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MARINFORSKFISK-Marine ressurser og miljø - fiskeri

ERA-NET: BlueBio - Smart solutions for advancing supply systems in blue bioeconomy value chains

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

The overall objective of the SMARTCHAIN project is to develop innovative tools, methods and solutions using state-of-the-art digitalisation technologies to enable decision-making and improve traceability, quality, sustainability, and circularity in the blue bioeconomy supply chains. Digitalisation of key information can enhance the transparency and traceability in supply chains so that information, such as location, quality, availability and use of resources and co-streams as they move downstream in a supply chain can be made available in real-time and used for decision-making. Measuring the state of sustainability using quantifiable social, environmental, and economic indicators in food supply chains is also an important step towards meeting current and future challenges. Improving resource efficiency is a top global priority and is a viable approach to reduce environmental impacts and increase economic performance in bioeconomy value chains. So far in the SMARTCHAIN project, it has been possible to map the Norwegian and Icelandic aquaculture and fisheries supply chains. This work focused on food loss and waste and specifically what type of food loss and waste is created in the supply chain and where the critical points are. The most important biological material flows and food loss and waste have also been quantified. SMARTCHAIN researchers determined a need to include specific sustainability information such as energy use, carbon footprint, waste generation, and degree of resource use utilisation in traceability systems to adequately assess sustainability. SMARTCHAIN findings show that regulatory interventions during catch and improved rest raw materials traceability could enhance their utilisation in fisheries supply chains. Information sharing and collaboration between the fishing fleet, seafood processors and the marine ingredient sector will allow improved resource utilization through better management of supply and demand. Furthermore, the development of technology for onboard processing and storage is identified as a potential area of improvement. Several students have been conducting research under the SMARTCHAIN project. MSc students carried out their thesis with the project partner Seagarden. The main objective of the thesis was to analyse the sourcing side of the Seagarden supply chain. A simulation model was built to help analyse structurally different scenarios on various sourcing options. Other MSc students completed their thesis in close collaboration with the Icelandic project partner BRIM. SMARTCHAIN project has the aim of developing a robotic-based displacement of fish mechanism based on 3D vision control and a suitable gripper. The objective is to localize the fish and perform a series of grasping and non-grasping actions in order to displace fish from one point/pose to another. So far, a scientific effort has been carried out to refine the current grasping framework for prehensile (gripping) manipulation and make it suitable for non-prehensile (non-gripping) manipulation. During the SMARTCHAIN project, it has been possible to establish a core set of sustainability indicators which can be used to assess circular blue bioeconomy activities in general and more specifically for fisheries and aquaculture. From this work resulted in a final selection of indicators in the environmental (35), economic (14), social (21) and governance (20) dimensions. Supplementary sets of indicators were also selected which include harvesting (11), processing (22) and aquaculture (19). It has been created an overview of resource utilisation in the Norwegian and Icelandic fisheries and aquaculture supply chains, which includes stages where food loss and waste and the rest of raw materials originate and identify the causes of the food loss. The basis for this work was the Blue Economy Sustainability Framework which was further cross-referenced with the FAO’s sustainable bioeconomy indicators and the Global Reporting Initiative standards. Company sustainability reports were also examined to see what is being currently reported on in practice as a first indication of data availability. From the SMARTCHAIN project resulted the development of specifications for a blockchain-based traceability system in the seafood supply chains to improve transparency, circularity and sustainability. The data modelling was generalised from data surveys and analysis based on interviews with key stakeholders in Norway and Iceland, covering supply chain stages related to fishery, aquaculture, primary processing and rest raw material processing. Further requirements on new types of data to be recorded in the system are necessary for end-to-end traceability. One example is sustainability information and the need to include circularity information in the system because of the increasing interest in circularity. Another relevant finding was the identification of traceability keys for traceable units in the proposed data models.

SMARTCHAIN will develop approaches and tools for sustainable utilisation, production planning, logistics optimisation, and traceability to facilitate transfer of bio-resources from catch/production throughout the value chain of fisheries and aquaculture products. Automated sorting and quality characterisation along with optimising production planning will reduce waste from processing while the blockchain technology will increase the transparency in the supply chain. Project will also look into upscaling the production of high value marine ingredients from co-streams from pelagic industry. Sustainability indicators and circularity criteria will be applied to assess the performance of the system solutions. SMARTCHAIN has defined three case studies from aquaculture and fisheries value chains including Norway, Iceland, Denmark and Romania. Industry actors representing their sectors will be involved in implementation and application of thedevelopment of technologies and models through the case studies achieving a TRL between from 4 to 6. In addition, an advisory group will contribute with insights into the existing bottlenecks and technology gaps in the bioeconomy sector. SMARTCHAIN simulation framework will enable assessment of the end-to-end effects and potentials of the project and enlighten policy makers, businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, institutions, stakeholders, and citizens about potential trade-offs. Furthermore, SMARTCHAIN will generate European added-value and knowledge transfer through validated comparison of developed concepts across partner countries and facilitate collaboration across the different sectors. Focus of the project is also on development of replicable technologies and tools that can be applied to other food supply chains. Lastly, SMARTCHAIN will contribute to capacity building by creating awareness, opening opportunities for academic researchers and reach out to a broad spectrum of various stakeholders across countries.

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