This course is one of five prepared under the EU Horizon 2020 project GAIN (Green Aquaculture Intensification).

The project is designed to support the ecological intensification of aquaculture in the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA), with the dual objectives of increasing production and competitiveness of the industry, while ensuring sustainability and compliance with EU regulations on food safety and environment.

Ecointensification of European aquaculture is a transdisciplinary challenge that requires the integration of scientific and technical innovations, new policies and economic instruments, as well as the mitigation of social constraints. This series of five online courses present some of the project findings and outputs in a structured way so that they can be studied by students, industry participants, policymakers, and anyone else with an interest in this sector in their own time and pace.

The following video introduces the project:

If you have not already done so, you should view the introductory course first to provide the full context for this one.

The full collection of courses are:

1. Introduction to the GAIN Project and courses
2. Sustainability of aquaculture products
3. Sustainable aquafeeds
4. Precision aquaculture
5. Valorisation of aquaculture wastes: An approach to the circular economy