Short Description (Company/ Institute):

Our positioning in the market is that of a technology development and transfer agent, so, using our expertise added to the various areas of knowledge of our partners, we produce customized solutions for the various links of the fish production chain, whether in the elaboration of projects or in the diagnosis and resolution of barriers, increasing the productivity and competitiveness of our customers.

Fields of activity, fields of research and development:

• development of disruptive technologies and processes for the fish production chain.
• development of fish production and processing projects.
• training in good fish production and manufacturing practices.

Main competences for international cooperation:

• Knowledge of fish quality parameters at international level.
• Knowledge of various fish production systems at international level.
• Technical and interpersonal skills for research development in cooperation with international organizations.
• Access to several research institutions in Brazil.

Main fields of interest for international cooperation:

• fish quality certification;
• certification of welfare of aquatic organisms;
• development of new cultivation systems;
• aquaculture water recirculation systems;

References / examples of most relevant products and services:

Consultant for the development of humanized pre-slaughter management protocols in a tilapia processing plant in Brazil;

development of shrimp farming and processing project in inland waters;

winner of the Aquicola Innovation Award at the largest aquaculture business event in Brazil;

Scientific publications:

1.VENTURINI, FRANCINE PERRI ; Vargas Baldi, Sheyla Cristina ; PARISI, GIULIANA ; COSTA, THAYSSA DUARTE ; RUCINQUE, DANIEL SANTIAGO ; PIRES MELO, MARIZA ; VIEGAS, ELISABETE MARIA MACEDO . Effects of different stunning methods on blood markers and enzymatic activity of stress responses of tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ). Italian Journal of Animal Science ­­­, v. 1, p. 1-5, 2018.

2.Vargas Baldi, Sheyla Cristina;PARISI, GIULIANA ; BONELLI, ANTONIO ; BALIEIRO, JÚLIO CESAR CARVALHO ; LAPA GUIMARÃES, JUDITE ; MACEDO VIEGAS, ELISABETE MARIA . Effects of different stunning/slaughter methods on frozen fillets quality of cobia ( Rachycentron canadum ). AQUACULTURE ­­­­­­, v. 486, p. 107-113, 2018.

3. OLIVEIRA FILHO, PAULO ROBERTO CAMPAGNOLI DE ; MONTES GIRAO, PAMELA JENNY ; LAPA-GUIMARÃES, JUDITE ; NATORI, MARIENE MIYOKO ; VARGAS, SHEYLA CRISTINA; VIEGAS, ELISABETE MARIA MACEDO . Impact of electrical stunning on fish behavior and meat quality of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus). Acta Scientiarum. Technology (Online) ­­­, v. 38, p. 81, 2016.

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4.CONCOLLATO, ANNA ; OLSEN, ROLF ERIK ; VARGAS, SHEYLA CRISTINA ; BONELLI, ANTONIO ; CULLERE, MARCO ; PARISI, GIULIANA . Effects of stunning/slaughtering methods in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from death until rigor mortis resolution. Aquaculture (Amsterdam) , v. 464, p. 74-79, 2016. 

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5. Viegas, E.M.M.; CARVALHO, M. R. B. ; Oliveira Filho, P.R.C. ; KIRSCHNIK, P. G. ; AIURA, F. S. ; VARGAS, S. C. . Changes During Chilled Storage of Whole Tilapia and Short-Term Frozen Storage of Tilapia Fillets. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology ­­­­­­, p. 192-200, 2013.

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6. VARGAS, S. C.; Oliveira Filho, P.R.C. ; NATORI, M. M. ; LIMA, C. G. ; Viegas, E.M.M. . Evaluation of different stunning methods on aspects of animal welfare and meat qualyti of matrinxã (Brycon cephalus). ITALIAN JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE  ­­­­­­­­­, v. 25, p. 255-262, 2013.

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7. VARGAS, F. C. ; VARGAS, S. C. ; MORO, E. G. ; SILVA, V. ; CARRER, C. R. O. . Monitoramento populacional de capivaras (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Linnaeus, 1766). Ciência Rural  ­­­­­­­­­­­­, v. 37, p. 1104-1108, 2007.

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