Optimizing access to raw material for value-adding processes of fish side streams

Sammanfattning: Under the double influence of the rapid growth of the population and the shortage of resources, people begin to pay attention to the utilization of existing raw materials. Seafood is one of the indispensable foods for humans to obtain protein. However, as much as 60 per cent of the fish side stream is discarded or produced as low-value products. In response, the EU invested in the WaSeabi project to study technical issues related to the optimal utilization of seafood by-products by designing new integrated production lines. At the same time, many start-ups and fisheries are interested in developing a new commercial economy. This paper aims to investigate and study the logistics activities related to fish side streams as raw materials for human food production. The research question focuses on how to effectively and safely carry out fish side streams logistics activities from the fishery processing plant to the fish side stream processing plant. The qualitative method was used to collect data, including interviews with heads of well-known fishing companies in Gothenburg, Sweden. The results show that the current logistics activities about the fish side stream food grade are not perfect and immature. Finally, the paper is based on the existing fish side stream logistics activities and food grade logistics activities of fish products, the construction and development of fish side stream logistics activities guidelines.