SLU Aquaculture

SLU Aquaculture

is a platform to promote and coordinate aquaculture research and education. Aquaculture-related research is taking place at all four faculties at SLU. Our mission is to consolidate and develop

Future Fish Slaughter: Humane Methods Under Scrutiny

Slaughtered fish on lab table, Aquaculture is increasing production worldwide. Therefore, there is a need to develop humane slaughter methods, both to promote animal welfare and to ensure high

AQUA 2024

To promote and share aquaculture research globally, SLU Aquaculture supported Aleksandar Vidakovic and Vilma Johansson's attendance at the AQUA 2024 conference in Copenhagen. The aim was to find new

New funding call from SLU Aquaculture

SLU Aquaculture has recently announced a new funding call for research to stimulate cross-faculty and university collaborations and strengthen aquaculture research at SLU. Grants can be given up to a

Grants

We offer financial support for new and innovative projects and activities to stimulate cross-faculty and university collaborations and strengthen aquaculture research at SLU. We currently have an

Scientific publications by SDG

In order to successfully meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), strategies and measures need to be based on scientific ground. SLU researchers continuously publish scholarly works related to

Almedalen2019

Farming of fish, shellfish and algae has an important role to play in future food supply, but how to make farming even more sustainable? And what should the fish eat? Circular bioeconomy, new feeds

Joint aquaculture publications by SLU and researchers based in low and middle income countries

SLU researchers collaborate with researchers based across the world, including in low- and middle-income countries. Below you find joint scientific publications within aquaculture, sorted by: last

Webinar series 2020

The webinar series "Sustainable from the North to the South" presented different production methods, challenges and opportunities for Swedish aquaculture. The webinars was organised by

Hang your hat on fish welfare!

All fish kept by humans must be stunned before slaughter. However, how to do this in an ethically defensible manner is unclear. The lack of knowledge when it comes to stunning methods for fish is

Who asks the farmed fish?

Today, more than half of the fish we eat globally are raised in fish farms and the proportion originating from farming continue to increase. Unfortunately, there are some problems associated with

Genetic mapping of Arctic charr – an important step for Swedish aquaculture

The Swedish breeding program for Arctic charr has been run successfully for almost forty years. Historically, breeding has been based on classic selection methods where breeding fish are selected