Life Refish

The Project fits into the LIFE programme 2021-2027. This is the only EU funding programme entirely dedicated to environmental, climate and energy objectives. It contributes to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy efficient, climate-neutral and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to protect and improve the quality of the environment. The LIFE REFISH aims to create the first demo biorefinery for fish and seafood raw matter that, through implementing the latest technology, enables the valorisation of this currently underutilised fish and seafood resources into high value-added products with large market potential. The consortium of the LIFE REFISH Project will for the first-time join key international players in the fishing and aquaculture industries (JEALSA, PESCANOVA, STOLT, OPROMAR), experts in the development of functional ingredients (VALORA) and a leading research institution in the field of marine resources and food waste valorisation (CSIC). Together, the LIFE REFISH partners will implement an innovative solution able to create additional value from landed discards resulting from the LO application and fish and seafood processing by-products.