Objetivo
The European aquaculture is a modern industry employing 190,000 people, with a €7 billion ex-farm value. This sector is well situated to be among world leaders in the efficient and sustainable production of safe seafood of the highest quality and nutritional value, taking into account consumer preferences and the large diversity of aquatic products from the wild. DIVERSIFY identified a number of new/emerging finfish species, with a great potential for the expansion of the EU aquaculture industry. The emphasis is on Mediterranean or warm-water cage culture, but also addressed are cold-water, pond/extensive and fresh water aquaculture. These new/emerging species are fast growing and/or large finfishes, marketed at a large size and can be processed into a range of products to provide the consumer with both a greater diversity of fish species and new value-added products. DIVERSIFY focuses on meagre (Argyrosomus regius) and greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) for warm-water marine cage culture, wreckfish (Polyprion americanus) for warm- and cool-water marine cage culture, Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) for marine cold-water culture, grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) a euryhaline herbivore for pond/extensive culture, and pikeperch (Sanders lucioperca) for freshwater intensive culture using RAS. These species were selected based both on their biological and economical potential, and to cover the entire European geographic area and stimulate different aquaculture types. In collaboration with a number of SMEs, DIVERSIFY will build on recent/current national initiatives for species diversification in aquaculture, in order to overcome the documented bottlenecks in the production of these species. The combination of biological, technological and socioeconomic research planned in DIVERSIFY are expected to support the diversification of the aquaculture industry and help in expanding production, increasing aquaculture products and development of new markets.
Ámbito científico
Convocatoria de propuestas
FP7-KBBE-2013-7-single-stage
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Régimen de financiación
CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)Coordinador
19013 Attikia Anavissos
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Participantes (39)
35001 Las Palmas
08140 Caldes De Montbui Barcelona
31080 Haifa
AB24 3FX Aberdeen
6708 PB Wageningen
5817 Bergen
28002 Madrid
54052 Nancy Cedex
5612 AE Eindhoven
8000 Aarhus C
11130 Chiclana De La Frontera Cadiz
70121 Bari
29280 Plouzane
38200 San Cristobal De La Laguna
5000 Namur
5004 Bergen
11500 El Puerto De Santa Maria Cadiz
15781 Santiago De Compostela
4016 Stavanger
2800 Kgs Lyngby
4130 Hjelmeland
18903 Aianteio Salamina
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71010 Lesina
30820 Dor
47100 Arta
82200 Sikiada Vrontados Omiroupolis
35107 Sant Bartolome De Tirijana
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57260 Dieuze
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30880 Aguilas Murcia
34600 Nea Artaki Chalkida
15001 A Coruna
16341 Ilioupoli Athina
22767 Hamburg
5540 Szarvas
36310 Vigo
1000 Bruxelles
16121 Athina
3530 Houthalen-helchteren
332 00 Galaxidi