Transforming Fishing Industry By-products Into Valuable Resources

Have you ever thought about what happens to waste from the fishing industry? With EU support, Estonian scientists have found a great answer: they transform it into wound dressings and leather-like fabrics! Experts in fisheries, fish processing, science, and production joined forces to tackle the persistent problem of fish waste and unlocked the potential of raw materials like gelatine, chitin, and chitosan, by turning them into innovative nanofibers.
Extracting hidden treasures
The fishing industry produces a lot of solid and liquid waste, ranging from inedible parts of fish, skin, heads, tails...
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