Aquacombine Project

Demonstrate combined aquaculture and halophyte farming using the principles of circular economy

Aquacombine

Project - Ongoing

Combination of aquaculture, farming, and bioprocessing to help desalinize salt effected areas and to be combined with sustainable management of natural areas and/or use of marginal lands to create value and jobs in rural, remote and salt affected areas.

Project details

Project File

Projects co-financed by the Compete2020, CRESC Algarve 2020, Portugal 2020 and the European Union.

Integrated on-farm Aquaponics systems for co-production of fish, halophyte vegetables, bioactive compounds, and bioenergy

382.874,50€

European Union financial support

Acronym

AQUACOMBINE

Title

Integrated on-farm Aquaponics Systems for Co-Production of Fish, Halophyte Vegetables, Bioactive Compounds, and Bioenergy

Project Code

862834

Program

Horizonte 2020

Main Goal

Demonstrate combined aquaculture and halophyte farming using the principles of circular economy, where waste is recovered and utilized within the system to create both internal value and new products.

Beneficiary Entities

Riasearch, Unipessoal Lda. and remaining partners (see below)

Leader Institution

AALBORG UNIVERSITY

Website

www.aquacombine.eu

Total Eligible Costs

11 072 052,34 EUR

European Union Funding

9 789 883,64 EUR

May 2018

01 of October 2019

30 of September 2023

To demonstrate combined aquaculture and halophyte farming (farming of saline tolerant plants) using the principles of circular economy, where waste is recovered and utilized within the system to create both internal value and new products.
Combination of aquaculture, farming, and bioprocessing to help desalinize salt effected areas and to be combined with sustainable management of natural areas and/or use of marginal lands to create value and jobs in rural, remote and salt affected areas.

Riasearch on Aquacombine

Riasearch role in AQUACOMBINE project is to provide Salicornia biomass, Work Package 2 (WP2), and lead Work package 7 (WP7) for the development and testing of halophyte based aquafeeds targeting European seabass and shrimp. Within WP7 Riasearch will work in close collaboration with CIIMAR and UA for the evaluation of the halophyte based aquafeeds regarding zootechnical performance, immune condition, oxidative stress and phytochemical profile of the fish and shrimp.

Funded by:

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 862834. Any results of this project reflects only this consortium’s view and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.