15/09/2026
🌊 Beneath the Adriatic’s surface, new opportunities for the blue bioeconomy are growing.
This video takes you inside our Interreg Biobased trials of Regenerative Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA): cultivating Gracilaria gracilis alongside mussels and oysters on existing farms.
🧪 By studying seaweed growth and productivity, we are exploring how aquaculture can diversify production and supply sustainable biomass for valuable pigments, agricultural biostimulants and biobased materials.
Led by the Università di Foggia’s Scienze Agrarie, Alimenti, Risorse Naturali e Ingegneria - UniFg DAFNE Department and STAR*Facility Centre, under the scientific coordination of Prof. Matteo Francavilla, BIOBASED brings together CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-IRBIM CNR , the Associazione Mediterranea Acquacoltori (AMA), the University of Dubrovnik, Croatia and the Centar za poduzetništvo Dubrovačko-neretvanske županije DNŽ (Centre for Entrepreneurship in Dubrovnik), with funding from the Interreg VI-A Italy–Croatia 2021–2027 Programme.
▶️ Dive into the video and discover our research in action.