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Use of fish tuna side-streamsCollection of side-streams from Bluefin tuna and Lumpfish with identification of logistics and preservation challenges
2nd
Transform the side-streams into feedUtilization of side-streams and fish feed and fish oil development
3rd
Feed lumpfishFish feed and fish oil products testing and validation on commercially relevant aquaculture species
WHAT IS PROFIUS
We transform Fish Side Streams into valuable products!
The aim of PROFIUS is to address challenges in the supply chain related to lumpfish (roe and carcass) and tuna side-streams by developing preservation solutions for maintaining quality and improving utilization of the entire biomass.
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OUR FUNDING AGENCIES
Project PROFIUS has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program and from the following agencies:
Norway
In Norway, Project PROFIUS is funded by The Research Council of Norway
Iceland
In Iceland, Project PROFIUS is funded by The Icelandic Centre for Research
Innovation Fund – Denmark
In Denmark, Project PROFIUS is funded by Innovation Fund Denmark
Grant Agreement No: 1036-00005B
BlueBio – Europe
In Europe, Project PROFIUS is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
Grant Agreement No: 817992
Xjenza – Malta
In Malta, Project PROFIUS is funded by Xjenza the Malta Council for Science and Technology
Grant Agreement No: BB-2020-04WE LOVE BLOGGING
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Tuna by-product-based aquafeed tested on seabass in Malta
AquaBioTech Group staff just concluded the first trial planned as part of PROFIUS where fish meal produced from tuna by product was included at different rates in the aquafeed. The[…]
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New recipes for preservation of Lumpfish will be tested by PROFIUS industrial partner Royal Greenland
On April 1st the new lumpfish roe season started in the southern part of Greenland. This year the PROFIUS partner Royal Greenland is testing new recipes, developed as part of[…]
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Lumpfish Collagen Production
An important step to scale up the extraction of collagen from lumpfish was made at Breid biotech laboratories in March 2024 and it was reported in Fiskifrettir, a local trade[…]
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