Following global population’s expansion and the subsequent rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization, fisheries and aquaculture production keeps growing every year, also thanks to the…
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Startup Index
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a not-for-profit organization on a mission to promote a circular economy. It conducts evidence-based research, shedding light on the benefits…
RELICTA: A Sustainable Solution to Plastic Pollution from Fish Waste
RELICTA is an innovative start-up based in Sardinia, Italy, committed to tackle the problem of plastic pollution, that has devised a remarkable solution by creating…
What is the FRAP Unit develpped by Bythos Extend project?
The Bythos Extend project is a capitalization project, funded by the Interreg Italia-Malta cooperation programme. It developed a mobile Fish Residue Automated Processing (FRAP) unit…
Bythos Project Uses Jellyfish Extract for Pharmaceutical Purposes and More
Bythos Extended project focused on reducing jellyfish population by grinding them into an extract rich in protein and collagen using a technique for discarded fish…
Nutraceutical Sector: Reusing Fishing Waste for Health and the Planet
Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the…
SEA2LAND Project: Transforming By-Products into Sustainable Fertilizers
SEA2LAND is an international project committed to enhance technologies for nutrient recovery from fishery and aquaculture by-products generated in Europe, in order to address sustainable…
FlexSea: Pioneering Sustainable Packaging with Seaweed-Based Bioplastic
FlexSea is an innovative start-up based in London funded in 2020 to tackle the problem of plastic pollution in the packaging industry. They have developed…
EcoeFISHent: Transforming the Fishing Industry through Sustainability
In an era where sustainability is paramount, a new working group has emerged to help turn around the fishing industry. Co-funded by the European Commission…
The Mediterranean “Seatrove”
The Mediterranean Sea is an extremely valuable and varied source of marine living resources. Although it covers only 0.82% in surface area of the world…
