Mariculture and Marine Biotechnology

Objective: Development and transfer of know-how for Israel's mariculture industry and associated biotech industries.

Core Activities:

• Pilot project for evaluation of the commercial feasibility of environmentally-friendly technology for rearing fish in land-based seawater ponds.
  
  
• Development of land-based polyculture systems (fish and other organisms).
  
  
• Domestication of new species of fish and other marine organisms.
  
  
• Genetic improvement of mariculture species.
  
  
• Pathobiology – identification, prevention and treatment of diseases in mariculture systems.
  
  
• Development of technologies for production of biochemicals from marine organisms.
  
  
• Development of novel technologies and products for the aquaculture industry.
  
  
• Technology transfer and scientific support to commercial mariculture and biotechnological enterprises.

• Activities: Marine & Coastal Environment
• Activities: Lake Kinneret