Signature of a partnership for the study of the feasibility of a sustainable and integrated aquaculture farm within the offshore wind farm
of Saint-Brieuc.

Ailes Marines is committed to supporting and monitoring the feasibility study of this AMTI project, which is being carried out by the CRC Bretagne Nord, and will mobilize local structures and expertise centers that could support the successful completion of this feasibility. For example, actors of the "fishing" sector in Côtes-D'Armor, Brittany, such as the CCI 22 as manager of the Britain fish markets or the Centre d'Étude et de Valorisation des Algues (CEVA) could be consulted.

Ailes Marines will finance a position ofaquaculture engineer who will be integrated into the CRC Bretagne Nord to carry out the feasibility study. This engineer will be in charge of coordinating the regulatory expertise (authorization to operate marine cultures, maritime safety, etc.), the technical and zootechnical expertise, as well as the economic feasibility expertise. She will start in January 2023.

The Iberdrola Group, which owns 100% of the Ailes Marines project company, is also mobilizing its Research and Development department to support the successful completion of this study.

"The choice of jacket foundations that support the 62 wind turbines of the park allows the circulation of water bodies and biodiversity. The studies that will be carried out will allow us to accelerate the data acquisition process and to know if this type of innovative AMTI breeding solution carried by the CRCBN is compatible with the operation of an offshore wind farm. This type of innovation is increasingly being developed in offshore wind farms in Northern Europe," said Stéphane Alain Riou, Director of Development and Territory at Iberdrola & Ailes Marines.

Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) combines the exploitation of various species on the same production site, based on trophic relations between the different rearing compartments (algae, shellfish, ...). This association of species allows to recreate an ecosystem by associating complementary species and represents a real solution for the sustainable development of aquaculture activities. This type of production presents the double benefit of reducing the environmental impact of the breeding and of allowing to bring a complementary activity for the shellfish farmers (mussels, oysters, etc.).

The integration of this aquaculture project does not stop at the ecosystemic aspect, and also looks at the economic and social components of the Côtes-D'Armor fishing industry. Indeed, this project wants to be integrated into the existing structures (auctions, fish trade) and wishes to develop new and complementary synergies on markets other than the traditional ones of shellfish farming.