Method and apparatus for harvesting of backmeat of a carcass or carcass part (1) of slaughtered poultry in connection with a process of filleting of said carcass or carcass part, comprising scraping said backmeat loose from the carcass or carcass part whereby a connection is maintained with fillets of the carcass or carcass part, and that prior to the filleting of said carcass or carcass part a neck portion of a backbone of the carcass or carcass parts is fixed in position, whereby thereafter the backmeat is scraped loose from the carcass or carcass part.
