Beneficiaries
The project includes the following beneficiaries:
Stiftelsen Norsk Sjømatsenter (SNS)
Stitftelsen Norsk Sjømatsenter (SNS) is an association promoting the use of seafood by increasing competencies about the final product at every stage of the industry. SNS is an instrument for enhancing knowledge in the seafood industry, and their primary activities are dissemination and training, and project management of seafood related projects.
Furthermore, SNS fosters dialogue and knowledge exchange through professional networks where business communities and knowledge institutions collaborate. SNS has members from all parts of the seafood value chain in Norway and is engaged by companies to coordinate and implement business development projects in e.g. project development and technological development.
Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG)
Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers (ASSG) is an association for producers of mussels, scallops and oysters in Scotland and represents 60 SMEs. ASSG ensures that Scottish shellfish interests are represented to Scottish and UK governments, the European Commission, political representatives, to national and international committees, to research & development and regulatory agencies, to NGOs and the media. Major sectorial concerns range from management of algal toxin testing and water quality, issues surrounding shellfish hygiene and consumer safety, through to integrated coastal zone management and vocational training. ASSG supports the growth of sustainable, environmentally-conscious shellfish aquaculture.
Irish Farmers' Association (IFA)
IFA Aquaculture is a section of the Irish Farmers Association. Within IFA Aquaculture there are three groups, The Irish Salmon Growers‟ Association, The Irish Trout Producers Group and the Irish Shellfish Association. The Association‟s functions are to develop, promote and improve shellfish production in Ireland, to protect and defend its‟ members interests and to seek the improvement of conditions, whether legal, environmental or policy, relating to shellfish production. The Association has an interest in research where it improves the livelihoods of its members and has collaborated through the participation of members with a wide range of projects at national and EU level.
Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL)
The Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) represents the majority of companies in Norway within the fisheries and aquaculture sector and has 500 member companies, representing around 8000 employees. The seafood industry represents Norway's largest export industry after oil and gas. Norway exports seafood products to more than 150 countries. FHL promotes policies and legislation that benefit their members‟ interest, promotes seafood export around the world and advises members on a wide range of issues such as health and safety, quality systems, food safety, trade regulations, legal advice on employee matters, coordinates research and development and represents employers in joint negotiations. FHL coordinates R&D projects for the Norwegian seafood sector. Additionally, FHL has a mussel group that addresses particular cases concerning the mussel sector.
Oldermann Seafood AS
Oldermann Seafood‟s core activities are sales of mussels to Europe and development of supply chain equipment applied by the different industry actors. The founder and Head of R&D in the company has technological and biological background, with a doctoral degree in water treatment. Oldermann Seafoods delivers mussels mainly to Seafare that sells Norwegian mussels in France, Belgium and Denmark. Oldemann represents 80-90% of the annual export of mussels from Norway to France. The turnover in 2006 was 5,6 mill NOK. Oldermann Seafood has the last 3-4 years been involved in comprehensive R&D projects with other mussel producers and R&D institutions.
SeaFare
Seafare is a French company that specializes in storage, packaging and sales of Mussels. The main market is France, Belgium and Denmark. Since 2004 Seafare has packed over 6000 tons of mussels. Seafare‟s live storage recirculation system contains 90 containers with the volume of 1 m3. This recirculation system is the only one in Europe, and it gives Mussel Alive a unique possibility to study storage of live mussels. Seafare has participated in numerous R&D projects, and possess practical and professional knowledge and experience regarding storage of live mussels.
Malthe Winje Automasjon AS
Malthe Winje Automasjon AS delivers control, regulation and monitoring systems tailor made for the demands of the water and sewerage market, and has excellent knowledge of water treatment and water supply. The company has its own project department which, in close cooperation with the customer and consultants, tailor make solutions to improve process control and optimize technical and financial efficiencies. Malthe Winje Automasjon AS is a subsidiary company in the SME named Malthe Winje Group. This company has 75 employees working within the fields of electrical equipment and components for low- and high voltage, automation products and systems (projects), building development, and export/import.
Pladomin
Pladomin manufactures plastic parts by injection moulding. Also, the company devotes a significant budget to research and development in new techniques and products and has already obtained several registered patents. The development teams work closely with customers from the product concept to the start of the serial production and delivery of finished products. Pladomin collaborates in designing and producing prototypes and developing any type of mould or robots needed for the production, adapting them in-house within very short time deadlines. Materials used: Polyethylene; PVC; etc.
Swansea University (SU)
Swansea University Aquaculture Wales (AqWa) is a publicly-supported, applied research group located within the Swansea University (SU), UK. AqWa's R&D activities are directed towards integrated aquaculture systems that cater closely to farmed species' physiological need for optimal performance, while maintaining a low environmental impact. They provide applied R&D, information, advisory and training services to businesses, governmental bodies, NGOs and the general public. Key areas of expertise within AqWa include applied immunology and health management of marine crustaceans, nutritional requirements and feed formulation for farmed fish and shellfish and development of environment-controlled aquatic rearing systems incorporating water recirculation technology. AqWa performs RTD on behalf of commercial farmers/aquaculture service providers, research councils and governmental institutions, in the UK and internationally.
Instituto Português de Investigacão das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR)
Instituto Português de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR) is a unit of the National Institute of Biological Resources (INRB), a governmental research institution. IPIMAR carries out research, technological development and dissemination activities on fisheries and aquaculture and provides advice on sustainable exploitation of marine resources as well as on production, upgrading and processing of high quality seafood and seafood products.
IPIMAR's Department of Technological Innovation and Seafood Quality (DITVPP) is responsible for research concerned with fish and shellfish as food and all other kinds of utilisation of resources harvested through traditional fisheries and aquaculture. This includes seafood preservation, processing and a better utilisation of fractions currently characterised as by-products. DITVPP has also extensive expertise concerning the improvement and development of new analytical tools for seafood quality and safety, being today the national reference laboratory for bivalve mollusc microbiological quality and for chemical contaminants in farmed fish species.