News and events

The Intelligent Management System for IMTA developed by the IMPAQT project has been selected as a finalist in the category "Sustainable Innovation" thanks to the application submitted by Çamli, our [...]

Thanks to IMPAQT, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture has gone from being the great unknown in Europe to a viable alternative for the sector’s sustainable development. Now, it is time to say goodbye, [...]

Four years of hard teamwork gave satisfactory progress in aquaculture sustainability, the IMTA's uptake and the technological advancement to enable efficient management of aquaculture farms. Many activities and materials are [...]

Article produced by Leitat. In IMPAQT Project we have looked into the circularity of IMTA from a business perspective. To do so, we have worked in close collaboration with the [...]

The project has officially come to an end after four years of intense work. During this time, we have formed an international team of researchers and professionals from fields as […]

It has all been worth it to see the ambitious plans from the project proposal come to fruition. The IMPAQT project is a Horizon 2020 research and innovation action to […]

What is the role of algae in IMTA systems? What are the main benefits of their cultivation for producers, industry and society? In this interview, we discuss with expert Gamze [...]

Article produced by Franck Le Gall, from EGM. In IMPAQT project, EGM has designed the Data Aggregator System (DAS), in charge of interfacing the sensors nodes (IADAS) deployed over the [...]

Time again to meet —online— together and share the progress of the IMPAQT in the Plenary meeting held in early June. We are already at the beginning of summer and [...]

Only 4 months left until the end of IMPAQT’s journey! However, our ambition to drive a paradigm shift in the European Aquaculture Industry towards the implementation of IMTA as a […]

We are happy to announce the launch of Horizon4Aquaculture. IMPAQT has joined forces with the EU H2020 funded projects GAIN and iFishIENCi to organize a three-day online event — 15th, 22nd and 29th June [...]

Article produced by WINGS. The overall objective of IMPAQT is to develop and validate in-situ a multi-purpose (inland, coastal and offshore productions), multi-sensing (heterogeneous sensors and new/emerging technologies) and multi-functional […]

Article produced by Anastasia Lytou, and George-John Nychas from the Laboratory of Microbiology & Biotechnology of Foods, Dept. of Food Science & Human Nutrition, from the Agricultural University of Athens. […]

  IMTA is a relatively new concept in Aquaculture, and to help improve the understanding of the concept better, IMPAQT has prepared an online training course. The course is free […]

The Aquaculture Europe event is one of the premier aquaculture events in Europe each year and is a key forum for presenting the latest research, developments and innovations in the […]

  In March, the IMPAQT team prepared several materials and activities for an effective knowledge transfer. Moreover, collaborative work on the Intelligent Management System and IMTA is constantly progressing. This […]

Aquaculture Europe is a meeting place for the sustainable development of aquaculture and organized by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS). This year EAS celebrates AE2020 on-line and it will take [...]

Article produced by Deltares. The use of numerical models for IMTA In the planning stages of IMTA farms it is essential to get some information on a lot of aspects [...]

Article produced by Leitat. In IMPAQT project, Leitat is implementing a sustainable assessment methodology where environmental, social, and economic aspects are included and interrelated. Under the environmental perspective, ecosystem services [...]

IMPAQT held an online plenary meeting in February, where our 21 partners gathered virtually to plan, present and prepare on the project tasks. As WP2 and WP3 near completion we [...]

New month, new video! On March 3rd, IMPAQT together with Unparallel launched a video on its EMS system. The Energy Management System (EMS) is a device that interconnects various components [...]

Article produced by UNITOV In WP 2, UNITOV is carrying out the development of novel sensors aimed at measuring the concentration of nitrites and phosphate. The detection, in both cases, [...]

Article produced by SAMS. As part of Work Package 1 ‘Framework Specification and Architecture Design’ SAMS has been leading the completion of two deliverable documents in IMPAQT’s first year. Deliverable [...]

