Opportunity for the ASTRAL project

The ASTRAL consortium is pleased to invite you to the Atlantic Aquaculture International Conference (AAIC23), which will be a presential event jointly organised with the Brazilian Congress of Aquaculture and Aquatic Biology (X Aquaciência) from April 10 to 14, 2023 at the Convention Center - CentroSul - in Florianopolis, Brazil.

On this special occasion, a joint conference with a national and international focus will be organised within our project, aiming to promote the exchange of knowledge and promotion of sustainable aquaculture in the North and South Atlantic.

The following sessions are planned:

Session 1. Cooperation in aquaculture in the Atlantic area and beyond

Session 2. Innovation in aquaculture to achieve SDGs

Session 3. Capacity building & Ocean Literacy in aquaculture

Session 4. Aqua-Match: Aquaculture Career Networking for Early Career Professionals


▷ ASTRAL Workshop 1: ‘Marine Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) Cultivation Opportunities – Open Water and Land-Based Systems’.

▷ ASTRAL Workshop 2: ‘Community input: recommendations for monitoring the effects of climate change and emerging pollutants in the aquaculture sector’

▷ NextOcean Workshop: ‘Next Generation of Fishing and Aquaculture Services’


An Exhibition of Innovation, Technology and Business in Aquaculture Space – AQUAMIT – will take place in the framework of the AAIC23 / X Aquaciência. AQUAMIT aims to promote networking among companies, associations, government, and universities. Additionally, it also provides an opportunity for the dissemination of innovative and sustainable solutions for the aquaculture sector. All the participants registered in AAIC23 will have free access to AQUAMIT.

For more information and to register, please follow this link: https://www.aquaciencia2023.aq...


The ASTRAL project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 863034.

Funded by
the European Union