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This challenge, funded by Australia Aid, aims to find solutions to three important issues of aquaculture: 1) Rethinking feed for aquaculture 2) New ocean products and 3) Sustainable design. It will do so through encouraging innovations that will revolutionize aquaculture in the developing world (with a focus on the Indian Ocean region), where transformations in aquaculture can help eradicate poverty, end hunger, and preserve ecosystems.

Awards will be made at two levels: Design/Validation (A$250,000) and Positioning for Scale (AU$250,000-750,000).  Funds must be used for field testing of winning ideas in a developing country located in the Indian Ocean region.

For more information and links to the application, please visit http://www.theblueeconomychallenge.org

Any interested Dalhousie faculty member is asked to contact the International Research Facilitator (jennifer.morawiecki@dal.ca) for more information and support in preparing an application.

Dealine: 30 June 2016