Capture-based aquaculture involves catching wild animals and then keeping them alive or feeding them until they are slaughtered.
The aim of capture-based aquaculture is to increase the biomass, enhance the raw material quality and the opportunity to perform strategically in relation to the market by being able to determine when the fish are slaughtered and sold.
For instance, the cod fishery is characterised by a short and hectic season. If wild cod is caught and kept alive in the cage, it is possible to ensure a supply of fresh cod to the markets year-round and not only during the short fishing season.
In 2010 the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs established a National Centre for Capture-based Aquaculture at Nofima in Tromsø.
The centre primarily works with capture-based aquaculture of cod and has developed close cooperation with industrial actors, both in the fishing fleet and land-based industry, and in particular companies involved in the feeding out of cod. The activities shall have a value chain perspective and develop products and methods that increase the value of the resource.
Nofima’s Centre for Capture-based Aquaculture carries out basic and applied research within the areas of catch, transport and storage of fish and crustaceans. Storage and feeding out of cod caught in the spring and harvested in the autumn forms the foundation of the centre, but a host of other species is included in the activity.
Nofima has entered into project collaboration with Vesterålen Fiskeripark with the aim of creating a meeting place where scientists and fishermen can meet to develop concepts for capture-based aquaculture.
Nofima
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