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Sigurjón Arason

Chief Engineer

Sector: Strategy and relations council

Phone: +354 4225117/8585117

Email: sigurjon.arason@matis.is

Focus Areas:

Processing, Processes, Physical Properties, Excipients, Proteins, By-products, Traceability

Peer-reviewed Articles:

  • Guðjónsdóttir, M., Hilmarsdóttir, GS, Ogmundarson, Ó., Arason, S.. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Effective Online Quality Monitoring and Process Control during Pelagic Fishmeal and Oil Processing - (2024). Foods, 13(8), 1186. doi.org/10.3390/foods13081186

  • Carina Mascarenhas Fernandes, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Guðjónsdóttir . Influence of hot-smoking on the stability of fresh and frozen–thawed deep-skinned Atlantic mackerel fillets during cold storage - (2024). Food Science & Nutrition, Volume 12, Issue 7. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.4132

  • Carina Mascarenhas Fernandes, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Guðjónsdóttir. The Effect of Freezing Before or after Hot-Smoking on the Quality and Sensory Properties of Canned Deep-Skinned Atlantic Mackerel Fillets - (2024). SSRN, , . Fernandes, Carina Mascarenhas and Sveinsdóttir, Hildur Inga and Tómasson, Tumi and Arason, Sigurjón and Gudjónsdóttir, Maria, The Effect of Freezing Before or after Hot-Smoking on the Quality and Sensory Properties of Canned Deep-Skinned Atlantic Mackerel Fillets. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4785996 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4785996

  • Carina Mascarenhas Fernandes, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Guðjónsdóttir. Sensory and Physicochemical Characteristics of Smoked Deep-Skinned Fillets from Well-Fed Atlantic Mackerel When Canned in Water and Vegetable Oils - (2024). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, , .

  • Huong Thi Thu Dang, Magnea G. Karlsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. The effect of liquid smoked flavorings and wood smoke on the quality of smoked mackerel fillets during chilled storage - (2024). Journal of Fisheries Science and Technology, No. 1, . https://doi.org/10.53818/jfst.01.2024.241

  • Sæmundur Elíasson, Sigurjón Arason, Björn Margeirsson, Ólafur P. Pálsson. Effects of Onboard Refrigerated Seawater Storage of Whole Ungutted Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) on Quality Parameters of Fillets - (2024). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, Vol. 33, Issue 2, 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1080/10498850.2024.2318405

  • Anna Þóra Hrólfsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, Maren Sæther, Inga Marie Aasen, María Gudjónsdóttir. Physicochemical- and bioactive properties of acid preserved Alaria esculenta and Saccharina latissima during storage - (2024). LWT, Vol. 199, 116109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116109

  • María Guðjónsdóttir, Guðrún Svava Hilmarsdóttir, Ólafur Ögmundarsson and Sigurjón Arason. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Effective Online Quality Monitoring and Process Control during Pelagic Fishmeal and Oil Processing - (2024). Foods, 13(8), . https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13081186

  • Hang Thi Nguyen, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, María Guðjónsdóttir. Quality changes in cod (Gadus morhua) and redfish (Sebastes marinus) loins and tails during frozen storage - (2024). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, Volume 130, 106188.

  • Ziwei Lu, Fjóla Jónsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Björn Margeirsson. Assessment of Compressive and Flexural Properties and Stacking Strength of Expanded Polystyrene Boxes: Experimental and Simulation Study - (2023). Applied Sciences, 13(10), Article number: 5852. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app13105852

  • Hang Thi Nguyen, Huynh Nguyen Duy Bao, Huong Thi Thu Dang, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Gudjónsdóttir. Protein Recovery of Tra Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) Protein-Rich Side Streams by the pH-Shift Method - (2022). Foods, 11(11), 1531. 10.3390/foods11111531

  • Hang Thi Nguyen, Huynh Nguyen Duy Bao, Huong Thi Thu Dang, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Gudjónsdóttir. Protein Characteristics and Bioactivity of Fish Protein Hydrolysates from Tra Catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) Side Stream Isolates - (2022). Foods, 11(24), 4102. 10.3390/foods11244102

  • Hang Thi Nguyen, Gudrún Svana Hilmarsdóttir, Tumi Tómasson, Sigurjón Arason, María Gudjónsdóttir. Changes in Protein and Non-Protein Nitrogen Compounds during Fishmeal Processing – Identification of Unoptimized Processing Steps - (2022). Processes, 10(4), 621. 10.3390/pr10040621

  • Guðrún Svana Hilmarsdóttir, Ólafur Ögmundarson, Sigurjón Arason, María Guðjónsdóttir. Identification of environmental hotspots in fishmeal and fish oil production towards the optimization of energy-related processes - (2022). Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 343, . 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130880

  • Anna Þóra Hrólfsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Hildur Inga Sveinsdóttir, María Gudjónsdóttir. Added Value too Ascophyllum nodosum Side Stream Utilization during Seaweed Meal Processing - (2022). Marine Drugs, 20(6), 340. 10.3390/md20060340

  • Margeirsson, S., Jónsson, GR, Arason, S, Thorkelsson, G.. Influencing factors on yield, gaping, bruises and nematodes in cod (Gadus morhua) fillets - (2007). Journal of Food Engineering, 80, 503-508.

  • Margrét Bragadóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. Stability of Fish Powder Made from Saithe (Pollachius virens) as Measured by Lipid Oxidation and Functional Properties - (2007). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 16(1), 115-136.

  • Huynh Nguyen Duy Bao, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Thorarinsdóttir. Effects of Dry Ice and Superchilling on Quality and Shelf Life of Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus) Fillets - (2007). International Journal of Food Engineering, 3(3), .

  • Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason. Comparison between different ice media for chilling fish. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management - (2008). Bonn, GER, , 265-272.

  • Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason. Temperature monitoring and CFD modeling of a cold storage. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management - (2008). Bonn, GER, , 215-226.

  • Zhang Guochen, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Arnason. Dehydration property of Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) undergoing heat-pump drying process - (2009). IJABE - International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2(4), 92-97.

  • Sigurjón Arason, Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson, Björn Margeirsson, Sveinn Margeirsson, Petter Olsen, Hlynur Stefánsson. Decision support systems for the food industry. In: Handbook on decision making - (2010). , 1, 295-315.

  • Sveinn Margeirsson, Birgir Hrafnkelsson, Guðmundur R. Jónsson, Páll Jensson, Sigurjón Arason. Decision making in the cod industry based on recording and analysis of value chain data - (2010). Journal of Food Engineering, 99(2), 151-158.

  • Nga TT Mai, Sveinn Margeirsson, Gunnar Stefansson and Sigurjon Arason. Evaluation of a seafood firm traceability system based on process mapping information: More efficient use of recorded data - (2010). Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment, 8(2), 51-59.

  • Minh Van Nguyen, Sigurjon Arason, Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Agusta Gudmundsdottir. Influence of salt concentration on the salting kinetics of cod loin (Gadus morhua) during brine salting - (2010). Journal of Food Engineering, 100(2), 225-231.

  • Nga Mai, Sigurdur Gretar Bogason, Sigurjon Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, Thórólf Geir Matthíasson. Benefits of traceability in fish supply chains – case studies - (2010). British Food Journal, 112(9), 976-1002.

  • Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sigurjon Arason. The influence of additives and frozen storage on functional properties and flow behavior of fish protein isolated from haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) - (2010). Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 10, 333-340.

  • Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sjofn Sigurgisladottir, Eva Tornberg. The effects of pre-salting methods from injection to pickling on the yields of heavily salted cod (Gadus morhua) - (2010). Journal of Food Science, 75 (8), E544-E551.

  • Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Sigurjon Arason, Sjofn Sigurgisladottir, Thora Valsdottir, Eva Tornberg. Effects of different pre-salting methods on protein aggregation during heavy salting of cod fillets - (2011). Food Chemistry, 124(1), 7-14.

  • Minh Van Nguyen, Thorarinsdottir, KA, Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S.. The effects of salt concentration on conformational changes in cod (Gadus morhua) proteins during brine salting - (2011). Food Chemistry, 125(3), 1013-1019.

  • Thorarinsdottir KA, Arason S, Sigurgisladottir S, Gunnlaugsson VN, Johannsdottir J, Tornberg E.. The effects of salt-curing and salting procedures on the microstructure of cod (Gadus morhua) muscle - (2011). Food Chemistry, 126, 109-115.

  • Mai, Nga, Hubert Audorff, Werner Reichstein, Dietrich Haarer, Gudrun Olafsdottir, Sigurdur G. Bogason, Judith Kreyenschmidt, Sigurjon Arason. Performance of a new photochromic time-temperature indicator under simulated fresh fish supply chain conditions - (2011). International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 46(2), 297-304.

  • Margeirsson, B., Gospavic, R., Palsson, H., Arason, S., Popov, V.. Experimental and numerical modeling comparison of thermal performance of expanded polystyrene and corrugated plastic packaging for fresh fish - (2011). International Journal of Refrigeration, 34(2), 573-585.

  • Nguyen, Minh V., Jonsson, Asbjorn, Thorarinsdottir, Kristin A., Arason, Sigurjon, Thorkelsson, Gudjon. Effects of different temperatures on storage quality of heavily salted cod (Gadus morhua) - (2011). International Journal of Food Engineering, 7(1), 3.

  • María Guðjónsdóttir, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson, Sigurjón Arason, Turid Rustad. Shrimp processing assessed by low field nuclear magnetic resonance, near infrared spectroscopy, and physicochemical measurements : the effect of polyphosphate content and length of prebrining on shrimp muscle - (2011). Journal of Food Science, 76(4), E357-E367.

  • Gudjónsdóttir, M., Arason, S., Rustad, T.. The effects of pre salting methods on water distribution and protein denaturation of dry salted and rehydrated cod – A low field NMR study - (2011). Journal of Food Engineering, 104(1), 23-29.

  • Minh Van Nguyen, Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Agusta Gudmundsdottir, Sigurjon Arason. Influences of potassium ferrocyanide on lipid oxidation of salted cod (Gadus morhua) during processing, storage and rehydration - (2012). Food Chemistry, 131(4), 1322-1331.

  • Shaviklo, AR, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S.. Quality changes of fresh and frozen protein solutions extracted from Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) trim as affected by salt, cryoprotectants and storage time - (2012). Turkish Journal of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, 12, 41-51.

  • Nguyen, MV, Jonsson, JO, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S., Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorarinsdottir, KA. Quantitative and qualitative changes in added phosphates in cod (Gadus morhua) during salting, storage and rehydration - (2012). LWT-Food Science and Technology, 47, 126-132.

  • Margeirsson, B., Lauzon, HL, Pálsson, H., Popov, V., Gospavic, R., Jónsson, M.Þ., Sigurgísladóttir, S., Arason, S.. Temperature fluctuations and quality deterioration of chilled cod (Gadus morhua) fillets packaged in different boxes stored on pallets under dynamic temperature conditions - (2012). International Journal of Refrigeration, 35(1), 187-201.

  • Margeirsson, B., Pálsson, H., Gospavic, R., Popov, V., Jónsson, M.Þ., Arason, S.. Numerical modeling of temperature fluctuations of chilled and superchilled cod fillets packaged in expanded polystyrene boxes stored on pallets under dynamic temperature conditions - (2012). Journal of Food Engineering, 113(1), 87-99.

  • Mai, NTT, Margeirsson, B., Margeirsson, S., Bogason, SG, Sigurgísladóttir, S., Arason, S.. Temperature mapping of fresh fish supply chains – air and sea transport - (2012). Journal of Food Process Engineering, 35(4), 622-656.

  • Gudjónsdóttir, M., Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S., Turid Rustad. Injection of fish protein solutions of fresh saithe (Pollachius virens) fillets studied by low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and physicochemical measurements - (2013). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 50(2), 228-238.

  • Nguyen, MV, Arason, S., Thorkelsson, G., Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorarinsdottir, KA, Vu, BN. Effects of added phosphates on lipid stability during salt curing and rehydration of cod (Gadus morhua) - (2013). Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 90(3), 317-326.

  • Zhao, QC, Klonowski, I., Karlsdottir, MG, Arason, S., Thorarinsdottir, KA. Effects of Injection of protein solutions prepared from fish by-products on yield and chemical properties of chilled and frozen saithe (Pollachius virens) fillets - (2013). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 22(3), 258-269.

  • Ólafsson, A., Margeirsson, S., Ásgeirsson, EI, Stefánsson, H., Jensson, P., Guðmundsson, R., Arason, S.. Quantitative methods for decision support in the Icelandic fishing industry - (2013). Natural Resource Modeling, 26(3), 365-384.

  • Odoli, C., Oduor-Odote, P., Lauzon, H., Martinsdottir, E., Arason, S.. Microbiological quality and shelf life of fresh packaged tilapia fillets stored under different chill temperatures - (2013). Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences, 2(4), 2431-2455.

  • Van Nguyen, M., Arason, S., Gissurarson, M., Palsson, PG. Uses of geothermal energy in food and agriculture – Opportunities for developing countries - (2015). FAO, , .

  • Gudjonsdottir M., Traore A., Jonsson A., Karlsdottir, MK, Arason, S. . The effects of pre-salting methods on salt and water distribution of heavily salted cod, as analyzed by H-1 and Na-23, Na-23 NMR, low-field NMR and physicochemical analysis - (2015). Food Chemistry, 188, 664-672.

  • Romotowska, PE, Karlsdottir, MG, Gudjonsdottir, M., Kristinsson, HG, & Arason, S.. Influence of feeding stage and frozen storage temperature on the lipid stability of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) - (2016). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 51(7), 1711-1720.

  • Romotowska, PE, Karlsdottir, MG, Gudjonsdottir, M., Kristinsson, HG, & Arason, S.. Seasonal and geographical variation in chemical composition and lipid stability of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) caught in Icelandic waters - (2016). Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 49, 9-18.

  • Romotowska, PE, Guðjonsdottir, M., Kristinsdottir, TB, Karlsdottir, MG, Arason, S., Jonsson, A., Kristinsson, HG. Effect of brining and frozen storage on physicochemical properties of well-fed Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) intended for hot smoking and canning - (2016). LWT - Food Science and Technology, 72, 199-205.

  • Karlsdottir, MG, Arason, S., Thorarinsdottir, KA, Nguyen, NV, Kristinsson, HG. Lipid degradation of cod liver during frozen storage as influenced by temperature, packaging method and seasonal variation - (2016). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 25(6), 802-810.

  • Romotowska, PE, Gudjónsdóttir M., Karlsdóttir MG, Kristinsson HG, Arason S.. Stability of frozen Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) as affected by temperature abuse during transportation - (2017). LWT - Food Science and Technology, 83, 275-282.

  • Huong, TTD, Guðjónsdóttir, M., Karlsdóttir, MG, Nguyen, MV, Romotowska, PE, Tómasson, T., Arason, S., S.. Influence of temperature stress on lipid stability of Atlantic herring (Culpea harengus) muscle during frozen storage - (2017). Journal of the American Chemistry Society, 94(12), 1439-1449.

