Departmental Impact

Policy, process or practice on waste disposal - Covering hazardous materials

2022

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