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Joc Spader — 1 year ago(June 01, 2024 11:46 PM)
Hey Tara. Chrome translated the entire article into English. The word crab in talked about instead of shrimps? They are mentioned towards the end tho. I'm going to buy some of this on Monday.
15 May 2023. Authors:Sonja Harbers
Will the peeling of North Sea crabs in Morocco soon be over?
Crab peeling machine tested - Bremerhaven Thünen Institute involved
Crab peeling machine tested - Bremerhaven Thünen Institute involved
Image: dpa | Mohssen Assanimoghaddam
So far, crabs are mainly sent to Morocco for peeling. However, researchers from Bremerhaven are currently working on a machine that could revolutionize the market.
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Last year, the state of Lower Saxony released 2.3 million euros to secure the domestic crab fishery in the long term. In order to obtain the meat of the North Sea crabs, the majority of the catch landed in northern Germany is currently transported to Morocco for manual peeling. The main reason for this is the cost of labour. These transports are repeatedly criticized by environmental and consumer protection groups.
Part of the Lower Saxony research project includes the development of a prototype of a crab peeling machine using ultrasound technology, which has been planned for years. The Thünen Institute of Sea Fisheries in Bremerhaven is leading the project.
A man with glasses stands in front of a ship and looks into the camera.
Arne Schröder from the Thünen Institute in Bremerhaven coordinates the research project. Image: Private
How far have the researchers progressed?
"We are in the middle of the project's critical phase," says project coordinator Arne Schröder, a biologist at the Thünen Institute. "It's going pretty well, new ideas and data are coming in almost every week." But there isn't a finished machine yet.
The researchers are currently not only having the prototype of the machine developed, but are also analyzing how economical the device is. They want to find out whether using the ultrasound system is cheaper for the crab fishermen than having underpaid Moroccan women peel the crabs. To do this, they are collecting data on the machine, such as material costs and peeling volume, as well as a lot of information about the crab fishermen's work processes and costs.
The principle works! That much we can say.
Arne Schröder, graduate biologist at the Thünen Institute
How should the machine work?
Ultrasonic shock waves dissolve the calcium deposits in the shell, explains Schröder. This causes the shells to break open. Compressed air then removes the shell. One problem is that the shells are of varying thickness. The machine is designed to remove the shells from the flesh as gently and completely as possible. It may be that further work will be necessary later, says Schröder.
A young woman in a business outfit and glasses looks into the camera.
Christin Klever had the idea for the ultrasound machine. Image: US Processing Klever UG
Where does the idea come from?
The ultrasound method is Christin Klever's idea. For her final thesis in mechanical engineering, the East Frisian examined crab shells for their consistency. The idea came from her professor, who was surprised that crabs were taken to Morocco to be peeled. After that, she began to design machines for the food industry full-time. Privately, however, she continued to research the crab project. At some point she came up with the idea that the shells contain lime and that lime can be destroyed using ultrasound.
Together with her father, who used to be a crab fisherman himself, she then founded a company. And now both are involved in the research project led by the Thünen Institute. According to Schröder, her company has developed "a preliminary stage of the machine". However, it is secret, says Schröder, and patent proceedings are currently underway.
Who else is involved in the project?
In addition to the Thünen Institute and the company US-Processing Klever UG, the University of Göttingen is also involved, which is investigating, among other things, how the crab meat can be marketed in other ways. "If we use the machine regionally and market the crabs as a regional product, what is the point? Perhaps customers will be prepared to pay more for a regional product," says Schröder. Then a crab sandwich would end up being more expensive than before, but at least it would be a regional product. In addition, the proportion of preservatives could be reduced if the crabs no longer had to be sent on the long journey to Morocco.
The Technology Transfer Center (TTZ) in Bremerhaven is currently investigating whether the peeling residues can be used sensibly. The chitin contained in the shell, for example, is a sought-after substance in the cosmetics industry, says Schröder. And disposal of the residues ultimately costs money. In addition, the Thünen Institute commissions external experts for individual issues.
A man stands on a cutter holding a sieve with crabs in his hand.
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 03:45 AM)
by Joc Spader June 02, 2024 01:46 AM
Member since July 2, 2018
Hey Tara. Chrome translated the entire article into English. The word crab in talked about instead of shrimps? They are mentioned towards the end tho. I'm going to buy some of this on Monday.
Shrimps = Krabben
Crab = Krebs
Most translators don't understand that little difference.
"Krebs"
also means cancer.
It would be a sensation if this machine in development could
"peel"
(cure) cancer!
If you look closely, the cover photo shows, what the article is about.
Shrimps
I like those plastic soup cups too…and will never admit it.
Real junk food!
This is what I call my lunch
"Chemiebaukasten"
(chemistry set/kit).
Spoiled by North Sea shrimps, I prefer this variety:
Haute Cuisine within 3 minutes! -
TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 04:44 PM)
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 06:17 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
Similar to the Swahili word "Kuku" Tara
Lots of words sounds similar across the world. It's all part of that Proto-Indo-European (PIE) I was telling you about in another thread
And (African) Swahili for noodles is
"noodles"
, Juanita.