  • Huong TTD, Guðjónsdóttir, M., Ren, D., Karlsdóttir, MG, Nguyen, MV, Tómasson, T., Arason, S.. Effects of pre and postrigor freezing and temperature stress during frozen storage on physicochemical stability of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) muscle - (2018). Journal of Food Process and Preservation, 42(9), e13754.

  • Huong TTD, Guðjónsdóttir, M., Tómasson, T., Nguyen, MV, Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S.. Influence of processing additives, packaging and storage conditions on the physicochemical stability of frozen Tra catfish (Pangasius hypophthalmus) fillets - (2018). Journal of Food Engineering, 238(12), 148-155.

  • Huong, TTD, Guðjónsdóttir, M., Karlsdóttir, MG, Nguyen, MV, Tómasson, T., Arason, S.. Stability of Golden redfish (Sebastes marinus) during frozen storage as affected by raw material freshness and season of capture - (2018). Food Science & Nutrition, 6(4), 1065-1076.

  • Guðjónsdóttir, M., Traoré, A., Jónsson, Á., Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S.. Effects of Catching Method, Rigor Status at Processing, and Pre-salting Methods on the Water Distribution and Characteristics of Heavily Salted Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Muscle: A Multi-parametric Magnetic Resonance Study - (2018). Modern Magnetic Resonance, , 1883-1900.

  • Guðjónsdóttir, M., Romotowska, PE, Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S.. Low field nuclear magnetic resonance and multivariate analysis for prediction of physicochemical characteristics of Atlantic mackerel as affected by season of catch, freezing method, and frozen storage duration - (2018). Food Research International, 116(2), 471-482.

  • Eysteinsson, ST, Guðjónsdóttir, M., Jónasdóttir, SH, Arason, S.. Review of the composition and current utilization of Calanus finmarchicus – Possibilities for human consumption - (2018). Trends in Food Science & Technology, 79(9), 10-18.

  • Odoli, CO, Oduor-Odote, P., Arason, S.. The influence of lipid content and pretreatment methods on protein conformation in fish (capelin, Mallotusvillosus) during smoking and drying - (2019). Food Science & Nutrition, 7, 1446-1454.

  • Gudjónsdóttir, M., Romotowska, PE, Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S.. Low field nuclear magnetic resonance and multivariate analysis for prediction of physicochemical characteristics of Atlantic mackerel as affected by season of catch, freezing method, and frozen storage duration - (2019). Food Research International, 116(Feb), 471-482.

  • Eliasson, S., Arason, S., Margeirsson, B., Bergsson, AB, Palsson, OP. Effects of on-board bleeding methods and superchilling on quality of cod and saithe - (2019).  International Institute of Refrigeration, 25, 3248-3255.

  • Eliasson, S., Arason, S., Margeirsson, B., Bergsson, AB, Palsson, OP. The effects of superchilling on shelf-life and quality indicators of whole Atlantic cod and fillets - (2019). LWT - Food Science and Technology, 100 (1), 426-434.

  • Cyprian OO, Sveinsdóttir K., Nguyen MV, Tomasson T., Thorkelsson G., Arason S .. Influence of blanching treatment and drying methods on the drying characteristics and quality changes of dried sardine (Sardinella gibbosa) during storage - (2017). Drying Technology, 35(4), 478-489.

  • Cyprian OO, Sveinsdottir K., Nguyen MV, Tomasson T., Thorkelsson G., Arason S .. Influence of lipid content and packaging methods on the quality of dried capelin (Mallotus villosus) during storage - (2017). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 54(2), 293-302.

  • Cyprian, O., Van Nguyen, M., Sveinsdottir, K., Jonsson, A., Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S .. Influence of Lipid Content and Blanching on Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Drying Rate and Lipid Oxidation under Low Temperature Drying - (2016). Journal of Food Processing and Engineering, 39(3), 237-246.

  • Odoli CO, Van Nguyen M., Sveinsdottir K., Jonsson, A., Tomasson, T., Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S .. Influence of smoking and packaging methods on lipid stability and microbial quality of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) and Sardine (Sardinella gibossa) - (2015). Food Science & Nutrition, 2(5), 404-414.

  • Karlsdottir, MG, Sveinsdottir, K., Kristinsson, HG, Villot, G., Craft, BD, Arason, S .. Effect of thermal treatment and frozen storage on lipid decomposition of light and dark muscles of saithe (Pollachius virens) - (2014). Food Chemistry, 164, 476-484.

  • Karlsdottir, MG, Sveinsdottir, K., Kristinsson, HG, Villot, G., Craft, BD, Arason, S .. Effects of temperature during frozen storage on lipid deterioration of saithe (Pollachius virens) and hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) muscles - (2014). Food Chemistry, 156, 234-242.

  • Karlsdottir, MG, Arason, S., Kristinsson, HG, Sveinsdottir, K .. The application of near infrared spectroscopy to study lipid characteristics and deterioration of frozen lean fish muscles - (2014). Food Chemistry, 159, 420-427.

  • Cyprian, OO, Sveinsdottir, K., Magnusson, H., Arason, S., Johansson, R., Martinsdottir, E .. Development of Quality Index Method (QIM) scheme for farmed tilapia fillets and its application in shelf life study - (2014). Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 23(3), 278-290.

  • Odoli, C., Lauzon, HL, Jóhannsson, R., Sveinsdóttir, K., Arason, S., Martinsdóttir, E .. Shelf life of air and modified atmosphere (MA) packaged fresh tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fillets stored under chilled and superchilled conditions - (2013). Food Science & Nutrition, 1(2), 130-140.

  • Shaviklo, GR, Thorkelsson G, Arason S, Sveinsdottir, K .. Characteristics of freeze-dried fish protein isolated from saithe (Pollachius virens) - (2012). Journal of Food Science and Technology, 49(3), 309-318.

  • Margeirsson, B., Pálsson, H., Popov, V., Gospavic, R., Arason, S., Sveinsdóttir, K., Jónsson, M.Þ .. Numerical modeling of temperature fluctuations in superchilled fish loins packaged in expanded polystyrene and stored at dynamic temperature conditions - (2012). International Journal of Refrigeration, 35(5), 1318-1326.

  • María Gudjónsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Hannes Magnússon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir and Turid Rustad. Low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance on the effect of salt and modified atmosphere packaging on cod (Gadus morhua) during superchilled storage - (2011). Food Research International, 44(1), 241-249.

  • Nga TT Mai, María Gudjónsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Hubert Audorff, Werner Reichstein, Dietrich Haarer, Sigurdur G. Bogason, Sigurjón Arason. Continuous quality and shelf life monitoring of retail-packed fresh cod loins in comparison with conventional methods - (2011). Food Control, 22(6), 1000-1007.

  • Rósa Jónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Kristin Lauritzsen, Kristín Anna Thórarinsdóttir. Flavor and quality characteristics of salted and desalted cod (Gadus morhua) produced by different salting methods - (2011). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 59(8), 3893-3904.

  • Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Kolbún Sveinsdottir, Emilia Martinsdottir. Sensory attributes of haddock balls affected by added fish protein isolate and frozen storage - (2010). Journal of Sensory Studies, 25(3), 316-331.

  • Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sigurjon Arason, Hordur G Kristinsson, Kolbrun Sveinsdottir. The influence of additives and drying methods on quality attributes of fish protein powder made from saithe (Pollachius virens) - (2010).  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 90(12), 2133-2143.

  • María Guðjónsdóttir, Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason. Low Field NMR study on Wild and Farmed Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). In: Magnetic Resonance in Food Science. Challenges in a Changing World - (2009). Cambridge, RSC Publishing, , 231-240.

  • Nga TT Mai, Emilia Martinsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Gudrun Olafsdóttir, and Sigurjón Arason. Application of quality index method, texture measurements and electronic nose to assess the freshness of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) stored in Ice - (2009). World Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 57, 285-289.

    • Bibliography / Publications

    PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES

    2020:

    Hilmarsdottir GS, Ögmundarson O., Arason S., Gudjónsdóttir M., (2020). The Effects of Varying Heat Treatments on Lipid Composition during Pelagic Fishmeal Production. Food Processes, 8 (9), 1142.

    Eysteinsson S. Th., Arason S., Guðjónsdóttir M., (2020). Chemical characterization and processing suitability of zooplankton-rich side-streams from Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) processing. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 89, 103471.

    Eysteinsson S.Th., Jonasdottir SH, Gislason A., Arason S., Gudjónsdóttir M. (2020). Biochemical characteristics of zooplankton entering Atlantic mackerel processing plants in Iceland as side-catch. Food Research International. 137, 109644.

    Sveinsdóttir HI, Karlsdóttir MG, Arason S., Stefánsson G., Sone I., Skåra T., Rustad T., Larsson K., Undeland I., Gudjónsdóttir M. (2020). Effect of antioxidants on the sensory quality and physicochemical stability of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) fillets during frozen storage. Food Chemistry. 321, 126744

    Tryggvason RT, Margeirsson B., Karlsdóttir M., Ólafsdóttir A., Gudjónsdóttir M., Arason S., (2020). Effects of food container depth on the quality and yield of superchilled and iced Atlantic salmon. Packaging Technology and Science. 33 (8), 289-302.

    Koutsoumanis K., Allende A., Alvarez-Ordóñez A., Bolton D., Chemaly M., Davies R., De Cesare A., Herman L., Hilbert F., Lindqvist R., Nauta M., Peixe L. , Ru G., Simmons M., Skandamis P., Suffredini E., Arason S., Bekaert K., García MR, Georgiadis M., Messens W., Mosbach-Schulz O., Bover-Cid S .. 2020. The use of the so-called 'tubs' for transporting and storing fresh fishery products. (2020). The EFSA Journal. Volume18, Issue4. Eliasson S., Arason S., Margeirsson B., Palsson OP 2020. “Onboard Evaluation of Variable Water Flow and Recirculation Effects on Bleeding of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua)”. Foods. 9, 1519

    2013:
    Nguyen, MV, Arason, S., Thorkelsson, G., Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorarinsdottir, KA, Vu, BN 2013. Effects of added phosphates on lipid stability during salt curing and rehydration of cod ( Gadus morhua). Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society. 90(3), 317-326.   Article 

    Odoli, C., Oduor-Odote, P., Lauzon, H., Martinsdottir, E., Arason, S. 2013. Microbiological quality and shelf life of fresh packaged tilapia fillets stored under different chill temperatures. Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences. 2(4), 2431-2455. Article

    Ólafsson, A., Margeirsson, S., Ásgeirsson, EI, Stefánsson, H., Jensson, P., Guðmundsson, R., Arason, S. 2013. Quantitative methods for decision support in the Icelandic fishing industry. Natural Resource Modeling. 26(3), 365-384. Article

    Gudjónsdóttir, M., Karlsdóttir, MG, Arason, S., Turid Rustad. 2013. Injection of fish protein solutions of fresh saithe ( Pollachius virens) fillets studied by low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and physicochemical measurements. Journal of Food Science and Technology. 50(2), 228-238.   Article  

    Zhao, QC, Klonowski, I., Karlsdottir, MG, Arason, S., Thorarinsdottir, KA 2013. Effects of Injection of protein solutions prepared from fish by-products on yield and chemical properties of chilled and frozen saithe ( Pollachius virens) fillets. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology. 22(3), 258-269. Article

    Odoli, C., Lauzon, HL, Jóhannsson, R., Sveinsdóttir, K., Arason, S., Martinsdóttir, E. 2013. Shelf life of air and modified atmosphere (MA) packaged fresh tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) fillets stored under chilled and superchilled conditions. Food Science & Nutrition. 1(2), 130-140. Article

    2012:
    Margeirsson, B., Pálsson, H., Gospavic, R., Popov, V., Jónsson, M.Þ., Arason, S. 2012. Numerical modeling of temperature fluctuations of chilled and superchilled cod fillets packaged in expanded polystyrene boxes stored on pallets under dynamic temperature conditions. Journal of Food Engineering. 113 (1), 87–99. Article 

    Margeirsson, B., Pálsson, H., Popov, V., Gospavic, R., Arason, S., Sveinsdóttir, K., Jónsson, M.Þ. 2012. Numerical modeling of temperature fluctuations in superchilled fish loins packaged in expanded polystyrene and stored at dynamic temperature conditions. International Journal of Refrigeration. 35 (5), 1318-1326. Article

    Shaviklo, AR, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S., Sveinsdottir, K. 2012. Characteristics of freeze-dried fish protein isolated from saithe ( Pollachius virens). Journal of Food Science and Technology. 49(3), 309-318.   Article

    Nguyen, MV, Jonsson, JO, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S., Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorarinsdottir, KA 2012. Quantitative and qualitative changes in added phosphates in cod ( Gadus morhua) during salting, storage and rehydration. LWT-Food Science and Technology. 47, 126-132. Article

    Shaviklo, AR, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S. 2012. Quality changes of fresh and frozen protein solutions extracted from Atlantic Cod ( Gadus morhua) trim as affected by salt, cryoprotectants and storage time. Turkish Journal of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences. 12, 41-51. Article

    Minh Van Nguyen, Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Agusta Gudmundsdottir, Sigurjon Arason. 2012. Influences of potassium ferrocyanide on lipid oxidation of salted cod ( Gadus morhua) during processing, storage and rehydration. Food Chemistry. 131(4), 1322-1331. Article

    Margeirsson, B., Lauzon, HL, Pálsson, H., Popov, V., Gospavic, R., Jónsson, M.Þ., Sigurgísladóttir, S., Arason, S. 2012. Temperature fluctuations and quality deterioration of chilled cod ( Gadus morhua) fillets packaged in different boxes stored on pallets under dynamic temperature conditions. International Journal of Refrigeration. 35 (1), 187-201. Article

    2011:
    Gudjónsdóttir, M., Arason, S., Rustad, T. 2011. The effects of pre salting methods on water distribution and protein denaturation of dry salted and rehydrated cod - A low field NMR study. Journal of Food Engineering. 104 (1), 23-29.   Article 

    María Gudjónsdóttir, Magnea Gudrún Karlsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Turid Rustad. Injection of fish protein solutions of fresh saithe ( Pollachius virens) fillets studied by low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and physicochemical measurements. Journal of Food Science and Technology.Published Online, April 2011.  Article  

    María Guðjónsdóttir, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson, Sigurjón Arason, Turid Rustad. 2011. Shrimp processing assessed by low field nuclear magnetic resonance, near infrared spectroscopy, and physicochemical measurements: the effect of polyphosphate content and length of prebrining on shrimp muscle. Journal of Food Science, 76 (4), E357 - E367. Article

    Rósa Jónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Kristin Lauritzsen, Kristín Anna Thórarinsdóttir. 2011. Flavor and Quality Characteristics of Salted and Desalted Cod (Gadus morhua) Produced by Different Salting Methods. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 59 (8), 3893–3904. Article

    Nguyen, Minh V., Jonsson, Asbjorn, Thorarinsdottir, Kristin A., Arason, Sigurjon, Thorkelsson, Gudjon. 2011. Effects of different temperatures on storage quality of heavily salted cod ( Gadus morhua). International Journal of Food Engineering. 7 (1), Article 3.  Article 

