SINTEF in Norway is organizing a conference on pelagic fish on 30 August in collaboration with Matís in Iceland, DTU in Denmark and Chalmers in Sweden.
The conference will be held at the Best Western Oslo Airport Hotel, Gardermoen in Norway. The conference focuses on fishing and processing of pelagic fish, as well as practical research.
Emphasis will be placed on, among other things, the handling of catch on board, processing technology, quality issues, health and the utilization of by-products of pelagic fish.
Among the speakers is Hanne Digre from SINTEF in Norway and she will discuss pelagic fishing as well as handling catch on board. Ingrid Underland from Chalmers University in Gothenburg will talk about protein isolation from pelagic fish and by-products, as well as the development of pelagic fish fat. Henrik H. Nielsen from DTU Denmark will discuss in his presentation the effect of fishing areas and fishing time on the quality of fresh and frozen herring. Sigurjón Arason from Matís will discuss handling and cooling methods for pelagic fish. Ásbjörn Jónsson will discuss fishing methods as well as quality and production management of pelagic fish. Lecturers from the Nordic industry will discuss the opportunities and future of fishing and processing pelagic fish.
Further information about the program, registration etc. can be found on the website SINTEF