AquaTT

A new online training platform has been funded by the European Union which aims to reduce excessive water and energy consumption in aquaculture, through improved management practices amongst the sector’s...

The EU-funded ASSEMBLE Plus project (www.assembleplus.eu) is pleased to announce its fourth call for access to many of Europe’s key marine biological stations, but this time it’s a little different:...

Press release: 13 May 2019 MATES, an Erasmus+ funded European project focused on the shipbuilding and offshore renewable energy sectors, will be hosting the workshop “Strategy Validation - Skills intelligence to...

Press release: April 2019 The fourteenth AQUAEXCEL2020(AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 7 June 2019. On a regular...

Press release: April 2019 An exciting new project from the European Union’s (EU) INTERREG Atlantic Area funding programme will focus on assisting academics to transfer knowledge from their research in order to...

Press release: 16 April 2019   Deep-sea researchers attended the Ocean Business 2019 event last week to share their latest findings with ocean technology developers and marine and maritime industry leaders, and...

Press release: March 2019 A timely new project funded by the European Union (EU) will explore how to improve current testing tools for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), particularly for chemicals that...

Press release: February 2019   Aspiring chefs from Europe’s top catering schools are competing at national and European level to create innovative, exciting seafood recipes that will satisfy the taste buds of...

  Press release: December 2018 ASSEMBLE Plus is a European Union-funded consortium of more than 30 marine biological stations and research institutes in 16 countries. Within the Transnational Access programme, (TA) ASSEMBLE...

  Press release: December 2018 A ground-breaking new project funded by the European Union will explore the potential of exploiting microorganisms in plants and animals to improve food security and promote sustainable food...

The ASSEMBLE Plus consortium rounded off a successful first year of operations at their 2nd General Assembly in Galway, Ireland, this October. Researchers have been provided with access to many...

The INvertebrateIT project is pleased to announce an open call to all stakeholders in aquaculture to collaborate with three forward-thinking small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on several promising invertebrate-based feed...

The Twelfth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 16 November 2018. On a regular basis the...

Press Release: October 2018 A one-day session on “Sustainable biorefinery for marine resources”, led by Station Biologique de Roscoff (CNRS) and OLMIX, partners of the GENIALG H2020 project, as well as...

On 28th August 2018 the 11th anniversary of the Lindsay Laird Award was celebrated in Montpellier, France during the AQUA 2018 conference.  This year’s winner, Irene Brandts (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona,...

ASSEMBLE Plus is pleased to announce its second call for access to many of Europe’s key marine biological stations. The available funding will provide researchers with effective and convenient access...

An iPad Mini, books from Wiley Blackwell, Springer and 5M publishing and a certificate are all up for grabs at this year’s AQUA 2018, which takes place from 25-29 August...

    Role Science Communications Officer Type Full-time 24-month contract with potential for renewal. Initial six-month probation period. Position available immediately. Location Dublin city centre, Ireland Application deadline 20 August 2018, 17:30hrs CET Application documents     A well-motivated application letter...

BIOCON-CO2, a new €7 million EU Horizon 2020-funded research project, has recently kicked-off with intentions of supporting EU leadership in carbon dioxide (CO2) re-use technologies. BIOCON-CO2 aims to re-use excess...

Receive up to €3000 to connect with aquaculture experts in Europe and South-East Asia Maximise existing and new collaborations and strategic partnerships between Europe and south-east Asia in the aquaculture sector...

An international team of scientists have discovered a new hydrothermal field near the Gigante Seamount in the Azores, a rare finding they are very excited about. The team, including scientists...

UPDATE: Registration deadline extended to 29 June 2018 The EURASTiP consortium invites stakeholders in aquaculture to take part in a free workshop on 25 August 2018 in Montpellier, France, to determine...

All of us at AquaTT are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr John Mercer, former director and founding member of AquaTT, on 2nd June 2018. John dedicated over...

  A recent study conducted by the EU Horizon 2020-funded ParaFishControl project aimed to demonstrate the absence of zoonotic parasitic worms in European farmed fish, specifically in gilthead sea bream, European...

  The Ocean Sampling Day (OSD) is a simultaneous sampling campaign of the world’s oceans which first took place on the 2014 summer solstice (21 June) and has been repeated each...

New research results emerging from the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project ATLAS were presented to the Canadian government on 11 May 2018, with the hope that the science-based recommendations will be...

The INvertebrateIT partners are eager to continue their work promoting and commercialising innovative and sustainable solutions for aquaculture feeds after a successful midway meeting in Dublin, Ireland on 12-13 April 2018. The collective...

MATES, a four-year European Union funded Erasmus+ project coordinated by the Spanish foundation CETMAR, has recently kicked off its series of maritime-focused workshops in Athens. The Ocean Literacy themed workshop...

  After the recent snow in Western Europe brought on by the ‘Beast from the East’, many of us are asking ourselves if such unusual weather events will become more common....

