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Events News 1 July 2024

Watch Blue Food's researchers and partners discuss multi-use, algae and herring in Almedalen

Watch Blue Food researchers and partners discuss multi-use, algae and Baltic herring in Almedalen During the Almedalen Week 2024, several Blue Food researchers and partners participated in seminars coordinated by Östersjödagarna. The seminars are now available on Uppsala University's video platform. Now you can watch the seminars you missed and see the rest. Offshore wind power - multi-use "Which...
Events News June 25, 2024

Blue food participates in the West Coast Sea Week 2024

Blue Food participates in the West Coast Sea Week 2024 This year's edition of the West Coast Sea Week takes place August 3 to 11. Blue Food partners participate in two activities, Swemarc is co-organizer of the marine food market in Fjällbacka on August 4 and Fredrik Gröndahl receives visitors to Kristineberg's Kristineberg Center for marine research and innovation on August 7. August 4, 2024: Fjällbacka is visited...
News Newsletters June 14, 2024

News from Blue Food #13

News from Blue Food #13 In Blue Food's latest newsletter you can read about: News from Blue Food #13 (June 2024)
Events News June 14, 2024

Meet Blue Food's researchers and partners during Almedalen Week

Meet Blue Food's researchers and partners during Almedalsveckan Blue Food's researchers and partners will participate in this year's Almedalsvecka as part of the Östersjödagarna collaboration. If you are on site - or connect to the webcast - you will have the opportunity to take part in seminars on, among other things, how offshore wind power and other...
Events News June 5, 2024

Workshop first step for seafood campaign

Workshop first step for seafood campaign Blue Food's overall goal is to increase the production and consumption of sustainable seafood in Sweden. A workshop at Sjömatsfrämjandet in Gothenburg in mid-April was the start of the work for a seafood campaign that will contribute to just that. On April 16, Sjömatsfrämjandet hosted a workshop where participants -...
News June 5, 2024

Funding sought from Formas for another four years

Funding sought from Formas for another four years The Blue Food Center was made possible thanks to funding from the research council Formas, as one of four granted applications. Now we have applied for funding from Formas in a new call for the four existing center formations. After the summer, Formas will organize a hearing and later in the autumn we hope for a...
Events News June 5, 2024

Seaweed, sea cucumbers and scientists at the Science Festival

Seaweed, sea cucumbers and scientists at the Science Festival For the fourth year in a row, Blue Food exhibited at the Science Festival in Gothenburg. As usual, we shared the exhibition space with the Blue Food partner Swemarc at the University of Gothenburg. Curious visitors were able to learn more about the seafood of the future, such as seaweed, sea cucumbers and a variety of cultivated organisms. Blue Food participated in the program items: Seafood...
Research News 30 May 2024

New article: "Exploring seafood choices at the point of purchase among a sample of Swedish consumers"

New article: "Exploring seafood choices at the point of purchase among a sample of Swedish consumers" Sustainability labels face stiff competition from other visual cues in the grocery store and even customers who are familiar with the labels do not necessarily look for them. This is one of the conclusions of a new scientific article with Blue Food PhD Elena Costa as lead author. The researchers...
Research News 16 May 2024

New article: Still just a matter of taste? Sensorial appreciation of seafood is associated with more frequent and diverse consumption

New article: Still just a matter of taste? Sensorial appreciation of seafood is associated with more frequent and diverse consumption In a new article, co-authored by Blue Food PhD student Elena Costa, you can read about two studies that examine consumers' motives for consuming fish and their expectations of different fish dishes, related to the factors of naturalness,...
Events Research April 25, 2024

Half-time seminar with Blue Food doctoral student Pontus Gunnarsson

Half-time seminar with Blue Food PhD Pontus Gunnarsson On Monday 29 April, a half-time seminar will be organized for Blue Food PhD Pontus Gunnarsson. His project focuses on how next generation feed sources in aquaculture affect the metabolism and microbiota of rainbow trout, the quality of manure from aquaculture and fillet quality. A mid-term seminar consists of a written mid-term report and an open seminar that is reviewed by...