Project description
Environmentally friendly processing technology for fish products
Responsible fish stock management is crucial for the long-term sustainability of fish caught and conservation of marine resources in European waters. The fish processing industry plays a pivotal role in this strategy. Scanfisk, a Spanish company specialised in processing fresh and frozen fish products, has developed a cutting-edge processing method called ULTRAFISH that aligns with the EU Blue Growth Strategy. The EU-funded ULTRAFISH project aims to implement the method to improve the handling and processing of fishery products, including fresh and primarily processed products. ULTRAFISH is a green and innovative technique that uses ultrasound to eliminate the need for chemical additives in microbial inactivation, reducing processing time, water waste, and costs.
Objective
"Fish stock management in European waters is becoming increasingly important, as it is necessary to ensure the long-term sustainability of fish catch and conserve marine resources. The fish processing industry plays a key role in this strategy, being responsible for ensuring proper handling and preservation of fish products to retain its quality and to increase its shelf life in the market. Aligned with the ""Blue Growth Strategy"" (COM (2012) 494), Scanfisk, a Spanish company based in Zaragoza specialised in fish processing of fresh & frozen products, has developed ULTRAFISH. The project aims at improving today's processes related to handling and processing of fishery products (fresh and primary processed) by applying a green and innovative technique based on the use of ultrasound to eliminate the use of chemical additives for microbial inactivation. This safe and environmentally friendly processing technique will be implemented at different water-based stages to reduce the processing times and water waste generated in these stages in a cost-effective manner.
By implementing ULTRAFISH, Scanfisk will lower their costs and time of their processes, able to save time, money and energy, and to produce fishery products with longer commercial shelf life. This will enable them to increase their margin and market share, and to enter new markets which to date were not considered. The EU market will benefit from higher value-added products, to cope with increasing consumer demands, and it will be provided with a novel food treatment technology that significantly contributes to the sustainable management of fish stocks."
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries fisheries
- natural sciences biological sciences zoology ichthyology
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
- natural sciences physical sciences acoustics ultrasound
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H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
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H2020-EU.3.2.5. - Cross-cutting marine and maritime research
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H2020-EU.3.2.3. - Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources
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H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
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Funding Scheme
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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017
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50014 ZARAGOZA
Spain
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