February 26, 2015
Nutriad joins board of Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Center
Nutriad has joined the board of trustees of the Andalusian Aquaculture Technology Center (CTAQUA), a Spanish non-profit organisation founded in October 2007, focussing on innovation needs of the aquaculture and seafood sectors.
80% of CTAQUA's members are aquaculture farmers, feed companies and other industry related enterprises. Universities as well as regional governmental institutions are also part of CTAQUA.
Their facilities are located in Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz and hold a range of wet laboratories, microbiology and pathology labs, and, equipment for analytical work and seafood transformation.
The scientific collaboration between Nutriad and CTAQUA includes contract research in the area of applied nutrition and fish disease prevention under lab conditions as well as follow ups of specific trials in fish farms.
Nutriad has been collaborating with CTAQUA since 2008 in a broad range of research projects. These projects aim to optimise the application of feed additives in Mediterranean aquaculture species such as Gilthead seabream and European seabass.
