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‘The next step': Reducing waste and increasing value in fish processing and aquaculture

By Moira Baird

Turning processing discards into high-value compounds for the food, medical, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors.

That's the focus of Marine Institute (MI) researchers who are examining cost-effective and environmentally sustainable ways for fishing and aquaculture industries to maximize the use and value of so-called "waste."

Some examples of discards are chitin from shrimp shells, polyunsaturated fatty acids from farmed salmon and collagen from sea cucumbers.

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