✨ 2025 Annual Meeting of the ARES-PRD AQUA’MAR Project at UMONS! ✨🌊

We had the pleasure of hosting at UMONS the 2025 annual meeting of the ARES-PRD AQUA’MAR project, “(Re)vitalising Moroccan aquaculture by upcycling natural resources derived from arthropods”, funded by the Academy of Research and Higher Education (ARES).

The event brought together all the project partners, including UMONS, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Cadi Ayyad University, Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut – Condorcet and AQUA M’DIQ, fostering valuable exchanges on our research progress and on future opportunities for the development of Moroccan aquaculture.

A key highlight of the meeting was the presentations by PhD students Imad Zaouite, Samia Elouali and Maryam BOUSAID, who shared significant advances in their research, contributing to the project’s ongoing scientific development.

The steering committee was also held in the presence of Samira B., Hicham Chairi, Matthias Gosselin, PhD and Mohammed Rhazi, allowing for discussions on strategic directions and the next steps of the project.

Laboratory visits also provided an opportunity to explore the latest scientific innovations. We were honoured to attend Professor Philippe Dubois’s lecture, “Chemistry: A Key to a Sustainable Future”, which highlighted the fundamental role of chemistry in the transition towards sustainability.

A huge thank you to all our partners for their commitment and contributions to this collaborative research effort! 🔬🐟

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