Aquaculture

At AZTI, we look for alternatives to meet the growing demand for fish.

We create technological solutions for the sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) of marine aquaculture in four fields:

  • Development of new species: studies of the biological cycle, nutrition, animal welfare, new ingredients, digestive and metabolic use of nutrients.
  • Design, development and optimisation of production systems: operational solutions, production management (business models, market studies, food strategies, monitoring systems), production technologies and systems (Big-Data and Industry 4.0).
  • Environmental Management of aquaculture: selection of sites, processing, environmental impact studies, quality of the environment, plankton and biotoxins, etc.
  • Food and Process Safety: Life Cycle Analysis, consumer perception, product quality, processing, eco-efficiency plans, valuation of by-products and optimisation of consumption, transformation and biotechnology.

We have two infrastructures for innovation in aquaculture at sea (1-hectare offshore plot in Mendexa and a floating structure in the port of Mutriku)

Servicios

Productos

Proyectos

molúscos de acuicultura

MUSSELS

Characterisation of mussel cultivation in the Basque Country's offshore ZPM (Mendexa) based on the capture of natural seeds and the generation of economic viability studies for producers
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Casos de éxito

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First business aquaculture initiative for the production of open sea mussels in the Cantabrian Sea

We have carried out the development and analysis of biological, economic, environmental and social feasibility studies to produce open sea mussels in the Cantabrian Sea. Today it is already a reality that is marketed under the brand name Amarra.

Experimental facilities (1 ha) for offshore aquaculture

Since 2011 we have been using long-lines for bivalve farming research and development in 50 m deep seabeds between Ondarroa and Lekeitio.
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New feeds from food by-products

We have worked on new feeds for sole fattening, which are more economically and environmentally sustainable, based on vegetable, potato and brewer's yeast by-products as protein sources.
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AMBI (AZTI’s Marine Biotic Index)

Assessment of the ecological and environmental status of the marine environment

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