The AQUALI project has been allocated €153,700 under Portugal 2030 to develop and test innovative approaches for farming low-trophic-level marine invertebrates in Alentejo.
Running from October 2026 to September 2028, the project will investigate reproduction, transfer, holding and grow-out strategies for commercially valuable species common on the region’s rocky coast: goose barnacles, limpets, sea urchins and anemones.
This is an R&D initiative rather than a commercial production announcement, but it points to a potentially relevant diversification route for Portuguese aquaculture into high-value species.
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