University of Gothenburg
Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC
Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC

Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC

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  2. Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC

The Swedish Mariculture Research Center, SWEMARC, is one of six interdisciplinary research centers at the University of Gothenburg with research that meets today's global societal challenges. Our goal is to increase the sustainability of farming food from the ocean through interdisciplinary and socially engaging research.

Research
SWEMARC Research Areas
The research within SWEMARC is organised into six highly integrated Research Areas (RA) to address key problems that…

Cooperate with SWEMARC

Cooperation
Aquaculture industry
Cooperation
Aquaculture associations and public actors

Educate yourself with SWEMARC

Education
Nordic Master's Programme in Sustainable Production and Utilization of Marine…
Education
PhD course "Transdisciplinary approaches to sustainable marine aquaculture" …
The course is aimed at PhD students with an interest in interdisciplinary approaches to the development of sustainable food…
Education
Further development courses within aquaculture
Här kan du ta del av de skräddarsydda fortbildningskurser om vattenbruk för vattenbrukare, näringslivsutvecklare,…

SWEMARC's six research areas

Research area 1: A framework for sustainable expansion of mariculture
Research area 4: Aquafeed development
Research area 2: Managing legal and societal conflicts
Research area 5: Consumption and marketing
Research area 3: Development of environmentally friendly culture techniques
Research area 6: Impact of mariculture

News and events

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News – 28 October 2020
The first sea cucumber bred in captivity
For the first time, the red signal cucumber has been bred in captivity. The aim is to be able to strengthen the population…
Conference
Sea and Society Day - Great expectations
There are great expectations on researchers, not only to publish high qualitative results but also to actively participate…

SWEMARC's school of knowledge

Education
What is aquaculture?
Education
Publications
Scientific articles, dissertations and book chapters
An important task for SWEMARC is to disseminate scientifically correct information about aquaculture. Here you will find our…
Education
National Aquaculture Conferences
Sweden's seas and lakes have enormous commercial potential for the cultivation of fish, shellfish and other aquatic…

SWEMARC and the global sustainability goals

Research
SWEMARC and the sustainable development goals
SWEMARC work towards eleven out of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). But we aim towards tre of the SDGs: SDG2…

Meet our researchers and students

Doctoral students from around the world explored..
Aquaculture looks for ways to secure the future...
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