    Nga TT Mai, María Guðjónsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Hubert Audorff, Werner Reichstein, Dietrich Haarer, Sigurdur G. Bogason, Sigurjón Arason. 2011. Continuous quality and shelf life monitoring of retail-packed fresh cod loins in comparison with conventional methods. Food Control, 22 (6), 1000-1007. Article

    María Gudjónsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Hannes Magnússon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir and Turid Rustad. 2011. Low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance on the effect of salt and modified atmosphere packaging on cod ( Gadus morhua) during superchilled storage. Food Research International. 44 (1), 241-249  Article 

    Margeirsson, B., Gospavic, R., Palsson, H., Arason, S., Popov, V. Experimental and numerical modeling comparison of thermal performance of expanded polystyrene and corrugated plastic packaging for fresh fish.  International Journal of Refrigeration. 34 (2), 573-585.  Article

    Thorarinsdottir KA, Arason S, Sigurgisladottir S, Gunnlaugsson VN, Johannsdottir J & Tornberg E. 2011. The effects of salt-curing and salting procedures on the microstructure of cod ( Gadus morhua) muscle. Food Chemistry, 126: 109–115. Article

    Mai, Nga, Hubert Audorff, Werner Reichstein, Dietrich Haarer, Gudrun Olafsdottir, Sigurdur G. Bogason, Judith Kreyenschmidt, Sigurjon Arason. 2011. Performance of a new photochromic timetemperature indicator under simulated fresh fish supply chain conditions.  International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 46(2), 297-304. Article

    Thorarinsdottir KA, Arason S, Sigurgisladottir S, Gunnlaugsson VN, Johannsdottir J & Tornberg E. 2011. The effects of salt-curing and salting procedures on the microstructure of cod ( Gadus morhua) muscle. Food Chemistry, 126: 109–115. Article

    Van Nguyen, M., Thorarinsdottir, KA, Gudmundsdottir, A., Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S. 2011. The effects of salt concentration on conformational changes in cod ( Gadus morhua) proteins during brine salting. Food Chemistry. 125(3) 1013-1019. Article

    Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Sigurjon Arason, Sjofn Sigurgisladottir, Thora Valsdottir, Eva Tornberg. 2011. Effects of different pre-salting methods on protein aggregation during heavy salting of cod fillets.  Food Chemistry, 124(1), 7-14.  Article 

    2010:
    Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sjofn Sigurgisladottir, Eva Tornberg. 2010. The effects of pre-salting methods from injection to pickling on the yields of heavily salted cod ( Gadus morhua). Journal of Food Science, 75 (8), E544-E551. Article

    Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sigurjon Arason. 2010. The influence of additives and frozen storage on functional properties and flow behavior of fish protein isolated from haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus). Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 10, 333-340. Article

    Guðjónsdóttir M, Gunnlaugsson VN, Finnbogadóttir GA, Sveinsdóttir K, Magnusson H, Arason, S, Rustad T. 2010. Process control of lightly salted wild and farmed Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua) by brine injection, brining and freezing - A Low Field NMR Study.  Journal of Food Science. 75 (8), E527-E536. Article

    Mai, N., Audorff, H., Reichstein, W., Haarer, D., Olafsdottir, G., Bogason, S., Kreyenschmidt, J., Arason, S. Performance of a new photochromic timetemperature indicator under simulated fresh fish supply chain conditions. Submitted to International Journal of Food Science & Technology, May 2010. Accepted for publication October 2010

    Nga Mai, Sigurdur Gretar Bogason, Sigurjon Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, Thórólfur Geir Matthíasson, 2010. Benefits of traceability in fish supply chains - case studies, British Food Journal. 112(9), 976 – 1002. Article

    Minh Van Nguyen, Sigurjon Arason, Kristin Anna Thorarinsdottir, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Agusta Gudmundsdottir. 2010. Influence of salt concentration on the salting kinetics of cod loin (Gadus morhua) during brine salting.  Journal of Food Engineering, 100(2), 225-231. Article

    Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sigurjon Arason, Hordur G Kristinsson, Kolbrun Sveinsdottir. The influence of additives and drying methods on quality attributes of fish protein powder made from saithe ( Pollachius virens). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 90(12), 2133-2143.  Article 

    Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Kolbún Sveinsdottir, Emilia Martinsdottir. 2010. Sensory attributes of haddock balls affected by added fish protein isolate and frozen storage. Journal of Sensory Studies.   25(3) 316-331. Article

    Nga TT Mai, Sveinn Margeirsson, Gunnar Stefansson and Sigurjon Arason. 2010. Evaluation of a seafood firm traceability system based on process mapping information: More efficient use of recorded data. Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. Vol.8 (2): 51-59. Article

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Birgir Hrafnkelsson, Guðmundur R. Jónsson, Páll Jensson, Sigurjón Arason. 2010. Decision making in the cod industry based on recording and analysis of value chain data. Journal of Food Engineering. 99 (2) 151-158 .   Article 

    Gudjónsdóttir, M., Lauzon, HL, Magnússon, H, Sveinsdóttir, K, Arason S, Martinsdóttir E, Rustad T. 2010. Low field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance on Quality of Atlantic Cod ( Gadus morhua) during Superchilling and Freezing and the Effect of Salt and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on Cod during Superchilling.  Journal of Food Science. Submitted 2010.

    Shaviklo, GR, Thorkelsson G, Arason S, Sveinsdottir, K. Characteristics of freeze-dried fish protein isolated from saithe ( Pollachius virens). Journal of Food Science and Technology. Accepted for Publication August 2010.

    2009: 
    Zhang Guochen, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Arnason. 2009. Dehydration property of Shrimp (Pandalus borealis) undergoing heat-pump drying process. IJABE - International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2 (4) 92-97. Article

    Nga TT Mai, Emilia Martinsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Gudrun Olafsdóttir, and Sigurjón Arason. 2009. Application of quality index method, texture measurements and electronic nose to assess the freshness of Atlantic herring ( Clupea harengus) stored in Ice. World Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 57, 285-289. Article

    Mai, N., Bogason, SG, Arason, S., Árnason, SV, and Matthíasson, TG Benefits of traceability in fish supply chains - case studies. Paper accepted (19th October 2009) for publication in the British Food Journal.

    Mai, N., Margeirsson, B., Margeirsson, S., Bogason, SG, Sigurgísladóttir, S., and Arason, S. Temperature Mapping of Fresh Fish Supply Chains - Air and Sea Transport. Submitted 16 October 2009 / In review, Journal of Food Process Engineering.

    BOOK CHAPTERS

    Sigurjón Arason, Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson, Björn Margeirsson, Sveinn Margeirsson, Petter Olsen, Hlynur Stefánsson. 2010. Decision support systems for the food industry.  In: Handbook on decision making. Vo. 1: Techniques and applications. LakhmiC. Jain and Chee Peng Lim (editors). Springer-Verlag. pp. 295-315.

    María Guðjónsdóttir, Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason. Low Field NMR study on Wild and Farmed Atlantic Cod ( Gadus morhua). 2009. In: Magnetic Resonance in Food Science. Challenges in a Changing World. María Guðjónsdóttir (Editor), PS Belton (Editor), GA Webb (Editor). Cambridge, RSC Publishing, pp 231-240.

    Mai, NTT, Martinsdóttir, E., Sveinsdóttir, K., Olafsdóttir, G. and Arason, S. 2009. Application of Quality Index Method, Texture Measurements and Electronic Nose to Assess the Freshness of Atlantic Herring ( Clupea harengus) Stored in Ice. In World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 57, pp. 371-377, WASET, Amsterdam

    Sigurjon Arason, Magnea Karlsdottir, Thora Valsdottir, Rasa Slizyte, Turid Rustad, Eva Falch, Jonhard Eysturskard and Greta Jakobsen. 2009. Maximum resource utilization - Value added fish by-products. Nordic Innovation Center, 108 p.

    LECTURE AT CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION

    Minh Van Nguyen, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. Effects of the anti-caking agent potassium ferrocyanide (K 4[Fe (CN) 6]) on lipid oxidation of salted cod ( Gadus morhua) during salting, storage and rehydration. Presentation: 41 st WEFTA Meeting, 27-30 September 2011, Gothenburg, Sweden.

    S. Arason, 2009. "What can we learn from Iceland? / What can we learn from Iceland?" Paper presented at the conference SATS PÅ TORSK! February 11 - 13, Bergen.

    S.Arason, 2009. "Mass balance in gold mining". Paper presented at the spring conference of the Association of Icelandic Fishmeal Producers on 24 April.

    S.Arason, 2009 “Utilization of geothermal energy for drying fish products and new drying technologies in Iceland”. Lecture given at 4 th Nordic Drying Conference, NDC2009 in Reykjavik, Iceland, June 17th to 19 th.

    G. Valdimarsson, S. Arason, 2009. “Traditional raw materials and new technologies”. Message on
    10. International Fair of Fish Processing and Fish Products. Polish conference and exhibition. Polfish Gdansk, June.

    S. Arason, B, Margeirsson, 2009. “Prechilling and processing of superchilled fish products”. Simulation of cooling processes. Speech at the association meeting of the Icelandic Refrigeration Technology Association, KTÍ. March 24.

    S. Arason, B, Margeirsson, 2009. “The effect of temperature fluctuations on frozen seafood “. Speech at the Annual General Meeting of the Icelandic Refrigeration Technology Association, KTÍ, at the Grand Hotel, November.

    B. Margeirsson, R. Gospavic, V.Popov and S. Arason, 2009. „Experimental and numerical investigation of thermal performance of wholesale fresh fish packaging”. Paper presented at the 3rd Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), Copenhagen, 15-18 September.

    Gholam Reza Shaviklo, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Hordur G. Kristinsson, Kolbrun Sveinsdottir, Emilia Martinsdottir, 2009. "Effects of different drying methods on lipid oxidation, sensory attributes and functional properties of saithe surimi". Paper presented at the 3rd Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), Copenhagen, 15-18 September.

    Minh Van Nguyen, Sigurjón Arason, Ásbjörn Jónsson, María Guðjónsdóttir, 2009. "The effects of different storage temperatures on the quality of salted cod". Paper presented at The 3rd Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), Copenhagen, 15-18 September.

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason, 2009. "Utilization in a new light". Lecture delivered on "Knowledge for the national economy!". Matís Spring Conference, 16 April.

    POSTER / POSTER

    Emilia Martinsdóttir, Cyprian Ogombe Odoli, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Ragnar Jóhannsson. 2009. 'Arctic' tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Optimal storage and transport conditions for fillets. Poster at the conference TAFT 2009, Copenhagen 15.-18. September. The best poster of the conference was chosen.

    Nguyen Van Minh, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Ágústa Guðmundsdóttir, 2009. Effects of different brine concentrations on the physical characteristics of salted cod (Gardus mohua L. ) during brine salting. Poster presented at Innovation in the Nordic Marine sector, organized by Nordic Innovation Center, Reykjavík May12.

    Nguyen Van Minh, Sigurjón Arason, Ásbjörn Jónsson, 2009. The effects of freeze drying on quality of desalted tusk. Poster presented at the 4 th Nordic Drying Conference - June 17 th to 19 th 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland. The best poster of the conference was chosen.

    Shaviklo, GR, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S., Kristinsson, HG 2009. Influence of Different Drying Methods and Additives on Lipid Oxidation and Functional Properties of Saithe Surimi Powder, Poster presented at Innovation in the Nordic Marine sector, organized by Nordic Innovation Center, Reykjavík, May12.

    Shaviklo, GR, Thorkelsson, G., Arason, S., Kristinsson, HG 2009. Influence of Different Drying Methods and Additives on Lipid Oxidation and Functional Properties of Saithe Surimi Powder Poster presented at the 4 th Nordic Drying Conference - June 17 th to 19 th, Reykjavik.

     Bogason, S., E. Martinsdóttir, SV Árnason, B. Margeirsson, HL Lauzon, E. Reynisson, M. Guðjónsdóttir, N. Mai, L. Þorvaldsson, T. Hafliðason, KA Þórarinsdóttir, S. Arason, BS Jóhannsson, LM Jóhannsson, G. Ólafsdóttir. 2009. Novel Technologies to improve safety and transparency of the chilled food supply chain. Poster presented at Innovation in the Nordic Marine sector, organized by Nordic Innovation Center, Reykjavík, May12.

    Mai, N., Margeirsson, S., Bogason, SG, Stefansson, G., Arason, S. 2009. Application of process mapping to analyze the traceability system of a frozen Tra catfish ( Pangasius hypophthalmus) processing company in Vietnam. Poster abstract accepted for the final TRACE conference: “How to trace the origin of food?” organized in Brussels, Belgium on the 2 nd and 3 rd December by CRA-W.

    S Bogason, E Martinsdóttir, SV Árnason, B Margeirsson, HL Lauzon, E Reynisson, M Guðjónsson, Nga Mai, L Þorvaldsson, T Hafliðason, KA Þórarinsdóttir, S Arason, BS Jóhannsson, LM Jóhannsson, G Ólafsdóttir. 2009. Novel technologies to improve safety and transparency of the chilled food supply chain. Poster at the conference "Innovation in the Nordic Marine Sector - Nordic Cooperation", 12.05, Reykjavík.

    Emilia Martinsdóttir, Cyprian Ogombe Odoli, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Ragnar Jóhannsson. 'Arctic' tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Optimal storage and transport conditions for fillets. Poster at the conference TAFT 2009, Copenhagen 15.-18. September. The poster was chosen the best poster of the conference.

    PURPOSED ARTICLES, AND CONFERENCES / (Scientific articles, bookchapters and papers in conference proceedings):

    2008:
    Margeirsson, B., Arason, S. 2008. Temperature monitoring and CFD modeling of a cold storage. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. 2 - 3 June 2008. Bonn, GER, p. 215 - 226.

    Margeirsson, B., Arason S., 2008. Comparison between different ice media for chilling fish. In: CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. June 2 - 3, 2008. Bonn, GER, p. 265 - 272.

    2007:
    Sveinn Margeirsson, Gudmundur R. Jonsson, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson, Sjofn Sigurgisladottir, Birgir Hrafnkelsson and Pall Jensson. 2007. Food Engineering Trends - Icelandic View. In: Food Engineering Research Developments. Edited by Terrance P. Klening. Hauppauge NY, Nova Science Publishers Inc. pp. 1-24.

    Huynh Nguyen Duy Bao, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir. 2007. Effects of Dry Ice and Superchilling on Quality and Shelf Life of Arctic Charr ( Salvelinus alpinus) Fillets. International Journal of Food Engineering, Vol 3, Issue 3, 2007: Article 7.

