Fishmeal and fish oil production play an important role in fish processing in Iceland. The processes have changed little in recent decades, but at the same time the global need for protein, in addition to demands for improved utilization of raw materials, increased product quality and reduction of waste materials, has increased rapidly.
A project is currently underway at Matís with the aim of redesigning and the best processes for the production of high-quality proteins for human consumption.
The project is funded by AVS, the fisheries research fund, but Matís' partners in the project are the University of Iceland (UI) and Síldarvinnslan. Project management is at the University of Iceland.
Further information will follow as the project progresses.