In Europe, 85% of the seabass and seabream consumed are imported. In Portugal alone, 20,000 of the 25,000 tonnes consumed annually come from abroad, mostly from Turkey and Greece.
But recently, Portugal issued a licence it had never issued before: the first Aquaculture Activity Title (TAA) for an offshore aquaculture installation. The Coralis project - a floating platform 15 km off the Algarve coast, designed to operate in open Atlantic conditions with a production capacity of up to 8,000 tonnes per year.
This is not only a story about one company. It is a signal about where the sector is heading.
B2E CoLAB spoke with Peter Beringer , Country Manager Portugal at Mariculture Systems Ltd. Portugal, to understand what this milestone means - not just operationally, but for the future of offshore aquaculture in Portugal and Europe. The conversation touched on technology, food sovereignty, talent, funding, and the gap between ambition and scale.
The full interview is available on the B2E CoLAB website, in Portuguese and English.
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