Knowledge transfer on Fin-fish boosting sustainable aquaculture

Project facts

Project promoter:
University of South Bohemia
Project Number:
CZ07-0019
Target groups
Teachers, trainers, managers, leaders and other staff within higher education institutions
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€7,067
Final project cost:
€7,067
From EEA Grants:
€ 6,323
The project is carried out in:
Czech Republic

Description

The increase of fish consumption provides new opportunities for highly competitive and innovative production and research in European aquaculture. The experts at the University of Iceland and Hólar University College have extensive knowledge on sustainable aquaculture, development of aquaponic system and have been working with farms on rearing and reproduction of Artic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Besides, has a broad experience on transfer the knowledge to local farmers and thus supporting their sustainable and ecofriendly production. On the other hand, the University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, achieves very good experience with pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) and burbot (Lota lota). Throughout the new project, focus will be on enabling future success stories for these emergent fin-fish species, identified as significant candidates for supporting the future growth of the European aquaculture sector.

Summary of project results

The increase of fish consumption provides new opportunities for highly competitive and innovative production and research in European aquaculture. The experts at the University of Iceland and Holar University College have extensive knowledge on sustainable aquaculture, development of aquaponic system and have been working with farms on rearing and reproduction of Artic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Besides, has a broad experience on transfer the knowledge to local farmers and thus supporting their sustainable and ecofriendly production. On the other hand, the University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, achieves very good experience with pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) and burbot (Lota lota). Throughout the new project, focus was on enabling future success stories for these emergent fin-fish species, identified as significant candidates for supporting the future growth of the European aquaculture sector.

Summary of bilateral results

The main benefit of this project were increased skills of 2 Icelandic and 2 Czech education sector staff during the bilateral mobility actions. During the workshop organized in the Czech Republic at FFPW USB there were in total 15 participants (4 PhD students, 8 academic or scientific workers and 3 administrative workers) from all over FFPW USB and their knowledge about Norway and EEA grants, about this project and about project partners and their ongoing research was increased. Presentations presented during this workshop can be downloaded from the project websites for free. Visitors from Iceland has visited several farms in the Czech Republic and established contacts with all of this potential project partners for future needs. Visitors from the Czech Republic visited number farms in Iceland and established contacts with all of this potential project partners for future needs.