Pilots

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FOODIMAR Project Pilots

FOODIMAR revolves around three pilots, located in three different sea basins: North, Baltic, and Mediterranean. These pilots will be the source of marine side-streams from fisheries, aquaculture and jellyfish by-catch. Learn more about them:

Norwegian Whitefish from Fisheries

Partner  

SINTEF Ocean AS   

Target species 

Norwegian whitefish: Cod (Gadus morhua), saithe (Pollachius virens), and haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus).

Current use of fisheries side-streams 

The utilization of side-streams has increased considerably, from approximately 30% in 2012 to about 67% in 2022, with the majority being exported for human consumption in markets such as Africa. Side-streams are also used as feed ingredient through silage processing.   

Relevance 

  • Creation of new value chains for fisheries side-streams to diversify revenues and increase the resilience of the sector. 
  • Increase and optimize utilization of fisheries resources.

Pilot objectives 

  • Screen different species and side-streams to identify the most relevant material for collagen, gelatin, and GAGs extraction.
  • Highlight new sustainable ways of using fisheries side-streams for high-value markets.

Jellyfish By-Catch Utilization

Partner  

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Target species 

Jellyfish by-catch: moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) and comb jellyfish (Mnemiopsis leidyi).

Current use of jellyfish by-catch 

Despite the increase in jellyfish blooms and the number of jellyfish invasive species, there is currently no registration of jellyfish by-catch volume. At present, jellyfish in Denmark are neither consumed nor used, resulting in an immature, exploratory, and non-regulated value chain.

Relevance 

  • Transform an environmental challenge – jellyfish blooms – into an economic opportunity through the creation of a high-value supply chain.  
  • Create new supply chains and strengthen and diversify the seafood sector.

Pilot objectives

  • Identify opportunities and obstacles for using jellyfish in food applications (economic, ecological, functional, gastronomic). 
  • Characterize the functional properties of jellyfish ingredients. 
  • Increase awareness on jellyfish blooms challenge and their potential as food.

Turkish Aquaculture Side-Streams & Jellyfish By-Catch

Partner 

TETIS Biotechnology

Target species 

  • Seabream (Sparus aurata).
  • Jellyfish (A. aurita, Rhizostoma polmo, Rhopilema nomadica, Pelagia noctiluca).

Current use of aquaculture side-streams 

  • Aquaculture side-streams are currently used for producing fish meal and oil, collagen extraction, among other high-value products.

Current use of jellyfish by-catch 

  • Despite their increasing presence in the Turkish coastlines, there is not data on jellyfish population and blooms. There are no commercial jellyfish fisheries either. Consequently, there is no specific value-chain for Turkish jellyfish.

Relevance 

  • Minimizing food loss and waste while enhancing value addition to aquaculture processing, increasing circularity and resilience in the aquaculture sector.
  • Shifting underutilized low-trophic stock and addressing an environmental concern – jellyfish blooms – to foster the creation of a high-value supply chain.

Pilot objectives 

  • Determine distribution and volume of jellyfish species and seabream aquaculture side-streams.
  • Assess the potential of seabream side-streams for collagen, gelatine, and GAGs extraction.