Lead institution:
Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn – Italy
WASTE2TASTE is a network of 8 European partners including academia, research centers, and SME’s, aiming at the development of commercially viable products by using postharvest fish losses (PHFL), including unwanted fishery by-catch species and by-products from fish processing and aquaculture industries.
The main WASTE2TASTE objective is the valorization of PHFL, showing potential applications in a circular economy and an eco-friendly vision by developing protocols for sustainable exploitation of underused and/or wasted marine resources, to obtain high-value products for food applications. The base of WASTE2TASTE is to utilize PHFL, naturally rich in proteins and bioactive compounds, to develop innovative green and cost-effective bioprocesses for the production of marine ingredients (e.g., collagen, chitin/chitosan, and fish oil), reducing extraction time and use of hazardous solvents/enzymes allowing, at the same time, to minimize pollution into the ecosystem.
Start Date: 05/01/2024
End Date: 30/04/2027
Lead Contact: Daniela Coppola (daniela.coppola@szn.it)