BlueAquaEdu Summer School In France
Welcome to the
Summer School of
Aquaculture!
Gain a foundational understanding of post-harvest management in aquaculture, including key stages from harvest to market, challenges and opportunities.
Dates
8-11 July 2025
Location
Boulogne sur Mer, France
Organizers
BlueAquaEdu European Program
Summer School Objectives
By completing this summer school, students will:
- Aquaculture Systems & Trends: Understand global trends, the importance of aquaculture, and various systems like extensive, semi-intensive, intensive, and IMTA.
- Breeding & Farming Practices: Learn breeding, rearing, and farming techniques for European species while ensuring welfare and biosafety standards.
- Fish Health & Welfare: Monitor health, identify diseases, and maintain high welfare standards through habitat design, handling, and enrichment across systems like RAS and cage farming.
- RAS Technology & Water Management: Master Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) principles, including water quality, chemistry, and treatment technologies.
- Post-Harvest Management & Sustainability: Ensure product quality, safety, and compliance with food safety standards while adopting sustainable practices like resource recovery, waste minimization, and by-product valorization.
- Market Readiness & Innovation: Develop market-ready products, explore innovative extraction methods, and gain hands-on experience in fish valorization and product preparation.
Summer School Curicullum
DAY 1
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DAY 2
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DAY 3
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DAY 4
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Summer School Courses
DAY 1
Title Course
Duration
Delivered by
Introduction to the BlueAquaEdu project
30 min
AUA and/or AQUIMER
The BlueAquaEdu serious game
30 min
MINDS
Introduction to Cage Farming: Overview and Importance
1 h
AUA
Site Selection and Preparation: Factors to Consider
1 h
AUA
Feeding Practices: Strategies for Nutrient Optimization
1 h
AUA
Health Management: Disease Prevention and Treatment
1h 30 min
AUA
DAY 2
Title Course
Duration
Delivered by
Introduction to aquaculture hatcheries. Broodstock Selection: Criteria and Considerations
1 h
AUA
Spawning Techniques: Induced Spawning and Natural Spawning Egg Incubation: Environmental Conditions and Monitoring
1 h
AUA
Larval Rearing: Feeding Strategies and Water Quality Management
1 h
AUA
RAS Engineering
1 h
SEAentia
Water Quality and Treatment in RAS
1 h
SEAentia
Fish welfare
1 h
SEAentia
DAY 3
Title Course
Duration
Delivered by
Introduction to aquaculture post-harvest management
1 h
AUA
Handling and Processing of Aquatic Products
1 h
AUA
Quality control and assurance in aquaculture Post-Harvest
1 h
AUA
Key by-products in various industries
1 h
ULCO
Environmental considerations
30 min
ULCO
Industry trends and challenges
30 min
ULCO
Extraction methods and technologies
30 min
ULCO
Maintenance and quality control
15 min
ULCO
Raw material sourcing and handling
15 min
ULCO
Processing and packaging techniques
15 min
ULCO
Resource recovery and waste minimization
15 min
ULCO
Market readiness and product development
15 min
ULCO (University of the Littoral Opal Coast)
DAY 4
Title Course
Duration
Delivered by
Practical aspects of fish valorisation. Visiting industrial premises in Boulogn Sur Mer
6 h
AQUIMER
The serious game
2 h
MINDS
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