Welcome to ARCTAQUA
Cross-Border Innovations in Arctic Aquaculture
Aquaculture is the fastest-growing animal production sector, and it is considered as an environmentally-sustainable industry that produces protein source for the growing world population. However, in Europe and Russia, the aquaculture production volumes have not followed the increasing demand for aquaculture products. Diversification of the farmed aquatic species is vital to cater to the market demands for fish protein. The main objective of ARCTAQUA is to promote the development of sustainable aquaculture in the Arctic region. For this, the ARCTAQUA will address main bottlenecks in the production of novel fish species (Arctic char, spotted wolffish, European whitefish and nelma) in the Arctic region; a strategy to improve the economic feasibility of the production systems of these species and to expand this industry. Ultimately, the ARCTAQUA will be a catalyst to create new job opportunities and contribute to the economic development of the Arctic region. This project is funded by Kolarctic CBC, EU, Russia, Norway, Sweden and Finland (http://kolarctic.info, and http://www.kolarctic.no).
OUR ACTIVITIES
Started trials at Sigerfjord Fisk AS
In June 2020, we started our trials to optimize the best rearing densities for Arctic char starts at
Nord and Akvatik visit Sigerfjord
In February 2020, Nord and Akvatik visit the Arctic char fish farm partner Sigerfjord to plan the
Project kick-off meeting
Project kick-off meeting (28-30 Jan) in St. Petersburg was hosted by the Berg Institute.
ARCTAQUA was officially initiated
The project ARCTAQUA was officially initiated in St. Petersburg. The ARCTAQUA is funded by the
Webpage manager: Bisa Saraswathy (bisa.saraswathy@nord.no) from Nord University.