Preservation of underutilized fish biomasses for improved quality, stability and utilization

Preservation of underutilized fish biomasses for improved quality, stability and utilization

PROFIUS

The aim of PROFIUS is to address challenges in the supply chain related to lumpfish (roe and carcass) and tuna side-streams by developing preservation solutions for maintaining quality and improving utilization of the entire biomass. Improved preservation methods will be developed to enhance quality and shelf life of lumpfish roe and thereby reduce waste. A major bottleneck for success of further utilization of the side-stream from tuna is their short shelf life. PROFIUS will study the processes responsible for the chemical and microbial deterioration of these side-streams and develop strategies to prevent them. Furthermore, PROFIUS will look into new applications of lumpfish and tuna side-streams including logistics and development of gelatin extraction processes for lumpfish and development of fish feed based on tuna side-streams.

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Coordinator:

Dr Ann-Dorit Moltke Sørensen, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute

Partners:

Mr. Tamás Bardócz AquaBioTech Group, Research, Development and Innovation Department. Prof. Turid Rustad Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Biotechnology and Food Science. Dr. Niels Bøknæs Royal Greenland Seafood A/S, Corporate Quality Department. Prof. Hjörleifur Einarsson University of Akureyri, Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences. Mr. Halldór Ólafsson Sjávarfíftæknisetrið BioPol ehf

Priority Area:

Advancing the supply systems in the blue bioeconomy value chains

Acronym:

PROFIUS

Funding:

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