Acronym CEPHSANDCHEFS
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Octopus, squid, cuttlefish, sustainable fishing & chefs Programme Interreg V
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 European Coordinator Anne Marie Power Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
NUI Galway - National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)
Institutions involved
NA - Atlantic Gate Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
ARVI - Cooperative of Fisheries Owners of the Port of Vigo (Spain) ,
Aapf - Fuzeta Fishing Shipowners Association (Portugal) ,
GMIT - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (Ireland) ,
IS&WFPO CLG - Irish South & West Fish Producers Organisation CLG (Ireland) ,
MSC - Marine Stewardship Council (United Kingdom) ,
IPMA - Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (Portugal) ,
NA - QUADRALIA (Spain) ,
IEO - Spanish Institute of Oceanography (Spain) ,
UA - University of Aveiro (Portugal) ,
UNICAEN - University of Caen Normandy (France) ,
USC - University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) ,
Start year 2017 End year 2021 Funding (€) € 2,582,283 Website https://keep.eu/projects/19290/Octopus-squid-cuttlefish-su-EN/ Summary "In northern Europe, squid, octopus and cuttlefish fishery catches and products are underutilized, while in the south their added value is more important. Cephalopod stocks are not subject to quota management at EU level and opportunities exist to further develop fisheries and markets.
The Cephandchefs project aims to develop new markets and products based these cephalopods, increasing the profitability of the value chain, and helping to make fishers more competitive in the Atlantic Area, while assuring sustainable exploitation.
The work packages include market and consumer research (for the entire value chain), product development, marketing and design of a sustainability toolkit. Fishermen will be connected to new markets for cephalopod products, add value to existing products, and aim for better prices for cephalopods from the Atlantic Area. Biological and socioeconomic sustainability will be carefully audited throughout the project.
This project objectives are to:
(i) add value to cephalopod products: development and promotion of new products, new market initiatives (e.g. certification) and business opportunities for this sector;
(ii) improve knowledge of the value chain (""from sea to table"") factors affecting sustainability in the short term (e.g., low prices, imports, consumer demand) and potential market developments in the long term;
(iii) improve knowledge of eating habits and acceptance of new cephalopod food products by consumers in North and South Europe;
(iv) ensure sustainability of fishing activity by assessing status of stocks, fisheries and ecosystems based on biological and socioeconomic indicators."
Keywords
Octopus;
Cephalopod;
Product development;
Squid;
Cuttlefish;
Food products;
Stock assessment;
Mollusc;
Market;
Shellfish;
Value chain;
Marine Region
4
Eastern English Channel (27.VIId)
38
Portuguese Waters (27.IXa,27.IXb)
31
Southwest of Ireland-East (27.VIIj)
8
Bristol Channel (27.VIIf)
4
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