Remote, Intelligent & Sustainable aquaculturE system for Fish
The Fish RISE Project
Objectives
The purpose of fish RISE is to increase economic social and environmental sustainability of aquaculture through the design and development of a wide methodological and technological framework for innovative in land-based and offshore aquaculture. The implementation of the framework solutions will follow a multidisciplinary approach to deal with the problem from multiple points of view by identifying excellent solutions in terms of methodologies and technologies. All developed solutions will contribute to the creation of 2 Prototypes of sustainable technology assisted production systems in land-based and offshore aquaculture.
In order to give to the project a holistic structure, fish RISE aims to achieve 3 Macro Specific Objectives:
- Food system: creation of technologies and methodologies to ensure the quality of edible products and other biotechnological (biopolymer) derivatives produced by the fish RISE platform;
- Health management system: creation of technologies and methodologies to ensure the farmed fish health and growth, by controlling and monitoring the production environment;
- Control and management system: creation of technologies and methodologies to ensure the functioning of the structure with respect to the external environment and the relationship between the farmed fishes and the external environment.
work packages
WP1: Analysis and background definition of knowledge, methodologies and technologies for assisted land-based and offshore aquaculture.
WP2: definition of optimal parameters for aquaculture production. Development of technologies and methodologies to ensure the quality of the edible products
and derivatives of biotechnological interest (waste products, bio-polymers, natural, functional and molecules
with high added value).
WP3: design and development of Health management System. Development of technologies and methodologies for the production systems controlling and
monitoring.
WP4: development of the land-based integrated aquaculture system in its prototype version.
WP5: development of the structural components of the offshore aquaculture cage.
WP6: development of all IT solutions that are useful for monitoring and managing fish RISE production
structures.
WP7: realization of a meteo marine previsional system for off-shore cage.
WP8: integration of the components developed within the project in order to come to the final version of
prototypes, and verify their correct functioning in an operating environment.
WP9: technological transfer, innovation dissemination and reception. To achieve a proper dissemination and acceptance of innovation in fish RISE by triggering the technology transfer process that brings innovation from the research sector to the market.
partners
- Apphia s.r.l.
- Badinotti Group
- Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC)
- Cooperative Research Institute (ICR)
- Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (CBN-IIT)
- ISPRA
- Maricoltura Mattinatese
- Planetek Italia l.t.d.
- University of Salento
- University of Tuscia
- Università del Piemonte Orientale
- Xenia Progetti
project team
In this section you will find more information about each of the 12 project partners composing the integrated project team
Apphia s.r.l. is an Italian Engineering company specialized in Research and Development of innovative solutions for complexes systems applicable to different sectors (aerospace, naval, water networks, aquaculture, smart agriculture, energy, logistics, …). Since March 2019 is registered in the Special section of Innovative SMEs. The company, through continuous and fruitful activities in the field of Research, is able to offer to its customers innovative services and solutions with a high degree of customization. Apphia activities are in the ICT (Information Communication Technology) sector. Apphia works mainly in the field of services and innovative technological products, focusing on monitoring and control of data/status of complex processes and systems in general and knowledge intensive systems for decision support.
The Euro-Mediterranean Center for Climate Change (CMCC) is a non-profit research institute founded in 2005 with the financial support of several ministries. The CMCC Mission is to carry out studies and models of our climate and environmental system and its interactions with society. The CMCC has extensive experience in the research of Founders and Participants. CMCC operates an owned Supercomputing Center, whose HPC facilities have been ranked from 2008 to 2014 in the 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world (Top500) and among the most powerful computer systems in Italy. CMCC develops and implements numerical models (eg NEMO, BFM and Shyfem) for global ocean, regional forecasts, biogeochemical modeling, basins and coastal water.
The Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies (CBN-IIT) Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, established in 2009, develops materials and devices at the micro and nanoscale for enabling technologies for the human body, fostering real time monitoring of health, wellness and sport performance, new assays and tools for nanomedicine and new technologies for renewable energy harvesting and saving. CBN-IIT activities span from TRL1 to TRL7, exploiting high performance computation, for designing new materials and devices at the nanoscale, and full prototyping and testing capabilities in state of the art front-end and back-end facilities.
