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Development of best practice, grading and transportation technology in the crustacean fishery sector with emphasis on The Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus) & The Norway Lobster (Nephrops norvegicus). The crustacean fishery sector was facing seriously challenges regarding high mortalities and quality reduction of live crustacean commodity (Edible Crab & Norway Lobster). The aim of this EU funded CrustaSea project, was to improve the infra-structure in the sector and to increase the innovation and exploitation of the technology of Europe, in relation to our global competitors in North America, Canada as well as a number of Asian countries. To address these main challenges in the industry, the sector needed to innovate and develop improved and cost effective production methods throughout the product value chain The idea was to achieve exchange of scientific knowledge and operational experience in order to design improved technical solutions in the grading, holding and transportation of live crustaceans. Additionally, the idea was to facilitate the development of operational procedures and systems for handling, storage and transportation of live crustaceans through the value chain. The following scientific activities were needed: • view the market of live crustaceans in Europe and make a description of the quality parameters demanded with special emphasis on Norway Lobster and Edible Crab. • extract the biological requirements of selected crustacean species (Edible Crab, Norwegian and European Lobster) and physical factors that impact their health, growth and survival. • enhance the understanding of how to improve survival and quality during handling, storage and transportation of live crustaceans. Thereby, adding value to the crustacean fisheries and the future aquaculture. • develop patentable, cost effective and objective grading units of crustacean species into different quality categories based on their meat contents using Near-Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy • develop patentable technology consisting of ”intelligent” transportation boxes, comprising seawater flushing over the live crustacean animals, in order to discharge waste components from the metabolism through their gills. This webpage is hosted by The Norwegian Seafood Association (NSS/NSL) on behalf of the partners in the EU funded FP6 project CrustaSea COLL-CT-2006-030421. It will be available until 2015. Hopefully, this information will contribute to an increasing knowledge and add value to the sector of live crustaceans in Europe, particularly regarding the species Edible Crab and Norway Lobster. |
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