    Margrét Bragadóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2007. Stability of Fish Powder Made from Saithe ( Pollachius virens) as Measured by Lipid Oxidation and Functional Properties. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, Vol. 16 (1) 2007: 115-136. Article
    Sveinn Margeirsson, Guðmundur R. Jonsson, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson. (2007). Processing forecast of cod - Influencing factors on yield, gaping, bruises and nematodes in cod ( Gadus morhua) fillets. Journal of Food Engineering 80 (2007). 503-508. Article

    2000- 2006:
    E. Falch, T. Rustad, R. Jonsdottir, NB Shaw, J. Dumay, JP Berge, S. Arason, JP Kerry, M. Sandbakk, M. Aursand, 2006. Geographical and seasonal differences in lipid composition and relative weight of by-products from gadiform species. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 19 (2006) 727–736.

    Zhang Guochen, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, 2006. Drying characteristics of heat pump dried shrimp ( Pandalus borealis) and fish cake. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2006 Vol.22 No.9 P.189-193.

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Allan A. Nielsen, Gudmundur R. Jonsson and Sigurjon Arason 2006. Effect of catch location, season and quality on value of Icelandic cod ( Gadus morhua) products. In JB Luten, C. Jacobsen, K. Bekaert, A. Sæbø and J. Oehlenschläger (editors), Seafood research from fish to dish - Quality, safety & processing of wild and farmed fish, 265-274. Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands.

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Páll Jensson, Guðmundur R. Jónsson and Sigurjón Arason 2006. Ringworms in cod - distribution and seasonal fluctuations, 217-224. Chapter in the Yearbook of the Icelandic Society of Engineers.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Effect of salted fish. Chapter in the book "Science fascinates - Sigmundur Guðbjarnason 75 years old". The publisher is Háskólaútgáfan, Reykjavík.

    Jón Ragnar Gunnarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson and Kristberg Kristbergsson, 2005. “The Effects of Dryers on the Functional Properties of Fishmeal”. 3rd Nordic Drying Conference, Karlstad, Sweden 15th - 17th June 2005. Content published on CD, it was peer-reviewed, 22 pages.

    Zhang Guo-chen, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, 2005. “Study on Heat Pump Dried Shrimp and Fish Cake”. 3rd Nordic Drying Conference, Karlstad, Sweden 15th - 17th June 2005. Content released on CD, it was peer-reviewed, 23 p.

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Allan A. Nielsen, Gudmundur R. Jonsson, Sigurjon Arason. 2005. Effect of catch location, season and quality on value of Icelandic cod ( Gadus morhua) products. Wefta conference proceedings.

    Sveinn Margeirsson, Jónsson, GR, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2004. Processing forecast of cod In: 34th WEFTA Annual Meeting Proceedings. 12.-15. September 2004. Lübeck, Germany, 125-127.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Sigurður G. Bogason, Kristberg Kristbergsson. 2004. The effects of various salt concentrations during brine curing of cod ( Gadus morhua). International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 39: 79-89.
     
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Kristberg Kristbergsson. 2004. Effects of added salt, phosphates and proteins on the chemical and physiochemical characteristics of frozen cod ( Gadus morhua) fillets. Journal of Food Science. 69 (4): 144-152.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2003. “Utilization of Fish Byproducts in Iceland” In: Advances in Seafood Byproducts: 2002 Conference Proceedings, edited by P. Bechtel, p. 43-62.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2003. “The drying of fish and utilization of geothermal energy; the Icelandic experience. ” Book chapter in a peer-reviewed book published for the IGC-2003 international conference. Conference on geothermal utilization. "Multiple integrated use of geothermal resources, held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Program in Iceland." Session 08, p. 21-31.

    Manxue M, Gudmundsdottir G, Thorkelsson G, Arason S and Kristbergsson K. 2003. Reforming fish cut-offs into fillets with texture resembling intact fish flesh. In: IFT Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts; 2003 July 12-16; Chicago, Il. Institute of Food Technologists. 40-9.

    Manxue M, Gudmundsdottir G, Thorarinsdottir KA, Thorkelsson G, Arason S and Kristbergsson K. 2003. Development of methods for evaluating gel-forming properties in restructured fish products. In Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    P. Nesvadba, J. Baron-Varley, ML Nunes, PJ Bykowski, S. Arason, G. Valdimarsson, A. Johns & KJ Whittle, 2003. The fish technology knowledge base - facilities and opportunities for networking for fish technologists. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 14-16.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson, 2003. The effects of brine injection on yield, water holding capacity and chemical content of cod fillets. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 56-57

    Egelandsdal, B. Erikson, U. Nilsen, H., Arason, S., Nilsen, BN, Solgaard, K. and Wold, JP, 2003. On estimating the water content of dried salted fish. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 133-136.

    Axelsdottir, K., Kristinsdottir, BP and Arason, S., 2003. Determining which factors minimize rime formation when transporting loose frozen seafood. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 137.

    E. Falch1, R. Jónsdóttir, NB Shaw, S. Arason, JP Kerry, C. Malone, JP Berge, J. Dumay4, J. Rainuzzo, M. Sandbakk, T. Rustad, and M. Aursand, 2003. Variation in lipid composition in different rest biomass from species of the gadidae family. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 323-324

    S. Arason, 2003. “The drying of fish and utilization of Geothermal energy - the icelandic experience”. GHC Bulletin, (Geo-heat center), Vol 24, No. 4, 27-33.

    Arason. S., 2003. Utilization of fish by-products in Iceland. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 347-349

    Þórarinsdóttir, KA, Guðmundsdóttir, G., Jónsdóttir, R. and Arason, S., 2003. Weight fractions of by-products from gadiods caught around Iceland. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 365-366.

    Rustad, T., Aursand, M., Arason, S., Shaw, N., Pommer, K., Van de Vis, H. and Jean-Pascal Berge, 2003. Utilization and stabilization of by-products from cod species. In the book, Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland. p. 367
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2002. The Effects of Light Salting on Physicochemical Characteristics of Frozen Cod Fillets ( Gadus morhua). J. Aquatic Food Product Technology, 11 (3/4) 287-301.
     
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Margrét Geirsdóttir, Sigurður Bogason, Kristberg Kristbergsson. 2002. Changes in myofibrilar proteins during processing of salted cod ( Gadus morhua) determined by electrophoresis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Food chem. 77 (3) 327-335.
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Sigurður Bogason, Kristberg Kristbergsson. 2001. The effects of phosphates on yield, quality and water holding capacity in the processing of salted cod ( Gadus morhua). J. Food Sci. 66 (6) 821-826.

    Gústaf Helgi Hjálmarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Park, JW, Kristberg Kristbergsson. 2001. “Fish sauce from capelin ( Mallotus villosus) as afected by harvest season. ” In: IFT Annual Meeting Book of Abstracts; 2001 July 24-28; New Orleans, La. Institute of Food Technologists. 73F-15

    Sigurjón Arason, 2001. “The drying of fish and utilization of geothermal energy; the Icelandic experience. ” Keynote lectures. 1st Nordic Drying Conference, Trondheim, 27th - 29th June 2001. Peer-reviewed paper published on CD, NTNU, 17 pages, Trondheim, Norway.

    Jón Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Sigurjón Arason and Eva Yngvadóttir. 2001. "Energy management in fishing vessels - cooling system for pelagic fish - Energy saving." Orkuþing 2001, p. 126-134.

    1990-1997:
    Sigurjón Arason, 1997. The freezer chain. Chapter in the book 15. Nordiske Kölemödet - 8. Nordiske Varmepumpedagene, proceedings. Reykjavik, 151-164.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1995. Double freezing - processing of frozen raw materials. Service book for fishing and fish processing. The GL version. 51-56.

    Sigurjón Arason, Nils Kristian Sørense and Jette Nielsen, 1995. Rigor in fish 1992-1994. Book published by Nordisk Minesterråd, in the series TemaNord 1995: 512.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1994. Production of fish silage. Chapter in the book Fisheries Processing, Chapman & Hall, Canada, 244-272.

    Sigurjón Arason, Hannes Árnason. 1992. Utilization of Geothermal Energy for Drying Fish Products. 21. (5/6), 745 - 757.

    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1992. The drying of small pelagic fish: the Icelandic experience. Chapter in the book Pelagic fish. 291-298. Útg. Fishing News Book. USA.

    1977-1990:
    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1990. The production of silage from waste and industrial fish: The Icelandic experience. Proceedings of the International Conference on By-Products, Anchorage Alaska, 25-27. April, pp. 79-86.

    Sigurjón Arason and Ólafur Guðmundsson, 1989. Fish viscera and partly concentrated whey in grass meal.I. Production and storage. 40th Annual Meeting of the EAAP, 27 - 31 August, Dublin, Ireland. Summaries Vol.I, 355.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1989. Education in the food industry. Food and consumption. Publications of the Ministry of Health and Social Security, 1st issue, pp. 255 - 260.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1987: Full utilization of seafood. fisheries development. RIT 1987-1, National Research Council, 139-145. 1986

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Production technology, Fish mince from residual fish, small fish and less exploited fish species. Chapter in the book Fiskemasse - Nordforsk, Nordisk Industrifound, pp. 25-82
    Sigurjón Arason, Ólafur Guðmundsson and Sveinn Runólfsson, 1984. Digestion and whey concentrate in grass flour II. Feeding experiments with beef cattle. Ministerial Conference (1984), 106-114.

    Sigurjón Arason and Ólafur Guðmundsson, 1984. Digestion and digestion in grass meal I. Production and storage. Ministerial Conference (1984), 95-105.

    Kristján Kristinsson, Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Energy consumption and energy flow in the fishmeal industry, isolation, digestion processing. Energy consumption and energy savings in the fishmeal industry. Energy Saving Committee, Fishmeal Industry, 33-47.
    Kristján Kristinsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Artificial drying of small fish speci. News Summary no. 54, IAFMM.

    Björn Dagbjartsson, Grímur Valdimarsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Icelandic experience in storing fish in chilled seawater. International Journal of Refrigeration 5 (3), 141-145.

    F. Lindløv, Sigurjón Arason and K. Poulsen, 1977. Freezing speed / Quality relations for foodstuffs. Scandinavian Refrigeration, 4, 198-206.

    REPORTS:

    2016:

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Magnea Karlsdóttir, Einar Sigurðsson and Sigurjón Arason. Thawing of frozen cod fillets. Matís Report 14-16, 42 p.

    2015:

    Paulina E. Wasik, Björn Margeirsson, Gísli Kristjánsson, Sigurjón Arason, Magnea G. Karlsdóttir, Sæmundur Elíasson, Arnljótur B. Bergsson. Effect of salt content in slurry ice on quality of fresh and thawed Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). Matís Report 13-15, 38 p. Closed report. Report summary 

    2 014:

    Sigurjón Arason, Gunnar Þórðarson, Magnea Karlsdóttir, Albert Högnason, Guðbjartur Flosason. Bleeding system for small boats. Bleeding system for small vessels. Matís report 02-14, 20 s.

    2 013:

    Preliminary project for research on the genetic composition of Icelandic herring compared to other stocks in the Northeast Atlantic: Biological diversity and processing properties / A pilot study on the multidisciplinary approach for the genetic stock identification of herring in the Northeast Atlantic: Biodiversity, functional and chemical properties. Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir, Guðbjörg Ólafsdóttir, Sarah Helyar, Christophe Pampoulie, Guðmundur J. Óskarsson, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Aril Slotte, Hóraldur Joensen, Henrik Hauch Nielsen, Lísa Libungan, Sigurjón Arason, Sindri Sigurðsson, Sigríður Hjörleifsdóttir, Anna K. Daníelsdóttir . Matís Report 28-13, 43 p. Closed report. Report summary.

    2012:

    Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir, Björn Margeirsson, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Emilía Martinsdóttir. Effect of superchilled processing of whole whitefish - pre-rigor / Effect of supercooling on spoilage processes and shelf life of whole fish and fillets. Matís Report 22-12, 34 s. 

    2011:

    Björn Margeirsson, Kristín Líf Valtýsdóttir, Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Sigurjón Arason. Usage of SuperChiller for precooling salmon fillets - study on the effects on temperature control, storage life and yield. Matís Report 42-11, 22. p. Closed report.

    Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Valtýsdóttir. Thermal modeling of processing and transport of fresh fish / Hermun kæliferla - LOKASKÝRSLA. Matís Report 30-11, 1

    Hélène L. Lauzon, Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir, Magnea G. Karlsdóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir. Effect of cooling and packaging methods on the quality deterioration of redfish fillets. Matís Report 27-11, 24 s.

    Jónas R. Viðarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Margeirsson, Guðjón Gunnarsson, Garðar Sverrisson, Örn Sævar Holm, Þórhallur Ottesen, Quality of coastal fishing 2011. Matís report 26- 11, 38 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Irek Klonowski, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Frank Hansen, Egil Olsen, Sigurjón Arason. Addition of collagen to heavy salted and lightly salted, chilled and frozen cod fillets. Matís Report, 12-11, 16 s.

    Lárus Þorvaldsson, Björn Margeirsson, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Sindri Sigurðsson (SVN), Ásgeir Gunnarsson (SÞ), Sigurjón Arason. Increased value of pelagic species - FINAL REPORT / Increased value of pelagic species. Matís report 08-11, 34 s.

    2010:

    Jónas Rúnar Viðarsson, Sveinn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason. Small boats. Maximization of catch value. Matís Report 49-10, 22 p.

    Magnús Valgeir Gíslason, Sigurjón Arason, Sindri Sigurðsson. Increased value of seafood with an emphasis on products for use in fish meal and fish oil production to product development. Matís Report 48-10, 21 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Ingebrigt Bjørkevoll, Sigurjón Arason. Production of salted fish in the Nordic countries. Variation in quality and characteristics of the salted products. Matís Report 46-10, 46 s.

    Kristín Líf Valtýsdóttir, Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason, Hélène L. Lauzon, Emilía Martinsdóttir. Guidelines for precooling of fresh fish during processing and choice of packaging with respect to temperature control in cold chains. Matís Report 40-10, 37 p.

    Róbert Hafsteinsson, Albert Högnason and Sigurjón Arason. Processing in line boats / Processing in line boats. Matís Report 33-10, 16 s.

    Lárus Þorvaldsson, Hélène L. Lauzon, Björn Margeirsson, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. Comparison of cooling techniques - Their efficiency during cooling and storage of whole, gutted haddock, and their effect on microbial and chemical spoilage indicators. Matís Report 34-10, 20 s.

    Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir, Jónas R. Viðarsson, Ásta M. Ásmundsdóttir, Cecilia Garate, Hrönn Jörundsdóttir, Ingibjörg G. Jónsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Vordís Baldursdóttir, Þorsteinn Sigurðsson, Sveinn Margeirsson. A closer look at the yellow from fishing in the stomach - a study of factors that affect the value of cod catches / Factors influencing the quality and value of the Icelandic cod; a value chain perspective. Matís Report 31-10, 28 s.

    Björn Margeirsson, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir. Effect of improved design of wholesale EPS fish boxes on thermal insulation and storage life of cod loins - simulation of air and sea transport.  Matís Report 29-10, 38 p.

