war against anisakilerparasite found in the intestines of fish, you already live on the high seas. Multiple initiatives have tried to put an end to this once the catch has passed through the fisherman’s park to eliminate reproduction and prevent it from reaching the consumer. The last major project was started more than two years ago by the EnergyLab technology center and the Vigo Shipowners Cooperative (ARVI), which is determined to create a system that will reuse heat from ship engines to end interference before returning internal organs. Sea. AND breaklike the name of the project, now reached the key moment: supporters succeeded complete the development and construction of the machineIt will be installed on a coastal trawler from next month to be tested on board.
As discovered by the Scientific Research High Council (CSIC) through the project interference, More than 3,000 million viable larvae of this parasite are returned to the sea each year. with evisceration applications.
Jorge Pan MartinezA member of ARVI’s R&D department explains the idea: inertia The goal is to neutralize anisakis with a new machine that uses the residual heat of fishing boat engines for both propulsion and support. For design and construction, we had The participation of the Basque company Enerbasquecurrently with the finishing touches for official testing.
Pointing to “two major axes” in the project, Pan says, “We wanted to develop an energy efficient piece of equipment while being simple, robust and easy for the crew to use.” improving the energy efficiency of shipsreduce carbon footprint” and on the other hand “find a solution to the parasite problem”.
For this, an ARVI ship, which has recently arrived in Galicia, will load the developed system. About New San Gibran, a 27 meter long coastal trawler based in Marín. “The idea is to see if it works well.” refers to the member of the R&D department of the shipowners as “to be able to produce a marketable product”. Members of CSIC participate in addition to EnergyLab or ARVI to validate its use.
“What is sought cut this focus away through an energy efficient system”, summarizes Pan, noting that the Cooperative also tries to “increase market confidence by ensuring the future quality of the product and the environment”.
Total investment of the venture 79.000 € and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (FEMP) through the Pleamar Programme, co-funded by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, in collaboration with the Biodiversity Foundation.