Byproducts Market Drives Up Value of Alaska's Pollock Industry (Fish Radio)
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish Radio with Laine Welch] December 5, 2016
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Fish Radio likes to spotlight fish parts that go well beyond dinner plates, and can add up to more value than fillets.
Pollock, for example, Alaska’s largest fishery which opens Jan. 20, produces millions of pounds of fish sticks, surimi and roe – but other pollock parts are being used to seal holes in lung and blood vessels. Researchers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have discovered that gelatin from pollock skins makes a sealant that is 12 times stronger than conventional uses. A big plus is the fish gelatin remains liquid at room temperature and can be sprayed directly on an open wound. It has the potential to be used on any organ. (Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology)...
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