Ecoefishent

EcoeFISHent is a project funded by Horizon 2020, the financial instrument aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness. It aims at demonstrating a replicable regional cluster for deploying climate-neutral, circular economy solutions.
EcoeFISHent aims at interconnecting Blue Economy and Green Economy to reconcile human activities with marine ecosystems and protected areas. It will also pursue eco-efficient valorization of fishing and fish industries side-streams.
The EcoeFISHent innovative technologies will enable sustainable and efficient exploitation of fish processing side-streams for food supplements and skin care products, biodegradable and compostable barrier layer for food packaging, soil fertilizer, oil for biodiesel and chitin for cosmetic applications. Automotive components and packaging for cosmetic products will be obtained by fishing nets recycling.