Code
01D01324
Duration
01 December 2024 → 30 November 2028
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Marine ecology
- Lipidomics
Keywords
sustainable aquaculture
biosynthesis
fatty acids
copepods
lab experiment
Project description
Globally, sustainable aquaculture is urgently needed to meet the rising demand for aquatic nutrients, especially fatty acids. This PhD research studies fatty acid biosynthesis in primary aquatic consumers and scales up marine copepod cultures for larval fish feed by optimizing rearing conditions. It concludes with a copepod feeding trial, assessing the health status of the test fish.