ECIV Matchmaking

1 May 2025 – 31 Aug 2029

Register
Register
Register

ExpertiseUpdated on 2 March 2026

Circular Blue Economy Approaches

George Mantas

Business Development Director at AquaBioTech Group

Mosta, Malta

About

AquaBioTech Group offers comprehensive expertise in Circular Blue Economy approaches for ECIV Open Call 1, transforming aquaculture and fisheries value chains through diverse valorisation strategies across the full production spectrum—from hatchery waste to processing by-products. With 27 years delivering pan-European projects (HELCOM Baltic BAT, Nordic RAS emissions reduction, TAPAS sustainability tools), we specialise in multiple circular pathways: RAS nutrient loops (90% water recirculation), fish processing waste valorisation (collagen from skins, hydrolysates from viscera), seaweed/shellfish co-products (bioplastics, nutraceuticals), IMTA systems (multi-trophic nutrient balancing), and bio-based packaging from marine biomass, all achieving TRL 6-8 commercial readiness aligned with ECIV's Food/Agro-food, Water/Wastewater, and Bioeconomy missions.

Deliverables Portfolio Examples
-
Region's aquaculture/fisheries BAT Catalogue
- Multi-Stream Processing Blueprints (TRL6→8 demonstration)
- Circular Value Chain Integration Designs
- Regional Training Academies (25 farm staff/region)
- Wider Replication Toolkit (multi-site scalability roadmap)
- LCA/KPIs Suite: waste valorisation, market potential
- Regional Cumulative socioeconomic impact assessment and market opportunities for synergies between sectors

Reference Work Examples

Innovation Partner at Sea2Land 
https://sea2landproject.eu/

Other R&D projects that include circularity approaches can be found here:  https://aquabt.com/rdi/projects/ongoing-projects/

Delivered the **BAT for Reduction and Reuse of Emissions in Nordic Land-based Aquaculture
**Secretary of the **Nordic Council of Ministers Circular Economy in the Nordics Nordic Council of Ministers
**

 Delivered the **Best Available Technologies (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP) for sustainable aquaculture in the Baltic Sea region
HELCOM Committee
**

Field

  • INTERNATIONALIZATION OF CIRCULAR PRODUCTS
  • TEACHING CIRCULAR ECONOMY
  • OTHERS

Similar opportunities