Project description
Strengthening seaweed aquaculture in Europe
Seaweed cultivation is the fastest growing aquaculture sector in Europe. The red algae Palmaria palmata is a target species of the European seaweed industry due to its high protein content (between 20% and 35%), essential minerals, and appealing flavour. However, current aquaculture still uses randomly collected wild types of Palmaria. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) ASPIRE project will develop fast growing seaweed strains by screening and characterising high yielding and robust Palmaria strains. The project will use advanced sequencing and bioinformatics tools (TASSEL pipeline) to identify the biochemical and genetic markers of high-yielding Palmaria strains. ASPIRE will establish an innovative web-based database (MySQL, VueJS) and perform farm-level trials to validate the productivity of the selected elite seaweed strains.
Fields of science
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabases
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyphycology
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteins
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- agricultural sciencesagricultural biotechnologybiomass
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-AG-UN - HORIZON Unit Grant
Coordinator
H91 Galway
Ireland
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Partners (1)
H91 X938 Ballynahown
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