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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE ON-BOARD MANAGEMENT OF FISH DISCARDS: THE iOBSERVER SYSTEM
On April 5, the CETMAR Foundation will hold an one-day workshop to display a demonstration of the iObserver system, a technology that allows automatic identification and quantification of the total biomass caught without interfering with the daily activities of fishermen. The iObserver system, developed within the Life iSEAS project as an innovative solution for the management of discards, will improve the quality and […]
DG MARE visits the Valorization Pilot Plant of iSEAS project
The Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Union – DG MARE visited on November 27, 2017 our plant for the valorization of fishing discards located in the Port of Marín (Galicia, Spain) As part of its results, the partners of Life iSEAS project presented the solutions that are being developed related […]
MARTEC2018: Final Conference of LIFE Iseas Project
LIFE iSEAS partners are starting to organize the final conference of the project, to be held in Vigo, Spain, from May 2 to 4, 2018. This will be an International Conference on advances in marine technologies applied to discard mitigation and management MARTEC2018, which will include both the scientific and fishing sector. Scientific works will […]
Performance tuning of the iObserver system for the automatic identification and quantification of on-board catches
One of the main objectives of the LIFE iSEAS project is the development and tuning of the iObserver system, a set of vision technologies able to identify and quantify on board fish catches. This system is installed in the fishing hold (on the conveyor belt / sorting area) of different oceanographic and fishing vessels to […]
Demonstration day on new ways of valuing fish discards
On 20 June 2017, the Port Authority of Marín and Ría de Pontevedra will host a demonstration day in the framework of the iSEAS project. Its purpose is the presentation of the pilot plant aimed at integral processing and valuing of fish discards as raw material for the elaboration of products for human consumption. The […]
Valorization of fish discards in the plant of the Port of Marín
The pilot plant for the valorisation of fishing discards is installed in the Port of Marín. The iSEAS project continues to carry out tests to obtain products with high added value, such as fish muscle blocks. More information (in Spanish): Faro de Vigo
Fresh fish producers from Marín (Spain) and the CSIC develop a new product for culinary use
The new product has culinary uses, showed by the chef Alfonso Diaz a few days ago in the Gourmet Hall of Madrid. More information (in Spanish): La Voz de Galicia
Production of fish muscle blocks from low commercial value species– Pilot plant (Port of Marin)
In the pilot plant that the iSEAS project has put into operation at the facilities of the Port Authority of Marin and Ría de Pontevedra, different tests are being carried out to obtain added-value products. During the 18th and 19th of April different tests were carried out to elaborate muscle blocks. These tests […]
iObserver system testing for the automatic identification and quantification of the fishery on board
One of the main objectives of the Life iSEAS project is the development and testing of the iObserver system. It is a set of vision technologies used for the identification and quantification of fish on board. This system is installed in the fish processing area (conveyor belt /sorting zone) of different vessels, both oceanographic and […]