Objective:
- Allow an inexperienced workforce to train on how to perform fish processing
- Transform 5000 lb of Icelandic scallops (gross) per day with a limited group of operators
- Be modular and flexible to allow for minimal buying costs
- Appropriate for at-sea processing and eventually, in a fishery
Many steps made up the action plan for this project, from data collection to development, validation to industrialization. The technical aspects of the project were performed by Oceatec.
Accomplishments:
- Experimental development: June 2013 to October 2014
- Technical feasibility study: September 2015 to July 2016
- Prototype building and marketing plan: Ongoing
Financial Partners: Ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation, National Research Council of Canada
Partners: Pêcheries Shipek, Poissonnerie Fortier & Frères Inc., Oceatec, Corporation de développement économique montagnais (2016), Alliance Management Inc. (2016)
Project Mananger: Annie Gallant