FLATFIRST

Acronym
FlatFIRST
Title
Early feeding of flatfish on microfeeds: improved performance, survival and quality of larvae and juveniles
Code
COMPETE2030-FEDER-01171000 (E!4876)
Program
P2030, Aviso MPr-2023-4 – SIID – Internacionalização de I&D EUROSTARS 3 – Call 5
Main Objective
Improve performance, increase survival and enhance quality of larvae and juveniles.
Beneficiary Entities
Sparos Lda., FLATLANTIC – Actividades Piscícolas, S.A (Portugal), Sterling White Halibut (Norway), Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (Portugal)
Leader Institution
Sparos
Approval Date
03 September 2024
Time period
May 2024 – April 2027
Total Eligible Costs
1.084.780,32 EUR
EU Funding
755.122,13 EUR

Project Updates & Highlights

Abstracts

20-21 March 2025

Presentations at AQUA25 – IV Jornadas de Aquacultura 2025- Olhão, March 2025

Influence of protein hydrolysates in the larval development of flatfish

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20-21 March 2025

Presentations at AQUA25 – IV Jornadas de Aquacultura 2025- Olhão, March 2025

Optimisation of larval quality in Senegalese sole through the inclusion of protein hydrolysates in microdiets

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22-25 September 2025

Abstract at Aquaculture Europe 2025

Tailoring diets for the early stages of flatfish: reviewing latest findings on sole and turbot larvae nutrition

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22-25 September 2025

Abstract at Aquaculture Europe 2025

Optimising larval nutrition in flatfish using protein hydrolysates: growth and redox effects

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18-21 May 2026

Abstract at The International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF 2026)

Protein and lipid utilization in the early life stages of Senegalese sole, Atlantic halibut, and turbot

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Posters

13-14 June 2024

Poster at Global Innovation Summit 2024
Early feeding of flatfish on microfeeds: improved performance, survival and quality of larvae and juveniles.

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10 September 2025

Poster at Blue Think Conference (BTC2025)

Nutritional Modulation from First Feeding in Solea senegalensis Larvae

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Main Text

Partners

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This work is part of the E!4876 FlatFIRST project, No. 17254, Operation No. MPr-2023-4-17254 (COMPETE2030-FEDER-01171000, ALGARVE-FEDER-01171000), supported by the EUROSTARS-3 program and co-financed by the European Union through the Algarve 2030 and COMPETE 2030 Operational Programs, in the framework of Portugal 2030.