Fish meal & fish oil

Fish meal and fish oil production

Fish meal and fish oil are produced from fish that are caught specifically for this market, by-catch from fishing activities and solid waste from filleting and canning. Fish meal and fish oil products have a high nutritional value. Fish meal is used as feed for livestock and farmed fish, and the oil is used as an ingredient in paints and margarine. Fish meal is derived from the dry components of the fish, and the oil from the oily component. Water, which makes up the rest of the fish matter, is evaporated during the process. Most fish meal and fish oil production processes are automated and continuous, and comprise several process lines, each with a certain processing capacity. Production rates vary considerably, according to the season and types of fish being processed.

On board the fishing vessels, the catch is normally stored in tanks of water. Upon arriving at the processing plant the fish are pumped to holding bins, where they are stored until required for processing. Extra sea water may need to be added to pump the fish.
From the storage bins, the fish are transported by screw conveyors to a cooking process which acts to coagulates the protein. The cooked mixture is then screened, using a strainer conveyor or a vibrating screen, and then pressed to remove most of the water from the mixture. The pressed cake is shredded and dried, using an indirect steam drier or a direct flame dryer. The meal passes through a vibrating screen and on to a hammer mill, which grinds it to the appropriate size. The ground meal is automatically weighed and bagged. The pressed liquid generated from the previous processes passes through a decanter to remove most of the sludge, which is fed back to the meal dryer. Oil is separated from the liquid by centrifuges, polished and refined to remove any remaining water and impurities. The separated aqueous phase, referred to as stickwater, is concentrated in an evaporator and then added to the pressed fish meal prior to being sent to the dryer.

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