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marinE AQUACULTURE PLANT

Inside the GUS 16 building there is a modern pilot multifunctional recirculating aquaculture plant to perform research experiments on marine species.

There are three independent section equipped with modern equipments for water treatment. One of the section is an innovative marine aquaponics plant designed for simultaneus farming of marine animals and cultivation of macroalgae.

From 2022 the marine aquaculture plant has been used for experiments in collaboration with the Department of Biology regarding the formulation of sustainable feed for purple sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus).