Sveinn Margeirsson, head of department at Matís, defended his doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Iceland on Friday, 18 January. The project, called the Cod Processing Forecast, deals with how to maximize fish yields.
The aim of the project was to collect data on cod fishing and processing by four Icelandic fisheries companies, analyze them statistically and set up optimization models to facilitate the management of fishing and processing of cod in Icelandic waters. Data on fillet utilization, release and roundworms in cod were collected from 2002 to 2006. All of these variables have a significant impact on profits from cod fishing and processing.
The results of the project indicate that the yield of the value chain of cod can be increased by catching the cod in certain fishing areas and at a certain time of year, but the results showed that fillet utilization, release and roundworms in cod depend on fishing location and season.
Partners in Sveinn's doctoral project were: Samherji, Fisk Seafood, Vísir and Guðmundur Runólfsson hf. Grundarfjörður.