Fish waste as a potential feed ingredient for fish meal production.

Abstract

The fisheries and aquaculture sector has increased production in present, however, the products aren’t utilized to their full economic potential, leading to the generation of waste. Disposal of seafood wastes because of not only substantial environmental pollution but also a loss of the prospective value of such goods stressed the prominence of finding suitable modalities to manage fish waste. The experiments have explored, that being a main source of protein, minerals, and vitamins, fish waste could be converted to fish meal as it is the costliest source of protein. Fish meal is one of the most valuable byproducts of the marine industry that isn’t used for human food and can be utilized as a feed ingredient not only for fish but for other animals too. On the other hand, production of fish meal is challenged due to lower catch from capture fishing, increased cost, and put forward to utilize the alternative sources for fish meal production. Fish byproducts are employed in the creation of fish meals to address these difficulties and could reduce fishing pressure on meal-targeted species. Accordingly, the book chapter discusses elucidating the utilization of fish waste and byproducts as a source for fish meal production, factors influencing the production, and merits and demerits addressed by the production and how those can be overcome.