On 30 August, a conference on pelagic fish was held at Gardemoen in Norway. The title of the conference was "Opportunities and opportunities in the pelagic fish industry. Looking to the future“.
SINTEF in Norway organized the conference in collaboration with Matís, the Technical University of Denmark and Chalmers University in Sweden. The topic of the lectures dealt with the handling of the catch on board, the production of products and by-products, as well as the quality and impact of pelagic fish on public health. Among the speakers from Iceland were Ásbjörn Jónsson and Sigurjón Arason from Matís together with Sindri Sigurðsson, quality manager of Síldarvinnslan.
The conference was well attended and was a great success. There was a lot of speculation about the position and future prospects in the pelagic fish industry and the possibilities that exist for increased production of products for consumers.
For further information, please contact Ásbjörn Jónsson, asbjorn.jonsson@matis.is.