Projects

Ecologically and economically sustainable mesopelagic fisheries (MEESO)

The MEESO project officially ended in February 2024. In the MEESO project researchers looked—together with the industry—into whether organisms living deep in the oceans can be exploited in an ecologically and economically sustainable way. EFFOP was partner of the MEESO project funded by the EU Horizon 2020 (Blue Growth), 2019-2023 and contributed its expertise from the fish processing aspect and protein concentration methods Read about the MEESO project at the website:…

Nordic Centre of Excellence in Fishmeal and Fish oil

Due to changes in markets and demands, there is an urgent need for improved knowledge about the nutritional value of fishmeal and oil and how to increase their value within the fish feed industry. To facilitate and strengthen the Nordic cooperation and bioeconomy, a Nordic Centre of Excellence in Fishmeal and Fish oil was established in 2018 with support from the Nordic Council of Ministers. A project workshop took place the 14-15 November 2018 in Copenhagen – for information…

Ecosystem Based FMSY Values in Fisheries Management

European Fishmeal was partner in the FMSY Project. The FMSY Project investigated a more ecosystem-based approach to estimation of the biological reference point Fmsy and the project was finalized on 1 May 2019. European Fishmeal has received funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark and Nordic Council of Ministers The project results have been published by the the Nordic Council of Ministers. The two main publications…