| Summary: | The use of geothermal energy in fish processing, instead of oil and electricity, has many advantages. In the fishing industry, geothermal energy has mainly been applied to indoor drying of salted fish, cod heads, small fish, stockfish and other products. The first companies in this field were founded 25 years ago and now there are more than twenty companies. Most companies use geothermal energy for drying codheads and collar bone. In 2001, the consumption of hot water was about 2 millions tonnes or about 550 TJ. Experiments have been done on the use of geothermal steam for fishmeal processing, but the company involved is no longer in business. It also seems to be possible to utilize geothermal steam for freeze-drying. There are unexplored possibilities in the utilization of geothermal energy in regions where there are good harbors located in geothermal areas
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