🌊 Enhancing Sustainability with Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) in the Baltic Sea Region! 🌊
🗝 Today we want to share key insights from a recent article on societal perceptions of aquaculture, combining a scoping review and media analysis.
#TETRAS acknowledges that to achieve a successful expansion and implementation of recirculating aquaculture systems (#RAS) in the Baltic Sea Region, it is fundamental to increase and improve awareness of sustainable aquaculture and RAS.
🗣 As part of our project, Pilot 4 is currently setting up a small-scale RAS to improve aquaculture awareness. Hilary Karlson and Mette Jørgensen from Guldborgsund Kommune recently shared why decided to focus this Pilot on aquaculture awareness:
“Currently, there are no land-based fish production facilities in our region, and establishing a successful business venture in this sector requires the entire value chain of an aquaculture facility to be engaged. The African Catfish remains relatively unknown in Denmark as a nutritious source of protein and essential fatty acids. Generating market demand for a product requires raising awareness, demystifying misconceptions, and gaining consumer acceptance. GBS aims to provide fact-based information about closed RAS fish and plant production to empower future stakeholders and consumers to make informed decisions, whether as consumers, producers, or investors.”
🧠 Here are some key insights from the article applied to RAS:
🔍 Transparency and Communication: Building trust through transparent operations and clear communication is essential. Highlighting the environmental and economic benefits of RAS can positively shape perceptions.
🤝 Engaging Stakeholders: Collaboration with local communities, environmental NGOs, and policymakers helps address concerns and showcase the advantages of RAS. Partnering with scientists ensures our strategies are evidence-based.
🌱 Focus on Sustainability: Promoting the sustainability aspects of RAS—such as reduced environmental impact and efficient resource use—reinforces the positive impact of our project.
⚖️ Addressing Negative Perceptions: Public awareness campaigns and transparent reporting are vital to counter negative perceptions. Proactive measures on environmental impact and fish welfare are key.
📣 Tailored Communication Strategies: Customizing our communication based on the audience’s characteristics and using diverse media channels ensures broader and more effective outreach.
📢 Read the full article to delve deeper into these insights and understand the broader context of societal perceptions of aquaculture.
🔗 https://lnkd.in/e65ZVhec
🌐 Learn more about our project and how we’re pioneering sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Sea region.
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“Societal perceptions of aquaculture: Combining scoping review and media analysis”
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President Of The Board Of Directors na FLG - Luso Galaica Foundation
7moA really interesting article. It deserves a read. FS