SMARTAQUA aquaculture beyond food

SMARTAQUA aims to expand the non-food aquaculture businesses in Wales. Aquaculture – the production of aquatic organisms - is the world’s fastest-growing food industry, but it is also highly competitive.

In comparison, the non-food aquaculture industry (e.g. production of cleaner fish and nutraceuticals from algae) is a niche market, driven by science, where Wales can take the lead.

SMARTAQUA is an ERDF project funded through the Welsh Government.

SMARTAQUA is based at Swansea University, Biosciences Department, Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research