{"id":617,"date":"2019-03-26T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T10:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/futureeuaqua.eu\/?page_id=617"},"modified":"2019-04-18T12:07:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:07:02","slug":"production-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/futureeuaqua.eu\/index.php\/project\/work-plans\/production-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"PRODUCTION SYSTEMS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRODUCTION SYSTEMS <\/h2>

Sustainable and resilient production systems<\/p>\n<\/div>

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FutureEUAqua<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will investigate the innovations on sustainability and resilience in production types RAS, IMTA and open cage aquaculture systems within the frame of nutrient flows and treatment, and water quality, with an emphasis on production, economic profitabilit<\/span><\/span>y and environmental impact:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>\n

Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) <\/h3>
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For\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IMTA<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the functioning of a commercial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IMTA<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>farm will be examined and its production and nutrient fluxes compared to those of a similar yet conventional farm. The concept fish\/<\/span><\/span>IMTA<\/span><\/span>\u00a0is emerging and needs further improvement and testing at small scale. There is a need and big commercial interest to get\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IMTA<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>implemented on a commercial scale to recapture nutrients lost to the open water by the fish and get the nutrients transformed in e.g. sea weed and shellfish, thus providing environmental services to maintain environmental sustainability in fish farming.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) <\/h3>
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In\u00a0<\/span>RAS<\/span><\/b>, new and innovative water quality evaluation methods such as particle size distribution and bacterial activity measurements will be tested in addition to traditional water quality parameters, such as organic matter and nitrogenous compounds to create a complete view of the water quality<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The environmental impact of breeding, nutritional and technological innovations<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in RAS<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>will be benchmarked against current practices in open cage farming in terms of nutrient discharges. The innovations coming from\u00a0<\/span>the sustainable\u00a0<\/span>breeding<\/span>, ingredients & feed<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>production systems and the quality and safety,<\/span> will be assessed in both an economic model and an environmental model and compared to the current value chain. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>
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