    Hannes Magnússon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Lárus Þorvaldsson, María Guðjónsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Árni R. Rúnarsson, Sveinn H. Magnússon, Jónas R. Viðarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir. The effect of different cooling techniques on the quality changes and shelf life of whole cod (Gadus morhua). Matís Report 28-10, 25 s.  

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. The role and fate of added phosphates in salted cod products / The role and fate of added phosphate in salted fish. Matís Report 27-10, 28 s.

    Emilia Martinsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Björn Margeirsson, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Lárus Þorvaldsson, Hannes Magnússon, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Arna Vigdís Jónsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Maria Eden. The effect of cooling methods at processing and use of gel-packs on storage life of cod ( Gadus morhua) loins - Effect of transport via air and sea on temperature control and retail-packaging on cod deterioration. Matís Report 18-10, 53 p.

    Björn Margeirsson, Hannes Magnússon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Kristín Líf Valtýsdóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Sigurjón Arason. The effect of different precooling media during processing and cooling techniques during packaging of cod (Gadus morhua) fillets. Matís Report 15-10, 27 p.

    2009:

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Jónas R. Viðarsson and Sigurjón Arason. Utilization coefficients for catfish species. Matís Report 40-09, 26 p. Closed report.

    Emilía Martinsdóttir, Cyprian Ogombe Odoli, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason and Ragnar Jóhannsson. Optimal storage conditions for fresh farmed tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fillets. Matís Report 38-09, 74 p.

    Hannes Magnússon, Lárus Þorvaldsson, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Emilia Martinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. The effect of liquid cooling at processing and different cooling techniques during transport of cod (Gadus morhua) fillets. Matís Report 34-09, 33 p.

    Björn Margeirsson, Lárus Þorvaldsson, Sigurjón Arason. Freezing and thawing of halibut - experiments and CFD simulation / Freezing and thawing of Greenland halibut - experiments and CFD simulation. Matís Report 33-09. 26 s.

    Margeir Gissurarson, Ragnheiður Sveinþórsdóttir, Þorgrímur Kjartansson, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Sindri Sigurðsson, Jón Helgason and Björn Erlendsson. Improved processing of capelin roes. Matís Report 16-09, 28 p. Closed report. Report summary

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Irek Klonowski, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Margeirsson. Development of a process for enzyme treatment of liver before canning. Matís Report 26-09, 40 p. Closed report. Report summary.

    Hannes Magnússon, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Björn Margeirsson, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Árni Rafn Rúnarsson, María Guðjónsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir. The effect of different cooling techniques and temperature fluctuations on the storage life of cod fillets ( Gadus morhua). Matís Report 23-09, 36 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Hrönn Ólína Jörundsdóttir, Einar Lárusson, Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir. Measurements of trace metals in salt, salted fish and insoluble particles in diagnosis of the source of yellow discoloration in salted fish - carried out February to May 2009. Report Matís 22-09. Closed report. Report summary

    Róbert Hafsteinsson, Albert Högnason, Sigurjón Arason. Marningskerfi / Mince processing lines. Matís Report 21-09, 15 s.

    Róbert Hafsteinsson, Albert Högnason, Sigurjón Arason. Processing in line boats / Processing in line boats. Matís Report 18-09, 36 p. Closed report. Report summary.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Magnea G. Arnþórsdóttir, Irek Klonowski, Arnljótur Bjarki Bergsson, Sindri Sigurðsson, Sigurjón Arason. Equalization - increased quality and improved properties of fish mince / Homogenization - increased value of fish mince. Matís Report 15-09, 25 s.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Kristján Jóakimsson and Sigurjón Arason. Processing and quality control of farmed cod. Matís Report 13-09, 14 s.

    Lárus Þorvaldsson, Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason. CFD Modeling and Quality Forecasting for Cooling and Storage of Pelagic Species. Matís Report 12-09, 16 s.

    Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason, Halldór Pálsson. 2009. Thermal Performance of Corrugated Plastic Boxes and Expanded Polystyrene Boxes. Matís report 01-09. 24.s. 

    2008:

    Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, María Guðjónsdóttir, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Kristján Jóakimsson, Sigurjón Arason. Comparison of the characteristics of farmed cod and wild cod in loose freezing. Matís Report 35-08, 20 p. Closed report. Report summary .

    Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Kristján Jóakimsson and Sigurjón Arason. Comparison of lightly salted farmed cod and wild cod. Matís Report 34-08, 36 p. Closed report. Report summary .

    Valur Norðri Gunnlaugsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Kristján Jóakimsson, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason . Comparison of the characteristics of farmed cod and wild cod. Matís Report 33-08, 90 p. Closed report. Report summary .

    Björn Margeirsson, Kristín Líf Valtýsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2008. Heat distribution in cold stores. Matís Report 26-08, 28 p.

    Sveinbjörn Pálsson, Björn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason. 2008. Evaluation of cooling of pelagic fish in Jón Kjartansson SU 111 .  Matís Report 24-08, 32 p.

    Ragnhildur Einarsdóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason. Effects of subcooling on salt uptake by pickling cod neck pieces (Gadus morhua). Matís report15-08, 39 p.

    Magnea Guðrún Arnþórsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Björn Margeirsson. Combined Blast and Contact cooling - Effects on physiochemical characteristics of fresh haddock ( Melanogrammus aeglefinus) fillets. Matís report 14-08, 39 p.

    2007:
    María Guðjónsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, Sigurður Bogason, 2007. Shelf life tests on cod pieces: Effects of supercooling, pickling and gas packaging on the physical and chemical properties of cod muscles. Matís Report 50-07, 29, p. Closed report.

    María Guðjónsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon and Sigurjón Arason, 2007. Shelf life tests on cod pieces: The effect of supercooling on salt and protein injected cod muscles. Matís Report 49-07, 43 pages. Closed report.

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Hannes Magnússon, Ólafur Reykdal, Sigurjón Arason, 2007. Dried fish as health food. Matís report 32-07, 22 p.

    Lárus Þorvaldsson, Þóra Valsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir. Process control for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. Impact of raw material variables on the utilization and quality of salted fish. Matís report 26-07, 20 pages. Closed report.

    Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Þóra Valsdóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Ragnhildur Einarsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing. Chilled and frozen cod products. Matís Report 25-07, 67 pages. Closed report.

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Sveinn Margeirsson, Irek Klonowski, Þóra Valsdóttir, Krístín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. Impact forecast - Relationship between raw material quality and the processing and processing utilization of cod products. Matís Report 23-07, 65 pages. Closed report.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Þóra Valsdóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, 2007. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. Effects of different salting methods on the effect of flat fish. Matís Report 22-07: 1-41. Closed report.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Karl Rúnar Róbertsson, Egil Þorbergsson, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, 2007. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. The effect of cooling after fishing on utilization and quality 2. Matís report 21-07: 1-25. Closed report.

    María Guðjónsdóttir, Þóra Valsdóttir, Ása Þorkelsdóttir, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Hannes Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, 2007. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. Effects of different salting methods on the effect of cod fillets. Matís Report 20-07: 1-60. Closed report.

    Ásbjörn Jónsson, Irek Klonowski, Sindri Sigurðsson, Sigurjón Arason, 2007. Flow salting of herring products-Injection salting of herring fillets. Matís Report 15-07: 1-17. Closed report.

    Hannes Magnússon, Hélène L. Lauzon, Kolbrún Sveinsdóttir, Ása Þorkelsdóttir, Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir, Emilia Martinsdóttir, Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, María Guðjónsdóttir, Sigurður Bogason, Sigurjón Arason. 2007. Shelf life tests on cod pieces: Effects of supercooling, brine and gas packaging on quality changes and shelf life. Matís report 12-07, 44 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Ragnhildur Einarsdóttir and Irek Klonowski, 2007. Use of protein mix, Carnals 346 and salt in the production of lightly salted cod fillets and in the increase of liquid in fresh fillets. Matís report 04-07: 1-14. Closed report.

    2006:
    Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Þóra Valsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, 2006. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing, Imaging. Rf / IFL report 03-06: 1-17.

    Guðrún Ólafsdóttir, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Heimir Tryggvason, Margrét Bragadóttir, Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, 2006. The smell of money - Smellless production of dried cod products. Rf / IFL report report 08 - 06: 1-84.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing. Minimized muscle injection. Rf / IFL report 19-06: 1-38.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, 2006. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing - Isolated and hydrolyzed cone protein. Rf / IFL report 20-06: 1-29.

    Ragnar Jóhannsson, Heimir Tryggvason, Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Blue whiting in valuable seafood. Rf / IFL report 25 - 06: 1-30.

    Runólfur Guðmundsson, Sveinn Margeirsson, Sigurjón Arason and Páll Jensson, 2006. Decision-making and optimization in the fisheries sector. Rf / IFL report 27 - 06: 1-93.

    Ellert Berg Guðjónsson, Haukur C. Benediktsson2, Haukur Freyr Gylfason, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Margeirsson, 2006. Seasonal price fluctuations in cod products and the market benefits of traceability in the fisheries sector. Rf / IFL report 28 - 06: 1-92.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Lárus Þorvaldsson and Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. The effect of post - fishing cooling on utilization and quality. Rf / IFL report 34-06: 1-84.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. Pre-treatment for efficacy. Rf / IFL report 35-06: 1-19.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Guðrún AnnaFinnbogadóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 2006. Process management for fishing, processing and processing of salted fish. Effects of fish proteins on the action properties. Rf / IFL report 36-06: 1-26.

    Sveinn V. Árnason, Sigurjón Arason, Bjarki J. Magnússon, Gísli S. Einarsson, Sigurður Brynjólfsson. 2006. Layered ker. IFL report 16-06, 18 p.

    Guðrún Anna Finnbogadóttir, Þóra Valsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir. 2006. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing. Imaging. IFL report 03-06, 15 p.

    2005:
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Margrét Bragadóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. The effects of temperature and vacuum packing on lipid degradation of cut-offs and liver during frozen storage. IFL report 32-05, 29 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Ratio and chemical contents of by-products selected from five cod species. IFL report 31-05, 90 p.

    Margrét Bragadóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Stability of fish powder made from saithe ( Pollachius virens). IFL report 30-05, 24 p.

    Jón Ragnar Gunnarsson, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Jóhannes Gíslason. 2005. Functional properties of protein hydrolysates (FPH) from fish by-products. IFL report 29-05, 51 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Katrín Ásta Stefánsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Protein in drainage water - Preliminary study of quantities and properties. IFL report 24-05, 26 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Þórhallur Arason, Þóra Valsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Use of fish proteins in fillet processing. Preliminary experiments in Þingeyri. IFL report 22-05, 24 p.

    Þóra Valsdóttir, Þorvaldur Þóroddsson, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir. 2005. Production of shaped fish pieces and gel block from cuttings and marlin: Upscaling of the use of fish glue in shaped fish pieces. IFL report 21-05, 18 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Landing of capelin for smelting - Equipment assessment. IFL report 15-05, 18 p.

    Jón Þór Þorgeirsson, Irek Klonowski, Sigurjón Arason. 2005. Flow salting of herring products. IFL report 14-05, 38 p.

    Hannes Magnússon, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Ása Þorkelsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Irek Klonowski. 2005. Comparison of cooling of cod with liquid ice and flake ice. IFL report 08-05, 20 p.

    2004:
    Jón Ragnar Gunnarsson, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Jóhannes Gíslason. 2004. Fish Protein Hydrolysates (FPH) from by-products - Some functional properties. Progress Report to the EU, QLK1-CT-2000-01017 Fishery by-products, July, 2004, 49 p. Closed

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2004. Ratio and chemical contents of by-products selected from five cod species. Progress Report to the EU, QLK1-CT-2000-01017 Fishery by-products, July 2004, 88 p. Closed

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2004. The effects of added soy and fish proteins on changes in weight, water holding capacity and chemical content during frozen storage of cod (Gadus morhua) fillets. Progress Report to the EU, QLK1-CT-2000-01017 Fishery by-products, July 2004, 17 p. Closed

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Margrét Bragadóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2004. The effects of temperature and vacuum packing on lipid degradation of cut-offs and liver during frozen storage. Progress Report to the EU, QLK1-CT-2000-01017 Fishery by-products, July, 2004, 27 p. Closed

    Margrét Bragadóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2004. Stability of fish powder made from saithe ( Pollachius virens). Progress Report to the EU, QLK1-CT-2000-01017 Fishery by-products, July, 2004, 23 p. Closed

    Gústaf Helgi Hjálmarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Ari Wendel, Jón Ö. Pálsson, Logi Jónsson 2004. Continuity of small cod: Effect of feeding on processing characteristics. IFL report 1-04, 64 pages, closed.

    2003:
    Lauzon, HL, Þórarinsdóttir, K., Arason, S. & Þorkelsdóttir, Á. 2003. Effect of controlled atmosphere bulk storage at low temperature on the quality and shelf life of various fish products. Fisheries Research Institute, advisory report 1-03, 52 s, closed.

    Eva Yngvadóttir (editor), Otto Andersen, Sigurjón Arason, Georg Saros, Baldur Jónasson, Jens Arnljótsson, Árni Ragnarsson, Helga R. Eyjólfsdóttir, (2003). ORKUSPAR An energy efficiency improvement simulator, Final report, Project report 16-03

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Experiment II - Effect of phosphate and soy protein use in injection salting and pickling of cod fillets. IFL report 07-03, 65 p.

    Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Experiment III - Effects of the use of phosphate and fish proteins (cod powder) in injection salting and pickling. IFL report 09-03, 20 p.

    Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Experiment IV - Effects of using fish proteins (FPH and minced fish muscles) and soy proteins in injection salting and pickling. IFL report 10-03, 18 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Comparison of Experiments II and III. Effects of using fish and soy proteins with / without salt and phosphate. IFL report 11-03, 23 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Comparison of Experiments II, III and IV. Effects of using soy proteins and fish proteins in different forms. IFL report 12-03, 27 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Summary of the main results of all work components. IFL report 13-03, 10 p.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. Light salting, stability and utilization of frozen products. Experiments II, III and IV. Processing and measuring methods for cod fillets. IFL report 14-03, 10 p.

    Sigurjon Arason, 2003. “The drying of fish products; the Icelandic experience. ” Oral presentation at the seminar: Dried cod heads from NorFish to Nigeria. Aba, Nigeria.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2003. “Utilization of fish by-products in Iceland.” Oral presentation at the seminar: Valuable products from by-raw materials. A nordic network - Advanced sustainable food manufacturing. Reykjavik, Iceland.

    2002:
    Eva Yngvadóttir, Helga R Eyjólfsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason (2002). ORKUSPAR An energy efficiency improvement simulator (2nd report), Project report 05-02

    Eva Yngvadóttir (editor), Otto Andersen, Sigurjón Arason, Georg Saros, Baldur Jónasson, Jens Arnljótsson, Árni Ragnarsson, Helga R. Eyjólfsdóttir, (2002). ORKUSPAR An energy efficiency improvement simulator, Interim progress report, Project report 16-02

    Guðbjörnsdottir, B., Arason, S. and Beyer, G. 2002. Hygienic properties of wood-Field studies on wooden pallets and wood in constructions (gluelam). Report in Nordic Wood 2 NI at the Project P 99095 „Wood in the Food Industry“.

    Gunnarsson, JR, Arason, S., Gudmundsdottir, G. and Gislason, J. 2002. Fish Protein Hydrolysates (FPH) from by-products. Some functional properties. Preliminary report in the project: Utilization and stabilization of by-products from cod species. EU-project: QLK1-CT-2000-01017: Fishery by-products.

    2001:
    Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 2001. Wood in the food industry - 1 (P98141). Final report to NI. IFL report 17, 25 p.

    Brynjólfur Eyjólfsson, Sigurjón Arason, Gunnar Stefánsson, Guðjón Þorkelsson, 2001. "Cod carcasses, processing efficiency and processing management." IFL - Report 02-01, 125 p.

    2000:
    Sigurjón Arason (2000), Löndunarvatn - Blóðvatn, IFL report 2-00, 15 p.

    1999:
    Sigurjón Arason, Gunnar Páll Jónsson, Sigurður Bogason (1999), The effect of death stiffness in salted fish processing. IFL report 12-99, 46 p.

    Magnús Freyr Ólafsson, Sigurjón Arason (1999), Status and possibilities of Icelandic seafood. , IFL report 11-99, 17 p.

    Gunnar Páll Jónsson, Sigurjón Arason (1999), Increased raw material quality of cod with the use of Brontec ice concentrate on board a fishing vessel. IFL Report 5-99, 22 p.

    Magnús Freyr Ólafsson, Sigurjón Arason (1999), Mapping of raw materials for flavoring. IFL Report 2-99, 17 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir and Guðmundur Stefánsson, 1999. Storage and transport of fresh fish. IFL - Study materials.

    Sigurjón Arason and Jónas Bjarnason, 1999. Shrimp processing for freezing. Rf pistill, 14. tbl.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Stefánsson, 1999. Freezing and storage of seafood. Rf pistill, 13. tbl.

    1998:
    Sigurjón Arason, Héléne L. Lauzon, Kristinn Þór Kristinsson, Emilía Martinsdóttir and Pétur Bjarnason, 1998. Shrimp processing. IFL - Study materials.

    Jónas Bjarnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1998. Death stiffness in fish. Rf pistill, 11. tbl.

    1997:
    Jónas Bjarnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1997. Digestive processing. Rf pistill, 2. tbl.

    Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Kristberg Kristbergsson and Ólafur Unnarsson, 1997. Storage and transport of frozen food. IFL - Study materials.

    Sigurjón Arason, Jón H. Rikharðsson, Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir, Rúnar Birgisson and Guðmundur Stefánsson, 1997. Handling of fish on board fishing vessels. IFL - Study materials.

    Sigmar Hjartarson, Sigurjón Arason, Ingimar Högöy and Bjarne Stormo, 1997. Standardization of silage. Report IFL 25 - 97.
    Sigurjón Arason, Birna Guðbjörnssdóttir, Guðjón A. Auðunsson, Hannes Magnússon and Jónas Bjarnason, 1996. Saltfish processing. IFL - Study materials.

    1996:
    Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Víkingur Árnason and Guðmundur Stefánsson, 1996. Freezing of seafood. IFL -Study materials.

    1995:
    Helga R. Eyjólfsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 1995. Utilization of toothed salted fish. Report IFL 101.

    Helga R. Eyjólfsdóttir, Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson, Sigurjón Arason and Jón Kjartan Jónsson, 1995. Slaughter rate in cod. Report IFL 90.

    Sigurjón Arason and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1995. Drying of fish products. IFL - Study materials.

    Sveinn Víkingur Árnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1995. Digestive research. 44. Rit Rf, 22 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1995: Double freezing - processing of frozen raw materials. 41. Rit Rf, 34 p.

    Arnheiður Eyþórsdóttir, Ágústa Gísladóttir, Hjörleifur Einarsson, Sigurjón Arason and Sigurlinni Sigurlinnason, 1995. Shrimp. A seminar in collaboration with the Association of Shrimp and Scallop Producers. IFL -Study materials.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1995. Measurements of a drying room at Kross in Stöðvarfjörður. Report IFL 107.

    1994:
    Sigurjón Arason and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1994: Proposals for projects in the field of research and technology in the fisheries sector for applications to the EU (in English). Report prepared for the Fisheries and Industry Co-operation Forum, 10 p.

    Reynir Þrastarson, Halldór P. Þorsteinsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1994. Utilization of the sea. 40. Rit Rf, 83. p.

    Eiður Guðmundsson, Finnur Stefánsson, Gestur Bárðarson, Sigurjón Arason and Örn D. Jónsson, 1994. Freeze-drying of seafood. 39. Rit Rf, 31 p.

    1993:
    Sigurjón Arason, Ólafur Sigurðsson, Gunnar Sigurgeirsson and Kristín Friðgeirsdóttir, 1993. Processing utilization of redfish. Report IFL 30.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Atli Auðunsson, 1993. Drainage and water use in the fishing industry. Teaching material for the University of Iceland Continuing Education Institute, 25 p.

    1992:
    Björn Guðmundsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Processing of frozen fillets. Rf.

    Gunnar Bragi Guðmundsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Saltfish utilization at sea. Rf. 6, 55 s.

    Gunnar Bragi Guðmundsson, Hannes Árnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Experiment with hardened cod heads in containers. Rf.

    1991:
    Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson, Sigurjón Arason and Andri Teitsson, 1991. Processing decks / Skagstrendingur - processing vessels.

    Guðmundur Þóroddsson, Sigurjón Arason and Björn Guðmundsson, 1991. Examination of the processing of cod heads for Faxamjöl. Rf.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. “Storage, production and transport”. Part of the course Marketing of fish products, Hólar in Hjaltadalur. Study material distributed, 33 p.

    1979 – 1990:
    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Sveinn V. Árnason, 1990. Fishmeal processing, processing channels and production methods. Two chapters: The first and second parts. Study material for the Vocational Training Committee for Fish Processing, May, 29 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Einar Þ.Bjarnason, Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson and Hermann Sveinbjörnsson, 1990. Catch Utilization Committee. Report to the National Investigation Council, 12 p.

    Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1989. Wreck utilization on board freezer trawlers. Report prepared for the Ministry of Fisheries, 45 p.

    Sólveig Ingólfsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Jónsson, 1989. Certification 1. Report IFL, 52 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Hannes Árnason, 1989. Machine cleaning versus hand cleaning. IFL report, 8 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Emilía Martinsdóttir, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Hannes Árnason, 1989. Appraisal of a slicing machine from Kronborg in Denmark. 19. Rit Rf, 8 p.

    Guðrún Adólfsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Capelin drying. 17. Rit Rf, 31 p.

    Bergur Benediktsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Drying station in Þorlákshöfn. Three reports, 11 p.

    Axel Þ.Rúdólfsson, Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Jónsson and Sólveig Ingólfsdóttir, 1988. Production of red flour. IFL report, 15 p.

    Guðmundur Þóroddsson, Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Processing vessels for by-catch, reflections on efficiency. IFL report, 26 p.

    Grímur Þ. Valdimarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Bergur Benediktsson, 1988. Report on the experimental factory of the fishing industry at Skúlagata 4. Report IFL, 6 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Bergur Benediktsson, 1988. Drying and other uses of geothermal energy in the fishing industry. Polygraph.

    Sigurjón Arason et al., 1988. Fish mass. Fiskeriminnisteriets Forsøgslaboratorium um fiskmarning, 240 s.

    Sigurjón Arason and Bergur Benediktsson, 1987. Drying and use of geothermal energy in the fishing industry. Published in the National Energy Authority's summary: Innovations in the utilization of geothermal energy, Dec. '88. Lectures and polygraphs. Continuing Education at the University of Iceland, November, 29 pages.

    Hannes Árnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1987: Utilization of by-catch. IFL report, 15 pages.

    Björn Dagbjartsson, Guðjón Þorkelsson, Sigurjón Arason and Valdimar K. Jónsson, 1987. Report on a study trip to universities and technical schools in the fields of food science, food engineering and fisheries science in Norway, Denmark and England. 33 s.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Greenland trip 15.-20. November 1987. Fjölrit Rf., 10 p. Grímur Valdimarsson, Sigurjón Arason et al., 1987. Experimental factory of the fishing industry in Reykjanes - cost estimate. IFL report, 20 p.

    Hannes Árnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1987: Utilization of by-catch. IFL report, 15 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Bergur Benediktsson, 1987. Drying and use of geothermal energy in the fishing industry. Published in the National Energy Authority's summary: Innovations in the utilization of geothermal energy, Dec. '88. Lectures and polygraphs. Continuing Education of the University of Iceland, November, 29 p.

    Hannes Árnason, Sigurjón Arason and Valdimar K. Jónsson, 1986: Energy consumption in the fishmeal industry. 10 Rit Rf, 42 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Utilization of slag and by-catch of digestion. Report for the Ministry of Fisheries, 22 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Hallfreður Símonarson, Jón Jóhannesson, Júlíus Guðmundsson et al., 1986. Drying in a steam dryer, capelin meal and shrimp meal. Rfsla Rf., 17l p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Production of "quality" fishmeal in Boulogne, France. Report for the fishmeal factory FIVE, 10 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Fiskimjölsverksmiðjan Strandir hf. Survey of operations. Report 4 s, December 1985.

    Torfi Þ. Þorsteinsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Marningur. Interim report, 19 p. Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn V. Árnason, 1985. Shrimp processing, Árver on Árskógsströnd. Report for Árver, unpublished, 12 p.

    Marteinn Halldórsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Marning processing at Rif 1985. Report, 24 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Transport of raw materials from tickets to land, comparison in the Nordic countries, tables, 8 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Hannes Árnason and Finnur Ingólfsson, 1985. Report on utilization of slag and liver. Report, 39 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Lárus Ásgeirsson, 1984. On the freezing of seafood. Technical Gazette no. 157, 27 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1984. Utilization of slogans. Report for the Ministry of Fisheries, 38 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason and Sigurður Sigfússon, 1984. Þörungavinnslan hf. Reykhólar: Evaluation of the production process, 25 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1984. Processing of golden salmon with one filleting machine. Report, 5 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, Torfi Þ. Þorsteinsson, Ásgeir Matthíasson et al., 1984. Experiments with storage and processing of golden salmon Dec. 1983 - May 1984. Report, 9 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1984. Golden salmon. IFL report, 5 p. Sigurjón Arason, Lárus Ásgeirsson and Tryggvi Harðarson, 1984: Digestive processing. Technical Gazette no. 152, 44 p.

    Tryggvi Harðarson, Sigurjón Arason, Torfi Þorsteinsson and Lárus Ásgeirsson, 1983. Ice consumption and the need for refrigeration in fish trains. Technical Gazette no. 148, 17ls.

    Snorri þórisson, Sigurjón Arason and Ólafur Guðmundsson, 1983. Shelf life tests of compound feed produced from domestic raw materials. Report for the Science Fund, 34 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Lárus Ásgeirsson, 1983. Prices of fish waste and digestion for fur animal feed. Two reports for Búnaðarfélag Íslands, 12 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Lárus Ásgeirsson, 1983. Domestic feed production I: Processing of digestion and digestion concentrate. Report for the Ministry of Agriculture and farmers in S-Þingeyjarsýsla, 32 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Better utilization of waste and fish mass (freeze storage). Report, 38 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Ásgeir Matthíasson, 1983. Use of fishing vessels on board fishing vessels. Technical Gazette no. 146, 27 p.

    Ólafur Árnason and Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Freezing of food with geothermal heat and exhaust heat from ship engines and industrial equipment. Rit Rf, 29 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Utilization of domestic energy sources in fishmeal production and reflections on energy-saving measures in fishmeal processing. Technical Gazette no. 132, p. 34-51.

    Sigurjón Arason, Þorlákur Jónsson and Torfi Þ. þorsteinsson, 1982. Some general points about outdoor and indoor drying. Technical Gazette no. 136, 24 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Viðar Harðarson, 1982. Technical information on digestion Tæknitíðindi nr. 138, 35 s.

    Sigurjón Arason and Viðar Harðarson, 1982. Digestion processing on board a stern trawler. Technical Gazette no. 137, 25 p.

    Guðmundur Stefánsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1981. Production of dried seaweed products for human consumption. IFL's report for the Algae Processing, 10 p.

    Geir Arnesen, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Jónsson, 1981. Digested from fish waste. Technical Gazette no. 126, 19 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Kolmunnatilraunir 1979. Tæknitíðindi nr. 118, 20 p. Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Container transport and storage of marine products. Technical Gazette no. 121, 12 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Peat fish from blue whiting production and economy by cleaning and drying. IFL report, 34 p.
    Þórhallur Jónasson and Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Container transport and quality assessment. IFL report, 46 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Ari Jónsson, 1979. Interim report - The Icelandic part of the Nordic blue whiting project: raw material treatment - törringsforsög, Nordforskning, 86 p.
     

    LECTURES AT CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS / Presentations at conferences, seminars and workshops:

    2008:
    Margeirsson, B., Arason, S., Harðarson, V., Árnason, I. Prechilling and processing of super-chilled fish products. Nor-Fishing Technology Conference. Trondheim, Norway. 11 August 2008.

    Margeirsson, B., Arason, S. Temperature monitoring and CFD modeling of a cold storage. Proceedings from CCM 2008: The 3rd International Workshop on Cold Chain Management. Bonn, Germany. 3 June 2008.

    2006:
    Sigurjón Arason. “Super - chilling. Is it relevant for salmon? ”. The chain from salmon farming to product - Quality, health and yield. Nordic Conference, Technical University of Denmark in Lyngby 20 - 21 April 2006.

    Sigurjón Arason. Coldwater Prawn Industry Production Improvements. International Coldwater Prawn Forum 2006. Sustainably Managed Fisheries, Healthy Products and New Market Opportunities. Fishmongers' Hall, London Bridge, 16th / 17th November 2006.

    Sigurjón Arason. Cooling technology for storing fresh fish. Paper presented at an educational meeting of the Icelandic Refrigeration Technology Association on March 14, 2006.

    2005:
    Sveinn Margeirsson, Gudmundur R. Jonsson, Sigurjon Arason, Gudjon Thorkelsson. 2005. Processing forecast of cod. 35th WEFTA Meeting Antwerp, Belgium, 19-22 / 10.

    Jón Ragnar Gunnarsson, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson and Kristberg Kristbergsson, 2005 “The Effects of Dryers on the Functional Properties of Fishmeal”. 3rd Nordic Drying Conference, Karlstad, Sweden 15th - 17th June 2005. Content released on CD, it was peer-reviewed.

    Sigurjón Arason: "Increased utilization through better cooling and handling of catch". Paper presented at the LÍÚ Annual General Meeting, Reykjavík, Nov. 2005.
    Sigurjón Arason ,. 2005. New and improved ways of handling pelagic catches. Paper presented at a general meeting in Ásgarður, Vestmannaeyjar, 5 April 2005.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2005. Processing forecast - effect forecast. Paper presented at an open presentation meeting in Ísafjörður on research and ways to increase the value of seafood. Meeting room of Atvinnuþróunarfélag Vestfjarði, 1 April 2005.

