Finfish aquaculture is the farming of freshwater and marine fish species in controlled aquatic enclosures such as ponds, lakes, reservoirs, or net pens in the sea. These can be completely closed systems such as recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), semi-closed systems such as...

Shellfish aquaculture is the cultivation and harvest of aquatic invertebrates, including molluscs such as mussels, oysters and clams, echinoderms, such as sea urchins and sea cucumbers, and crustaceans like shrimps. Various farming techniques exist for this type of aquaculture, depending on the...

The marine data service that supports the integrated maritime policy of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). Provides open access to high-quality pan-European marine data, metadata and data products from the marine environment and human...

The European Commission aims at achieving an EU aquaculture sector that is more resilient, competitive, and a global standard in sustainability and quality. The 'strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021-2030' present a vision to achieve this,...

Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing food-producing sectors worldwide. For the EU, the huge potential of aquaculture production in terms of the supply of sustainable and nutritious food and social and economic development remains untapped. There exists a unique opportunity to expand...

A Sustainable Blue Economy offers many solutions to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. However, this requires current activities, technologies and processes to reduce their carbon footprint. In response, the European Commission adopted a package of measures in February 2023 including...