BIM Knowledge Gateway Scheme

The National Strategic Plan for Sustainable Aquaculture 2030 (NSPSA) has four
priority areas which may be progressed with support from this scheme:

• Building resilience and competitiveness

• Participating in the green transition

• Ensuring social acceptance and consumer information

• Increasing knowledge and innovation

This call for applications is focused on specific research topics, as follows:

• Biostimulant development from Irish farmed seaweed

• Ecosystem services of low trophic aquaculture in Ireland

• Improving intake water quality in freshwater aquaculture facilities

• Mussel fouling, settlement dynamics and management strategies

• Zooplankton dynamics and associated risks to Atlantic salmon aquaculture in Irish coastal waters

• Assessing biodiversity in conjunction with oyster farming in Ireland

View further information on the research topics.

This is a competitive, targeted call for the aquaculture sector, meaning that all eligible applications will be scored and ranked. In the case where the scheme is oversubscribed, funding will be allocated based on ranking. As budgets are limited even projects that receive a high ranking may not receive funding.