Last June 27th and 28th, the 6th Consortium meeting of the European project SEA2LAND was held in Toulouse, organized by the University of Toulouse INP (Toulouse National Polytechnic Institute) CATAR (Centre for The Application and Processing of Agro-Resources), and CAPA (Chamber of Agriculture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques). The meeting took place at École Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques (National School of Chemical and Technological Engineers), where partners had the opportunity to share the project results developed over the last six months.
SEA2LAND, funded by the Horizon 2020 Programme, works to design new ways of valorisation of by-products from the fishing industry to obtain biobased fertiliser products with high added value. The project seeks to improve the sustainability of this sector and, at the same time, contribute to adjusting the balance of nutrients between the different regions of Europe, especially those with the greatest deficiencies. The ‘from the sea to the land’ strategy proposes the application of more than 9 technologies in 7 case studies in 6 representative areas of the European fisheries sector (North Sea, Baltic, Cantabrian, Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas, as well as the Atlantic Ocean). These pilot schemes are distributed across different areas representative of the different realities of the fishing and aquaculture industry in Europe.
During the two-day meeting, partners had the opportunity to learn about the results of the different tasks and they also visited CATAR facilities. The event allowed them to work collectively on the definition of future outcomes of the project.
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SEA2LAND is a 4-year Innovation Action project (IA) funded with 7.7 million € by the EU in the framework of the Horizon 2020 programme, led by NEIKER, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance (BRTA). The project works to design new ways of valorisation of by-products from the fishing industry to obtain biobased fertiliser products with high added value. SEA2LAND seeks to improve the sustainability of this sector and, at the same time, contribute to adjusting the balance of nutrients between the different regions of Europe, especially those with the greatest deficiencies. The project involves 25 partners from 11 different countries.
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