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Project

Fatty acid metabolism and trophic transfer: enhancing sustainability in aquaculture

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

01D01324

Duration

01 December 2024 → 30 November 2028

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Marleen De Troch

Fellow

Sara Degrande

Research disciplines

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.

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