Blue Food - Centre for future seafood

The purpose of Blue Food - Centre for future seafood, is to harness the enormous potential that exists in the production of nutritious food from Swedish waters and thus make Sweden a leading producer of sustainable seafood.

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Events Research September 16, 2026

Evangelia Zioga will defend her doctoral thesis on 25 September 2026

Evangelia Zioga will defend her dissertation on September 25, 2026. Evangelia Zioga, a doctoral student in the Blue Food at KTH, will defend her dissertation, “Taste-Sea: Sea Vegetables with Enhanced Flavor for Future Sustainable Foods,” on September 25, 2026. In her project, Evangelia Zioga has explored how fermentation could contribute to the processing and use of algae as a food resource. The dissertation defense will take place…

Events September 9, 2026

Formas: Event and calls for proposals

Formas: Event and calls for proposals The Swedish research council Formas welcomes you to a forum to work together to address the challenges facing the food system and explore future pathways toward more resilient supply chains and sustainable inputs. Formas is also presenting new funding opportunities for companies and researchers collaborating on the green transition of the food system. Two calls for proposals for companies and academia will open soon. Formas’ event “From Inputs…”

Newsletter September 9, 2026

News from Blue Food #24 (September 2026, in Swedish)

News from Blue Food #24 (September 2026) In Blue Food's latest newsletter, you can read about, among other things: News from Blue Food #24 (September 2026)

Uncategorized September 1, 2026

Propose satellite projects

Propose satellite projects During Blue Food's second period, 2025-2028, the centre's partners can propose satellite projects that link to Blue Food's vision and goals and are expected to lead to results that sustainably strengthen the Swedish seafood industry. In parallel, Blue Food's young researchers can apply for travel grants to participate in conferences or spend time at...

Xiu Gao, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

“Seaweed-based blue food systems in China: environmental performance, metabolic dynamics, and trade-mediated sustainability transitions”

Rufa Mendez, Chalmers

“Unlocking the potential of blue hybrids and marine food micronutrients”

Mathilda Karlsson, Uppsala University

“Marine observations with a focus on blue food – availability, extraction potential, and strategies for sustainable use”

Vita Weitong Xu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

“Sustainable Scaling Up of the Seaweed Industry in Scandinavia and the Nordic Countries”

Laura Kvarnstrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

"Underwater Robotic Mapping with Fluorescence and Hyperspectral Analysis for Ecological Applications"

Sara Kurland, Uppsala University

"High-resolution temporal monitoring of marine biodiversity in Gotland"

Marica Andersson, GU

"Co-cultivation of fed and extractive species in Swedish land-based recirculating aquaculture systems"

John Axelsson, Chalmers

"Valorization of whole/gutted small herring and sprat into protein-enriched ingredients"

Mar Vall-Llosera Juanola, Chalmers

"Stabilization and Ulva sp. biomass and it's effects on nutritional properties, microstructure, technofunctionality and development of volatile compounds"

Kristina Bergman, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

"Developing better methods for the sustainability assessment of seafood"

25 Sept

Evangelia Zioga's thesis defense

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

19 Oct

Seafood Day 2026

Sweden

23 Oct

Kristina Bergman's thesis defense

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

18 Nov

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Simrishamn

19 Nov

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Simrishamn

4 Dec

Mar Vall-Llosera's thesis defense

Chalmers University of Technology

29 Jan

Marica Andersson's thesis defense

University of Gothenburg

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Latest news

Evangelia Zioga will defend her doctoral thesis on 25 September 2026

Formas: Event and calls for proposals

News from Blue Food #24 (September 2026, in Swedish)

Propose satellite projects

Research

Xiu Gao, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Rufa Mendez, Chalmers

Mathilda Karlsson, Uppsala University

Vita Weitong Xu, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Laura Kvarnstrand, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sara Kurland, Uppsala University

Marica Andersson, GU

John Axelsson, Chalmers

Mar Vall-Llosera Juanola, Chalmers

Kristina Bergman, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Events

Evangelia Zioga's thesis defense

Seafood Day 2026

Kristina Bergman's thesis defense

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Mar Vall-Llosera's thesis defense

Marica Andersson's thesis defense

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