Acronym NA
Category
Seafood Processing
Title Optimalisering av miljøbetingelsene under levendelagring av kongekrabbe: Ny kunnskap for å sikre høy overlevelse, kvalitet og best mulig dyrevelferd - Optimization of environmental conditions during live storage of king crab: New knowledge to ensure high survival, quality and the best possible animal welfare 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 Sten Siikavuopio Coordinator email sten.siikavuopio@nofima.no
Coordinator institution
NOFIMA - Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2013 End year 2014 Funding (€) € 90,799 Website https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/900924/ Summary It is fascinating that one can transport king crab from the coast of Finnmark and bring the live ones to customers in Asia. Sales of live king crab have increased significantly in recent years and amounted to approx. 20% of the total king crab catch in the 2013 season. Although king crab has all the natural prerequisites for live storage and live sales, it is important to develop gentle methods that ensure high quality and the best possible animal welfare during live storage and transport to market. In this project, new knowledge has therefore been acquired that can be used by the king crab industry to ensure high survival, quality and the best possible animal welfare during storage and transport of live king crabs. The report describes what is the optimal density of individuals and what significance it can have for the crab's welfare to offer feed. To ensure that the knowledge is useful, a guide was made that shows how to facilitate transport to the market and a simple check on the crab's condition to select crabs that are best equipped for transport. Low temperature is the most important factor for success and especially in the summer, it is important to ensure that crabs that are to be sent alive are cooled to below 4 ˚C. The guide can be ordered free of charge from FHF or downloaded.
Keywords
Shellfish;
Crustacean;
Animal welfare;
Market;
Storage;
Process efficiency;
Crustacean fisheries;
Crab;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
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