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ActFast is a Horizon Europe Innovation Action project that will demonstrate climate change adaptation and mitigation solutions for Aquaculture. FEAP is pleased to contribute to this project, which officially started on 1 June 2025 and will run for 48 months. With a total budget of €5 million, the project is coordinated by the University of Bologna and brings together 28 partners from 13 countries, including EU Member States, Norway, Tunisia and Egypt, working to improve the resilience, sustainability and circularity of aquaculture in the face of climate change.

Supporting the sector’s climate adaptation and innovation capacity

ActFast aims to develop and demonstrate practical, science-based solutions to help aquaculture operators adapt to environmental stressors such as heatwaves, disease outbreaks, and water quality deterioration. The project combines AI-driven forecasting tools, real-time biosensor monitoring, climate-adapted feeds, and integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems to future-proof marine, transitional and freshwater farming across four key regions:

• The Mediterranean (sea bass, sea bream)
• The North-East Atlantic (salmon)
• Central and Eastern European inland waters (carp, trout)
• Delta and coastal lagoon areas (shellfish, tilapia, mullet)

Expected impacts by 2029

ActFast sets out to deliver:

• 10% reduction in mortality rates for sea bass and sea bream through climate-adapted health strategies
• 10% reduction in antibiotic use via preventive measures and functional feeds
• 10–15% improvement in feed conversion through low-carbon, climate-smart feed formulations
• Validation of biosensors and early warning systems for on-farm monitoring of water quality and fish health
• AI-based decision-support tools for adaptive farm management in response to climate variability10% reduction in mortality for key species

FEAP’s role

FEAP plays a central role in stakeholder engagement, dissemination and market uptake. As part of Work Package 7, FEAP coordinates the ActFast Stakeholder Panel to ensure producers’ needs are reflected in project activities. FEAP also contributes to the design and promotion of the ActFast Virtual Lighthouse, a digital platform offering immersive training and demonstration of climate-smart solutions developed within the project. By supporting knowledge exchange and innovation uptake across the sector, FEAP aims to ensure that ActFast delivers real and lasting benefits for European aquaculture producers.

For more information, visit the project page on CORDIS or follow it on LinkedIn.

The first training and call for professionals in fish farming across Europe to join a two-day training in Brussels ‘A deep dive into EU Institutions’ in March 25 and 26 2025 on  is open.

Link for application – Deadline for application: 7th February 2025

Read carefully the requirements before applying.

Background
EU policies for organic fish farming. The advancement of organic production in general, and organic fish farming in particular (as a subsector of organic aquaculture), is encouraged by the European Union policies. The Farm to Fork strategy established in 2020, which aims to increase food production in the EU while making food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly, targets 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and a significant increase in organic aquaculture. The EU Biodiversity Strategy of 2020 states that organic farming holds great potential for farmers and consumers. In 2021, the EU Action Plan for the Development of Organic Production identified organic aquaculture as a sector with potential development. Moreover, in 2021 the EU Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture for the period 2021 to 2030 defined the promotion of organic aquaculture as a key food production procedure. The organic production and labelling rules are set in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council.

The situation of organic fish farming production in the EU. Read more.

The Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) held its 2024 Annual General Meeting in Istanbul (Türkiye) on May 23rd and 24th.

This yearly landmark event for FEAP’s member associations was co-organised this time with the Turkish organisations Aegean Exporters’ Union, Mediterranean Export’ Union, and Istanbul Exporters’ Association. It was a renewed opportunity to strengthen our network, bringing together over fifty delegates representing 18 countries, 20 national aquaculture associations and organisations, as well as invited experts from other networks and projects such as EATIP, EUMEPS or CTAQUA.

Over these two days, no stone was left unturned to analyse and exchange knowledge, challenges and trends across FEAP’s different species commissions, EU policy works and other FEAP missions such as continuously promoting the good work and promising future of fish farming in Europe. Read more

All Award Recipients can be viewed here

Read more about this initiative from the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP) and the Hellenic Aquaculture Producers Organization (HAPO).

TheAquaculture Assistance Mechanism website promotes knowledge & collaboration among stakeholders for a more sustainable & competitive aquaculture in the EU.

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During its seminar & commission meetings held in Athens and hosted by HAPO at the beginning of December, the European Federation of Aquaculture Producers published its 2022 annual report.

In addition to the foreword of the President of the FEAP, Mrs Lara Barazi, you will go through an interesting interview with the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans & Fisheries, Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, but also discover all FEAP activities and read more about its members, its production, and its involvement in European Research & Innovation.