"We want it to be taken for granted that scientists work with fishermen on fisheries research and that fisheries stakeholders see scientists as valuable partners in policy-making," said Steve Mackinson of the UK's Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Center in a recent interview. Horizon, EU Research & Innovation Magazine but the occasion was e.g. The WhiteFish project in which Matís and the Association of Companies in the Fisheries Sector (SFS) participated on behalf of Iceland.
Matís, together with partners from Norway, Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands, was a participant in the research project WhiteFish, which was part of FP7, the 7th European Research Program, but the project has just been completed. The aim of the project was to develop and verify a method for calculating, analyzing individual batches (eg boxes, pallets or fishing trips), the environmental impact of cod and haddock products. The project will especially benefit small and medium-sized companies in the value chain of cod and haddock products, so that they can record the sustainability of products and processing methods. By being able to demonstrate the environmental impact of individual batches of production, the project's product will be used to give producers of cod and haddock products a competitive advantage in the market, which will presumably result in improved market access, higher prices and increased consumer goodwill.
The whole article is on Horizon website.