SLU Aquaculture

Grants

To stimulate cross-faculty collaborations and further strengthen aquaculture research at SLU, we offer financial support for new and innovative projects and activities. Successful applicants within

Activities

Here we gather information and documentation from activities that SLU Aquaculture arranges, supports or participate in. All activities aim to develop aquaculture research and education.

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

Harvest of reed provides double benefits

Reed is now turned into animal feed with an extra environmental benefit – reed harvest can also reduce eutrophication in our waters, according to researchers at SLU. Several measures, as for example

Ny rapport beskriver akvakultur i Sverige och i världen

A new report from SLU describes aquaculture in Sweden and globally. What different production systems are used, what do they look like and what are their advantages and disadvantages? Which species

Education

SLU Aquaculture promote and develope aquaculture education at SLU. We also contribute to training activities in collaboration with other universities and organizations. Here you can find courses,

Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar

Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar aquaculture@slu.se Welcome to a seminar with research highlights from the Huyben lab in Canada and the latest on fish feed and the gut microbiome, presented by

HGEN Genetics of social interactions in aquaculture

Social interactions among individuals are receiving increasing attention from animal breeders in recent years. Both theoretical and empirical work shows that social interactions may contribute

HGEN Marine Science Program Tanzania: towards a breeding program for Tilapia

The major problem hindering aquaculture development in Tanzania is the lack of good quality fingerlings and quality fish feeds. Fish farmers depend on aquaculture for food as fish provide alternative

HGEN Avelsprogram röding och regnbåge

SLU and Aquaculture Center North (VBCN) in Kälarne have been involved in breeding and research on Arctic Char and rainbow trout since the 1980’s. There is a formal agreement about responsibilities

Worth knowing: Cecilia Lalander

Worth Knowing: Are Insects a Sustainable Feed Ingredient? bib-webbredaktionen@slu.se Welcome to a lunchtime lecture where Cecilia Lalander, Associate Professor in technology at the Department of

Fish stunning methods fail!

In two studies, we evaluated existing and alternative stunning methods for farmed fish. We studied rainbow trout and the increasingly common warm-water species, the African catfish (Clarias