Development of best practice and new technology for grading, handling, transportation, conditioning and storage of mussels for SMEs in the European mussel industry

Información del proyecto

MUSSELSALIVE

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 243452

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de inicio 1 Junio 2010

Fecha de finalización 31 Mayo 2013

Financiado con arreglo a

• Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Coste total

€ 2 428 599,19

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 806 928,30

Coordinado por

Norsk Sjomatsenter
Norway

Objetivo

The European mussel industry’s profitability levels are currently low at all levels. Non-European mussel suppliers are advancing in the European market with low-cost products, pushing the overall prices for mussel products down. The market price for live mussels has improved recently. This opens for widening the market for European mussel producers. European mussel producers are mainly located in rural areas. To allow them to benefit from their shorter distance to the European market than non-European competitors, the infrastructure must be improved. A significant cost to the European mussel sector is associated with the waste of mussels due to substandard quality. On average, 20% is wasted in the chain from producer to processer. The waste is mainly related to the current suboptimal practices in grading, handling, storage and transportation. The proposed MusselsAlive project seeks to increase the profitability and the competiveness for the large number of SMEs in the European mussel industry. The aim is to reduce the amount of commodity that is wasted from harvest to market by 35%. This represents a 7 % increase output (20.000 tons) from the mussel production for the EEA live market. This will be achieved by: (I) improve grading technology that reduce the amount of wasted mussels in the grading process by 35%; (II) develop a storage/transportation unit that minimizes handling and reduce the damaged and waste of commodity by 35%; (III) develop mussel holding recirculation system for conditioning and storage of mussels. The system will reduce the waste of commodity during storage by 35%: (IV) identify and prepare best practice protocols for grading process, handling, transportation, conditioning and storage of live mussels. The economical benefits from the project are estimated to an annual € 61 M increase in market value, of which € 18 M is added directly the European mussel producers and € 6.6 M directly to the European mussel processors.

Programa(s)

• FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs

Tema(s)

• SME-2 - Research for SME associations

Convocatoria de propuestas

FP7-SME-2008-2
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Régimen de financiación

BSG-SME-AG - Research for SME associations/groupings

Coordinador

Norsk Sjomatsenter

• Aportación de la UE: € 405 502,40
• Dirección: Bontelabo 2 ; 5003 Bergen ; Noruega
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

Participantes (12)

ASSOCIATION OF SCOTTISH SHELLFISH GROWERS LIMITED

Reino Unido

• Aportación de la UE: € 361 399,00
• Dirección: ACHNACLOICH CONNEL ; PA37 1PR ARGYLL
• Tipo de actividad: Other
• Coste total: Sin datos

IRISH SALMON GROWERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Irlanda

• Aportación de la UE: € 166 141,00
• Dirección: IRISH FARM CENTRE BLUEBELL ; 12 DUBLIN
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

Norwegian Fish Farmers Association

Noruega

• Aportación de la UE: € 348 802,00
• Dirección: Sorkedalsveien 6 ; 0367 Oslo
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

OLDERMANN SEAFOOD AS

Noruega

• Aportación de la UE: € 198 340,10
• Dirección: VAL ; 7970 KOLVEREID
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

Seafare SA

Francia

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: AVENUE FRANCOIS MITTERAND 105 ; 62930 WIMEREUEX
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

MALTHE WINJE AUTOMASJON AS

Noruega

• Aportación de la UE: € 143 919,00
• Dirección: HAUKELIVEIEN 48 ; 1410 KOLBOTN
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

PLADOMIN PLASTIC COMPONENTS

España

• Aportación de la UE: € 113 589,00
• Dirección: B SAN MIGUEL 45 MONTE 45 ; 39012 SANTANDER
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos

SWANSEA UNIVERSITY

Reino Unido

• Aportación de la UE: € 4 180,80
• Dirección: SINGLETON PARK ; SA2 8PP Swansea
• Región: Wales › West Wales and The Valleys › Swansea
• Tipo de actividad: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Coste total: Sin datos

TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUTT AS

Noruega

• Aportación de la UE: € 20 283,00
• Dirección: KABELGATEN 2 ; N-0580 OSLO
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: Sin datos

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE RECURSOS BIOLOGICOS I.P. INRB

Portugal

• Aportación de la UE: Sin datos
• Dirección: Rua Barata Salgueiro 37/4 ; 1250042 LISBOA
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: Sin datos

INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA,IP

Portugal

• Aportación de la UE: € 4 240,00
• Dirección: RUA C AO AEROPORTO ; 1749 077 LISBOA
• Tipo de actividad: Research Organisations
• Coste total: Sin datos

MUSSELPACK AB

Suecia

• Aportación de la UE: € 40 532,00
• Dirección: GAMLA VAGEN 17 ; 474 70 MOLLOSUND
• Tipo de actividad: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Coste total: Sin datos