{"id":2143,"date":"2019-08-13T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/?page_id=2143"},"modified":"2023-09-26T00:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T22:42:37","slug":"imta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-projects\/imta\/","title":{"rendered":"AMTI"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat' ><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color  avia-full-stretch' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/karen-kayser-XUZVs0bCV8k-unsplash-scaled.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center; ' ><\/div><\/div><div class='container' style='height:400px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2143'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2143'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_four_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left '><a href='' class='avia-button av-icon-on-hover  avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-custom avia-size-medium avia-position-left '  style='background-color:#071562; border-color:#071562; color:#ffffff; ' ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue8ad' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >ADAPTING COMMUNITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#071562; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">AMTI<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sustainable land-based aquaculture to preserve biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr hr-default  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><a href='https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/nos-projets\/' class='avia_image'   target=\"_blank\" ><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pictoDEF-01-300x289.png' alt='' title='Mission 1'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>A true aquaculture of the future, the development of AMTI by a team of highly complementary experts will reduce environmental impact while increasing the social benefits generated by employment in marginalized areas.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Mexico, the high demand for fish is driving manufacturers to develop offshore aquaculture. But the very fragile marine ecosystems of the Caribbean would be threatened by the introduction of conventional aquaculture, which produces waste and suffocates the environment.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposed project aims to develop a land-based Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system using saline groundwater, a resource that is abundant in the Yucatan Peninsula. IMTA is an innovative practice in which different species cohabit, so that the by-products of one species can be recycled as nutrients for another. It&#8217;s a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly form of aquaculture, because less feed is needed, and the water is naturally purified by the organisms in the &#8220;circuit&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The aim of the project is to explore the potential of this innovative land-based aquaculture and promote the development of this technology to protect the Caribbean&#8217;s fragile marine ecosystems (mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass beds). The wealth of saline groundwater would enable aquaculture sites to be relocated up to 100 km from the coast in this region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers from three institutes and local stakeholders, the project seeks to explore innovative solutions that will lead to the development of sustainable technology packages and a pilot plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, the development of this AMTI would make it possible to both <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">launch a new economy managed by local and marginalized communities in the interior of the country, and to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bring food security to the region&#8217;s inhabitants.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3     '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >PROJECT OBJECTIVE<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developing an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) system<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using saline groundwater.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   '  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" 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