Perhaps the most important result of the work in the networks organized by the Norwegian Seafood Federation (NSF) is the change in attitude towards the R&D work that took place among the network participants. The scepticism and somewhat negative attitude of the research institutions and the universities that held the field at the beginning of the 1990s was turned to a clear realization that the R&D work had to be strengthened, and that the industry participants themselves had to financially contribute towards this. Without this clear change in attitude, it would not have been possible to establish the Norwegian Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund (FHF).
A list of projects initiated by the networks, and with future financial support from FHF will include, among other things, the following (and many more individual projects):
Quality-improving initiatives through catch methods, handling of fishing equipment and treatment of raw materials.
Improvement of quality of raw materials for production of stockfish, saltfish and fillets.
Optimal quality of pelagic raw materials.
Market and product development of saltfish and clipfish.
Automation of pinbone detection and removal.
Technology for detection and removal of nematodes.
Total utilization of the fish raw materials - marine by-products and biochemicals.
Health, environment and safety in the fisheries industry.
Environmental toxins in fish raw materials.
Disease and disease-prevention initiatives for farmed fish.
With financial support from FHF, some of the networks have also prepared plans of action for future activity.
