Eatfish

the european aquaculture training for improving seafood husbandry (eatfish) is a truly multidisciplinary research project aimed at integrating the biological, technical, socio-economic and governance aspects needed for sustainable and profitable aquaculture. only when these aspects are integrated, competitive aquaculture in a changing seascape will be feasible in europe. aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector since the 1970s and its most important purpose is to provide healthy and safe food adapted to consumer preferences. at the same time there are fundamental concerns about the ways we farm and transport food across the world, which are related to negative environmental impacts. hence, sustainable aquaculture has been identified as the “greatest and most feasible” way to obtain adequate seafood for human consumption and achieve the un sustainable development goals 2, 4, 13 and 14 on food security, quality education, climate action and use of the oceans, seas and marine resour