Our interest in cooperation concerns the welfare and health of marine aquaculture invertebrates.
Research activities may focus on:
- determining reference values for physiological functions,
- studying nociception and pain pathways,
- meeting the needs of aquaculture animals at different stages of farming, including during transport.

This will contribute to the operational objectives (OO) of the EUPAW call:
OO1. Contribute to the design and harmonisation of systems for monitoring and controlling animal health and welfare.
OO4. Develop procedures, methodologies and tools to support animal welfare monitoring.
OO6. Develop guidelines and prototype solutions that improve animal welfare on farms, during transport [...].

Ifremer is a national institute with 24 sites spread across the French coastline.
The Atlantic Marine Molluscs Experimental Unit (EMMA, https://emma.ifremer.fr/en) comprises two experimental platforms of particular interest: a hatchery in Charente-Maritime and a nursery in Vendée, enabling the farming of marine invertebrates, mostly mollusc, at all stages of growth. Each platform also has modular experimental areas for conducting experiments in safe and repeatable conditions, including secure areas for research into aquaculture water treatment, physiology and pathology. EMMA's expertise and resources are presented in the video:
https://youtu.be/D0XcTM37jt4?si=joDt1EBOpWlPihL9
The EMMA unit's facilities are identified within the European network of experimental aquaculture platforms, AQUAEXCEL 3.0 (AQUASERV since 2024), whose objective is to promote collaboration with research teams working in Europe in the field of aquaculture by offering them the opportunity to work on the platforms and thus conduct original experimental work.