This collection of free courses were prepared under the EU Horizon 2020 project GAIN (Green Aquaculture Intensification) as the deliverable for Task 5.1 managed by the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling. It introduces the project activities and the major themes under investigation. These include an examination of sustainability issues for aquaculture production and the means of addressing these through ecological intensification, feed innovations, precision management and the valorisation of aquaculture wastes to contribute to circular economies.
The courses are intended for people actively engaged with aquaculture production, seafood value chains, certification schemes and policy organisations, but will also be of interest to a wider professional and academic audience including students studying related subjects.
These courses received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 773330 (GAIN, Green Aquaculture
Intensification in Europe). The content of these courses do not reflect
the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the
information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the authors. Start date: 01/05/2018, End date: 31/10/2021.-
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Introduction to the GAIN Project and Courses
This free course provides an overview of ecological intensification as it applies to aquaculture, explaining why it is crucial for the future of fish and shellfish production, and how the EU GAIN project intend to support its implementation.
Course
1 hr
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Sustainability of aquaculture products
The course explores how the sustainability of aquaculture products can be measured and how that can be used to inform production practices and communications with the public.
Course
4 hrs
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Poletto Tatiana under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
Sustainable Aquafeeds
This free course, Sustainable aquafeeds, explores in detail the challenges of the aquafeed industry to become increasingly sustainable and, through innovation, meet the nutritional requirements of animals as well as the demands of its market.
Course
4 hrs
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Valorisation of aquaculture wastes: An approach to the circular economy
This free course on the valorisation of aquaculture wastes explores the different existing strategies to upgrade the wastes and mortalities generated in the aquaculture activities beyond the conventional fish meal production and how they can contribute to a circular economy.
Course
12 hrs
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Precision Aquaculture
This free course on Precision Aquaculture provides an introduction to how data analysis and machine learning can be used to improve environmental performance of fish farms.
Course
8 hrs