Title: Founding partner and general manager
Association/Company: SEAentia
Biograpy:
João Rito is a biologist, and researcher and collaborates with the Polytechnic of Leiria, being a guest professor in courses, such as the Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Biology and Biotechnology or Master in Aquaculture. He has collaborated with the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) having been President of the EAS Student Group. João Rito has been an Executive Board Member of Bluebio Alliance, since May 2021 and he became the President of the same association in March 2023. João Rito defends the blue economy and specifically aquaculture as an instrument to solve part of the socio-economic and environmental problems of the world, if it is well managed and implemented, and as such, he became an entrepreneur being one of the founders and manager of the company SEAentia.
Speech session
Technological Innovation in Breeding
Speech
Technological Innovation in Marine Fish On-Growing: The case of meagre in RAS
Abstract
SEAentia is a Portuguese aquaculture start-up, which aims to produce top-quality fish in the most sustainable way by combining novel aquaculture engineering with scientific research. SEAentia is pioneering corvina (Argyrosomus regius) production in a sustainable and environmentally friendly RAS production system, where animal health and welfare are a major concern.
We aim to become an international reference in aquaculture by exploring corvina’s great marketing potential and consumer acceptability. For this objective, we’ve built a state-of-the-art pilot RAS in Portugal, which we’ve been operating as our research and development facility for the last 3 years. It allowed the improvement of corvina RAS farming protocols to guarantee animal welfare, biosecurity, traceability and top-level quality fish for human consumption.
