Third Precompetitive RITA Co-creation Network for the Fish and Aquaculture Industry
The objective is to develop a co-creation network dedicated to Quebec鈥檚 fisheries and aquaculture sectors, focusing on the Gasp茅sie-脦les-de-la-Madeleine, C么te-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent regions. Despite the sustained efforts of the fishing and aquaculture industry, this very strategic part of the Quebec economy (and especially of the maritime regions) is facing various regulatory issues, the management of by-products resulting from the processing of raw materials (fish, crustaceans, algae, etc.), the quality of processed products and their preservation, the optimization and automation of processes, and the marketing of products. The RITA Consortium, in collaboration with the Minist猫re de l'Agriculture, des P锚cheries et de l'Alimentation du Qu茅bec (MAPAQ), the R茅seau Qu茅bec Maritime (RQM), MERINOV and the Association Qu茅b茅coise de l'Industrie de la P锚che (AQIP), has created a co-creation network that is specially designed to support these sectors of transformation in Quebec. This network will focus on the challenges facing stakeholders over the next two years, while providing competent scientific resources for the next ten years.
The fruitful exchanges during our first co-creation workshop and the surveys carried out have identified the research and technology transfer axes with a great potential to transform the stakes into opportunities. These axes are cross-cutting and integrate 鈥渜uality and safety鈥, 鈥渢echnological efficiency鈥, 鈥渂est positioning鈥 and 鈥渟ustainability鈥 to meet current and future challenges in the fishing and aquaculture sectors. The prioritization and validation of these axes with a view to establishing a network of collaborative research and technology transfer were the main objective of our second workshop held on November 4 and 5, 2021.
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Theme A. Development of effective approaches to support the food transformation chain and improve production while maintening quality
A1 - Thermal & non-thermal processes for food safety听
A2 - Develop a technology-based decision making system
A3 - Explore rapid methods to detect and maintain quality
A4 - Multi-dimensional platform for sectorial technology monitoring
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Theme B. Investigations of targeted strategies to ensure food safety while maintening clean label
B1 - Bioprotective Solutions to improve food safety
B2 - Shelf-life extension through active bio-packaging
B3 - Natural alternatives to biofilms control
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Theme C. A multi-method approach to better understand the positioning of fisheries and aquaculture products and ensuring their diversity
C1 - Integration of the positioning of products with better traceability听
C2 - Support of the positioning through product use diversification
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Theme D. Explore sustainable solutions promoting the development of coproducts
D1 - Synthesis of existing information : Use of by-products听
D2 - By-products stabilization though fermentation and bio-transformation
D3 - Optimization of a flavor extraction process from crustaceans cooking water
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Rapport 1 R茅seau de co-cr茅ation pour les p锚ches et l'aquaculture