BMRS has a multi-species aquaculture research licence – finfish, crustaceans, molluscs, and macroalgae. Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) registered authorisation for animal experimentation.
Trial facilities include, salt water ambient and controlled environment tank infrastructure, a range of tank sizes and experimental design, capacity 100m3. Water filtration, sterilisation and treatment systems. Environmental monitoring and emergency systems for stock and site security. Temperature-controlled rooms, wet and dry laboratories, sterile facilities. Macroalgae hatchery and culture facilities. Marine fish hatchery and on-growing units. Marine site for the culture of seaweed and research vessel.
