2nd NordicRAS Workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
The 2nd Workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) held by NordicRAS took place in Aalborg, Denmark, October 10-11, 2013 and had 190 participants. The workshop was held concurrent with DanAqua - an international RAS trade fair organised as part of DanFish International
Workshop topics
- Feed and waste characterization
- Water quality
- Microbiology & biofiltration
- Harmful substances
- End-of-pipe treatment
- Energy optimization
Opening and welcome
The workshop was opened by Anders Bjarklev, President of DTU, Technical University of Denmark, and Jacob Bregnballe, President of AquaCircle, gave a welcome address from the industry
Keynote speakers
- Johan Verreth, Wageningen University and Research Centre: Opening note on recirculation
- Niels Alsted, BioMar: Changing demands to feed and raw materials for feed for RAS
- Per Halkjær Nielsen, Aalborg University: New molecular tools reveal microbial composition and function in N-removing water treatment systems
- Lone Gram, Technical University of Denmark: Probiotics as disease control in aquaculture
- Ori Lahav, Technion: A new physico-chemical approach for efficient and cost effective fresh-water RAS operation
- John Colt, Northwest Fisheries Science Center: Aquaculture unit processes and production systems: performance measures, analysis, and evaluation
Aquacultural Engineering special issue
As for the first workshop in 2011, there has been published a special issue of Aquacultural Engineering based on selected presentations at the workshop in 2013.
Special issues of Aquaculture Engineering:
Book of Abstracts
View the Book of Abstracts for the workshop in 2013 here