    2004:
    Sigurjón Arason. Status of utilization and value creation of by-products in the rest of the Nordic region. Paper presented at the RUBIN conference 2004 - Marine by-products - the fishing industry of the future, Stjørdal, Norway, 28-29. January 2004.

    Sigurjón Arason. Utilization of Fish By-Products - How much by-products are available. Paper presented at Workshop in Fishery by-products QLK1-CT-2000- 01017. Brussels, Belgium, 3 May 2004.

    Jóhannes Gislason, Sigurjón Arason. Marin Biotech in Iceland. Paper presented at Workshop in Fishery by-products QLK1-CT-2000-01017. Brussels, Belgium, 3 May 2004.

    Sigurjón Arason. Transport and storage of fresh fish. The Icelandic fresh fishing industry, development and experiences. Paper presented at the Mini-Seminar in Trondheim, Norway, 11 August 2004.

    Sigurjón Arason. From catch to product - raw material processing and product quality. Paper presented at the Biomarint Industrial Seminar, Bergen, Norway, 7-8. December 2004.

    Sigurjón Arason, Sveinn Margeirsson, Guðmundur R. Jónsson. Fishing, processing, value - When to fish? Paper presented at IFL's Annual General Meeting in Grindavík, 12 November 2004.

    Sigurjón Arason. From catch to product - raw material processing and product quality “. Biomarine industry seminar, Bergen, Norway 7.-8. December

    2004:
    Margeirsson, S., Jónsson, GR, Arason, S. and Thorkelsson, G. „Processing forecast of cod (s)“. The 34th WEFTA Annual Meeting, Lübeck, Germany from the 12th to the 15th of September 2004. The paper was published as a conference paper on CD.

    2003:
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Gudmundsdóttir, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2003. Weight fractions of by-products from Gadiods caught around Iceland. Poster presented at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Guðný Gudmundsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2003. The effects of brine injection on yield, water holding capacity and chemical content of cod fillets. Poster presented at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Sigurjon Arason, 2003. “The drying of fish products; the Icelandic experience. ” Oral presentation at the seminar: Dried cod heads from NorFish to Nigeria. Aba, Nigeria.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2003. “Utilization of fish by-products in Iceland.” Oral presentation at the seminar: Valuable products from by-raw materials. A nordic network - Advanced sustainable food manufacturing. Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Eva Falch, R. Jónsdóttir, S. Arason, KA Þórarinsdóttir, NB Shaw, JP Kerry, C. Malone, JP Berge, J. Dumay, J. Rainuzzo, M. Sandbakk1, M. Aursand. 2003. Variation in lipid composition in different by-product from species of the cadidae family. Oral presentation at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Bjørg Egelandsdal, Ulf Erikson, Heidi Nilsen, Sigurjón Arason, Bjørg Narum Nilsen, Karin Solgaard, Jens Petter Wold. 2003. On estimating the water content of commercial dried salted fish. Oral presentation at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2003. Utilization of fish by-products in Iceland. Oral presentation at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2003. The drying of fish and utilization of geothermal energy; the Icelandic experience. Paper presented at the IGC-2003 International Conference on Geothermal Multitasking. "Multiple integrated use of geothermal resources, held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the United Nations University Geothermal Training Program in Iceland." The conference was held in Reykjavík.

    2002:
    Sigurjón Arason, Eva Yngvadóttir. 2002. Development of energy simulator in the fish industry - ORKUSPAR. Paper presented at a workshop for Life Cycle Assessment in seafood, held in Reykjavik.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2002. "Improved quality - from fishing to processing (Improving the quality of raw materials - from capture to factory)" Conference, 5 September, 2002. - Paper presented at a meeting in connection with the fisheries exhibition in Kópavogur.

    Rósa Jónsdóttir, Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason. 2002. Variations in fat content and fatty acids composition of liver and viscera from different cod species. Paper presented at Lipidforum seminar "By-products in marine processing industry" Trondheim, Norway, May 29-31, 2002.

    Rustad, T., Aursand, M., Arason, S., Shaw, N., Pommer, K., van de Vis, H. and Berge, JP. 2002. Utilization and stabilization of by-products from cod species. EU-project: QLK1-CT-2000-01017: Fishery by-products. Oral presentations at Lipidforum seminar ”By-products in marine processing industry-Trondheim 29.-31.may 2002.

    Rustad, T., Aursand, M., Arason, S., Shaw, N., Pommer, K. and van de Vis, H. Berge, JP. 2002. Utilization and stabilization of by-products from cod species. EU-project: QLK1-CT-2000-01017: Fishery by-products. Oral presentation at WEFTA 32nd Meeting, 13th - 15th May 2002.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2002. Increased utilization of seafood. Paper presented at the FENÚR autumn conference. Held at Sesseljuhús, Sólheimar in Grímsnes, November 2002.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2002. Utilization of Fish Byproducts in Iceland ”. Paper presented at the 2nd International Seafood Byproduct Conference in Anchorage, 11-13 Nov, 2002 in Alaska. The paper is distributed in conference materials.

    Arason S, Gudjonsdottir SA, Jonsson GP & Thorarinsdottir KA. 2002. High Quality Baccalao from frozen Cod. The Future for Nordic Food Innovation in a European context, 28.-29. January, Näringslivets Hus, Stockholm.

    2001:
    Sigurjón Arason, Brynjólfur Eyjólfsson, Gunnar Stefánsson, Guðjón Þorkelsson: "Maximum utilization of marine catch." Paper presented at the LÍÚ Annual General Meeting held in Reykjavík in November. 2001.

    Sigurjón Arason and Kristin Anna Þórarinsdóttir. 2001. “Analysis of water and salt content in salted saithe and cod.” The paper was published in connection with the conference; Classification of split cod in Ás, Norway, June 2001.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2001. "Utilization of geothermal energy in the fishing industry". Paper presented at Orkuþing held in Reykjavík on October 2001. The lecture was published in the book "Orkuþing 2001: Energy culture in Iceland, a basis for policy-making", pp.135-146.

    Sigurjón Arason and Páll Gunnar Pálsson, 2001. “Databases and traceability in fish processing. From fishing to products ”. Paper presented at the conference Information Technology in the Fisheries Sector, which was held in Reykjavík in October 2001.

    Sigurjón Arason, 2001. "Maximum utilization of marine catch". Speech delivered at the LÍÚ Annual General Meeting in November. 2001.

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Guðjón Þorkelsson. 2001. "The effects of light salting on physicochemical characteristics of frozen cod fillets." 31st WEFTA meeting, May 21- 31 2001, Espoo, Finland.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2001. "Status in Nordic quantities / utilization, value creation, political goals, regulations, instruments." Paper presented at the conference "Value creation of marine by-products after the year 2000" in Trondheim, Norway in January 2001.

    1979 – 2000:
    Sigurjón Arason. 2000. „Why are Icelandic and Norwegian salted fish different? Raw material, process, quality. ” Paper presented at the Nordic conference "Saltfiskforum" in Ålesund, Norway, Dec. 2000.

    Sigurjón Arason. 2000. "The resource". Paper presented at a conference at Hótel Loftleiðir on March 10, 2000 on improved utilization of marine by-products. The conference was organized by the Business Innovation Fund.

    Sigurjón Arason and Geir Borg, 1999. Use of multimedia and distance learning techniques in the fishing industry. Paper presented by Sigurjón at the Nordic conference "Nordic co-operation for better recruitment and training in the fisheries sector" in Copenhagen.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1999. New applications in freezing technology. Paper presented at the Nordic conference "Innovations in the fishing industry" in the Westman Islands. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1999. Handling of catch on board fishing vessels. Paper presented at the conference "From Catch to Cosnumer" in Kópavogur. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1998. Utilization of by-products on board, ashore, near market. Paper presented at the Nordic conference "" Super fresh "fish - optimal for breeding" in Reykjavík.

    Sigurjón Arason. 1998. Experiences from Iceland. Paper presented at the Nordic conference "Super fresh" fish - optimal for breeding "in Reykjavík.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1998. Rigor in fish. Introductory speech at the Nordic conference "" Super fresh "fish - optimal for breeding" in Reykjavík.

    Sigurjón Arason. 1997. Experiments with silage in Iceland. Paper presented at the Nordic conference "Standardisering av ensilasje" in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason. 1997. The freezer chain. Paper presented at the conference "15. Nordiske Kölemödet - 8. Nordiske Varmepumpedagene. ” The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.
    Grímur Valdimarsson and Sigurjón Arason. 1994. Technology as a means of better economy in fish processing. Paper presented at the Canadian Institute of Food Technology's conference in Vancouver BC The paper is published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Atli Auðunsson. 1994. Wastewater issues in the fishing industry. Sigurjón gave a speech at a conference "Organic waste-resource of municipalities" held by the State Horticultural School. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings. Fjölrit, 20 p.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðjón Atli Auðunsson, 1993. Drainage and water use in the fishing industry. Sigurjón gave a talk at a seminar for health representatives. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason and Hannes Árnason, 1992. Utilization of Geothermal Energy for Drying Fish Products. Sigurjón gave the talk at the international conference "Industrial Uses of Geothermal Energy" in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Grímur Valdimarsson, Guðmundur Stefánsson, Hjörleifur Einarsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Storage and processing of several fish species at sea. Paper presented at the LÍU conference: New opportunities in the fishing industry, 8 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1992. New processing possibilities in the fisheries sector. Paper presented at a conference organized by the Association of Local Authorities in the West Iceland constituency held in Ólafsvík. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Sewage treatment. Paper presented at IFL branch meetings in Ísafjörður, Akureyri and Neskaupstaður. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1992. New opportunities in the fishing industry. Speech delivered at Fiskiþing on 20 October. Fjölrit, 6 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1991. Utilization in a shrimp factory. Paper presented at a conference of the Association of Shrimp and Scallop Producers held in Akureyri. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1991. Utilization of underutilized species. Paper presented at IFL branch meetings in Ísafjörður, Akureyri and Neskaupstaður. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason and Hannes Árnason, 1991. Utilization of geothermal energy for drying. Paper presented at the Orkuþing-´91 conference in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1990. The production of silage from waste and industrial fish: The Icelandic experience. Paper presented at the International Conference on By-products, Anchorage, Alaska. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. The fishing industry at a crossroads. Paper presented at the conference "Increasing processing value in the fisheries sector" which was held on behalf of the Association of Fish Processing Plants (Sf). The article is published in the newsletter of Sf.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. Utilization of the raw material, new production opportunities and radionalisation in the fishing industry. Paper presented at a conference of Nordic business students in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. Storage, production and transport of fish products. Paper presented at a Nordic seminar in Hólar. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. Processing of marine catch. Paper presented at a conference on business affairs in Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla held in Raufarhöfn. The talk was multiplied and it was then published in the newspaper Degi.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. What lies ahead in the industry? Paper presented at a conference organized by Félag íls. Fishmeal producers held in Egilsstaðir. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason and Ólafur Guðmundsson, 1989. Fish viscera silage and partly concentrated whey in grass meal. I. Production and storage. 40th Annual Meeting of the EAAP in Dublin. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1989. Drying of small pelagic fish: The Icelandic experience. Paper presented by Sigurjón at the "Torry Research Station Diamond Jubilee Conference" in Aberdeen. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1988. The near future of processing technology in the fishing industry. Paper presented by Sigurjón at a conference on information technology in the fishing industry in Reykjavík.

    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1988. Selection of new equipment and processing equipment. Paper presented by Sigurjón at a conference organized by Félag íls. Fishmeal producers held in Borgarnes. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Excursions organized by the International Association of Fishmeal Producers in Norwegian and Danish factories at the end of April 1988. Paper presented at a conference in Borgarnes on behalf of Félag ísl. Fishmeal producers. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Exploitation of fishery waste in Iceland. Paper presented at a conference organized by Nordisk Industrifond held in Skagen. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Bait king. Paper presented at a meeting of the Hvammstangi Business Affairs Committee in Hvammstangi. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Processing of marine catch. Paper presented at the conference on employment in N-Þingeyjarsýsla, 9-10. April, 16 p. Published in the newspaper Degi 19 April.

    Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn V. Árnason, 1987. Condition of fishmeal factories in Iceland in terms of drying equipment. Sigurjón gave the talk at a conference on "Development of the fishmeal industry in Iceland" organized by the Association of Icelandic Fishmeal Producers in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, 1987. Utilization of shrimp waste. Paper presented at the conference "Development of shrimp processing in Iceland". Ísafjörður, 20-22 August. Published in conference papers, 21 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Silage as mink and fox feed. Paper presented at a seminar at fur producers in Wasa, Finland. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Silage. Paper presented at a Nordic conference on improving the utilization of seafood in Ålesund. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Digestive processing. Paper presented at a conference on the utilization of salmon and by-catch on behalf of the Ministry of Fisheries and the Fisheries Research Institute. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Full utilization of seafood. Paper presented at a conference on the development of the fisheries sector organized by the National Research Council. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Surimi production. Paper presented at a conference organized by the Business Committee of Suðurnes held in Grindavík. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Fish transporting from the catching ground to ashore, comparison in the Nordic countries. Paper presented at a workshop organized by Nordforsk in Bergen. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Processing technique for mince and production of mince in Iceland. Paper presented at a conference organized by Nordforsk in Borgundarhólmur. The paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Unused fish species, digestion and other feed production. Alþýðubandalag's seminar on new initiatives in the business sector, the paper is published in a conference proceedings, 11 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Some improvements and innovations in the processing of marine catch. Paper presented at a conference organized by the Economic Affairs Committee of Þingeyjarsýsla held in Raufarhöfn. The talk was multiplied, 30 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Marning production technology and marning production in Iceland. Seminar-Nordforsk, Borgundarhólmur, 12 pages.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Marningsvinnsla. Radio broadcast delivered on 2 September. Fjölrit, 3 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Feed processing from seafood. Speech at a meeting of the Skagafjörður Employment Committee, Sauðarkrókur. Fjölrit, 8 p.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1984. Some innovations in the processing of marine catch. Bolungavík Employment Committee, 28 pages.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1984. Digestion as an alternative for fishmeal producers. Paper presented at a conference at the Icelandic Metal and Shipbuilding Association.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1984. Savings opportunities by using silage as a raw material in the fishmeal industry. Paper presented at a conference organized by the Nordic Council of Ministers in Reykjavík. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings, 30 pages.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1984. Use of seafood in domestic feed production. Paper presented at a meeting of VfÍ.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1984. Digestion and whey concentrate in grass flour - production and storage. Paper presented at the Ministerial Meeting of Agriculture. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigujrón Arason and Kristján Kristinsson, 1983. Artificial Drying of Small Fish Species. Paper presented at the Scientific Conference of the International Fishmeal Producers' Association in Lisbon. The paper will be published in a conference proceedings.

