PREVENT ESCAPE
Assessing the causes and developing measures to prevent the escape of fish from sea-cage aquaculture
| Coordinatore | SINTEF FISKERI OG HAVBRUK AS
Organization address
city: TRONDHEIM contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Norway [NO] |
| Totale costo | 3˙868˙871 € |
| EC contributo | 2˙970˙646 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2008-2B |
| Funding Scheme | CP-FP |
| Anno di inizio | 2009 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2009-04-01 - 2012-03-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SINTEF FISKERI OG HAVBRUK AS
Organization address
city: TRONDHEIM contact info |
NO (TRONDHEIM) | coordinator | 877˙116.00 |
| 2 |
NOFIMA AS
Organization address
address: MUNINBAKKEN 9-13 contact info |
NO (TROMSO) | participant | 549˙577.00 |
| 3 |
PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GALLOS contact info |
EL (RETHIMNO) | participant | 284˙634.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE
Organization address
address: CAMPUS DE SAN VICENTE RASPEIG s/n contact info |
ES (ALICANTE) | participant | 240˙281.00 |
| 5 |
STIFTELSEN NORSK INSTITUTT FOR NATURFORSKNING NINA
Organization address
address: HOGSKOLERINGEN 9 contact info |
NO (TRONDHEIM) | participant | 215˙018.00 |
| 6 |
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH
Organization address
address: 46,7th avenue Athens-Sounio, (Mavro Lithari) contact info |
EL (ANAVISSOS ATTIKI) | participant | 207˙688.00 |
| 7 |
MARINE INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: "Rinville, Oranmore" contact info |
IE (GALWAY) | participant | 201˙173.00 |
| 8 |
TECNALIA CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA AIE
Organization address
city: DERIO contact info |
ES (DERIO) | participant | 145˙469.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA
Organization address
address: C/ Juan de Quesada 30 contact info |
ES (LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA) | participant | 121˙398.00 |
| 10 |
THE SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION FOR MARINESCIENCE LBG
Organization address
address: Scottish Marine Institute contact info |
UK (DUNBEG OBAN) | participant | 105˙856.00 |
| 11 |
UNIVERSITA TA MALTA
Organization address
address: University Campus, Tal-Qroqq contact info |
MT (MSIDA) | participant | 22˙436.00 |
| 12 |
NOFIMA MARIN AS
Organization address
address: MUNINBAKKEN 9-13 contact info |
NO (TROMSO) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The escape of fish from sea-cage aquaculture is perceived as a serious threat to natural biodiversity in Europe's marine waters. Escaped fish may cause undesirable genetic effects in native populations through interbreeding, and ecological effects through predation, competition and the transfer of diseases to wild fish. Technical and operational failures of fish farming technology cause escapes. Cages break down in storms, wear and tear of the netting causes holes, and operational accidents lead to spills of fish. Sea-cage equipment is marketed and used across Europe, thus knowledge relevant to the culture of numerous species in diverse environments is required to produce robust equipment and implement risk adverse operations. The Prevent Escape project will conduct and integrate biological and technological research on a pan-European scale to improve recommendations and guidelines for aquaculture technologies and operational strategies that reduce escape events. Through research focused on sea-cages and their immediate surrounds, we will assess technical and operational causes of escape incidents, assess the extent of escapes of reproductive gametes and fish, determine the inherent behaviours that pre-dispose certain species of fish towards a higher probability of escaping, and document the dispersal of escapees to develop and test recapture strategies. Information from these components of the project will feed into research specifically aimed at benchmarking the performance of equipment under farming conditions and thereby improving operations and equipment production, and advancing national and international standards for the design, construction and use of aquaculture equipment. These key pieces of information, when added to existing knowledge, will allow determination of practical, implementable measures to prevent escapes and mitigate the effects of escapees. If prevention and mitigation are more successful, genetic and ecological impacts should diminish.'