MARINE BY-PRODUCTS
FACTS ABOUT RUBIN
OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES
NUMBERS AND FIGURES
ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION
PROJECT ACTIVITIES
QUALITY STANDARDS
 
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RUBIN
Pirsenteret
NO-7462 Trondheim
NORWAY
Tlf: (+47) 73545630
Fax: (+47) 73517084
E-mail: rubin@rubin.no

MARINE BY-PRODUCTS - A HUGE UNEXPLOITED POTENTIAL FOR VALUE ADDING!

By-products from Norwegian fisheries, included fish farming consist of viscera (liver, roe, stomachs, etc.), heads, backbones, cuts and rejected fish from processing. The by-products are generated when the fish is gutted, headed and further processed - either on-board fishing vessels or in processing plants on shore. The Norwegian fisheries produce about 800.000 tons of by-products annually (2009), which is 24 % of all the fish caught and farmed in Norway. Today most of the by-products are used as raw materials for feed production; such as fish meal and silage. About 180.000 tons are still dumped into the sea, mainly from the fishing fleet. The total value adding represents between 1,5 and 2,0 bill. NOK. If we succeed to utilize more of the by-products as food for humans and as ingredients in foodstuff, health foods, nutraceuticals, cosmetics etc., the value adding can be multiplied.


FACTS ABOUT RUBIN

RUBIN is a foundation established in Norway in 1992, and works for increased and more profitable utilization of by- products from the fisheries and fish farming in Norway.

The fisheries and industry (included fish farming), represented by the Norwegian Fishermen’s Association (NF) and the Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) are the "owners" of the foundation.

RUBIN is financed partly by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs and The Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund (FHF). Members of RUBIN´s board are 2 representatives appointed by NF and 2 representatives appointed by FHL.


OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES

Objectives

RUBINs objectives are to contribute to:

  • A total utilization of fish
  • Value adding of marine by-products

Strategy

To be able to achieve the necessary results RUBIN has developed a strategy implying:

  • Initiating and accomplishing development projects
  • Co-ordination of targeted achievements in the by-product sector, within and across the fisheries, industry, research institutions, public authorities and financial institutionsBeing a national competence centre.

RUBINs role as a co-ordinator of a national network in the by-product sector is important in order to:

  • avoid suboptimalisation and fragmentation
  • be a unifying driving force
  • keep an overview of the development
  • create changes

RUBINs work is characterized by:

  • Long-term perspective: Development of a competence based Norwegian bio marine ingredient industry. (Requires industrial structural changes, market promotion, documentation/clinical testing, etc.).
  • Practical approach: Eliminate bottle necks, finding practical solutions for the industry.
  • Including the entire value chain: Projects and solutions for all parts of the value chain (fishing boats, seafood industry, ingredient industry, markets). Co-operation with the public authorities and R&D institutes.

NUMBERS AND FIGURES

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ORGANISATION AND ADMINISTRATION

The administration is located in Trondheim.
General manager: Sigrun Bekkevold
Address: Pirsenteret, N-7462 Trondheim
Phone: +47 73 54 56 30
Fax: +47 73 51 70 84
E-mail: rubin@rubin.no
Internet: www.rubin.no

Members of the board are 2 representatives from the Norwegian Fishermen Association (NF) and 2 representatives from the Norwegian Seafood Association (FHL).

Members
Lars Liabø (chairman) phone: +47 915 43 111, lars.liabo@kontali.no
FHL
Arne Karlsen phone: +47 901 60 635, arneerling@hotmail.com
FHL
Kåre Furnes, phone: +47 578 51 339, kare@seafish.no
NF
Fritz Nilsen phone: +47 906 73 680, fritz-mn@online.no
NF

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

The table gives an overview of prioritised project activities in a long term perspective.

Area Relevant projects 2009-2013
MARKET

Development of a Norwegian bio marine ingredient industry based on by-products:

  • Co-operation between international market players and Norwegian ingredient industry
  • Structural processes within and across Norwegian ingredient industry and raw material suppliers (Industrial ”Clusters”)
  • Product standards
  • Generic marketing of ingredients
  • Continuance of industrial forum (MARING)
  • International market- and industry analysis
Continuance of DOCMAR; Generic documentation and novel functions of bio marine ingredients meant for functional food, cosmetics, food additives, feed additives, etc. (clinical tests etc.)

Market- and product oriented documentation:

  • Oils from salmon and codfish
  • Protein concentrate
  • Others

Increased export and domestic sale of marine by-products for the consumer market:

  • Further development of BiNor AS (a new sales- and marketing company for consumer by-products)
  • Branding
  • Logistic

Reduction of smell/taste and increased durability for marine ingredients in food articles.

New technology for production of marine ingredients from by-products and further processing of marine ingredients

Improved analyse methodology for protein hydrolysates.

Further development of existing feed ingredients from by-products.

Effective and quality oriented logistic for fresh by-products in the ingredient industry.

By-products as sustainable ingredients in fish feed.

COASTAL FLEET

Development of new fishing boats for more efficient handling of by-products (equipment, investments, testing, economy):

  • Quality improvements for fish and by-products when landing whole fish
  • Development of gentle gutting machine for the coastal fleet
OCEAN FLEET Development of a gutting machine for gentle treatment of the viscera
Simplified on board processing of by-products to semi fabricated products
Development of machines for sorting of by-products on board
FISHING INDUSTRY Optimalization of quality aspects for fish and by-products when landing round fish
Mechanical gentle gutting of fish
Development and testing of shared plant for sorting and packing of by-products for human consumption
Development of machines for sorting of by-products
Gelatine and collagen protein from skin and bones of cod fish.
Testing of processes for better utilization of oil and proteins from by-products from pelagic industry.
Utilizations of by-products from the crab industry
Better utilization of roe from pelagic industry.
FISH FARMING Development of effective refrigerated transport of fresh by-products from salmon slaughtering/processing plants
Optimalization of separation process for meat from salmon backbones for production of consumption products.
Drying and utilization of whole salmon blood for pet food.
Extraction of substances from salmon blood
Utilization of liver and other by-products from farmed fish
Technology development for automatic gentle gutting and sorting of by-products from farmed cod.
Documentation of infection risks in dead farmed fish
New applications of dead fish
INFORMATION Information/guidance to the industry, public authorities, R&D institutes, financial institutions, etc. Conferences/exhibitions, web page.
GENERAL Mass flow analysis, economical analysis, alteration of regulations (together with MARING).

 

INTERNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE BY-PRODUCTS

Proteins from marine by-products

Individuals who are unable to obtain documents that are listed under the References sections may contact RUBIN for advice.

Additional monographs for protein hydrolysates will be developed when such products become commercially available.

Oils from marine by-products

  • Monographs adopted by the European Pharmacopoeia (*)
    • Salmon oil, farmed (Monograph 1910)
    • Cod-liver oil, farmed (Monograph 2390)
    • Cod-liver oil, Type A (Monograph 1192)
    • Cod-liver oil, Type B (Monograph 1193)
    (*)The European Pharmacopoeia may be purchased in book version, on-line version or USB-version via http://www.edqm.eu/en/European-Pharmacopoeia-1401.html. The European Pharmacopoeia is also available at many University libraries.