DigiATLA
Building Digital Capacity for Innovation in Atlantic Aquaculture
Priority
Blue innovation and competitiveness
Blue innovation and competitiveness
Total budget
2,13 M€
2,13 M€
ERDF funding
1,60 M€
1,60 M€
Lead partner
S2AQUA - Laboratório Colaborativo, Associação para uma Aquacultura Sustentável e Inteligente (Algarve, Portugal)
S2AQUA - Laboratório Colaborativo, Associação para uma Aquacultura Sustentável e Inteligente (Algarve, Portugal)
Duration
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
01.01.2026 — 30.06.2028
Summary
DigiATLA drives digital transformation in Atlantic aquaculture by fostering capacity building in sustainable aquaculture and precision nutrition technologies. It addresses key challenges such as limited digital integration, operational inefficiencies and environmental impacts, which hinder the sector's resilience and competitiveness.
By promoting the uptake of Industry 4.0 approaches, DIGIATLA enhances digital capacity, equipping the professionals with tools and knowledge to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impacts and support sustainability. Key outputs include digital training programs, an online knowledge repository, pilot demonstration activities and awareness-raising initiatives related to Industry 4.0 adoption. Beneficiaries include aquaculture professionals, researchers and educational communities.
Through a transnational approach, DigiATLA brings together expertise from multiple regions to align strategies, share best practices and promote scalable and transferable solutions, contributing to a more sustainable and competitive Atlantic aquaculture sector.
By promoting the uptake of Industry 4.0 approaches, DIGIATLA enhances digital capacity, equipping the professionals with tools and knowledge to improve efficiency, reduce environmental impacts and support sustainability. Key outputs include digital training programs, an online knowledge repository, pilot demonstration activities and awareness-raising initiatives related to Industry 4.0 adoption. Beneficiaries include aquaculture professionals, researchers and educational communities.
Through a transnational approach, DigiATLA brings together expertise from multiple regions to align strategies, share best practices and promote scalable and transferable solutions, contributing to a more sustainable and competitive Atlantic aquaculture sector.
Partners:
- SPAROS Lda (Algarve, Portugal)
- UNIVERSIDADE DE VIGO (University of Vigo Marine Research Center) (Galicia, Spain)
- University of Galway (School of Natural Sciences) (Northern and Western, Ireland)
- Institut National de Recherche en Agriculture, Alimentation et Environnement (CENTRE DE RECHERCHE BRETAGNE NORMANDIE) (Normandie, France)
- Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (Lisboa, Portugal)
- L'Institut Agro (Institut Agro Rennes Angers - Pôle halieutique, mer et littoral) (Bretagne, France)
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