A report has been published by Matís on by-products from catfish processing in Iceland. The report reports on by-products made from raw materials resulting from the processing of our main catfish species, what the development of the processing has been in recent years in terms of quantity and value, as well as discusses small or untapped opportunities for further processing. catfish catch.
In 2015, Denmark chaired the Nordic Council of Ministers, and at the same time the Faroe Islands were tasked with shaping work in that field around utilization in the Blue Bioeconomy. As part of the presidency plan, the "Alt i land" project was launched, which was to examine the current utilization and possibilities for improved utilization in catfish processing in the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Norway and Iceland. The Faroese company Synthesis was commissioned to lead the project and you can see information about the installation and goals of the project the website of the Faroese Presidency Program.
Sequences of workshops were held in the four countries with stakeholders, data were analyzed and possibilities were explored. This included a feasibility study of some of the main possibilities for increased utilization. The results of the project have now been published report by the Nordic Council of Ministers which can be accessed.
In parallel with Matís' involvement in the "Alt i land" project, a Matís report was prepared, which collects information on the utilization of important catfish species in Iceland, explains which products are made from the raw material that is produced and possibilities for increased utilization of by-products. . The report is available at Matís website.
For more information Jónas R. Viðarsson or Ásbjörn Jónsson