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Fish waste management: turning fish waste into healthy fertilizer

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Title Fish waste management: turning fish waste into healthy fertilizer
 
Creator Sumithra, T G
Amala, P V
 
Subject Food and Feeding
Fisheries Management
 
Description In recent decades there has been a constant increase in global
population which generates the gigantic challenge of providing
food and livelihoods to a population well of greater than 9 billion
people by the middle of twenty-first century (FAO, 2018). Fisheries
sector plays a key role in providing food safety and employment
formany people. Global fish production has touched about 171
million tonnesby 2016 (FAO, 2018) and further increase in fish
production through growing aquaculture industry is expected
in coming decades. On contrast, of the overall worldwide fish
production, almost 75% is only used for human consumption
(FAO, 2007).The abandons from the world’s fisheries exceed
20 million tons annually(equivalent to 25% of total production)
which include “non-target” species, fish processing wastes and
by-products. Most of these are simply disposed off in landfills,
by incineration, or dumping at sea or lands. Considering the high
organic content fish waste is categorized as “certified waste”
that is even more costly to dispose. Management of fish waste
is coming under increased scrutiny to environmental issues
(Jesperson et al., 2000) and is an emerging alarm and cost burden
to whole fish industry (Anon, 2002). Considering the present
and future intensity of fish production, the ultimate disposal of
fish waste will turn out to be a serious problem for environment.
Utilization of fish wastes help to eliminate harmful environmental
aspects and improve the income for fish farmers, demanding
the critical necessity to find ecologically acceptable means for
reutilization of these wastes.
 
Publisher ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2020
 
Type Book Section
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/16417/1/Aquaculture%20Worker%20Training%20Manual_2020_Ch%2012.pdf
Sumithra, T G and Amala, P V (2020) Fish waste management: turning fish waste into healthy fertilizer. In: Aquaculture Worker. 978-93-82263-32-6 . ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, pp. 131-140.