The main objectives of the training were to utilize the waste obtained from fish processing unit in different fish by-products to reduce the waste management cost and environmental pollution. Number of by-products were introduced and was prepared by the postgraduate and undergraduate students during training. Preparation of economically important fish by-products like Fish oil from skin and liver, bone powder, fish maw, icing glass, silage and fertilizers were demonstrated to the participants.
The contents covered during this training:
- De-skinning of fish and its conversion into fish oil
- Methods to prepare silage from fish viscera
- De-boning and preparation of calcium enriched fish bone powder
- Collection of fish swim bladder for fish maw preparation
- Fish liver oil extraction