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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Uncategorized November 10, 2026

New article: “Nitrogen Budget Illustrates the Efficiency of Co-Farming Sea Lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) with Cold-Water Fish in a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System”

New article: “Nitrogen Budget Illustrates the Efficiency of Co-Farming Sea Lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) with Cold-Water Fish in a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System” By co-cultivating sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) with fish such as rainbow trout and catfish in land-based recirculating aquaculture systems, the amount of biomass produced can be increased while improving resource efficiency and sustainability, as the sea lettuce absorbs dissolved…

Events Research News November 9, 2026

Mar Vall-Llosera will defend her doctoral thesis on 4 December 2026

Mar Vall-Llosera will defend her dissertation on December 4, 2026. Mar Vall-Llosera, a doctoral student in the Blue Food at Chalmers, will defend her dissertation “Tailoring stabilization methods for sea lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) – toward diversified use of seaweed in our future food system” on December 4, 2026. In her project, Mar Vall-Llosera has studied how the green alga sea lettuce can be made more stable and more…

Events News November 6, 2026

The Swedish Seafood Day was celebrated across the country

Seafood Day was celebrated across the country. On Monday, October 19, the Swedish theme day “Seafood Day” was celebrated for the second time. Compared to last year’s inaugural event, the number of activities increased, as did their distribution across different parts of Sweden. The Swedish Seafood Council’s website lists a large number of activities. Among them: You can find all registered activities on the Swedish Seafood Council’s website

Events Research News November 6, 2026

Evangelia Zioga has defended her thesis and earned her doctorate

Evangelia Zioga has defended her dissertation and earned her Ph.D. On September 25, Evangelia Zioga, a doctoral student at the Blue Food, defended her dissertation and was awarded her Ph.D. In her dissertation, *Taste-Sea: Sea Vegetables with Enhanced Flavor for Future Sustainable Foods*, she explored how fermentation can contribute to the processing and use of algae as a food resource. In her dissertation, Evangelia Zioga demonstrates how…

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"

18 Nov

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Simrishamn (invitation only)

19 Nov

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Simrishamn (invitation only)

23 Nov

The Importance of Sustainability Assessment for Seafood Production

Blue Food open webinars

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

New article: “Nitrogen Budget Illustrates the Efficiency of Co-Farming Sea Lettuce (Ulva fenestrata) with Cold-Water Fish in a Marine Recirculating Aquaculture System”

Mar Vall-Llosera will defend her doctoral thesis on 4 December 2026

The Swedish Seafood Day was celebrated across the country

Evangelia Zioga has defended her thesis and earned her doctorate

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

Events

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

Blue Food's yearly meeting 2026

The Importance of Sustainability Assessment for Seafood Production

Mar Vall-Llosera's thesis defense

Marica Andersson's thesis defense

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