National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua)
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National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua)
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DTU Aqua
DTU Aqua – National Institute of Aquatic Resources, the former Danish Institute for Fisheries Research is an institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
The institute provides research, public sector consultancy, education, industrial collaboration, and communication in the field of sustainable exploitation of living marine and freshwater resources and ecosystems.
The Institute undertakes advisory tasks for the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and other public authorities, the commercial fisheries, the aquaculture industry and international commissions.
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DTU Aqua deals with all links in the production chain from water to dining table, including:
• the connection between the production of living resources and the aquatic environments, climate as well as ecosystem structure and function.
• advising on commercial and recreational use of living resources in fishing and in aquaculture.
• processing and improving fish products into healthy foods.
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Hirtshals
Silkeborg
• Aquaculture• Fisheries technology• Marine Monitoring• Research vessels
• Recreational fisheries• Freshwater ecology• Population genetics
• Marine research• Fisheries research• Seafood and fish processing• Administration
DTU – and DTU Aqua – a national university with several locations in Denmark
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The InstituteThe institute has 330 employees, of which around a third is scientific staff.
In 2008 the institute had a budget of about 245 mill. DKK. About 80 mill. came from the Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, 30 mill. DKK from DTU and 135 mill. DKK came from external sources, i.e. national and international research programs as well as fish and fisheries monitoring programs.
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Vice-director
Infrastructure Education
Vice-directorAdministrativefunctions
Advisory Function
IT, technique and innovation
Institute director
Education secretariat
National Institute forAquatic Resources
Research secretariat
Seafood and fish processing
•Microbiology and seafood hygiene•Aquatic lipids and oxidation•Aquatic protein biochemistry•Aquatic process and product technology
Aquaculture and shellfish
•Aquaculture•Shellfish•Fish deseases
Organisationsdiagram27.04.2009
Secretariat of management and communication
ShipsAdvisory tasks
Monitoring and
datacenterInstitute services
Institute administration
Research
Marine research and fisheries
•Oceanography•Population and ecosystem dynamics•Coastal ecology•Fisheries and monitoring technology•Management systems
Recreational fisheries and population
genetics•Inland Fisheries•Population Genetics
Large experimental
fascilities
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DTU Aqua’s MissionDTU Aqua conducts research and education and provides advice withinfollowing main scientific areas:
• Sustainable exploitation of living aquatic resources• Structure and function of marine ecosystems• Aquaculture, rearing methods and environmental effects• Fish health and fish welfare• Health and food safety• Enhanced utilization of raw materials • Quality assurance systems and traceability• Fish release and restoration of habitats
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DTU Aqua’s VisionConduct useful research - for the environment, fisheries, trade, consumersand society in general. The vision is fulfilled through:
●Research of high international standard●Relevant and applicable advice and services to public authorities●Teaching on undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate level●Communication● Industrial collaboration/Innovation
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The Research Vessel DANA
• DANA is a multi-purpose vessel. • DANA was built in 1980-81 in Aarhus, especially for marine
research purposes. • DANA is 78,5 m long and has a tonnage of 2545 t.• DANA is on expedition ca. 150 days a year for DTU Aqua.
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DTU Aqua’s small research vessels
Havfisken Havkatten
Havmusen Havtasken
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