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Newsletter March 27, 2025

News from Blue Food #16 (March 2025)

News from Blue Food #16 (March 2025) In the first newsletter of the year you can read more about: News from Blue Food #16 (March 2025)
News March 26, 2025

Funding from the Västra Götaland region until 2028 strengthens Blue Food

Funding from Region Västra Götaland until 2028 strengthens Blue Food Region Västra Götaland (VGR) continues to support Blue Food during the second period of the center's formation, which began at the turn of the year. Co-financing from VGR strengthens important research and supports local collaboration between academia and industry. Region Västra Götaland is contributing SEK 1 million per year for four years to Blå mat. VGR's ...
Research News March 12, 2025

New report: Marine-based nursery systems for hatchery-produced Ostrea seed

New report: Sea-based spawning systems for hatchery-produced Ostrea juveniles In a surface-based spawning system, survival was better and the juveniles grew large enough to be transferred to a further production system more quickly. Researchers at IVL compared two low-tech sea-based hatchery oyster spat systems, one surface-based and one suspended. For the first 40 days, the oyster juveniles grew equally fast in both systems but only...
Research News February 20, 2025

New article: The link between food neophobia and sensory expectations investigated

New article: The link between food neophobia and sensory expectations investigated Food neophobia - the unwillingness to try new dishes or foods - can affect sensory expectations of food. Researchers at Rise have investigated how food neophobia affects sensory expectations of five types of seafood: salmon, herring, oysters, squid and seaweed. Participants in the study were asked in an online questionnaire...
Research News February 11, 2025

New report: Protocol for the transportation of European oyster juveniles

New report: Protocol for the transportation of European oyster juveniles European oyster juveniles can be transported between two moist towels in a cold Styrofoam container for up to four days with a survival rate of over 95%. Larger fry can be transported for at least 48 hours at room temperature without affecting survival, while smaller fry should be...
Research News January 17, 2025

New report: "Use of risk management tools in primary production of seafood in Sweden"

New report: "Use of risk management tools in primary production of seafood in Sweden" If the vision of an expanded seafood industry in Sweden is to become a reality, the need to strengthen the capacity for risk management in aquaculture is likely to increase, especially for more inexperienced actors. In a now completed satellite project, researchers at IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute found that customers assess...
Research News December 18, 2024

Put seafood on the Christmas table

Let seafood take its place on the Christmas table Even when we started celebrating Christmas in Sweden, fish and other seafood had an obvious place on the Christmas table. No wonder in a country with several hundred miles of coastline and almost 100,000 lakes. Historically, Christmas Eve was the last day of Advent Lent, and as good Catholics we celebrated on...
Events News December 6, 2024

Meet Blue Food at Nordic Seafood Summit 2025

Meet Blue Food at Nordic Seafood Summit 2025 Blue Food will have a stand at the seafood fair Nordic Seafood Summit 2025, our researchers will appear on stage and the partners of the center have been invited to participate in side events. The third edition of the Nordic Seafood Summit will be held in Eriksberghallen in Gothenburg, January 22 and 23, 2025....
News Newsletter 27 November 2024

News from Blue Food #15

News from Blå mat #15 In Blå mat's latest newsletter you can read about: News from Blå mat #15 (November 2024)
Research News November 22, 2024

New report: "Pacific oysters as a new food resource: A Blue Food satellite project"

New report: "Pacific oysters as a new food resource: A Blue Food satellite project" Pacific oysters form clusters that could be used as a raw material for food. The invasive species could then be put in the mouth. But for that, both technology and market need to be developed. Researchers at IVL in collaboration with Musselfeed have investigated several methods for separating...