Current Projects
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Bibliography: Salmon Byproduct and Coproduct Research, 2003 – 2008This bibliography provides a compilation of scientific, academic, and industry articles, both peer-reviewed and gray literature on research associated with utilization of salmon byproducts from processing.
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Alaska Salmon: From Byproducts to New Products
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AFDF completing MSC’s certification of sustainability for the Pacific cod fishery in Alaska
After forming a working group of industry representatives in early 2006, soliciting proposals from 4 accredited certifiers, and contracting for a full assessment with Mood Marine International Ltd. in late 2007, the foundation is now within a few weeks of completing the certification process for all 8 sectors of the Pacific cod fishery. Four gear types: longline, trawl, pot and jig fisheries in both the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska management areas have been in the assessment process since May 2008, and are projected to be completed in June 2009. The assessment team, consisting of Dr. Bob Mohn – DFO Atlantic Canada, Dr. Don Bowen – DFO Atlantic Canada, and Dr. Geoff Tingley – CEFAS UK, and Dr. Susan Hannah with Oregon State University, conducted site visits to Seattle and Kodiak and jointly produced 8 draft assessment reports that were released in March 2009. Considerable economic benefit through market expansion and price premiums are expected to be realized by both industry and the State of Alaska, as a result of this certification.
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2009 Alaska Symphony of Seafood
The 16th Annual Alaska Symphony of Seafood new seafood products contest was conducted by Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation for the last 16 years with the help of several generous industry sponsors. These sponsors include Alaska Seafood Marketing Board, Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Trident Seafoods, American Seafoods Company, At-Sea-Processors Association, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Alaska Pacific Seafoods, Icicle Seafoods, Orca Bay Seafoods, Commercial Fishing and Agricultural Bank, Alaska Center for the Performing Arts and numerous others. For 2009, the festivities began February 10th at the Fare Start Banquet Facility in Seattle, where a panel of judges tasted and evaluated the products entered in 3 categories: Retail, Food Service and Smoked Products. The judges evaluated entries based on taste, packaging, potential for commercial success, and scored the products with written evaluations. The judging was followed by a reception attended by invitees from the seafood industry, that sampled the entries and voted for their favorite product. The judging results were kept confidential until the Gala Soiree, February 19, held in Anchorage at the Captain Cook Hotel, where the announcement of the winning products and Grand Prize winners took place. See photos in the “Photo album” and @
www.symphonyofseafood.com.
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A Sustainable Future: Fish Processing Byproducts Symposium
AFDF co-sponsored the third symposium in a series aimed at achieving full utilization of the fish that we harvest from the sea. Other sponsors were University of Alaska, Fairbanks – Fisheries Industrial Technology Center, Kodiak and Alaska Sea Grant. The symposium, held in Portland, OR on February 25th and 26th, was attended by 70 – 80 paid registrants from industry and academia. Keynote speakers included Dr. Albert Tacon, Dr. Joyce Nettleton, Dr. Joe Regenstein, and Anthony Bimbo. AFDF formed an industry panel discussion taking up questions such as: 1) “Have we made progress on full utilization since our first symposium 17 years ago?”; 2) “What are the barriers to making more and faster progress in the quest for full utilization?” Industry panel members included Greg Peters w/ Alyeska Seafood – Dutch Harbor, Sandro Lane w/ Alaska Protein Recovery – Ketchikan, Joel Cowger w/ Aleutian Protein, Richard Draves w/ American Seafood Company, and Dr. Scott Smiley w/ UAF/FITC – Kodiak.
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Omega-3: Wild Alaska Salmon
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AFDF is producing a video documentary for “Alaska Salmon Omega-3 – a Documentary” to increase the awareness of the sustainable source of natural omega-3 oils that are available from Alaska’s wild salmon and the value in a healthy lifestyle. The film will feature several aspects of this issue with a focus in four (4) major areas: the Alaska salmon industry in general; the people who work to insure sustainable returns of wild Alaska salmon; omega-3 fish oils and their health benefits; and potential new markets for inherently contaminant-free omega-3s as a byproduct of the Alaska salmon industry. The film includes many interviews with experts from the medical and scientific fields, processing and management, and in the omega-3 industry. AFDF has teamed with Tungsten Strategic in producing this film. The film is anticipated for release in June 2009. For more information on the film
click here.
