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.
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 […]
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 […]
Euronews film team visits the ULTFARMS German research pilot
The ULTFARMS team was very happy to welcome the Euronews film team of Denis Loctier and Thierry Winn at one of the German pilot nearshore sites. At the site, macroalgae […]
ULTFARMS Belgian Pilot update
Successful seaweed harvest and test of submersible cultivation system End April 2025, the seaweed cultivation experiments of the Belgian Pilot at the Bantry Marine Research Station (BMRS, IR) came to […]
Kiel harbour, June update: Progress in system design, cultivation and analysis tools.
Great advances on the Nearshore site in Kiel Bay! The recently deployed, modular and scalable nearshore system has proven suitable for the cultivation of the brown algae macroalgae, Saccharina, commonly […]
FINO3 Update – March 2025
Exciting Advancements at FINO3: Introducing the Phycoprobe The technical team has successfully integrated a revolutionary sensor, the Phycoprobe, into the monopile structure of FINO3. This cutting-edge tool from bbe Moldaenke […]
ULTFARMS and OLAMUR Lead Discussions on Multi-Use in Offshore Wind Farms at Mission Arena 3
Last November, At the Mission Arena 3 event in Amsterdam, ULTFARMS and OLAMUR co-organized a workshop to explore the integration of aquaculture into offshore wind farms (OWFs). This workshop was a platform for stakeholders to engage […]
