Aquaculture

IMARES provides knowledge for sustainable development of aquaculture. The fast development of the aquaculture sector worldwide demands knowledge about requirements of species, optimizing of culture systems, management and  best practices.

The twenty aquaculture researcher of IMARES have know-how to improve the culture of fish and shellfish species in intensive and extensive systems, as well as on the production of algae as food for intensive shellfish production.


 Specific knowledge

  • Recirculation Aquaculture Systems
  • Mussel seed reproduction systems
  • Marine algae cultures
  • Sustainable Aquaculture concepts
  • Organic Aquaculture concepts
  • Fish welfare
  • Fish Physiology
  • Fish Nutrition
  • Integrated Aquaculture Concepts (off- and on-shore)
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Ecological Impact evaluations
  • Quality Management
  • Added Value Seafood

Projects

Clients

Products

Facilities

Tools

  • Models
  • Field studies
  • Pilot scale studies 
  • Lab-bench studies
  • Desk studies
  • Consumer panels
  • Underwater observations
  • Video Surveillance systems
  • Site Scan Sonar
  • BSc Student internship
  • MSc Student internship
  • PhD students projects


  
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Contact
Henk van der Mheen
Manager Aquaculture
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henk.vandermheen@wur.nl
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