1. Oppstartssamling planarbeidet Regionalplan sjøareal havbruk
AquaAccept Project: Developing novel socio-environmental indicators and management tools for a sustainable aquaculture
Oppstartssamling planarbeidet Regionalplan sjøareal havbruk
Elisa Ravagnan
28 September 2015
Photo: Fiona Provan (IRIS)

2. Sustainability of Aquaculture Industry: Extremely hot topic
It is not possible to talk about sustainability without using an interdisciplinary approach
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3. The main objective is to investigate the acceptable impacts of aquaculture on marine coastal systems.
Focus will be biological indicators, social acceptability and integrated management.
Secondary objectives: 1. To analyse if the combination of indicators currently used to monitor effects of aquaculture is giving a comprehensive overview of the environmental status. 2. To verify if the use of novel biological indicators could enhance the sensitivity of the monitoring. 3. To present status of the current social acceptability of aquaculture in fjords
4. To further ensure sustainability by developing knowledge of social acceptability of aquaculture. 5. To improve a new modelling tool for environmental risk, social acceptability and management of conflicts. 6. To provide recommendations and suggestions to the authorities and the industry to improve the sustainability of aquaculture in multiple aspects.
WP1
WP2
WP3
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4. innovative research and approaches great team
Key points:
innovative research and approaches
great team
involvement of stakeholders and local authorities
dissemination of results (scientific level/non scholar level)
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5. The AquaAccept team

6. To analyse if the combination of indicators currently used to monitor effects of aquaculture is giving a comprehensive overview of the environmental status.
To verify if the use of novel biological indicators could enhance the sensitivity of the monitoring.
WP1
1.1 Preparation of review report on biomarkers and biosensors in aquaculture
1.2 Feasibility study for biodiversity indexes as a tool in monitoring of environmental impact of aquaculture
1.3 Identification of probes to be implemented in tools for in situ detection of pathogens.

7. 3. To present status of the current social acceptability of aquaculture in fjords
4. To further ensure sustainability by developing knowledge of social acceptability of aquaculture.
WP2
Questions
Design
Who are the stakeholder groups?
Fishfarmers
Hobby fishermen and others using nature for recreation
Consumers
Local authorities / politicians …
Which factors increase or decrease acceptance?
pollution of the sea and other wild fish, «visual pollution»
the quality and prize of the farmed fish,
jobs, tourism
Settlement
Acceptance – what you say or what you do – attitudes or behavior?
National surveys
Many cases (informants), few questions
Screening attitudes, interests and behavior
Case studies
Many questions, few cases (informants)
Zooming in on stakeholder groups in rural coastal areas
Method: interviews, documents
Focus on reasons, rationalities, legitimation

8. 5. To develop a new modelling tool for environmental risk, social acceptability and management of conflicts. 6. To provide recommendations and suggestions to the authorities and the industry to improve the sustainability of aquaculture in multiple aspects.
WP3
GRID GRID 2.0

9. GRID 2.0: WEB-based tool to:
merge different data sources and types (quantitative and qualitative) basing on the results of WP1 (Improved indicators and monitoring methods) as well the socio-economic outputs emerging from WP2;
provide spatial and temporal representations of the outputs;
allow stakeholders to easly access data (results of monitoring activities and acceptability analysis).
Demo: case of study in Rogaland  Boknafjord
Base map and information collected from:

10. GRID 2.0: WEB-based tool
Demo: case of study in Rogaland  Boknafjord
Salmon cages
Shrimp fishing grounds
Gillnet fishing
Spawning areas

11. GRID 2.0: WEB-based tool
Future scenario: Salmon cages increase and conflicts with other activities in the area
Economical: % of income lost because of the salmon cages increase
Spatial: % of area lost because of the salmon cages increase

12. GRID 2.0: WEB-based tool Social perspective: STAKEHOLDERS STATEMENT
Scientist (fish biology)
The low prices of aquaculture products negatively impact the price of similar wild caught fish
Fish farming sector (consultancy)
The environmental impact of fish farms on the benthos is marginal and limited to the farm area
Administration (environment)
Fish farms create new opportunities for economic activities (e.g. fishing, boating, gastronomy)
Fisherman (aquaculture installations nearby)
Fish farms generate new biotopes

13. Partners: UiS, Fiskaaling, ISMAR
New project proposal: Holistic management of the coastal zone: a framework for sustainable and integrated development (AquaZone)
The main objective: identify the key drivers for sustainable increased production in the coastal zone; help the authorities to identify the most integrated, adaptive and participatory solutions.
The project will integrate knowledge from social, economic and environmental aspects in a user-friendly decision support tool for the management of the coastal area.
Secondary objectives:
1. Identify descriptors for assessing multiple impacts in the coastal zone (social, economic and environmental)
2. Explore the sustainability of solutions for salmon aquaculture intensification: aquaculture cage systems; IMTA; feed; new bio-industries (utilization of removed sludge and by-products).
3. Implement a decision support tool for the coastal zone management
4. Identify and evaluate environmental, economic and social hypothetical scenarios for a sustainable development of the coastal zone
Partners: UiS, Fiskaaling, ISMAR
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14. IRIS and aquaculture Aquaculture technology
recirculation technology, semi- closed sea cages and water quality (several)
Aquaculture acceptance
Developing novel socio-environmental indicators and management tools for a sustainable Aquaculture Environment & climate
Effect of diflubenzuron (medicated feed for salmon) on shrimp in changing climate
Fish health
Use of LC-MS/MS for identification of protein markers related to sea lice infestation
Testing of Seafarm Pulse Guard- against sea lice
Waste
Use of LC-MS/MS to identify bioactive peptides in by-products from aquaculture
Feed
Bioprotein- protein source for feed
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15. Thank you for your attention
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