Research of Aquaculture biology and Fisheries ecology
Global consumption and demand for aquatic food will continue to increase. Climate change will affect life in oceans, the North Sea, Wadden Sea and large rivers such as the Rhine. The Aquaculture biology and Fisheries ecology Group plays an important role in managing sustainable aquaculture systems of the future with a minimal impact on environment and with positive effect on human and animal health.
We contribute to relevant innovations in aquaculture by studying fish and shellfish nutrition and health, preferably in circular aquaculture systems. In our research on fisheries, we analyse how factors such as climate change, eutrophication, and socio-economic environments affect the structure of fish communities, food-web dynamics, and their resilience.
An overview of our research projects can be found in the Wageningen University & Research Library.
Research themes
Fisheries research
We study how factors such as fisheries exploitation, climate change, eutrophication and socio-economic environments affect fish communities, and food-web dynamics.
Aquaculture research
We aim to contribute to sustainable, future-proof innovations by studying fish and shellfish nutrition and health in circular aquaculture systems.
