Biomarine Resource Valorisation
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector globally. At NIBIO, we contribute with the transfer of technology and knowledge from green to blue sector with a focus on bioeconomy: sustainable production and valorisation of renewable marine resources, including by-products and waste-streams.
The Department’s areas of expertise include the following topics:
Seaweed
- Cultivar development and seedling production
- Cultivation protocols and growth experiments
- Harvesting, processing and biorefining
- Product and market development
- Biostimulants
By-product and waste-stream valorisation
- Marine oils
- Feed ingredients
- Fertilisers and soil improvers
- Bioenergy
Enabling technologies
- Cost-effective filter and dewatering systems
- Stabilisation, sanitation and preservation
- Feed technologies
Marine value chains
- Smart, disruptive value chains for optimal resource utilisation
- Eliminating discards in fisheries
- Sustainability and life cycle analyses (LCA)
Marine ecosystems
- Marine protection areas and ecosystem services
- Effect of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture
- Ecosystem-based coastal zone management
- Aquaculture zone assessments
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