeting (Wageningen, the Netherlands, from 3-5 February 2014) partners and members of the stakeholder advisory board reviewed and discussed the progress made so far. Representatives of the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) were present to discuss the feedback and expectations of stakeholders.
In further news, ARRAINA will host a session on fish nutrition at the Aquaculture Europe conference (AE2014) in San Sebastián, Spain, later this year. This session will provide stakeholders and interested parties with the opportunity to learn more about the current and expected results of the ARRAINA project.
The ARRAINA consortium comprises 22 partners from research, industry and the SME sector, all working towards the aim of increasing the European aquaculture industry’s productivity while addressing the issues of nutritional value, food safety and environmental impacts.
The project factsheet can be downloaded here as a PDF. For more information, please visit the project website www.arraina.eu or contact the ARRAINA Project Coordinator, Sadasivam Kaushik (kaushik@st-pee.inra.fr) or the Project Manager, Heloise Simonson (Heloise.Simonson@paris.inra.fr).
Notes for Editors
The Nutrition, Metabolism and Aquaculture Research Unit at INRA St-Pée-sur-Nivelle coordinates the ARRAINA project. The unit undertakes research on fish nutrition, metabolism and feeding in an integrative manner so as to gain basic knowledge on nutrition and metabolism in fish in order to support the aquaculture industry in developing new aquafeed. The ARRAINA project is funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7/2007-2013) under the grant agreement n° 288925.
Dr Sadasivam Kaushik is a director of research in INRA and is recognised as one of the leading world experts in fish nutrition. Besides his scientific expertise in fish nutrition and feeding, he has directed and coordinated other major EC programmes in aquaculture (FAR, FAIR, V framework) and was also manager of programme 1 of AquaMax, an FP6 IP.
Detailed partner profiles are available on request.
For press queries, please contact the project’s communication officer: Cliona Ní Cheallacháin, AquaTT (email: cliona@aquatt.ie, Tel: +353 1 644 9008)
AquaTT staff are able to respond to queries in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
The ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project has entered its third year of seeking to define quantitative nutritional requirements for the five main European aquaculture species (Atlantic Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Common Carp, Gilthead Seabream, and European Seabass). ARRAINA is also investigating the long-term effects of alternative feeds on fish metabolism, performance, quality and waste management throughout the whole fish lifecycle (egg to brood stock).
Additionally, the project expects to deliver improved and innovative methods, tools and concepts for fish nutrition that contribute to Europe’s knowledge-based economy through the design and delivery of training courses in fish nutrition in order to increase research capacities and expertise, and by undertaking problem-based research and enhanced knowledge transfer to bridge the gap between the scientific community and the commercial sector.
At the project’s most recent meeting (Wageningen, the Netherlands, from 3-5 February 2014) partners and members of the stakeholder advisory board reviewed and discussed the progress made so far. Representatives of the European Feed Manufacturers' Federation (FEFAC) and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) were present to discuss the feedback and expectations of stakeholders.
In further news, ARRAINA will host a session on fish nutrition at the Aquaculture Europe conference (AE2014) in San Sebastián, Spain, later this year. This session will provide stakeholders and interested parties with the opportunity to learn more about the current and expected results of the ARRAINA project.
The ARRAINA consortium comprises 22 partners from research, industry and the SME sector, all working towards the aim of increasing the European aquaculture industry’s productivity while addressing the issues of nutritional value, food safety and environmental impacts.
The project factsheet can be downloaded here as a PDF. For more information, please visit the project website www.arraina.eu or contact the ARRAINA Project Coordinator, Sadasivam Kaushik (kaushik@st-pee.inra.fr) or the Project Manager, Heloise Simonson (Heloise.Simonson@paris.inra.fr).
Notes for Editors
The Nutrition, Metabolism and Aquaculture Research Unit at INRA St-Pée-sur-Nivelle coordinates the ARRAINA project. The unit undertakes research on fish nutrition, metabolism and feeding in an integrative manner so as to gain basic knowledge on nutrition and metabolism in fish in order to support the aquaculture industry in developing new aquafeed. The ARRAINA project is funded by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (FP7/2007-2013) under the grant agreement n° 288925.
Dr Sadasivam Kaushik is a director of research in INRA and is recognised as one of the leading world experts in fish nutrition. Besides his scientific expertise in fish nutrition and feeding, he has directed and coordinated other major EC programmes in aquaculture (FAR, FAIR, V framework) and was also manager of programme 1 of AquaMax, an FP6 IP.
Detailed partner profiles are available on request.
For press queries, please contact the project’s communication officer: Cliona Ní Cheallacháin, AquaTT (email: cliona@aquatt.ie, Tel: +353 1 644 9008)
AquaTT staff are able to respond to queries in English, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.