ACUICONECTA Project

The ACUICONECTA project unites the main actors in the aquaculture research ecosystem of the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira in a cooperation network with African countries on the Atlantic coast to seek solutions to common challenges such as the generation and distribution of quality food, the improvement of processes for productive and resilient aquaculture and the promotion of a sustainable socioeconomic transition. ACUICONECTA prioritizes applied research in aquaculture, responding to the market's real needs. Therefore, it intends to capitalize on previous experiences and results to develop solutions with high technological maturity. The validation of results in relevant environments and the transfer of knowledge to the private sector constitute cross-cutting objectives that drive research activities. The project aims to create a synergistic, stable and lasting scientific-technological nucleus that exchanges knowledge with neighbouring countries and articulates with other actors in the aquaculture sector in Macaronesia for the organic growth of the sector, favouring the connection between research, industry, institutions and society. The planned actions promote the joint use of equipment, technologies, and services by research centres and companies in the sector and the implementation of spaces dedicated to developing experimental activities in aquaculture.