RIVO

Netherlands Institute for Fisheries

Research

ATF Sciences

18 universitydepartments

ATO

IMAG

Life long learningIAC, PHLO, WMS

Statutory tasksunit

ExecutiveBoard

SupervisoryBoard

Plant Sciences

16 universitydepartments

Plant ResearchInternational

PPO

Boardof Directors

Boardof Directors

Boardof Directors

Boardof Directors

Boardof Directors

Animal Sciences

10 universitydepartments

ID-Lelystad

RIVO

PV

Social sciences

20 university

departments

LEI

Organisation Wageningen UR

EnvironmentalSciences

17 universitydepartments

Alterra

RIVO fields of expertise:

25

10

1515

20

15

Stock assessment

Fisheries research

Marine & aquaticecology

Shellfish

Environment & foodsafety

Seafood Technology50 Researchers, 50 Research-assistants

20 Staff

Fish Culture research at RIVO

Government oriented: Environment, welfare, medicines

Business oriented: Development of new species (sole, pikeperch, perch) Dietary modulation (functional foods) Nutrient flows (integrated systems) Water quality in RAS Bio-economic modeling Rearing of marine larvae

Fish culture research at RIVO

Personnel- Scientists: 3.5 fte- Technicians: 2 fte- MSc students

Funding- EU- National governments, local governments- Industry

EU CRAFT Projects

Design and development of ongrowing technology for soles

Bio-economic feasibility of intensive pike perch culture (Lucioperca)

Biological optimization and development of processing methods for turbot farming

Towards elimination of growth retardation in marine RAS for turbot

Percatech

Other projects

New species for aquaculture in the Netherlands Environmental impact of growing aquaculture

production in NL Development of functional seafood products in

aquaculture (EU IP Seafoodplus)