The aquatic products sector
in action

The Association Agreement between Korea and Horizon Europe is expected to be officially signed in the second half of 2024, subject to the completion of the necessary ratification procedures on both sides. This will allow Korea to participate fully in the programme from 2025. Once the agreement is signed, researchers and organisations in Korea will […]

CIRCALGAE’s simple, water-based technologies allow upcycling of these waste streams into value-added ingredients to be used in specific texturized vegan foods, protein rich feed, health-promoting ingredients and cosmetic formulations, in 12 demonstrator products, 2 of which will be qualified for market. Through co-creating and co-learning, CIRCALGAE aims to connect all algae cross-sectional actors for the […]

The webinar began with a presentation on environmental contaminants in the aquatic products sector by Karine Bertholon from the DGAL, followed by a presentation of the project results by Marie Bruaut from AQUIMER. At the end of the webinar, participants were able to exchange views with project coordinator Begoña Espiña from INL. You can find […]

Project results: The first stage involved a literature review based on the latest scientific knowledge available on the environmental footprint of marine products as well as the latest ecological knowledge available. These data complement the various Lifecycle Analysis indicators to propose a methodology for improving the assessment of a product’s impact on marine biodiversity. The […]

The aim of the project is to develop a robust scientific methodology (using Sayari’s expertise) to assess the impact of fishing activities on marine biodiversity and apply it to a specific case study. The project partners: EURONOR, Sovintex and FromNord, are delighted to contribute to this project in support of sustainable development. For some years […]

The AQUIMER project managers took part in the four webinars in order to learn about the evolution of the programmes, the synergies between the different schemes and to be able to pass on to members the key elements for the aquatic products sector. You can watch the webinars in replay below:  

On Tuesday evening, 26 April, the winners of the Seafood Excellence Global Awards, recognizing the best products at the Expo, were annonced. 82 products were in competition and 38 of them were selected for the final. We can highlight the grand prize for Best HORECA (hotel/restaurant/catering) Product won by the French company GlobeXplore for its […]

AQUIMER, as the French R&I cluster on seafood, both located in Hauts-de-France and Normandy, was appointed by ADEME, the France’s National Agency for Green Transition, to establish and coordinate a Regional Committee on “the sea and the circular economy“ in the Normandy region. This initiative has been promoted by ADEME jointly with the Normandy Region […]

The 5th Meeting of EATIP FRANCE was held on the 15th of November in the presence of the General Secretary, Mr David Bassett. Margherita Vece, responsible at AQUIMER for European funding opportunities, projects and networks, presented the relevant topics for the sector under the 2nc Horizon Europe Call with its deadline on the 15th of […]