Astral Project

🎉 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....

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

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? ⬇

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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