Details
- Mission objective
- Objective 1a - Protect and restore marine and coastal ecosystems and biodiversityObjective 3b - Blue economy - carbon-neutral and circular fisheries and aquacultureObjective 3c - Blue economy - Decarbonisation and ecosystem perspectives in maritime industries
- Lighthouse
- Atlantic basin
- Sector
- Marine living resources
- Topic(s)
- Aquatic plants and algaeClean oceanFisheriesShellfishBlue biotechnologiesFarming aquaculture
- Type of action
- Research and Innovation
- Type of knowledge output
- Models (economic modelling, forecast models, conceptual structures, decision-making models, CBAs, etc)
- Solution owner
- ASTRAL
- Country
- Norway
Description
The ASTRAL project incorporates a variety of technological solutions for advancing Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). These solutions encompass a comprehensive range of innovations to promote sustainable aquaculture practices, including biosensors, advanced water quality sensors like automated spectrometers and fluorometers, low-cost monitoring kits equipped with Internet of Things (IoT) technology, AI-based vision sensors, and an automated microplastics sensor. Collectively, these technological advancements are poised to ensure and enhance the sustainability, efficiency, and environmental responsibility of aquaculture operations
