Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Jorge Alberto Vieira Costa 

Lattes:http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4723874P8

Participating Graduate Programs:

Graduate Program in Food Engineering and Science

Graduate Program in Aquaculture

Graduate Program in Biological Oceanography

Participating Countries:

United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, Germany, United States.

  DESCRIPTION:

This project addresses food security as being directly related to ensure access to quality food in sufficient quantity and in a permanet way. The oceans and their coastal zones have, and will always play a key role in this security, specifically from the acquisition of marine resources of quality. This project, therefore, proposes the sustainable use of these marine resources by assessing their state of exploration and researching alternatives management measures for fish stock, in addition to the development of responsible aquaculture. In addition to issues related to fish production per se, this proposal will also consider the potential for aggregation of nutritional value to marine products and the development of new products through studies in food science and technology and in risk reduction to human health through the analysis of chemical and biological contaminants. Some examples of studies proposed here include the development of marking techniques associated with the analysis of stable isotopes as a strategy to better understand the ecology of the skipjack tuna, the main species of fish caught in Brazil for the production of canned tuna; the development of integrated shrimp, fish, mollusc and macroalgal farming systems as a mean of increasing the productivity, resilience and sustainability of aquaculture systems; and the obtaining of foods of popular consumption with high nutritional value from marine resources usually considered as residues. In addition to studies such as those listed above, the project includes the qualification of students and teachers in international reference centers in areas of knowledge related to aquaculture, fisheries, and food science and technology.

Expected Benefits: