Services

Luke's diverse research infrastructures are suitable frameworks for experimental research on renewable natural resources and are widely available throughout Finland. PMRS is a service to study open sea net pen aquaculture in combination with brackish water RAS in a set-up relevant to aquaculture industry.

PMRS for marine fish farming is suitable for research on fish nutrition, growth, behaviour and welfare, and the technology and biology of mariculture in cages, or in combination with RAS farming. Brackish water RAS comprises 12 tanks of 1.3m3 in one or two temperature regulated recirculation with automated feeditemperature-regulatedng system and condition monitoring. Outside there are 12 sea cages in open brackish water with automated feeding and monitoring. The station also includes facilities for gutting, sampling and on-site laboratory analysis equipment and sample storage.

Bioresources available

Several species, including rainbow trout, European whitefish and pikeperch, have been used previously. Species to be used by the TA user are negotiable.

Support offered

The TA user will be supported by Luke’s extensive, well-established international research community in the fields of breeding, wild fish populations, aquaculture, genomics and computational genetics, to which the users join. Luke will train TA users to utilise the infrastructures and the associated analytical tools and databases. Luke staff will aid in finding accommodation either within Luke’s own accommodations or via external services.

Modality of access

Combined costs, unit cost defined as user group/week. Typical access depends on experimental design and can vary from 12 weeks to the entire growth season.