Astral Project

🎉 Project Complete! Celebrating Success & Lessons Learned 🎉

We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Project! This journey has been challenging, insightful, and incredibly rewarding. Huge thanks to everyone who played a role in bringing this project to life.

Check out our project Highlights:
📈 Solutions: https://www.astral-project.eu/astral-solutions
🤝 Training and Education: https://www.astral-project.eu/training-education-materials
💡 Publications: https://www.astral-project.eu/publications

From here on out we will predominantly be using LinkedIn for any project communications, so please do not hesitate to contact us there 👍

Special Thanks to our excellent condortium of partners: https://www.astral-project.eu/partners

Looking forward to taking these lessons and experiences into our next projects. Here’s to future challenges and continued growth!

🌏 183 diverse organisations from 47 countries have already joined Crowdhelix's global Helix.

🔗 It connects experts worldwide to develop solutions that contribute towards circularity in the aquaculture sector.

👉 Join the Helix: https://crowdhelix.com/helixes/aquaculture/info

🌍🌊 Exciting News!

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our comprehensive Aquaculture Quiz, now available in 5 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Norwegian! 🌐

With accessibility in 122+ countries, this quiz was officially launched during the Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, this past August 2024.

Whether you’re working in aquaculture or related industries, this quiz is a fun way to navigate best practices and insights for a sustainable future.

📥 Download the quiz today on the ASTRAL website or Zenodo and join the movement toward innovation and sustainability.

Quiz link: https://lnkd.in/dSz5xyYR



Bioceanor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
CONICET Dialoga
Crowdhelix
University of Cape Town
Niomr Lagos

🌊 The consortium is made up of 16 partners dedicated to promoting production in the Atlantic area. Our goal is to drive innovation, , and collaboration in this vital industry.

🔗 Discover our consortium at: https://www.astral-project.eu/partners

🎉 Congratulations to our esteemed project partners of the University of Cape Town, Marissa Brink-Hull, John Bolton and Brett Macey for their recent publication:

'Bacterial microbiome dynamics in commercial integrated aquaculture systems growing Ulva in abalone effluent water'

📖 To view the publication please see:

Bacterial microbiome dynamics in commercial integrated aquaculture systems growing Ulva in abalone effluent water - Journal of Applied Phycology In South Africa, the green seaweed Ulva lacinulata is grown in land-based integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) farms with the abalone Haliotis midae. The Ulva serves as a biofilter and the co-produced Ulva is often used as feed for the abalone. To better understand the potential benefits and....

Would you like to learn more about our lab in Brazil with Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG ? 🇧🇷

Visit the Website & discover the production chains at this innovative IMTA site 🌊

➡️ https://www.astral-project.eu/imta-lab-brazil

Last week, the Project hosted a successful Policy Meeting in Brussels, where we presented our final findings and recommendations.

After four years of dedication, it was the perfect way to conclude the journey—insightful discussions, the exchange of experiences, and fresh ideas to advance sustainable aquaculture and IMTA

A big thank you to all the participants for your enthusiasm and meaningful contributions! We look forward to continuing these conversations and exploring new ideas together."

Bioceanor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG
CONICET Dialoga
Crowdhelix
University of Cape Town
Niomr Lagos

Introducing the IMTA Biofloc Production Manual 🍃

Produced by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, the Biofloc Production Manual outlines the challenges and opportunities associated with species production in a Biofloc IMTA production system.

Explore the full manual at:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f50ad40beb7390376e770e8/t/66d58536aa91932c1274ac8e/1725269315708/Astral_ly_Manual_Biofloc_IMTA_E.pdf

Project will soon be coming to an end, but we still have a lot to share!

The final IMTA Workshop took place this week during the ASTRAL Atlantic Aquaculture International Conference- AAIC24 in Stellenbosch, South Africa 🇿🇦, where our IMTA labs and results have been presented.

It has been an exciting week 👏

🤔 Interested in our IMTA Production Manuals and Technology Solutions for aquaculture? ⬇

🔗 https://lnkd.in/dA8kDtRR
🔗 https://lnkd.in/dycSx6j2

We are delighted to introduce 's Open Water IMTA Production Manual 🌊

Produced by Marine Institute and Scottish Association For Marine Science, this manual outlines sources of information on IMTA production and IMTA research projects in Ireland and Scotland 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

To explore our manual please see:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f50ad40beb7390376e770e8/t/66c7013dc2b95241ec56831c/1724318019586/Astral_ly_Manual_OpenWater_C.pdf

⭐ Event Announcement ⭐

Atlantic Aquaculture International Conference – AAIC24 is just around the corner!

The will be a presential event jointly organised with the 15th Aquaculture Conference of the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa - AASA from September 9 to 13, 2024 at Stellenbosch University campus, Western Cape Province, South Africa 🇿🇦

Discover more: https://www.astral-project.eu/news-events/atlantic-aquaculture-international-conference-aaic24

🎉 consortium partner Crowdhelix has just launched their new website!

Organisations have the opportunity to leverage the global collaboration platform to secure EU funding, establish consortia, and share project results.

Discover the new site:

🔗 https://crowdhelix.com