Low Trophic Aquaculture – Blue Food for Green Transition (111981)

The overall aim of LTA BOOST is to develop Low Trophic species Aquaculture (LTA) in Danish waters to exploit an underutilised native resource. This is achieved by opening the three bottlenecks in production:
1) Stable commercial-scale seed production;
2) Efficient grow out methods for Danish waters;
3) Cost-efficient water treatment for on-land facilities.

LTA BOOST will answer the increasing global demand for low or zero CO₂ footprint food production with low, or even positive environmental impacts. By improving and expanding LTA production, CO₂ emissions are reduced by up to 80% over conventional food production.

LTA BOOST focusses on two high-value species as keystones for boosting LTA in Denmark, where market demands for low emission food are increasing: The native flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) and the red macroalgae dulse (Palmaria palmata). LTA BOOST will develop the technologies required to bring production to a level where they can be directly implemented into new production by the LTA BOOST business partners.

The project consists of four work packages:
- WP1: Project management;
- WP2: Flat oyster production;
- WP3: Dulse production;
- WP4: Biosecurity and ecosystem services and WP5 Societal engagement.

Funding
The project is funded by Innovation Fund Denmark.

Research area: Coastal Ecology