EU Fishermen will have to land virtually everything they catch under a new discard ban and the fishmeal sector sees the non-human consumption part of the catch as a potentially lucrative source of raw material.
A report by Danish consultants seen by IntraFish sets out detailed plans for a pilot scheme to evaluate the potential of landed discards for the fishmeal industry and discusses how the European Union (EU) might finance the developments that will be needed for storage and transport of the fish -- including the possibility of fishmeal plants on board fishing vessels and in ports.
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