Acronym NA
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Nytt agn og egnesystem - et fremskritt for krabbenæringen - New bait and own system - a step forward for the crab industry Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
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Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
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Specific Programme (FP7)
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Funding source National Coordinator Roy Willy Hagen Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
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Institutions involved
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Start year 2007 End year 2010 Funding (€) € NA Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/182787?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=120&ProgAkt.3=MATPROG-Matprogrammet%3A+Norsk+mat+fra+sj%C3%B8+og+land&source=FORISS&projectId=182684 Summary The main goal of the project is to develop a practical and efficient bait and own system for pot fishing for crabs. Through the work, one wants to contribute to a more competitive and profitable crab industry. As of today, it is difficult to obtain good and affordable bait in crab fishing. Increased costs combined with low crab prices have made it challenging to run a profitable crab fishery with traditional bait. Refa Frøystad Gruppen AS (RFG) and Møreforsking showed in a preliminary project that there is great interest in an alternative to the traditional bait. The bait problem was also one of the topics during the crab conference in Trondheim in January this year. The crab industry expressed a strong desire that the problem be taken seriously. Artificial or industrial bait for conventional gear has been around since the 1980s and some products, mainly intended for autoline, are on the market today. Commercial products for the crab industry have not had a breakthrough so far, although several have been tested. Artificial or industrial bait has advantages over traditional bait, e.g. through better durability and storage capacity, but also because you can vary the shape and consistency. Artificial bait can also help increase the selectivity of fishing through the use of species-specific attractions.
To contribute to increased value creation in the crab fishery, RFG, in collaboration with a Danish company, Viking Creative, wants to develop an industrial crab bait. The product shall be based on residual raw materials from the fishing and aquaculture industry and shall have a reasonable own price. The bait must be portion-packed to ensure easy handling and to give fishermen a good overview of their bait costs. Combined with the development of industrial bait, RFG will develop a bait bag / box that will ensure optimal distribution of attractions in the bait, prevent pests (eg slime targets, fish lice) from gaining access, and be easy to handle so that fishing is made more efficient. RFG also sees potential in adapting the bait to other species such as king snails, crayfish and lobsters.
Keywords
Crustacean;
Waste valorization;
Shellfish;
Crab;
Traps;
Marine Region
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
14
Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
42
Barents Sea (27.I)
41
Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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