Acronym NA
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Elektrobedøving av oppdrettstorsk i kommersiell skala - Electroesthesia of farmed cod on a commercial scale Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Ulf Erikson Coordinator email ulf.erikson@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2009 End year 2011 Funding (€) € 119,027 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/192335?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&Geografi.2=Stranda Summary As is known, on 01-01-2010 there will be a ban on the use of carbon dioxide as an anesthetic for fish. In the salmon industry, various alternative methods for stunning fish are being tested. The goal is for the fish to be anesthetized quickly (1/2 sec is suggested t) and for the anesthesia to continue until the fish dies due to blood loss during bleeding. There are several anesthetic methods that seem relevant, including electro-anesthesia, but so far the conclusion for all the methods is that they are not sufficiently optimized and documented with regard to animal welfare. Based on the final project Establishment of an ethical, standardized slaughter line for whitefish (cod) (NFR project no. 164715 / S40), SINTEF studied, among other things, electrical anesthesia in air and in laboratory water. It was found here that the cod was quickly immobilized and that the fillet quality was not negatively affected by the electro-anesthesia. In other words, the method seems promising for use on an industrial scale for cod. The project is divided into 2 phases: Phase 1 - In the first year, the correct current parameters must be found that ensure fast and sufficiently long anesthesia time so that the fish eventually dies of blood loss without awakening in subsequent blushing steps. At the same time, product quality must not be adversely affected. Phase 2 - In the second project year, equipment for aligning fish will be adapted so that the cod's head first comes into contact with live elements. The project will represent a novelty both for the cod industry and for SeaSide AS as a machine manufacturer. For the industry, the product will improve a part of the harvesting process at the same time as it provides adaptation to new government requirements.
Keywords
Slaughtering systems ;
Fish;
Cod;
Engineering;
Animal welfare;
Fish quality;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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