National Institute of Aquatic Resources, (DTU Aqua), is an institute at Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
DTU Aqua conducts research, provides advice, educates at university level and contributes to innovation in sustainable exploitation and management of aquatic resources. The institute investigates the biology and population ecology of aquatic organism, aquatic physics and chemical processes, ecosystem structure and dynamics, taking account of all relevant natural and anthropogenic drivers.
The vision of DTU Aqua is to enable ecologically and economically sustainable exploitation of aquatic resources applying an integrated ecosystem approach which utilizes synergies in natural and technical science disciplines.
DTU Aqua’s research is divided into the following fields:
Oceanography
Marine populations and ecosystem dynamics
Freshwater fisheries and ecology
Fish biology
Population genetics
Observation technology
Coastal ecology
Marine living resources
Fisheries technology
Fisheries management
Ecosystem based marine management
Aquaculture
Fish and shellfish diseases
DTU Aqua advises the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark and other public authorities, the commercial fisheries, the aquaculture industry and international commissions.
DTU’s BEng programme in Fisheries Technology and MSc programme in Aquatic Science and Technology are coordinated by DTU Aqua.
DTU Aqua has about 325 employees, of whom a third are scientific staff. The other employees are assistant biologists, laboratory technicians, administrative staff, ship’s crew, student assistants etc.
DTU Aqua has employees in Kgs. Lyngby, Silkeborg, Hirtshals and Nykøbing Mors as well as on R/V Dana, Denmark's largest research vessel, which has it's homeport in Hirtshals.
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