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EU Blue Economy Observatory
Call for tendersClosed

Scaling-up EU cultivation of shellfish and algae

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Status
Closed
Reference
CINEA/2023/OP/0003
Publication date
Deadline date
Opening of tenders
Department
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Description

Biomass provides about 60% of the EU’s renewable energy. However, scenarios for meeting the EU’s objective of carbon neutrality by 2050 suggest that more will be needed, which puts pressure on land resources for other priorities, such as growing food and feed and protecting wilderness. It is, therefore, imperative to know whether increasing food and feed in the oceans can relieve this pressure.

There are many questions about whether algae and shellfish production can be scaled up enough to make an appreciable contribution to the EU’s food supply – either directly or as feed for other species. The subject of this call for tenders is developing and testing tools (software and maps) that will contribute to assessing the feasibility and impact of scaling up EU cultivation of shellfish and algae. The general objective is to contribute to the decarbonisation objectives of the European Green Deal.

The specific objective is to build on the results from previous projects to assess the interaction of shellfish and algae cultivation with the supply of nutrients by improving the modelling and including additional constraints, especially the uptake of toxins and contaminants.
Budget available: EUR 600,000.

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