CRAB - (Collective Research on Aquaculture Biofouling) is an EU funded project that will provide the European marine aquaculture industry with low cost practical solutions to control biofouling. 

Website: www.crabproject.com

Project period:

Project coordinator: TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Research

Role of FEAP:

1. Promote the objectives and outcomes of the project to the European aquaculture industry (particularly finfish producers) and to exploit the aquaculture networks and web-based resources more broadly.
2. To aid the development of training events along the line of the successful model.
3. To distribute manuals and guidelines at the European level, directly to the finfish sector and through links to the European Shellfish industry (EMPA etc).
4. To liase with industry, policy makers and other stakeholders and communicate important outcomes at all levels.
5. FEAP will also provide a link to the other EC Collective research project being funded in the same round.