Maricoltura Mattinatese is a cooperative society founded in 1982. In Italy the company was a pioneer in offshore fish farming. Today it is among the main in this area and is the largest in Apulia. The open-air facilities of the maricoltura Mattinatese are located on the south coast of the Gargano off the Mattinatella Bay in the territory of Mattinata. The company operates in the breeding of bushes and breams, using a land concession area at sea where pre-fattening and fattening cages dwell. Cages with a diameter between 22 and 25 meters are placed on two rows and the distances between them and the boundary of the inhibition zone allow the installation of a further prototype cage for experimentation. The experimental cage of the “S.E.A. project is currently housed in this area. – Security for Marine Environment and Aquaculture”, funded under the Regional Cluster Technology Clusters of the Puglia Region. The company also owns 5 vessels used for plant production management, two trucks and a special-purpose freight truck freight vessel.
The University of Salento is a Research University that aims at the development of basic and applied research, both in science and humanities. Departments manage the research activity, consortia and districts participated by the Salento’s academic institution.
Research activities take place within an extensive network of cooperation with other Italian and foreign universities and research organizations, both public and private. It is developed in close association with the national and international industrial system and with local authorities, paying particular attention to the needs expressed locally. The University’s research activity is positively assessed at national level, through regular monitoring tools (VQR, ASN, SUA-RD). Technology transfer is carried out through the administration of a patent portfolio and supporting several spin-offs and start-ups.
The Università del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” – UPO, is a public Italian University established in 1998. It has 8 Departments and one School of Medicine, 15.000 students, 400 staff scientists, 130 PhD students and 100 post-doc positions. The University offers a full range of academic disciplines and has a strong scientific background. High quality research and education is the mission of the University. UPO is partner of several European research and education programmes; it has been involved in 21 FP7 Projects (1 ERC grants), 21 H2020 Projects (7 as Coordinator), 8 Horizon Europe (3 as Coordinator). UPO has been acknowledged as a competent partner of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the European Union body for risk assessment regarding food safety.
The Badinotti Group was originally established in 1910 and managed by the Badinotti family. Through innovation and continuous growth the company has grown into a multinational group, employing more than 850 people worldwide. From the humble beginnings as an artesian fish net producer, the Badinotti Group has grown into a fully integrated supplier in the aquaculture industry, including turnkey projects and engineering services. The company also prides itself as an important supplier of nets to purse seine fleets big and small around the world. Currently the group owns and operates production facilities in Chile, Slovakia and Peru, along with net service companies in Chile and Canada. In a mature industry, Badinotti Group continuously looks for opportunities to innovate and improve. The goal is to offer services and products that assist the client in improving their operations.
Cooperative Research Institute (ICR) was established in 1993 with the aim of enhancing the technical and scientific potential of the Research Cooperatives adhering to the General Association of Italian Cooperatives (AGCI), which has been operating both nationally and internationally, in the fields of research, training and dissemination of the Fishing, Aquaculture and Environment sectors.n 2005, the structure is complemented by the creation of a Department of Agriculture and Bioenergy and covers all areas of research and development, training and services of the agro-fish-food chain. To date, the social structure is made up of 13 cooperatives distributed throughout the national territory. Competences and synergies allow ICR to address the wide range of interventions for which it was born.
Planetek Italia l.t.d. is one of the main national operators in the field of satellite remote sensing and geomatics, ie IT applied to territorial management. Planetek is active in the development of computer solutions for the storage, processing and distribution of map databases and satellite imagery. For Planetek Italia research is a continuous activity and the Company has been involved since its foundation in 1994 for research and development projects funded by the European Commission within the various programs and the Italian and European Space Agency. Planetek’s has designed Rheticus®, the award-winning geospatial analytics platform, to provide users in different industries with satellite-based monitoring services for decision-making and operational activities. Rheticus® is used by Fish RISE project to provide EO data of water quality, to assess the impact of the new aquaculture technologies developed within the project and to support the development of a Decision Support System for aquaculture sustainable optimization.
The Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences of the University of Tuscia brings together a group of researchers with backgrounds and scientific interests deeply rooted in the areas of environmental and biological sciences. In particular, the Laboratory of Experimental Oceanology and Marine Ecology (LOSEM) actively works in the field of marine sciences and is involved in numerous projects aimed at supporting the sustainable management of marine ecosystems. In addition to LOSEM, in fishRISE project is also involved the Marine Experimental Ichthyogenic Center (CISMAR) which carries out researchers aimed at the conservation and management of coastal environments through the study of the interactions between the marine environment, fishing and aquaculture.
Founded in 1990, Xenia Progetti provides design, consulting and sales of IT solutions and services. Thanks to its experience with the major Manufacturing Industries, Xenia Progetti is considered a preferred partner for System Integration services in Italy and abroad, also in different Market Segments such as Telecommunication, Healthcare, Public Administration.