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United Kingdom: The increased demand for cleaner fish have resulted in a large increase in lumpfish production

Published Jan 13, 2021

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Researchers at Nofima are exploring the possibility of including cleaner fish, such as lumpfish, in the human food chain, as they are currently discarded after being used in salmon farming. This project aims to address the challenge of millions of cleaner fish dying in salmon cages annually and seek sustainable solutions. The research covers the entire value chain, from sorting and processing to market analysis, and includes experiments with gentle removal of cleaner fish from cages and improving anesthesia for slaughter. While it may be challenging to introduce small lumpfish on the Scandinavian market due to consumer preferences, potential markets in Asia are being considered for their approach to utilizing various seafood. The success of this venture depends on developing efficient production and transport methods that maintain quality and making the process profitable.
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Can cleaner fish become dinner? Would you like lumpfish for dinner? Nofima is trying to reveal how millions of cleaner fish used in the Norwegian salmon farming industry can be used for human consumption. Cleaner fish, such as lumpfish, ballan wrasse and other species of wrasse, are currently being used by fish farms because they eat salmon lice. Millions of cleaner fish are put into salmon sea cages and do an important job for the health of the farmed salmon. The increased demand for cleaner fish have resulted in a large increase in lumpfish production, which now have become the third largest farmed species in Norway in terms of value. “Sweets for the children” “Lumpfish are put into the salmon cages when they weigh around 25 grams. Salmon lice are rather like “snacks” for lumpfish. The lumpfish are given their own food while they are in the salmon cages, but in addition they like to snack on salmon lice while they are small,” says Gøril Voldnes. She is a researcher at Nofima ...
Source: Fish Focus
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