Project Number: 5341-31410-002-00
Project Type: Appropriated

Start Date: Dec 07, 2001
End Date: Apr 30, 2005

Objective:
1)Characterize the waste sources and economics associated with Alaskan fish processing wastes. 2)Characterize individual waste stream components and their products. 3)Develop new aquaculture feed ingredients and products from fish processing wastes.The work will be conducted in cooperation with University of Alaska and other cooperators.FY02 Program Increase. Add 1 SY.

Approach:
Characterization will include fish processing wastes generated by species, general processing locations, on-shore vs. factory trawl processing,time of year and amounts of individual waste stream components.Current waste disposal methods and waste processing will be characterized. Innovative methods for the collection and storage of the fish processing wastes will be developed. Components of the fish processing waste stream will be used to create a number of new feed ingredients and other products. Processing technologies will be adapted or developed as needed. The new protein feed ingredients and other products will be chemically characterized (amino acid and fatty acid profiles, mineral and contaminant content,proximate analysis and other analysis) and nutritionally valuated (protein digestibility, nutritional value and palatability attributes) in fin fish and shell fish aquaculture systems. Results will be published in scientific and popular press articles, presented at meetings and workshops and disseminated by marine advisory program personnel. Formerly 5341-31410-001-00D (11/01). FY04 Program Increase.

Project Team

Bechtel, Peter Pantoja, Alberto

Project Annual Reports

FY 2003   FY 2002

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