Maria Leonor NunesMaria Leonor Nunes
Head of Aquaculture and Upgrading Head of Aquaculture and Upgrading DivisonDivison
INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA (IPMA, I.P.)(IPMA, I.P.)
Aquaculture, Bivalve molluscs
and Seafood safety
WHO ARE WE?
IPMA, I.P. is a governmental research institution from the
Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture and Sea
MISSION:MISSION: To promote and coordinate the research, technological development,
innovation and public services in the field of fisheries, aquaculture, seafood quality, marine environment, meteorology, aeronautical meteorology, seismology, climate and geomagnetism
IPMA/SEA – WHO ARE WE?
Lisbon
Olhão
AlgarveTavira
Algés
• Division of Marine Geology and Marine Georesources
(DivGM)
• Division of Environmental Oceanography and
Bioprospection (DivOA)
• Division of Fisheries Modelling and Management (DIvRP)
• Division of Aquaculture and
Upgrading of Fishery and Farmed
Products (DivAV)
DivAV – WHO ARE WE?
I. Aquaculture• Production biology
• Breeding and genetics
• Nutrition and feed technology
• Species diversity
• Pathology/diseases
II. Seafood Upgrading/Quality and safety• Seafood quality and safety
• Seafood preservation
• Seafood processing
• Seafood traceability
III. Marine Biotechnology
• Fish protein hydrolysates
• Fish peptones
• Other molecules (e.g. Squalene, DHA from microalgae)
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
I. Aquaculture
The main objectives are to:DEVELOP knowledge
STUDY the mitigation of aquaculture impacts
COLLABORATE in decision support models
SUPPORT farmers and administration
EARTH PONDS (7 ha)
OFFSHORE RESEARCH
STATION
SHELLFISH PILOT
PLANT (13 ha)
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
I. Aquaculture – OLHÃO PILOT PLANT (7 ha)
�� Broodstock and larval rearing
Broodstock management; Sperm and egg quality; Development of rearing
protocols for new species; Optimization of feeding protocols; Larval nutrition
requirements and digestive physiology
Potential growth of new species; Assessment of new methodologies for
disease prevention and treatment; Development and optimization of
different rearing strategies; Certification.
�� Earth ponds
Operational factors and support for sea cage aquaculture; Biological and
environmental conditions to support farming; Potential growth and
handling of fish; Technology transfer to the productive sector
�� Off shore facilities
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
I. Aquaculture I. Aquaculture –– TAVIRA SHELLFISH PILOT PLANT (13 ha)TAVIRA SHELLFISH PILOT PLANT (13 ha)
CLAM – Ruditapes decussatus
• IMPROVE the broodstock conditioning and gamete quality
• STUDY the reproductive cycle of different geographic populations
• IMPROVEIMPROVE settlement and metamorphosis synchronisation
• APPLY/OPTIMIZEAPPLY/OPTIMIZE a low cost larvae/seed production system
• DEFINEDEFINE a genetic basis for reproductive performance of different populations
•• IDENTIFYIDENTIFY the genes involved in oocyte maturation and in investment of clams’
reproduction, as well as markers (mRNA or proteins) of clams’ oocyte quality
OYSTERS – C. angulata and C. gigas
•• OPTIMIZE OPTIMIZE the larval and seed culture of C. angulata
• COMPARECOMPARE the aquaculture performance of the Portuguese oyster C. angulata
and the Japanese oyster C. gigas
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
I. Aquaculture I. Aquaculture ––PATHOLOGY OF AQUATIC ANIMALS
Research activities
�Study of diseases in aquaculture and wild species;
�Prevention and control of major diseases through improved diagnostic techniques and early
identification of disease processes;
�Promoting good practices zoosanitary prophylaxis of holdings;
�Contribution to the diagnosis and minimization of massive mortalities in wild;
�Collaboration with seafood industry in order to control zoonotic agents potentially transmitted
Skills in the diagnostic area: Histopathology, Virology, Bacteriology, Parasitology,
Molecular Biology (PCR - RFLP)
National Reference Laboratory (NRL) For Mollusc Diseases
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PCR OsHV –virus
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
II. Seafood Upgrading
The main objectives are to:� DEVELOP research and technological innovation
�SUPPORT the fishing and aquaculture industry
� ADVICE stakeholders, authorities, fishery and health institutions
� CONTRIBUTE to a responsible production and consumption of seafood
RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
II. Seafood upgrading – BIVALVE MOLLUSCS SAFETY
� Classification & monitoring of production and relaying
areas.
� Establish a sampling programme of bivalve molluscs in
the production area.
� Audit the labs that supply services to the producers.
� Keep the methodologies updated and validated.
� Participate regularly in intercomparision exercises.
Two labs are NRL (national reference labs for bivalve
molluscs microbiological quality and for chemical
contaminants (toxic elements) in seafood)
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
II. Seafood upgrading – SEAFOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
�Biopreservation
�Active packaging
�Modified atmosphere packaging
�Combined technologies (hurdletech)
�Creating the Foods of the future
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
�Research for the detection, benefits assessment
and prevention of risks
Contaminants, nutrients, etc
Colour, texture, etc.
Pathogenics and deteriorative microbiota
Microrganisms from aquatic environment and
animal/human reservoir
Sensorial evaluation
Bioaccessibility/vioavailability (in vitro methods)
Tools for Risk/benefit assessment
Consumer preferences SEA
II. Seafood upgrading – SEAFOOD QUALITY AND
SAFETY
DivAV MAIN ACTIVITIES
DivAV (Some recent European projects)
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GOODFISHGOODFISH
FreshFishFreshFishAnd many others at european
and national level…