Transporting live fish has always been a challenge, as a lack of oxygen, poor water quality and bacterial contamination quickly lead to large losses of animals and therefore also capital. With the strong growth of the aquaculture industry, the importance of the associated logistics and animal welfare aspects is also increasing. Nanotechnology offers great potential to significantly improve the logistics involved in the live transport of fish.

As part of the EnFiTT project, two technologies will be used and their effect on fish and transport water will be tested. 

• Nanobubble oxygen generator to improve oxygen concentration
• Surface coatings in transport systems that offer hydrophobic and antibacterial properties.

The aim is to improve fish welfare during transport and thus reduce animal and capital losses. 

The main objectives of EnFITT can be summarised as follows:

• Reduce damage and loss of fish during transport,
• Reduce the risk of disease in the transport containers,
• Improving the welfare of the fish,
• Saving energy in the transport process,
• Extending transport options in terms of time and range,
• Increasing the transport capacity for fish,
• Reducing the CO2 footprint of the entire process per unit weight of fish.

As part of the project, the possible applications will be tested to investigate the efficiency and economic feasibility for the transport of rainbow trout in Turkey and Germany.