World: 100% fish movement gathering momentum, with projects underway in Alaska, Canada, and the Pacific

“100% Fish” – a movement which champions the full utilization of fisheries and aquaculture products – is experiencing rapid expansion and garnering attention from both inside and outside the seafood sector, according to Alexandra Leeper, the CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC).The IOC was established in 2011 with the aim of strengthening relations between various parts of Iceland’s seafood industry. The cluster’s work started with traditional fishing and processing ventures but quickly began to incorporate newer sectors and startups.After courting a wide swathe of the Icelandic seafood industry, full utilization of raw materials became the main emphasis of the IOC. These raw materials include heads, skins, bones, guts, cut-offs, and more, which according to Leeper, should not be thought of as waste but rather as valuable resources.Leeper cited the example of Atlantic cod. When only considering the fillet, the seafood supply chain is only taking advantage of 45 percent of the ...