Resource efficient blue food production from small underutilized pelagic fish species

The very limited use of captured herring and sprat for food production stays in strong conflict to the current geopolitical situation and the ongoing dietary protein shift.

Among incentives for a systems change is that these fish species recently were ranked as the most favorable animal protein sources common to the EU when combining climate impact and nutrient density data. RE-BLUE aims at exploring new scalable food value chains based on Baltic and North Sea herring/sprat.

Process-steps which can tackle small-sized fish, presence of enzyme-dense organs, high levels of pigments/pro-oxidants/small bones and occasional abundance of dioxins, PCB´s and PFAS will be designed and combined. An innovative trimming/filleting line tailored for herring/sprat