    Sigujrón Arason and Kristján Kristinsson, 1983. Energy consumption and energy flow in fishmeal processing. Sigurjón gave the talk at a conference on energy consumption and energy saving in the fishmeal industry on behalf of the Energy Committee. The paper will be published in the Energy Committee's conference proceedings.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Better utilization of waste and fish mass (freeze storage). Paper presented at a conference of the Permanente Nordic Committee for Food in Reykjavik.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1983. Drainage and water use in the fishing industry. Held at a conference for health professionals. The message was multiplied.
    Sigujrón Arason, 1982. Coal processing on board fishing vessels and development of the processing. Paper presented at the Icelandic Naval Academy.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1982. New production methods in the fisheries sector. Paper presented at a conference organized by the Employment Committee of the Association of Southern Municipalities and the Employment Committee of Vetsmannaeyjar.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1982. Production of lobster power. Paper presented at a conference organized by VfÍ.

    Sigujrón Arason, 1982. Digestive processing. Paper presented at a conference organized by VfÍ.

    Björn Dagbjartsson, Grímur Valdimarsson and Sigujrón Arason, 1981. Icelandic experience in storing fish in chilled seawater. Paper presented at a conference organized by the International Institute of Refrigeration in New York The paper was published in the International Journal of Refrigeration 5 (3), 141-145.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Kolmunn. Lecture at the Association of Food Scientists at H.Í.

    Sigurjón Arason and Þórhallur Jónasson, 1980. Container transport and quality assessment. Lecture at the final conference at the large Nordfisk conference in Reykjavík. The message was multiplied.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Stockfish of blue whiting - production, economy by cleaning and drying. Lecture at the final conference at the large Nordfisk conference in Reykjavík. The message was multiplied.

    Sigujrón Aarson, 1980. Utilization of geothermal energy for drying seafood. Paper presented by the Association of Food Science Students at H.Í.

    Sigurjón Arason, 1979. Blue whiting experiments 1979. Lecture at the annual meeting of the National Research Council in Háskólabíó. The lecture is published in Rannsóknastarfsemi á Íslandi, 1980, Rr 1-´80.

    Sigurjón Arason and Geir Arnesen, 1979. Primary processing and collection of raw materials on board fishing vessels. Presented at the VfÍ conference on better utilization of seafood. Published in the conference proceedings of VfÍ.

      POSTER / Posters presentations:

    2006:
    Guðjónsdóttir, M., Gunnlaugsdóttir, H. and Arason, S. Low field NMR study on the state of water at superchilling and freezing temperatures and the effect of salt on freezing processes of water in cod mince. The 8th International Conference on The Application of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science, July 16th -19th 2006, Nottingham, UK.

    Guðjónsdóttir, M., Þórarinsdóttir, KA, Valsdóttir, Þ. and Arason, S. Low field NMR study on seven dry salting methods of cod (Gadus morhua). The 8th International Conference on The Application of Magnetic Resonance in Food Science, July 16th -19th 2006, Nottingham, UK.

    Guðjónsdóttir, M., Gunnlaugsdóttir, H. and Arason, S. Low field NMR study on the state of water at superchilling and freezing temperatures and the effect of salt on freezing processes of water in cod mince. Faculty of Science, University of Iceland, 3-5. March 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

    Zhang Guo-chen, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Víkingur Árnason. Drying shrimp and fish slices in a heat pump dryer, Study on heat pump dried shrimp and fish cake. Faculty of Science, University of Iceland, 3-5. March 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

    Margrét Bragadóttir, Eyjólfur Reynisson, Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason. Stability of saithe fish powder (Pollachius virens). Stability of fish powder made from saithe (Pollachius virens). Faculty of Science, University of Iceland, 3-5. March 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

    Kristín A. Þórarinsdóttir, Margrét Bragadóttir and Sigurjón Arason. Effects of temperature and packaging on fat damage in cod products (cuts and liver) during cold storage. Effects of storage condition on lipid degradation in cut-offs and lipids from cod Gadus morhua. Faculty of Science, University of Iceland, 3-5. March 2006 in Reykjavík, Iceland.

    2005:
    Þórarinsdóttir KA, Bragadóttir M, Arason S. 2005. The effects of temperature and vacuum packaging on lipid degradation of cut-offs and liver during frozen storage. The 23rd Nordic Lipid Symposium 1-4 June, in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

    Bragadóttir M, Reynisson E, Þórarinsdóttir KA, Arason S. 2005. Stability of fish powder made from saithe (Pollachius virens). The 23rd Nordic Lipid Symposium in Reykjavik1-4 June, in Reykjavik, Iceland. 

    Zhang Guo-chen, Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, 2005. “Study on Heat Pump Dried Shrimp and Fish Cake”. 3rd Nordic Drying Conference, Karlstad, Sweden 15th - 17th June 2005. Content published on CD, it was peer-reviewed, 23 pages.

    2003:
    Thorarinsdottir KA, Gudmundsdottir G., Arason S. and Thorkelsson G. 2003. The effects of brine injection on yield, water holding capacity and chemical content of cod fillets. Poster presented at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Thorarinsdottir KA, Gudmundsdottir G., Jonsdottir R., and Arason S. 2003. Weight fractions of by-products from Gadiods caught around Iceland. Poster presented at the First Joint Trans-Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference (TAFT), 11-14 June 2003, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Manxue M, Gudmundsdottir G, Thorarinsdottir KA, Thorkelsson G, Arason S and Kristbergsson K. 2003. Development of methods for evaluating gel-forming properties in restructured fish products. In Trans Atlantic Fisheries Technology Conference TAFT Meeting; June 11-14, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    2002:
    Arason, S. and Thorarinsdottir, KA 2002. Utilization and stabilization of by-products from cod species QLK1-CT-2000-01017.Poster in connection with a conference on the introduction on the EU 6th. Framework Program in Nov. 2002 in Perlan, Reykjavik, Iceland.

    Arason, S., Gudjonsdottir, SA, Jonsson, GP and Thorarinsdottir, KA 2002. High Quality Baccalao from frozen Cod. Poster at the conference: Nordic food innovation in a European context. Held in Stockholm, January 28-29, 2002.

    GENERAL ARTICLES IN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES / Articles in Icelandic non-refereed journals:

    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Ásbjörn Jónsson, Sigurjón Arason. 2011.   Seasonal variability in mackerel characteristics. Ægir, 104 (6), p. 12-13.

    Bjarki Jónas Magnússon, Sigurjón Arason. Cooling blueberries the key to raw material quality, 2005. Ægir, 98th year. 5.tbl. 21-24.
    Hlynur Þór Björnsson, Sigurjón Arason, Páll Jensson. Storage and transport management of loose frozen seafood, 2005. Ægir, 98th year. 3rd issue 30-35. 
    Eva Yngvadóttir, Sigurjón Arason, Baldur Jónasson, 2004: Orkuspar - Orkuimir. Ægir, 97 (3): 11-14
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Sigurjón Arason, 2004: Light salting of cod fillets. Ægir, 97 (2): 30-35.
    Sigurjón Arason, 2003. Production of dried cod heads - development and market. Ægir, 96 (11): 40 - 44.
    Birna Guðbjörnsdóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 2002: Use of timber in the food industry. Ægir, 95 (3): 19-21.
    Eva Yngvadóttir and Sigurjón Arason, 2001. "Energy saving." Ægir, árg. 94, tbl. 11, pp.40-45.
    Kristín Anna Þórarinsdóttir, Kristberg Kristbergsson and Sigurjón Arason, 2001. "Use of additives in salted fish processing." Ægir, árg. 94, tbl. 10, pp.39-43.
    Sigurjón Arason, 2001. "Properties of fish as a raw material." Ægir, árg. 94, tbl. 8, pp.42-45.
    Sigurjón Arason, 2001. "Properties of fish as a raw material." Sjávarsýn, a magazine for master's students in marine sciences at H.Í., issue 2, pp.28 - 30.
    Sigurjón Arason: "Handling of fish on board fishing vessels". Article in Morgunblaðið 12 April 2000. Sigurjón Arason, 1997. Frystikeðjan. VSFÍ - News. Fréttablað Vélstjórarafélag íslands, issue 8, 34 - 35.

    ÝMSAR GREINAR (1979-1995) / Various articles in Icelandic journals (1979-1995):

    Sigurjón Arason and Helga R. Eyjólfsdóttir, 1995. The effects of mortality. Fiskvinnslan, a professional magazine for the fishing industry, ed. 1, 7-10.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1994. Methods for thawing fish. Fiskvinnslan, 1.tbl., 27-31.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1992. New processing possibilities. Fiskvinnslan, professional magazine of the fishing industry 2nd issue, 30 -32.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1992. New possibilities. Ægir, 11th issue, pp. 573 - 576.
    Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1992. Changes in the Icelandic fishing industry. Sjávarfréttir, 1st issue, 13 -19.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1989. Fishing vessels of the future. Sjávarfréttir 1.tbl., 45 -52.
    Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1989. The processing ship of the future. Sjávarfréttir, 2nd issue, 14 - 22.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1990. Kúffiskur results from IFL's kúffisk project give some hope that this large shellfish stock can be utilized. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 23-28.
    Sigurjón Arason and Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson, 1990. New ideas for a processing line in a freezer trawler. Sjávarfréttir, 4th issue, 27-34.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. The fishing industry at a crossroads. Paper presented at the conference: Increase in processing value in the fisheries sector, 2 March. Published in the newsletter Sf 1.tbl., 10-11.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1990. The ugly duckling. (overview of shellfish). Sjávarfréttir, 2nd issue, 53-62.
    Sigurjón Arason and Einar Þór Bjarnason, 1990. Unused fish species: Blue whiting is a viable option. Fish News, 12 January.
    Jón H. Ríkharðsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1990. Freezer trawlers. Ægir, 2.tbl., 73-77.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1990. Icelandic freezing trawlers. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 110-116.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1990. Eel - underutilized stock in Iceland. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 73-80.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1991. Aflakaupabankinn, what has been achieved? Sjávarfréttir, 1st issue, 38-41.
    Halldór P. Þorsteinsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1991. Unused species in the sea off Iceland. Ægir 10. tbl., 542 - 544.
    Sigurjón Arason and Jón H. Ríkharðsson, 1991. How to respond to catch reductions. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 8 - 11.
    Sigurjón Arasson, Einar Þór Bjarnason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1989. The latest experiments with digestion. Sjávarfréttir 12 issues, 40 - 45.
    Sigurjón Arason and Jón Heiðar Ríkharðsson, 1989. Freezer trawlers - processing efficiency. Fiskvinnslan, 3.tbl., 19-21.
    Sigurjón Arason, Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Hermann Sveinbjörnsson, 1989. Aflakaupabanki. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 28 - 31.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. The development of the icelandic fishing industry. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, pp. 120-124.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson and 1988. Development of processing and processing technology in fish processing in Iceland. Ægir, 9th issue, 468-474.
    Sigurjón Arason and Guðmundur Þóroddsson, 1988. Creeping effect and drying of cod heads. Sjávarfréttir, 3rd issue, 46-50.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Blue whiting and processing: Expensive experience of neighboring countries. Sjávarfréttir, 1st issue. 39-43.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1988. Greenland - study tour. Ægir, 1st issue, pp. 26-32.
    Sigurjón Arason and Sveinn Víkingur Árnason, 1987. Drying equipment in fishmeal factories. Ægir, 6th issue, p. 324-332.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Surimi in the Nordic countries. Sjávarfréttir, 1st issue, 80-84.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Unused fish species and fish waste. Ugginn, 7, 1.tbl., 26-27.
    Guðmundur Þóroddsson and Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Liver canning: Nú er lag. Sjávarfréttir, 2nd issue, 42-45.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Gulllax, the newest commercial fish in Iceland. Sjávarfréttir, 1st issue, 21-23.
    Sigurjón Arason and Hannes Árnason, 1987. The future of the Icelandic fishmeal industry. Mechanics, 8th year, 11-14.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Fish processing at a turning point. Sjávarfréttir, 3 issues, 70-72.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Fiskmarningur. Ugginn, 8.árg., 1.tbl., 10-11. Sigurjón Arason, 1987. Fish feed. Sjávarfréttir, 1tbl., 48-51.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Marningsvinnsla - improved utilization of fish in cold stores. Sjávarfréttir, 14, 1.tbl, 34-37.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Marningsvinnsla. Diet, 2nd issue, 6-7.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Conference on marrow processing in Borgundarhólmur. Fiskvinnslan 2. tbl., 14-15.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Utilization of fish waste on board stern trawlers. Sjávarfréttir 13 (1985), 5th issue. , pp. 44 -46.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1985: New shrimp peeling machine - increased quality, improved utilization. Sjávarfréttir 13, 5th issue, pp. 58 - 59.
    Sigurjón Arason and Grímur Valdimarsson, 1985. The Japanese fishing vessel surimi. Sjávarfréttir 13 (1985), 3 issues, 34-39.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1985. Golden salmon, processing. Sjávarfréttir 13, 5th issue, 42 - 44.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Fish feed. Sjavarfréttir 14 (1986), 4.tbl, 69-74.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1986. Expected great progress in the Norwegian fishing industry. Sjávarfréttir, 14, 2nd issue, 46-54.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1984. Domestic raw materials for feed preparation. Freyr 80, 902-906.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Digestion of fish waste. Ægir 76, 290-293. Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Lobster power. Journal of the Icelandic Society of Engineers 67, 73-74.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1983. Digestive processing. Journal of the Icelandic Society of Engineers 67th year, pp. 70 - 72.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Digestive production from seafood. Freyr 78, 232-236.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Kolmunnavinnsla. Sjómannadagsblað Neskaupstaður, 29-32.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. On blue whiting fishing with the Faroe Islands. Sjávarfréttir 10, 2nd issue, 48 - 53.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Machine-drying experiments with catfish are promising. Sjávarfréttir 10, 5th issue, pp. 23 - 28.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Drying of cod heads and catfish. Fiskvinnslan, 1st issue, 13-15.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1982. Raw materials for tens of millions of ISK, which can be used for digestion processing, thrown away. Sjávarfréttir 10 (1982), 3rd issue, pp. 34 - 38.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1981. Historical overview of digestion. Sjávarfréttir 9, 4th issue, pp. 20-21.
    Þórhallur Jónasson and Sigurjón Arason, 1981. The joint Nordic blue whiting project. Sjávarfréttir 9, 1st issue.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1981. Kolmunnaskreið. Production technology and costs. Ægir 74, pp. 199-202.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1981. Transport and storage of blue whiting for processing. Ægir 74, 196-197.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Project for food science students. Newsletter of Verkfræðingafélag Íslands 5, 14th issue.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1980. Blue whiting experiments 1979. Research activities in Iceland. Annual Report of the Government Research Council 1978-1980, 53-60.
    Sigurjón Arason and Geir Arnesen, 1979. Initial processing and collection of raw materials on board fishing vessels. Journal of the Icelandic Society of Engineers 64, 87-90.
    Sigurjón Arason, 1979. Nordfisk. Newsletter of the Icelandic Society of Engineers 4, 17th issue.