The available database comprises research projects in Fisheries, Aquaculture, Seafood Processing and Marine Biotechnology active in the time period 2003-2022.
BlueBio is an ERA-NET COFUND created to directly identify new and improve existing ways of bringing bio-based products and services to the market and find new ways of creating value from in the blue bioeconomy.

More information on the BlueBio project and participating funding organizations is available on the BlueBio website: www.bluebioeconomy.eu

Last Update: 2024/06/19

QIMCHAIN
Seafood Processing
Fisheries
Introduction of Quality Index method (QIM) in the European Fishery Chain
FP5
European
Emilía Martinsdóttir
emilia@rf.is
IFL - Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories (Iceland)
NA - Azti (Spain),  DIFRES - Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (Denmark),  BFAFi - Federal Research Centre for Fisheries (Germany),  NA - MTS International AS (Norway),  RIVO - Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (Netherlands),  NIFA - Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Norway),  IPIMAR - Portuguese Institute for Fisheries and Sea Research (Portugal), 
2002
2004
€ 316,756
https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/QLK1-CT-2002-30152
The Quality Index Method (QIM) is a seafood freshness quality control system. The main objectives of this project are: to introduce the Quality Index Method (QIM) and stimulate the implementation of QIM in the relevant parts of the European fishery chain to facilitate fish trade and improve quality assurance. The main emphasis this first year of the project has been on introduction of for fish auctions, fish industrial oriented agencies, and companies in UK. Translations of multilingual guidelines and reference manuals for end-users in 10 languages are proceeding effectively. The QIM method has been demonstrated by participation at 4 important European fish exhibitions. Articles in international industry orientated, and consumer oriented journals and in national journals have been written.
Guidelines; Fishing industry; Food safety; Food quality;
Not associated to marine areas
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