Acronym QualiSea
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Enhancing and controlling the quality of cultivated seaweeds for large-scale production and a sustainable supply chain to food and feed markets Programme International Cooperation
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-European Coordinator Inga Marie Aasen Coordinator email Inga.M.Aasen@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
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Institutions involved
NA - Nutrition Sciences NV (Belgium) ,
NA - Seaweed Solutions AS (Norway) ,
TLU - Tallinn University (Estonia) ,
HI - University of Iceland (Iceland) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 1,867,000 Website https://bluebioeconomy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/BlueBio_QualiSea.pdf Summary QualiSea aims to solve bottlenecks for further growth in European seaweed farming, and for the implementation of seaweed as a raw material for food, feed, materials, and higher-value products. Seaweed cultivation in Europe is yet in its infancy, and the production volumes are small. The dominating application is as food and feed, with only a limited degree of processing. For a growth of the industry, the markets must be expanded. This requires a stable and reliable supply of biomass with a predictable, stable, and traceable quality.
The project will address current and future supply chain challenges related to maintaining biomass quality from harvesting to processing. Standardised conditions for transport and storage will be established. To enable a year-round supply of biomass to the processing facilities, new acid-based preservation methods will be developed. Preserved biomass will be assessed as food and feed ingredients to identify anticipated beneficial effects of the acid preservation. Instrumental methods for quality control and tracking will be assessed. Logistic models for operational planning and decisions, and a supply chain management model for strategic planning and decisions, will be developed based on existing models for the fish farming industry, and for biorefineries handling land-based biomass, respectively.
The project will focus on food and feed applications, as these are the main markets for European cultivated seaweed today and is expected to represent a substantial market share also on a longer term. However, the results and outcome will be highly relevant for other applications of the biomass.
Keywords
Storage;
Process efficiency;
Traceability;
Sensors;
Quality;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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