National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua)

1. National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua)

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Aquaculture • Fisheries technology • Marine Monitoring • Research vessels Hirtshals • Recreational fisheries • Freshwater ecology • Population genetics Silkeborg • Marine research • Fisheries research • Seafood and fish processing • Administration DTU – and DTU Aqua – a national university with several locations in Denmark

6. The Institute The institute has 330 employees, of which around a third is scientific staff. In 2008 the institute had a budget of about 245 mill. DKK. About80 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.

7. Organisationsdiagram 27.04.2009 National Institute for Aquatic Resources Institute director Secretariat of management and communication Research secretariat Vice-director AdministrativefunctionsAdvisory Function Vice-director InfrastructureEducation Institute administration Institute services Advisory tasks Monitoring and datacenter Ships Large experimental fascilities Education secretariat IT, technique and innovation Research • Recreational fisheries and population genetics • Inland Fisheries • Population Genetics • Marine research and fisheries • Oceanography • Population and ecosystem dynamics • Coastal ecology • Fisheries and monitoring technology • Management systems • Aquaculture and shellfish • Aquaculture • Shellfish • Fish deseases • Seafood and fish processing • Microbiology and seafood hygiene • Aquatic lipids and oxidation • Aquatic protein biochemistry • Aquatic process and product technology

8. DTU Aqua’s Mission DTU Aqua conducts research and education and provides advice within following 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

9. DTU Aqua’s Vision Conduct useful research - for the environment, fisheries, trade, consumers and 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

10. 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.

11. DTU Aqua’s small research vessels Havkatten Havfisken Havmusen Havtasken

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