Aquaculture Europe 2025
The Aquaculture Europe 2025 conference centers around the theme “Aquaculture for everyone,” emphasizing inclusivity and sustainability. It aims to align aquaculture development with environmental integrity, support primary sector regeneration, boost economic value chains, and foster lifelong learning across administrations and communities in Europe.
ULTFARMS partners from Deltares, the FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel, and from Universiteit Gent will be attending with several of them presenting. Please feel free to get in touch and connect with them at the conference!
- Eva Strothotte will present on: “Tested Offshore Nature Inclusive Design as a Nature Restoration Measure Based on a Filter Application Concept Showcasing the Potential Valorisation of Existing and Planned Offshore Infrastructure”
- Tim Staufenberger will present on: Offshore Growth Data
- Jakob Becker will present on: PHIAMPP (an in-house developed, image-based analysis pipeline to automatically measure various algae parameters relevant for science and industry applications)
Conference Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Carlos M. Duarte (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Lecture: “Regenerative Aquaculture to Reconcile Human and Planetary Health” — advocating transformative aquaculture that enhances economic, social, cultural, and natural capital, while addressing sustainability challenges
Dr. Elisabetta Giuffra (INRAE)
Topic: “Leveraging the value of functional genome annotations and refined phenotypes.” She’ll present the latest European initiatives improving genotype-to-phenotype research across domesticated species
Joan Riera (Kantar Worldpanel)
Talk: “What’s happening with seafood consumption?”— analyzes declining seafood consumption trends across Europe, with insights into how Spain remains a notable outlier


