RIVO Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research
RIVO fields of expertise: 50 Researchers, 50 Research- assistants 20 Staff
Fish Culture research at RIVO Government oriented: Environment, welfare, medicines Business oriented: Development of new species (sole, pikeperch, perch) Dietary modulation (functional foods) Nutrient flows (integrated systems) Water quality in RAS Bio-economic modeling Rearing of marine larvae
Fish culture research at RIVO Personnel - Scientists: 3.5 fte - Technicians: 2 fte - MSc students Funding - EU - National governments, local governments - Industry
EU CRAFT Projects Design and development of ongrowing technology for soles Bio-economic feasibility of intensive pike perch culture (Lucioperca) Biological optimization and development of processing methods for turbot farming Towards elimination of growth retardation in marine RAS for turbot Percatech
Other projects New species for aquaculture in the Netherlands Environmental impact of growing aquaculture production in NL Development of functional seafood products in aquaculture (EU IP Seafoodplus)