On EcoeFISHency

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EcoeFISHency is about delivering solutions to change the fundamental way a system works by changing the structure of its key feedback loops (systemic approach).

The system on the assumption, here, is the marine living resources industrial domain of the bio-blue economy, with its several economic, environmental, and social challenges which are now affecting the Fish and the Fishing industry.

Solutions for eco-efficient territorial distribution are created and gathered under a multilevel, replicable, circular, socio-economic, and sustainable cluster interconnecting blue/green economies.

And at the core of the cluster are six innovative, profitable, climate-neutral Circular Value Chains (CVCs) directing all the actions defined and oriented to the implementation of territorial systemic solutions and the ecosystem(s) preservation.

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The drivers behind the need for a systemic approach within (bio) green and blue economies are several and multifaceted:

Main issues

  • decreasing demand/supply outlook in the fish industry sector
  • increasing plastic and ghost gear in marine litter
  • increasing ghost fishing and by-catch
  • sustainable solutions are needed to release anthropic pressure on the blue ecosystem
  • employment stagnation at EU level in marine living resources industrial related domains

Changes to the status quo

  • global fish production will reach 194 million tons by 2026
  • fish production side streams will increase due to fish processing activities
  • creation of a resource-efficient, decarbonized economy and jobs to sustain it are mandatory now
  • more sustainable selective fishing practices are needed to avoid by-catch
  • efficiency and sustainability of the blue and green economies systems enhancement is needed
  • innovation in logistics, product/process design is needed to avoid plastic litter and microplastics

Opportunities

  • efficient use of biomass feedstock can contribute to the EU industrial and economic growth
  • efficient use of biomass feedstock can reduce GHG emissions
  • efficient use of biomass feedstock can reduce fossil-based products resource dependency
  • rising cost effectiveness of the fish industry side streams treatment for high-value applications
  • innovative bio-mass pre-treatment and extraction tech available for fish processing side-streams
  • innovative bioconversion tech available for sustainable use of fishing industry side-streams

Scientific Contents

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From Fish to Skin

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