Objective
The world markets for abalone is strongly under-supplied. Therefore, abalone prices have increased rapidly, creating incentives for the more expensive land-based culture. However, SMEs culturing abalone in land-based systems have faced several obstacles mainly in obtaining sufficient quantities of nutrients seaweed without causing negative environmental impact to natural stocks. The quantity and quality of seaweed as well as proper tank design together with effluent regulations has limited production to date.
The development of a self-sustaining, environmentally friendly, intensive system for the integrated culture of marine organisms in cold as well as warm water was based on research undertaken by two R&D institutes in Ireland and Israel. The system produced commercially valuable finfish (sea bream and grouper) and recycled their excretions through seaweed biofilters, which removed most pollutants from the water, and whose protein-rich yield can feed the abalone culture. The commercial culture of the seaweed-consuming abalone converted this low-value by-product into a high-value commodity, which would generate substantial returns. The development of a new tank design allowed much higher intensification, which is abalone stocking density, than is currently possible.
SMEs that implemented the developed technology were able to gradually enter this Niche and produce high quality seafood products at relatively low costs using fully controlled independent Green systems that will guarantee long term profitability.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
This project has not yet been classified with EuroSciVoc.
Be the first one to suggest relevant scientific fields and help us improve our classification service
You need to log in or register to use this function
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Data not available
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Coordinator
GALWAY
Ireland
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.