Press release: April 2018The tenth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 14 May 2018. On a...

  While it is evident that skills are a pathway to employability in the maritime sector, there is still a great divide between industry requirements and provisions made by existing education...

The INvertebrateIT project aims to help aquaculture operators mitigate their current dependence on costly, volatile, and often unsustainable fish feeds, to diversify their business and to contribute to a better...

SEAFOODTOMORROW is a new, H2020-funded European project that aims to develop innovative, sustainable solutions for improving the safety and dietary value of seafood in Europe. In addressing the challenges to...

  The demand for cost-effective desalinated water is increasing with the growing population and the need for safe drinking water, driving continuous innovation in the sector. REvivED water, a pilot project...

The ninth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 15 March 2018. On a regular basis the AQUAEXCEL2020 project...

Over 70 COLUMBUS partners, stakeholders and Knowledge Transfer professionals came together to celebrate impact and value creation at COLUMBUS project’s third and final Annual Blue Society Knowledge Transfer Conference, “Making Marine...

The COLUMBUS project is pleased to announce that the final COLUMBUS International Blue Society Knowledge Transfer Conference will be held in Brussels on 24 January 2018 (10am-5pm). Partners, collaborators and interested...

SEAFOODTOMORROW is a new, €7m European Union Horizon 2020-funded project that aims to develop innovative sustainable solutions for improving the safety and dietary properties of seafood in Europe. Addressing the...

Over 50 participants representing 32 organisations and 14 countries converged in Paris, France, from 19 - 20 October 2017, for the kick-off meeting of the ASSEMBLE Plus project. A Horizon...

On 28 November 2017, celebrity chef Joe Shannon (TV3) will host an evening of seaweed cuisine in Belmullet, Co. Mayo, which is open to the public. The educational seaweed workshop...

  The first AQUAEXCEL2020 industry brokerage event “FROM RESEARCH INNOVATION TO INDUSTRY APPLICATION” brought together researchers and aquaculture industry representatives during the Aquaculture Europe 2017 conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 19...

  The COLUMBUS project is hosting its 2nd International Blue Society Knowledge Transfer Conference, “Achieving Impact from Marine Research” on 7 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Brussels, Belgium. Free...

On the 6 and 7 June 2017, participants representing research, industry and SMEs from five countries converged in Porto, Portugal, to launch the INvertebrateIT project. INvertebrateIT is focused on developing...

Are you working in the European aquaculture industry, and would you like to hear about thelatest innovative research findings which can be applied to the aquaculture industry?Would you like to...

Many of the detrimental changes that are occurring in the ocean are out of sight, and therefore out of mind. To coincide with the upcoming ‘Our Ocean’ conference, a major...

  Aquaculture industry and research representatives participated in the first ParaFishControl Industry Forum on Tuesday 5 September in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The event was part of the 18th International Conference on...

We Are Looking for YOU! Job Opening: Scientific Project Assistant Are you a recent science graduate and looking for an entry-level project management role with great prospects? Are you an excellent communicator,...

Marine related research, policy and industry representatives came together to discuss effective North-South Atlantic Ocean collaboration during a session on “Trans North Atlantic Research and Prospects for South Atlantic Partnership”,...

The crew of the Royal Research Ship Discovery, a scientific research vessel of the United Kingdom, recently deployed high-technology biogeochemical sensors onto existing ‘Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program’...

How does finding a crab on the beach make you feel? Excited? Wary? Fascinated? By joining Crab Watch, a new citizen science project taking place across Europe, your search for...

A new €7 million EC-funded research project titled PerformFISH officially launched in Volos, Greece, on 15-16 May 2017. PerformFISH will focus on developing consumer driven aquaculture production by integrating innovative...

  Richard Fitzgerald Richard Fitzgerald was involved in research and development in aquaculture for almost 30 years. Richard was one of the founding fathers of AquaTT, set up in 1992, and proved to...

Scientists from EuroMarine Member Organisations are invited to apply for the two EuroMarine 2017 Funding Calls, one for scientific and foresight activities and the other a programme for early career...

The third issue of the Sea Change project newsletter showcases a range of innovative activities taking place across Europe to boost European citizens’ “Ocean Literacy”, an understanding of the ocean’s...

A marine science iBook entitled “Harmful Algal Blooms” has been developed as part of NUI Galway’s contribution to an EU-funded European research project Sea Change. The project aims to raise...

  FishChoice, a new online tool to help consumers and professionals efficiently and effectively balance the benefits and risks of eating seafood, has been launched by the EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project at...

The worlds of science, policy and industry gathered in Brussels, Belgium, from 25-26 January 2017 to discuss potential impacts of non-regulated contaminants in seafood at the ‘Seafood Safety: New Findings...

Position Title: Project Officer   Type Full-time 36 month contract with potential for renewal. Initial six-month probation period. Position available immediately. Location Dublin city centre, Ireland Application deadline 12 May 2017, 17:30 CET Application documents     A...

