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AquaBioTech Group from Malta, has been awarded the Aquaculture Farm Innovation
Award for their role in the development of recirculating aquaculture
systems (RASs) in the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Centre for Marine
Research. The Dubai-based awards recognize outstanding
achievements of individuals, departments, teams or organisations that
have contributed to the growth and development of the agricultural,
aquaculture and veterinary industries of the Middle East, with a focus
on best practice and innovation. "We're very proud to be awarded the Aquaculture Farm Innovation Award. The AgraME / AquaME / VetME Awards is
a widely-recognised competition attracting the most dynamic aquaculture
companies globally. This award give us the chance to showcase our
achievements to the entire industry," said Shane A Hunter, Technical
Director of the AquaBioTech Group. Samantha Bleasby, Exhibition Director of Informa Exhibitions, which
organises the awards, said: "Congratulations to AquaBioTech Group and
all the companies that have been selected, they play an important part
in creating a stronger aquaculture industry in the Middle East." The RASs that are currently being developed by the Maltese firm are
in line with the plans of the national authorities to fill in the gaps
in the aquaculture sector. Therefore, they are investing in fingerling
production to close the cycle of local species and creating a new
generation of scientists and experts that will be able to resource the
new aquaculture developments. These production facilities will allow
further international research collaborations and partnerships with the
private aquaculture sector and support the educational institutes,
whilst attracting aquaculture talents from the rest of the world. The newly developed system designs will also demonstrate the
technological adaptation and successful development of a number of
state-of-the-art RASs for local species in the harsh environmental
conditions of the Gulf region, paving the way for future aquaculture
operators. The systems developed by the AquaBioTech Group are all
designed in collaboration with the experts of the UAE Ministry of
Climate Change and Environment, taking into consideration their
operational plans and needs, and incorporating the long-term development
vision of the UAE to become a centre for excellence and innovation for
marine and aquaculture research and development in the Middle East. 
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