ASTRAL

Programme

Horizon 2020 - Program to support and encourage European research in support of industrial competitiveness

Budget

7.9 M€

PARTNERSHIP

The project is coordinated by NORCE (Norwegian Research Institute) and involves 17 partners in Europe, Brazil, South Africa, Argentina and Nigeria.

DURATION

48 months (September 2020 - August 2024)

PROJECT SUMMARY

The project aims to develop new sustainable, profitable and resilient value chains for Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA).

ObjecTIVEs 

The specific objectives of the project are as follows:

• Develop and validate 4 AMTI case studies (Ireland, Scotland, South Africa and Brazil).
• Provide a catalog of "species for the future", listing their resilience, profitability, sustainability and nutritional value.
• Increase circularity by 50-60% compared with monoculture, and determine the best configuration for achieving zero waste.

CLUSTER'S ROLE

The Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique is responsible for the "IMTA socio-economics, business models and Profitability" work package, which aims to reference best practices in the sector and set up a business plan for the installation of new AMTI labs.

The ASTRAL project is of particular interest to members of the "Marine Biological Resources" Domain, with opportunities for networking with European companies.

Contact

• lisa.maire@polemer-ba.com 
• europe@polemer-ba.com