Utilization Of Fish Waste: New Perspectives

Description: The shortage of marine resources calls for the implementation of new technological processes for providing a better utilization of waste and by-products from fisheries and fish processing activities. Most of these by-products are currently used as raw materials for animal feed. It is estimated that their utilization in human foodstuffs, nutraceuticals, pharmacy, or cosmetics would increase their value fivefold. This book discusses the opportunities for upgrading these materials by means of basic technologies such as hydrolysis, membrane ultrafiltration, and better handling techniques.

Contents: Current Situation of Fish Discards and Fish By-Products Anais Penven and Jean Pascal Berge Improved Utilization of Fish Waste, Discards, and By-Products and Low-Value Fish towards Food and Health Products Carlos Cardoso and Leonor Nunes Functional Properties of Fish Protein Hydrolysates Carla Pires, and Irineu Baptista Antioxidant Effect of Peptides from Marine Fish Protein Hydrolysates Isuru Wijesekara, Dai-Hung Ngo, and Se-Kwon Kim ACE-Inhibitory Peptides from Marine Sources Raul Perez, Pedro J. Garcia, and Francisco J. Espejo Antimicrobial Peptides from Fish Yannick Fleury Secretagogues Effects of Fish and Shellfish By-Products Upgrading Benoit Cudennec, Pascal Dhulster, and Rozenn Ravallec Lipids from Marine Sources Rocio Morales and M. Mar Munio Energy Valorization (Biodiesel) from Marine Oils Mohriam Khanum and Pedro J. Garcia