  All the results of the project are now available just one click away. Take a look at our third newsletter where the main project developments are laid out and ready […]

With the migration from face-to-face to on-line meetings, collaborative work has become more challenging but the IMPAQT partners have met virtually on a number of occasions in 2020 to facilitate [...]

The European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture (EUMOFA) is a market intelligence tool on the European Union fisheries and aquaculture sector, developed by the European Commission. It aims to […]

All the results of the project are now available just one click away. Take a look at our second newsletter where the main project developments are laid out and ready […]

The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate leadership. The Global Compact Network in Ukraine is a part of the UN Global Compact […]

On the 26th of October 2020, IMPAQT together with Leitat launched a video on its IMS system. But what is the IMS? IMS stands for Integrated Management System (IMS): is a […]

On the 6th of October 2020, IMPAQT has launched its project video. This specific material is part of WP6 on communication and dissemination.  You soon be able to watch 5 […]

Join us on a short journey through SAMS Seaweed facilities and research, as we visit SAMS’ experimental seaweed farm near Oban on the beautiful west coast of Scotland, and the […]

Blog produced and published by the Marine Institute. The original blog can be found here. 05 June 2020 – As the demand for seafood has increased, technology has made it possible to […]

Key points about this IMTA site in The Netherlands Name of the site: North Sea Innovation Lab Location: 12km at the coast of The Hague (Scheveningen) Type of aquaculture production: Offshore […]

Blog produced and published by Leitat. The original blog can be found here. The main idea about IMPAQT project is to foster integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), meaning to grow different species together to […]

The Impaqt platform was launched at the Marine Institute’s Lehanagh Pool IMTA pilot site yesterday (20/04/2020), measuring nutrients and environmental parameters to help progress IMTA in Europe. Take a look […]

Key points about this IMTA site in Ireland Name of the site: Port-a-Bhuiltin Location: West Coast of Scotland, United Kingdom Type of aquaculture production: Coastal Provided by: SAMS (The Scottish Association […]

Key points about this IMTA site in China Type of site: Bay-scale commercial IMTA site Location: Sanggou Bay, Shandong province, China Type of aquaculture production: Coastal aquaculture Provided by: YSFRI – […]

Key points about this IMTA site in Ireland Name of the site: Lehanagh Pool Location: Connemara, Co. Galway, Ireland Type of aquaculture production: Coastal aquaculture Provided by: Marine Institute Take a […]

Key points about this IMTA site in Ireland Name of the site: Keywater Fisheries Location: Cloonloo, Co. Sligo, Ireland Type of aquaculture production: Inland Freshwater Provided by: Marine Institute This IMTA site was […]

Ready? Set. Go! The first North Sea Mussel Module is now treading water! Water that is, from now on, being measured by our brand new NSIL Data Buoy. Yesterday, around […]

IMPAQT partners are happy to share with you our latest project´s newsletter where you will have access to the latest news and developments of the project! Take a look ! […]

On the 23rd and 24th May 2019, IMPAQT´s partners got together in Oban, Scotland, for the third consortium meeting of the project. Throughout this two-day meeting, the members of the […]

    On 29th and 30th November, the partners of the IMPAQT project got together in The Hague, Netherlands, for the second consortium meeting of the project. Over two sessions, […]

  From 23 to 26 October 2018, EGM and WINGS presented the first investigations of IMPAQT data aggregation service for Aquaculture in ETSI IoT Week and oneM2M showcase. Wireless sensors […]

Easy Global Market, partner of the IMPAQT consortium, will be present at the ETSI IoT Week 2018 -which will take place on October 22-26 at Sophia Antipolis, in France.   [...]

Welcome to IMPAQT! In this site you will find all the relevant information regarding the project, its development, and the consortium working behind it. At the "IMPAQT" section you can [...]

The twenty-one partners from the different countries which compose the IMPAQT consortium  attended to the project kick-off meeting, that took place on June 28th and was hosted by the coordinator, [...]