Speech session
New technologies in aquaculture (precision aquaculture, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology)

Speech
Fish Health, welfare and quality in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reared in a Recirculating Aquaculture System with TiO2-Based Photo-Electrocatalytic Filtration

Abstract
Fish-PhotoCAT, is a European project financed by the PRIMA programme (Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area) involving Italy, Tunisia and Egypt with the aim of assessing the efficiency of a purification system to improve water quality, fish production and environmental sustainability in aquaculture systems through the elimination of nitrogen compounds and the biocidal action of a TiO2-based electro-photocatalytic treatment. The system has been successfully tested on juvenile and adult trout and its effectiveness evaluated in terms of water quality, zootechnical performance, fish welfare and fillet quality.