Aquaculture Europe 2026

September 28 - October 1, 2026

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture (IMTA)

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 10.30 - 15.30 Urska 1
Chair: Arnold Rakaj, Houssam Hamza

  • 10.30
    Žiga Ogorelec

    IS IMTA JUST A BUZZWORD FOR POLYCULTURE? REDEFINING THE IMTA CONCEPT

  • 10.45
    Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo

    HOW FRAGMENTED EU GOVERNANCE AND LICENSING, ARE LOCKING AQUACULTURE INTO MONOCULTURES

  • 11.00
    Mausam Budhathoki

    INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE FOR NUTRIENT-NEUTRAL SYSTEMS: LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND NUTRIENT MASS-BALANCE EVIDENCE

  • 11.15
    Fabrizio Capoccioni

    IS CO-FARMING OF AQUATIC SPECIES MORE SUSTAINABLE THAN MONOCULTURE?

  • 11.30
    Luca Grosso

    CIRCULAR FEEDING STRATEGIES INTEGRATING SEA URCHINS AND SEA CUCUMBERS IN INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE (IMTA)

  • 11.45
    Thomas Lecocq

    GLOBAL RESEARCH TRENDS IN FISH POLYCULTURE AND PATHWAYS FOR DESIGNING NEW SYSTEMS

  • 12.00
    Simon Lévy

    ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION OF A FUNCTIONAL TRAIT-BASED APPROACH FOR DESIGNING POLYCULTURE WITH MINIMAL TROPHIC COMPETITION

  • 14.00
    Luca Grosso

    AGRICULTURAL BY-PRODUCTS AS FEED FOR SEA CUCUMBERS IN BIOFLOC-BASED INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE

  • 14.15
    Elvira Fatsini

    INTEGRATED MULTI-TROPHIC AQUACULTURE OF MULLET, CLAM, OYSTER AND ALGAE IN COASTAL PONDS ON LAND AFFECTED BY SALINISATION IN THE EBRO DELTA, SPAIN

  • 14.30
    Andrezza Carvalho

    GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF Macrocystis pyrifera (LAMINARIALES) SPOROPHYTES CULTIVATED UNDER DIFFERENT SYSTEMS

  • 14.45
    S. Ferrando-Juan

    INTEGRATED MULTITROPHIC AQUACULTURE TO MITIGATE NITRATE TOXICITY IN BIOFLOC SYSTEMSINTEGRATED MULTITROPHIC AQUACULTURE TO MITIGATE NITRATE TOXICITY IN BIOFLOC SYSTEMS

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