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AMOF-Fjell fishmeal plant turns trawler waste into fish products
- Published 22 November 2022 and updated 21 September 2026. AMOF-Fjell designs compact onboard processing plants that turn fish heads, tails, viscera, offcuts and non-commercial catch into fishmeal and fish oil. The continuous line includes a cooker, press, separator, dryer and meal handling system and can be custom-built for new or existing trawlers. It typically processes 50–250 tonnes per day; processing within one to two hours of catch and heat treatment helps maintain product quality and remove bacteria.
- The page says one-third of caught fish is dumped or spoils before consumption. Reusing the material can add revenue, reduce disposal and pollution, and supply marine protein and nutrients. Waste heat from propulsion engines powers the process, reducing fuel use and operating costs. The page gives indicative European prices of about EUR 1/kg for fishmeal and EUR 2/litre for fish oil.
- Plants are installed on vessels in Canada, the Faroe Islands, New Zealand, Norway and Russia. The company also delivered a crab-meal plant to NutriShell in 2021; its wider work includes wastewater evaporation and sludge-treatment plants. It cites a projected USD 2.8 billion fish-oil market by 2027 and links to UN goals 2, 9 and 14.
- Public contact: Ørjan Jansen, Project Manager, oja@amof-fjell.com. Company: AMOF - FJELL PROCESS TECHNOLOGY AS, Trollhaugmyra 15, 5353 Straume, Norway; amof-fjell.com. Phone control is present but the number is hidden until expanded.
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