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Laboratory of Food Chemistry & Technology School of Chemical Engineering National Technical University of Athens 7 th International Conference on Food Science & Technology: Innovation and Sustainability challenges, 8–9 November, Athens, Greece Discards during harvesting and non-commercial fish 20% of the fish catch Gutting 15% of the initial fish weight Filleting 55% of the initial fish weight Total volume of side streams 25 – 30 kilotons Eurostat Database 135.000 tn/year 55% of the European and 19% of the corresponding global production Farmed species: sea bream (52%) and sea bass (46% of total production) 2 Aquaculture in Greece