Summer is here and delicious shellfish appear more tempting than ever, offering exquisite flavors and textures and allowing us to savor the taste of the sea. It is worth considering the nutritional virtues and flaws derived from the consumption of this type of seafood, which includes two well differentiated categories: crustaceans and molluscs. Crustaceans such…
DetailsOur Aquaculture Division is carrying out a R&D Project on new applications for microalgae. Microalgae aquaculture is gaining importance recently, with an estimated world output in excess of 5,000 metric tonnes/year (excluding the addition of value resulting from their processing and refining). Beyond other applications such as biofuel production, our interest derives from their proximate…
DetailsThis applied research Project was undertaken within the AquaReg/Interreg framework, a cooperative technological network between Galicia, Border, Midland and Western regions in Ireland and Trøndelag in Norway. The primary aim is to develop an understanding of the requirements for the transport and storage of live crustaceans throughout the value chain, from producer to market. The…
DetailsAcuinuga is developing microdiets for the nutrition of fish, molluscs and crustaceans larvae, uniquely formulated and primarily incorporating local ingredients in their composition. The aim is to decrease the need for phytoplancton and zooplankton in the production of aquaseed, due to their high production costs and difficult handling. The partial substitution of live diets for…
DetailsA serious environmental problem is arising because of the generation of high volumes of waste by the fishing, aquaculture, processing and cannery industries. Mounting social pressure and an ever-increasing legal framework push for the implementation of valorization strategies for this waste. These are, in general, valuable byproducts with good nutritional value, suitable for valorization under…
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