TURNING BLUE TO GREEN

19-20 SEPTEMBER, HILTON REYKJAVÍK NORDICA HOTEL – The 5th edition of the Icelandic Fisheries Conference, which runs alongside the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition gets underway.

The Fish Waste for Profit conference focuses on a growing and potentially extremely lucrative sector, the reutilisation of fish processing by-products.

Estimates reveal that 43% of fish and shellfish resources end up as wastage. The conference brings together experts and pioneers in the field to discuss, debate and make progress on  maximising return on investment from potentially discarded parts of the catch, turning them into high value products for food and non-food sectors.

The conference is supported by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, IFFO, the marine ingredients organisation and Matís, the Icelandic government owned, non-profit, independent research company. Delegates will hear from key leaders in the Iceland Ocean Cluster and Matís together with a wide range of speakers across the sector, from as far afield as Canada and Scotland.

New for this year are sessions on research and development of new products and a “Dragons Den” style session for start-up and emerging companies looking to promote their ideas and gain traction in the industry.

Over 150 attendees are expected at the event. Owners and CEOs from the fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors as well as those in the associated supply chain will discover new innovations and industry insights and develop relations with key industry stakeholders.

Iceland was chosen once again as the location of Fish Waste for Profit, not only because of its links with the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition, but also because Iceland is home to the pioneers paving the way in the waste reutilisation industry. Little known two decades ago, this industry is rapidly growing with many successful Icelandic companies dedicated exclusively to developing technologies for by-product processing.

Further information, images and to arrange interviews contact:

Ellie Minshull
Conference Manager
Mercator Media Ltd.
eminshull@mercatormedia.com
t: +44 1329 825335