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MMC First Process systems ensure gentle and sustainable fish handling
- Published 18 November 2022; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 2 minutes. Marked available; listed under Aquaculture and fisheries.
- MMC First Process supplies systems for live-fish handling and processing, covering transfer, transport and storage from removal from water through filleting or other processing. The company says it can combine 27 solutions and tailor systems for customers. Examples linked from the page include an energy-efficient fish pump, fish-handling/waiting tanks and water-quality monitoring.
- The article says fish can be stressed, injured or lost during handling, processing and cooling. It attributes reduced biomass loss, better welfare and product quality, lower waste/costs, and higher operating capacity and efficiency to its systems, without quantifying reductions in the page.
- The company is described as serving aquaculture and pelagic-fishery industry leaders globally, with customer bases particularly in Asia, Europe and South America. A historical figure says MMC First Process had roughly USD 38 million turnover in 2019 and 50% growth that year; not a current financial statement. The page cites a projection that ocean protein’s share of global protein consumption could rise from 17% to 40% by 2050.
- Linked to SDGs 2 (Zero hunger), 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), 12 (Responsible consumption and production) and 14 (Life below water).
- Contact: Per Helge Devold, VP Marketing and PR, Per.Helge.Devold@mmcfp.no. Company: MMC FIRST PROCESS AS, Mjølstadnesvegen 21, 6092 Fosnavåg, Norway; mmcfirstprocess.no. A phone-number reveal control is present.