Multi-Use at Sea: Reflections from the ULTFARMS Workshop at EU MSP Week

On 5 June, during EU MSP Week in Brussels, the ULTFARMS project hosted a workshop titled “Advancing Multi-Use through MSP: Governance, Gaps and Pathways to Implementation”, bringing together a diverse group of projects and initiatives working on multi-use at sea, including NESBP and the Greater North Sea Basin Initiative (GNSBI).
Update from the Belgian Pilot: Productive Sampling Day in Offshore Waters

A recent ULTFARMS sampling day brought researchers and industry partners together to evaluate oysters grown in the innovative FlipFarm system and a conventional culture setup. Early findings are promising, and we look forward to the upcoming results that will provide further insights into the future of sustainable offshore oyster farming.
Marine Synergy Forum 2026: Advancing Multifunctional Marine Development in the Baltic Sea

On 16 April 2026, the international Marine Synergy Forum: Sea, Wind Energy and Aquaculture in Multifunctional Marine Development took place in Liepāja, Latvia, at the concert hall Great Amber. The […]
ULTFARMS at the Baltic Blueprint Expo 2026 in Kiel

On 11 March 2026, the German ULTFARMS ream participated in the Baltic Blueprints Expo 2026 in Kiel, an regional event dedicated to sustainable sea farming and regenerative aquaculture across the Baltic Sea region. The expo brought together researchers, innovators, […]
Final Offshore Mission at FINO3: Concluding the ULTFARMS German North Sea Pilot

From 6 – 7 March, the ULTFARMS team successfully completed the final offshore mission at the FINO3 research platform, marking the official conclusion of our German offshore pilot site in […]
Kiel Harbour, March Update: Successful Harvest of Our Saccharina latissima Installation

We are pleased to share the latest progress from our German nearshore pilot site: our partners at the Research & Development Centre Kiel GmbH (FuE) have successfully completed the largest […]
Anholt Pilot: Closing the Chapter at Sea

The Anholt test site was set up to investigate whether commercially viable mussel cultivation could be integrated into one of the Baltic Sea’s largest offshore wind areas. After a couple of years of testing production potential and monitoring systems in open-sea conditions, the project has officially wrapped up at sea, marking a key milestone on the road to understanding what offshore mussel farming can achieve.
ULTFARMS General Assembly 2026: Consolidating Insights and Shaping the Way Forward

From 25-27 February 2026, the ULTFARMS consortium came together in Delft, the Netherlands, for the project’s final General Assembly, hosted by Deltares. Bringing together partners from across Europe, the meeting […]
Understanding Multi-Use in UK Waters: Reflections from the Wales Associate Region Workshop

On Tuesday 10 February, the CoSaris Associate Region team — Julie Webb, James Wilson, and Shelagh Malham — in collaboration with the ULTFARMS project, co-hosted a workshop at Bangor University’s Marine Centre […]
UNITED Deliverables Now Available

We’re excited to share that all deliverables from the H2020 UNITED project are now publicly available on the project’s website. Building on UNITED: The Foundation of Today’s Multi‑Use Ambitions The H2020 UNITED project demonstrated, for the […]