Dates

8-11 July 2025

Location

Boulogne sur Mer, France

Organizers

BlueAquaEdu European Program

Summer School Objectives

By completing this summer school, students will:

  • Aquaculture Systems & Trends: Understand global trends, the importance of aquaculture, and various systems like extensive, semi-intensive, intensive, and IMTA.
  • Breeding & Farming Practices: Learn breeding, rearing, and farming techniques for European species while ensuring welfare and biosafety standards.
  • Fish Health & Welfare: Monitor health, identify diseases, and maintain high welfare standards through habitat design, handling, and enrichment across systems like RAS and cage farming.
  • RAS Technology & Water Management: Master Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) principles, including water quality, chemistry, and treatment technologies.
  • Post-Harvest Management & Sustainability: Ensure product quality, safety, and compliance with food safety standards while adopting sustainable practices like resource recovery, waste minimization, and by-product valorization.
  • Market Readiness & Innovation: Develop market-ready products, explore innovative extraction methods, and gain hands-on experience in fish valorization and product preparation.

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