Fish filleting machine

Fish filleting machine comprising a number of stations arranged in sequence for continuous filleting of fish, where the de-capitated and gutted fish is placed right side up, i.e. the back of the fish upwards and front end foremost in an in-feed channel where the machine further comprises:

• a first station comprising means for engaging the fish and centering said fish relative to a vertical plane of the machine, such that lower sides of the fish are arranged on opposite sides of said plane, and where cutting means are provided for cutting along the underside of the fish from the abdomen to the tail section;
• a second station comprising means for detecting and registering the vertical extent of the lower edges of the fish and the back of the fish;
• a third station comprising means for fixating the back of the fish, and cutting means for cutting slits in the back of the fish, said slits having an extent at least along either side of the protruding back fin;
• a fourth station comprising articulated cutting means, where said articulated cutting means are arranged on either side of the vertical plane, suitable for cutting/trimming at least a part of the lowermost sides and/or edges of the fish;
• a fifth station where upper cutting means are positioned along the vertical plane for cutting the fish meat free from the vertebrae of the fish;
• a sixth station comprising means for cutting vertically on either side of the vertebrae
• a seventh station for directing the bone-free fillets to further processing.