You als said that
"Rome fell by Germany's hand"
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 05:08 PM)
Good luck getting noodles outside of the very few cities were Kiswahili is spoken to go with your kachumbari Tara
East Africa really was Germany's thing about 100 or so years ago
However, unlike Rome it was the Brits who protected it before giving the territories their independence
It's a cool history Tara, you might want to look into it
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 05:36 PM)
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 07:08 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
Good luck getting noodles outside of the very few cities were Kiswahili is spoken to go with your kachumbari Tara
East Africa really was Germany's thing about 100 or so years ago
However, unlike Rome it was the
Brits
who
protected
it before
giving
the territories
their independence
It's a cool history Tara, you might want to look into it
…that made my day.
The brave Brits
"protected"
their colonies.
And then the generous Brits gave them (voluntarily!) their freedom, hahahaha.
The World according to Juanita.
"German East Africa"
wasn't the entire East coast, it's today Tanzania.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 05:47 PM)
"German East Africa" wasn't the entire East coast, it's today Tanzania.
You might want to look at the map.
I know Tara, I've been there
I didn't just look it up. I've touched the tiny shackles that Germans used on the few Tanzanians they didn't kill, but enslaved. You should visit Bagamoyo, that was the main German slave camp used to ship those stolen from their villages across to Zanzibar before having those poor souls scattered across the Middle East and Asia
Until the Brits declared slavery illegal and spent a fortune stopping German, and other countries', ships from being in those waters.
Do you want to know how the number of large tribes in Tanzania dwindled to to the big three that exist just now? I'll give you a clue and it rhymes with shyzer
There's a door in Bagamoyo which heralded the dead body of the man reporting on all of the atrocities across a large region from Central to East Africa back to London were it was published in a large national newspaper tilting public sentiment towards how people were being treated there. You have heard of Doctor Livingston, I presume
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 05:54 PM)
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 07:47 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
I know Tara, I've been there
I didn't just look it up. I've touched the tiny shackles that Germans used on the few Tanzanians they didn't kill, but enslaved. You should visit Bagamoyo, that was the main German slave camp used to ship those stolen from their villages across to Zanzibar before having those poor souls scattered across the Middle East and Asia
Until the Brits declared slavery illegal and spent a fortune stopping German, and other countries', ships from being in those waters.
Do you want to know how the number of large tribes in Tanzania dwindled to to the big three that exist just now? I'll give you a clue and it rhymes with shyzer
There's a door in Bagamoyo which heralded the dead body of the man reporting on all of the atrocities across a large region from Central to East Africa back to London were it was published in a large national newspaper tilting public sentiment towards how people were being treated there. You have heard of Doctor Livingston, I presume
Blablabla…tl;dr
I'm tired of your arrogant
fiction novels
full of (historical) mistakes.
And your lack of punctuation.
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∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 05:58 PM)
And Britain declares another victory against those who keep really good records and then lose them all when it comes to explaining themselves
The church in Bagamoyo kept records Tara
It's right next to the teaching college there
Where are all my mistakes?
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 06:12 PM)
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 07:58 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
And Britain declares another victory against those who keep really good records and then lose them all when it comes to explaining themselves
The church in Bagamoyo kept records Tara
It's right next to the teaching college there
Where are all my mistakes? -
∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 06:15 PM)
I know that being ignored must work for you Tara and so you think using it personally is some sort of defence or attack (Or whatever).
Doesn't work on me though
I know you don't ignore me because you respond to me and so just accept that both our countries have had awful histories and let's try not to repeat them again
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 06:21 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
I know that being ignored must work for you Tara and so you think using it personally is some sort of defence or attack (Or whatever).
Doesn't work on me though
I know you don't ignore me because you respond to me and so just accept that both our countries have had awful histories and let's try not to repeat them again
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 08:15 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
I know that being ignored must work for you Tara and so you think using it personally is some sort of defence or attack (Or whatever).
Doesn't work on me though
I know you don't ignore me because you respond to me and so just accept that both our countries have had awful histories and let's try not to repeat them again -
∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 06:25 PM)
TaraDeS said...
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 08:15 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
I know that being ignored must work for you Tara and so you think using it personally is some sort of defence or attack (Or whatever).
Doesn't work on me though
I know you don't ignore me because you respond to me and so just accept that both our countries have had awful histories and let's try not to repeat them again
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TaraDeS — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 06:41 PM)
∂³∑x² said...
It's how they do it in Argentina Tara, it's not sexual
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 08:29 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
It's how they do it in Argentina Tara, it's not sexual
Kissing and puking is international. -
∂³∑x² — 1 year ago(June 02, 2024 07:39 PM)
TaraDeS said...
by ∂³∑x² June 02, 2024 08:29 PM
Member since May 7, 2024
It's how they do it in Argentina Tara, it's not sexual
Kissing and puking is international.
I'm thinking that must be exclusive to Germany Tara…
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