Aquaculture has been identified as one of the highlighted areas in the S3 Thematic Platform on Sustainable Blue Economy. The partnership has particular ambitions to contribute to the blue economy targets related to:
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Innovation in aquaculture is driven by the need to produce food and feed in a more environmentally-friendly and competitive way. Smart use of resources and a circular approach are key to reach this ambition, and so is a value-chain approach, i.e. involving both seafood producers as suppliers of services, technologies and feed, combined with research based governance.
The newly adopted Strategic Guidelines for a sustainable and competitive aquaculture in the EU is emphasizing the ambition of Europe to develop a mature sector. It highlights the efforts needed to bring together public authorities, industry, researchers, and educators at regional level, as well as the the development of innovation clusters for sustainable aquaculture. Efficient knowledge transfor methods and the development of appropriate skills to meet structural changes and an innovative sector are also challenges identified by the partnership.
The overall objective is to support and speed up the development of a circular smart aquaculture across the value chain to ensure its sustainability and consolidate its role in society. Its specific objectives are to contribute to more efficient energy and water use, to fighting scarcity of feed ingredients, to better use side streams implementing circular production systems, and to build a more targeted and skilled workforce.
Alongside the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform (EATiP) and the participating regional authorities, the partnership aims to develop the partnership clusters (i.e. EATiP Mirror Platforms (MiPs)) to foster SME networking, knowledge exchange and innovation, aligning regional priorities with European level actions.
Two partner regions have identified aquaculture as a priority in their S3. The others refer more generally to the bioeconomy (including aquatic food) and one region will adopt its S3 strategy in 2024. More specific thematic scoping across the regions depicts complete circular value chains in the bioeconomy and smart technology development and innovation.
aquaculture; seafood; blue bioeconomy; circular economy; smart farming
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