An apparatus and a method for filleting a fish

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for filleting a fish. The apparatus comprises: - a conveyor for conveying the fish in a conveying direction with a backbone of the fish following a center plane of the apparatus and with lateral sides of the fish on opposite sides of the center plane; - two adjacent knifes arranged on opposite sides of the center plane for cutting away the lateral sides from the backbone; and - a shaping structure arranged to engage the lateral sides to obtain a desired shape of the lateral sides when the fish is engaged by the knifes. To increase yield and provide a more consistent way of filleting the fish, the apparatus comprises an electronic control structure configured to read a deformability parameter and to control the shaping structure to engage the lateral sides with a pressure depending on the deformability parameter.

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