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Modified Silage – a potential bridge to full waste stream utilization
AFDF has contracted with QuotaMax and FishTek, Inc. to develop a demonstration pilot plant to show the process and system design for stabilizing and recovering salmon processing waste utilizing “modified silage” from small processors in remote communities. The project is to demonstrate the design and operation of a 450 lb batch plant for salmon processors and provide a cost estimate for a 25 mt plant for location in rural Alaska communities. The project ran demonstration batches at the NOAA Fisheries Montlake Lab in Seattle, WA as part of the mutual interest in optimizing fishery utilization.
To date, the project has demonstrated the stabilized approach to 16 different companies, as well as state and federal researchers and NOAA fisheries scientists. Products developed to date include salmon meals with and without soluble proteins, gelatins, chondroitin rich cartilage powders, and bone meal. Fishery researchers are using the whole meal in fish growing experiments with Hawaiian threadfin. Interest in the suite of spin-off products from this process have been expressed by pet food companies, nutrition companies and shown at the USDA/NOAA Alternative Aquaculture Feed meeting in Silver Spring, MD in April 2008.
Pete Nicklason, Tony Bimbo (International Fisheries Technology), and Peter Stitzel with demonstration of salmon whole meal on drum dryer.
*graphics by Pete Nicklason
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Refractance Window Dryer salmon drying tests
AFDF has contracted with NPZ Enterprises to test dry red and pink salmon products on the MCD Technology “Refractance Window” Dryer. The goal of the project was to demonstrate that the use of the refractance window technology could produce a high quality product from lower quality (#3) salmon flesh and from high quality by-products at low temperature, thus preserving the integrity of the proteins and amino acids. Tests were conducted to determine system throughput, proximate analysis of materials, and chemical composition. Use of this USDA approved drying system will document that the material produced is appropriate for human consumption, if HAACP is controlled in the processing and handling prior to drying.
The project required the purchasing and transporting of pink and sockeye salmon to Tacoma for handling and processing. A total of 4 tests were conducted as follows:
* Fish Products, Ground
• Received 324.8 kg
• Initial Moisture Content 70.84%
• Dried kg produced 91.38 kg
• Dried Moisture Content 4.18%
* Fish Heads, Ground
• Received 27.15 kg
• Initial Moisture Content 69.8%
• Dried kg produced 16.54 kg
• Dried Moisture Content 3.55%
* Fish Meat, Ground
• Received 138.0 kg
• Initial Moisture Content 73.54%
• Dried kg produced 35.7 kg
• Dried Moisture Content 4.34%
* Fish Guts, Ground
• Received 16.54 kg
• Initial Moisture Content 81.0%
• Dried kg produced 2.54 kg
• Dried Moisture Content 1.68%
Each test protocol was documented with a Process Protcol Development Test for Lot # 710291, 710301, 710302, & 710303.
Process throughput rates were calculated for:
• Fish Products, Ground at 19.1% solids
• Fish Meat, Ground at 24.6% solids
• Fish Heads, Ground at 30.2% solids
No rates were projected for Fish Guts, Ground as the volume or raw material was inadequate for establishing the rate.
A complete suite of analytical tests were run on each sample. Tests include:
• Proximate Analysis
• Nutrient Profiles
• Fatty Acid Analysis
• Chemical Analysis
• Bacterial & Mold Activity
Results are available in hard copy through AFDF or NPZ Enterprises at:
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation
431 West 7th Avenue, Suite 106
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-276-7315
Or
NPZ Enterprises
16170 SW Sumac Street
Beaverton, OR 97007
503-819-2271
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