CERER-Pisciculture is a non-profit organisation involved in applied research, education and information dissemination in aquaculture. Specialized in farming and biology of freshwater fishes, we actively support new developments in aquaculture. Our researches focus on production systems (e.g. aquaponics, biofloc) and species diversification for consumption and restocking.
- AQUA 2025 Valencia
Research results on pikeperch and redclaw crayfish polyculture were presented at the Aquaculture Europe conference in Valencia (Spain), in partnership with the Management of Aquatic Resources and Aquaculture Unit of the University of Liège: ‘Polyculture in an aquaponic system: Improving system efficiency by raising redclaw crayfish on pikeperch leftover feed’. - Aquaponics training
Launch of a new aquaponics training course. 4 sessions of 4 days each will be organised in July, August, October 2025 and April 2026. This basic training combines theory and practice and is open to everyone. Information and registration: https://formations-aquaponie.be - Technical training in aquaculture
In February 2025, CERER and ULiège (Unité de Gestion des Ressources Aquatiques et Aquaculture) delivered a 2-week technical training in aquaculture in Huye (Rwanda), supported by Enabel (Belgian development agency) as part of the Kwihaza project. - AQUA 2024 Copenhaguen
CERER attended the annual conference of the EAS (European Aquaculture Society) to present its work on the environmental footprint of aquaponics production: ‘Environmental sustainability assessment of two contrasted pilot aquaponics productions (tilapia vs pikeperch) by life cycle assessment’. - Aquaponics at school
3rd year of aquaponics practicing at ARH, a secondary school located in Huy (Belgium). In partnership with CERER, science teachers are training our young aquaponists, aged 12 to 18. Given the success of this edition, a new session will be launched in 2024-2025. - POLYRAS: in 2024, CERER is developing a new aquaponic facility
This system, set up in a greenhouse, will support the development of new production models based on polyculture and the integration of seasonal variations in aquaponics. - Aquaponics : research report released (Aqualoci project, french version)
Setting up of a pilot indoor aquaponic system and monitoring the performance of two production models (tilapia and pike-perch) provided 5-year research results giving an agronomic, water, energy and economic assessment of this production system. - Walloon aquaculture facing climate change: let’s innovate!
Climate change: How agriculture is part of the solution ? Published in CELAGRI’mag (in French, November 2023, p34-35)