Over 120 stakeholders, comprising of marine scientists, industry members, policymakers, and students, convened at the European Parliament on 8 February 2017 to contribute to the EuroMarine event “Blue Science for...

Fish farmers are always looking for sustainable feed that can make fish strong and healthy. A new study led by the CSIC in Spain concludes that marine feed ingredients in...

The EU-funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project comes to a close after five years of scientific advances and significant research on the development of tools required...

The EC-funded COMMON SENSE project held its final event in Barcelona on the 27 January 2017, attended by project partners and important stakeholders involved in European marine monitoring. The Meeting...

    Are you interested in increasing impact from publicly funded scientific research? Are you enthusiastic about exploring different methods and approaches for knowledge transfer and exploitation? Are you passionate about working...

The EU-funded ARRAINA (Advanced Research Initiatives for Nutrition & Aquaculture) project has published a new resource for aquaculture feed producers, entitled “Understanding Biomarkers in Fish Nutrition”. The objective of this booklet...

  The EU-funded COMMON SENSE project will host a demonstration event and final partner meeting in Barcelona, Spain on the 27 January 2017. The conference, entitled ‘Demonstration of Next Generation Sensors...

  All of us at AquaTT were very sad to hear about the passing of one of our founding fathers, ex-Director and dear friend Richard FitzGerald on the 5th of December...

Parasitic diseases which affect fish species can significantly hamper aquaculture production and economic performance. ParaFishControl is a European Union funded research project addressing the challenges of disease prevention and management...

The fourth AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 30 December 2016. On a regular basis, the AQUAEXCEL2020...

The ‘Seafood Safety: New Findings & Innovation Challenges’ conference, which will be held 25-26 January 2017 in Brussels, Belgium, is a unique event dedicated to seafood safety in Europe. The...

  The Sea Change project is holding a series of innovative public engagement activities across Europe in 2016 and 2017 to change the way European citizens view their relationship with the...

A free online course entitled “From ABC to ABSeas: Ocean Literacy for all”, led by Sea Change partner UNESCO and its Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO), will empower second-level...

  The final key outcomes of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project have been released in the project’s Legacy Brochure, available to download from: www.macumbaproject.eu MaCuMBA...

The third and final issue of the ECsafeSEAFOOD project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.ecsafeseafood.eu. ECsafeSEAFOOD is a four-year EC FP7-funded project that assesses food...

Thirteen young Irish people were honoured for their work in creating innovative digital games and stories based on the health of the ocean at the Sea Change CoderDojo Challenge, which...

The final results and outputs of the four-year EU funded Myfish (Maximising yield of fisheries while balancing ecosystem, economic and social concerns) project are now available on the project’s website:...

The 16th and final issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA...

Applications are now being accepted for the second training course organised by the Horizon 2020-funded AQUAEXCEL2020 project (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020). The Recirculating Aquaculture...

The second issue of the Sea Change project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.seachangeproject.eu. Sea Change is a three-year EU Horizon 2020 funded project that aims...

The worlds of science and industry gathered in Berlin, Germany, from 27-30 June 2016 to discuss the untapped biotechnological potential of the ocean’s microorganisms at the ‘Marine Microbiome – Discovery...

Over the next four years the new European Commission-funded REvivED water pilot project will contribute to addressing the world’s drinking water challenge by establishing electrodialysis as the preferred process for...

The EU-funded ECsafeSEAFOOD project will host a stakeholder event and open science meeting at the Royal Flemish Academy of Science and Art in Brussels, Belgium, from 25-26 January 2017. The...

The 15th issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA is a...

The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 funding programme is supporting the largest and most ambitious assessment of deep-sea Atlantic ecosystems ever undertaken through the €9 million ATLAS (A trans-Atlantic assessment and...

The second AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) Call for Access is now open, with a deadline of 8 July 2016. On a regular basis, the...

Learn more about the fascinating MaCuMBA project in this short video which gives a little glimpse into the story of the project: its genesis, objectives and successes, as told by...

With the COMMON SENSE project now in its final year, impressive progress is being made towards achieving the project’s aims of developing low cost sensors that will revolutionise current marine...

The 14th issue of the MaCuMBA (Marine Microorganisms: Cultivation Methods for Improving their Biotechnological Applications) project newsletter is now available to download from the project’s website: www.macumbaproject.eu. MaCuMBA is a...

Teachers, educators, outreach workers, curriculum designers, media representatives, government agencies, parents and students across Europe are coming together under the Sea Change project (www.seachangeproject.eu) to discuss key issues associated with...

Applications are now being accepted for the first distance learning training course organised by the AQUAEXCEL2020 (AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020) project. The three-day course,...

On 2 March 2016, 57 participants from 36 organisations and 11 countries converged in Brussels, Belgium, for the European Commission (EC) Horizon 2020 funded COLUMBUS project’s first annual Blue Society...