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Events Research News November 5, 2025

Elena Costa will defend her thesis on November 21, 2025

Elena Costa defends her dissertation on November 21, 2025 Elena Costa, Blue Food PhD student working at the research institute Rise and the University of Gothenburg, defends her dissertation "Food neophobia: a key barrier to consumer acceptance of seafood in Sweden" on November 21, 2025. Elena Costa's project revolves around the question of how we can get Swedish consumers to eat more - and more...
Events News 23 October 2025

How the first Seafood Day was celebrated

How the first Seafood Day was celebrated On Sunday, October 19, 2025, Seafood Day was celebrated for the first time in Sweden. The initiative to draw attention to everything good from the sea, lakes and aquaculture came from Blå mat and Sjömatsfrämjandet. Despite the fact that 19 October was a Sunday, there was a great deal of involvement from restaurants, companies, universities and other organizations. Here you can read about...
Events News 16 October 2025

Blue Mat annual meeting 2025 at Torsåker farm

Blå mat's annual meeting 2025 at Torsåker gård On October 1 and 2, more than 60 people from all parts of the seafood sector and Sweden met at Torsåker gård for the first annual meeting of Blå mat's second four-year term. During two days of extraordinary hosting by Axfoundation, including innovative food and drink of the most delicious and sustainable kind, the participants were given:
Newsletter 16 October 2025

News from Blue Food #19 (October 2025)

News from Blå mat #19 (October 2025) In the latest issue of Blå mat's newsletter, you can read about: News from Blå mat #19 (October 2025)
Events 15 October 2025

Blue Mat open webinars: Climate change and animal welfare risks in low-trophic aquaculture

Blue Mat open webinars: "Climate change and animal welfare risks in low-trophic aquaculture" What risk does climate change pose to the welfare of low-trophic aquaculture species on the west coast of Sweden? This question was at the center of the research project "Farmed low-trophic aquaculture species in a changing climate". In the Blue Mat's third open webinar, on November 19, Adrianus Both, PhD in Marine Biology and...
Events News 13 October 2025

Celebrate Seafood Day on Sunday October 19

Celebrate Seafood Day on Sunday, October 19 On October 19, International Seafood Day is celebrated in many parts of the world. This year, Blå mat, together with Sjömatsfrämjandet, has taken the initiative to start celebrating Seafood Day in Sweden as well. On Sunday, a number of companies and other organizations in Blå mat's partnership and the seafood sector will draw attention to the good...
Events Research News Webinars September 17, 2025

Watch the webinar "Seafood consumption in Sweden"

Watch the webinar "Seafood consumption in Sweden" Earlier this year, the research institute Rise published the latest report on Swedish seafood consumption, based on figures from 2023. It is the first report in four years that provides a comprehensive picture of seafood consumption in Sweden. On September 10, project manager Anna F Axelsson presented the report in Blå Mat's second open...
Research News September 15, 2025

Blue Mat young researchers: Laura Kvarnstrand

Blå mat's young researchers: Laura Kvarnstrand Laura Kvarnstrand is a PhD student at KTH. Her research within Blue Food focuses on underwater robotics with AI-supported sensor systems and methods to identify algae species and their health status, as well as to predict optimal harvest times and harvest amounts. The goal is to increase the success of algae farming along the Swedish coast. Read more under the heading...
Events Research News Webinars September 11, 2025

Watch the webinar "Improving the conditions for sustainable aquaculture?"

Watch the webinar "Improved conditions for sustainable aquaculture?" In May and June 2025, the Swedish Parliament decided on two bills that entailed new conditions for the aquaculture industry and the relevant authorities. On 18 June, the day after the second decision, Blå mat organized a webinar with Jonas Kyrönviita, PhD in public law and expert in the rule simplification investigation that formed the basis for...
Events News September 10, 2025

See the Blue Mat seminars from Almedalen Week

Watch Blue Mat's seminars from Almedalen Week 2025 Blue Mat's researchers and experts participated in several seminars during Almedalen Week 2025 with themes such as food security, self-sufficiency, marine research stations and fisheries policy. All with a connection to the Baltic Sea and seafood. You can now watch the seminars afterwards on the Uppsala University website. The seminars were part of the Baltic Sea Days coordinated by...