At what water tem­pe­ra­tures do dif­fe­rent fish spe­ci­es feel com­for­ta­ble and what influ­ence do chan­ging water tem­pe­ra­tures in clo­sed recir­cu­la­ti­on sys­tems have on the ani­mals? Learn more about this in the blog post.

The water tem­pe­ra­tu­re is an important para­me­ter that needs to be con­trol­led in recir­cu­la­ti­on sys­tems. It has various effects on the water qua­li­ty and the well-being of the ani­mals. Find out more in our blog post.

How can we enab­le sus­tainab­le agri­cul­tu­re? One inno­va­ti­ve approach is Aqua­po­nics, which we will exp­lain in more detail in our blog post. We will also give infor­ma­ti­on regar­ding the con­struc­tion of the­se systems.

Facing the major chal­len­ges of envi­ron­men­tal degra­dati­on and cli­ma­te chan­ge, the EU has set a road­map for an envi­ron­ment­al­ly friend­ly and resour­ce effi­ci­ent future with its Green Deal. In our blog post we pro­vi­de a detail­ed over­view of the „EU Bio­di­ver­si­ty Stra­te­gy 2030“ goals and how our con­cept hel­ps to achie­ve them.

With the Green Deal, the EU has deci­ded on its road­map to meet major chal­len­ges such as envi­ron­men­tal degra­dati­on and cli­ma­te chan­ge in the com­ing deca­des. We exp­lain the goals of the from “farm to fork” stra­te­gy of the Green Deal and how we can achie­ve them with the SEAWATER Cube.

Envi­ron­men­tal degra­dati­on and cli­ma­te chan­ge are the major chal­len­ges of the 21st cen­tu­ry. A new growth stra­te­gy is deman­ded with the aim at a modern and resour­ce-effi­ci­ent eco­no­my. A pro­mi­sing road­map for the future should be the Euro­pean Green Deal.

The varie­ty and quan­ti­ties of food in Euro­pe can hard­ly be sur­pas­sed. We live in abundance and all the nee­ded goods are avail­ab­le at any time and in many dif­fe­rent varia­ti­ons. But what is actual­ly behind the­se count­less pro­ducts, whe­re are they pro­du­ced and is the­re any reli­able indi­ca­tor for good quality?

Effec­ti­ve water tre­at­ment in aquacul­tu­re can­not be done without the work of bac­te­ria, becau­se in spe­cial­ly built bio­fil­ters they often con­vert toxic excre­ments of the fish into ani­mal and envi­ron­ment­al­ly friend­ly sub­s­tan­ces. Howe­ver, if bac­te­ria are pre­sent in lar­ger num­bers in the bea­ring tank, they can cau­se unde­s­i­ra­ble side effects. The­re­fo­re, in clo­sed recir­cu­la­ti­on sys­tems, a pro­te­in skim­mer is used in addi­ti­on to bio­lo­gi­cal filters.

Micro­plastics are ever­y­whe­re – in the sea, in the air, in cos­me­tic pro­ducts. The small plastic par­ti­cles have beco­me an inte­gral part of our envi­ron­ment. Accord­ing to sci­en­tists and rese­ar­chers, the­re are vir­tual­ly no more plastic-free are­as on earth. Micro­plastics are ubi­qui­tous, espe­cial­ly in the food sec­tor. Pack­a­ging and plastic bags often end up across the rivers in the oce­ans, whe­re they are con­su­med by fish and other mari­ne ani­mals as sup­po­sed food. Ulti­mate­ly, micro­plastics have also beco­me part of our diet. In the new blog post we shed light on the topic of micro­plastics and its effects in detail and give hel­pful tips for easy reduction.

Living in the city and at the same time shop­ping for regio­nal, fresh pro­ducts wit­hin wal­king distance: That sounds like an ide­al that would have a las­ting posi­ti­ve effect on our envi­ron­ment. This type of food sup­ply is still lar­ge­ly a long way off, but the­re are alrea­dy some exci­ting and rea­listic con­cepts. „Urban far­ming“ is the gene­ric term for the pri­ma­ry food pro­duc­tion in urban are­as or the neigh­bo­ring regi­on, in simp­le terms it means agri­cul­tu­re in the city. In the new blog post, we high­ligh­ted both chal­len­ges and oppor­tu­nities for the imple­men­ta­ti­on of spe­ci­fic urban far­ming projects.