Open FH Archive

About the archive

The Open FH Archive gives free access to the published and non-published research results of Flanders Hydraulics (FH). This enhances the visibility, distribution and use of these results, and it supports a much better scientific communication.This archive is managed according to the principles of the Open Access Movement and the Open Archive Initiative.

Basic information about ‘Open Access to scholarly information’.

[ report an error in this record ]

basket (0): add | show

---

The essentials of marine biotechnology Rotter, A.; Barbier, M.; Bertoni, F.; Bones, A.M.; Cancela, M.L.; Carlsson, J.; Carvalho, M.F.; Ceglowska, M.; Chirivella-Martorell, J.; Dalay, M.C.; Cueto, M.; Dailianis, T.; Deniz, I.; Díaz Marrero, A.R.; Drakulovic, D.; Dubnika, A.; Edwards, C.; Einarsson, H.; Erdogan, A.; Eroldogan, O.T.; Ezra, D.; Fazi, S.; FitzGerald, R.J.; Gargan, L.M.; Gaudêncio, S.P.; Udovic, M.G.; DeNardis, N.I.; Jónsdóttir, R.; Katarzyte, M.; Klun, K.; Kotta, J.; Ktari, L.; Ljubesic, Z.; Bilela, L.L.; Mandalakis, M.; Massa-Gallucci, A.; Matijosyte, I.; Mazur-Marzec, H.; Mehiri, M.; Nielsen, S.L.; Novoveska, L.; Overlinge, D.; Perale, G.; Ramasamy, P.; Rebours, C.; Reinsch, T.; Reyes, F.; Rinkevich, B.; Robbens, J.; Röttinger, E.; Rudovica, V.; Sabotid, J.; Safarik, I.; Talve, S.; Tasdemir, D.; Schneider, X.T.; Torunska-Sitarz, A.; Varese, G.C.; Vasquez, M.I. (2021). The essentials of marine biotechnology. Front. Mar. Sci. 8: 629629. https://hdl.handle.net/10.3389/fmars.2021.629629 In: Frontiers in Marine Science. Frontiers Media: Lausanne. ISSN 2296-7745; e-ISSN 2296-7745, more

---

Available in	Authors
VLIZ: Open access 361097 [ download pdf ]

---

Keyword

Marine/Coastal

---

Authors		Top
Rotter, A. Barbier, M. Bertoni, F. Bones, A.M. Cancela, M.L. Carlsson, J. Carvalho, M.F. Ceglowska, M. Chirivella-Martorell, J. Dalay, M.C. Cueto, M. Dailianis, T. Deniz, I. Díaz Marrero, A.R. Drakulovic, D. Dubnika, A. Edwards, C. Einarsson, H. Erdogan, A. Eroldogan, O.T.	Ezra, D. Fazi, S. FitzGerald, R.J. Gargan, L.M. Gaudêncio, S.P. Udovic, M.G. DeNardis, N.I. Jónsdóttir, R. Katarzyte, M. Klun, K. Kotta, J., more Ktari, L. Ljubesic, Z. Bilela, L.L. Mandalakis, M. Massa-Gallucci, A. Matijosyte, I. Mazur-Marzec, H. Mehiri, M. Nielsen, S.L.	Novoveska, L. Overlinge, D. Perale, G. Ramasamy, P. Rebours, C. Reinsch, T. Reyes, F. Rinkevich, B. Robbens, J., more Röttinger, E. Rudovica, V. Sabotid, J. Safarik, I. Talve, S. Tasdemir, D. Schneider, X.T. Torunska-Sitarz, A. Varese, G.C. Vasquez, M.I.

---

Abstract

Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (e.g., fishing, food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors (ocean energy, desalination for water supply, and seabed mining). Modern societies and lifestyle resulted in an increased demand for dietary diversity, better health and well-being, new biomedicines, natural cosmeceuticals, environmental conservation, and sustainable energy sources. These societal needs stimulated the interest of researchers on the diverse and underexplored marine environments as promising and sustainable sources of biomolecules and biomass, and they are addressed by the emerging field of marine (blue) biotechnology. Blue biotechnology provides opportunities for a wide range of initiatives of commercial interest for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, cosmetic, nutraceutical, food, feed, agricultural, and related industries. This article synthesizes the essence, opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges encountered in marine biotechnology and outlines the attainment and valorization of directly derived or bio-inspired products from marine organisms. First, the concept of bioeconomy is introduced. Then, the diversity of marine bioresources including an overview of the most prominent marine organisms and their potential for biotechnological uses are described. This is followed by introducing methodologies for exploration of these resources and the main use case scenarios in energy, food and feed, agronomy, bioremediation and climate change, cosmeceuticals, bio-inspired materials, healthcare, and well-being sectors. The key aspects in the fields of legislation and funding are provided, with the emphasis on the importance of communication and stakeholder engagement at all levels of biotechnology development. Finally, vital overarching concepts, such as the quadruple helix and Responsible Research and Innovation principle are highlighted as important to follow within the marine biotechnology field. The authors of this review are collaborating under the European Commission-funded Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action Ocean4Biotech – European transdisciplinary networking platform for marine biotechnology and focus the study on the European state of affairs.

---

All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy

Top | Authors

IMIS is developed and hosted by VLIZ.