Potentials and uses of Fish products and other aquatic animals
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2013, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Fish and other aquatic animal products do not only provide essential nutrients for the body but of several uses. Fish and other aquatic organisms are also processed into various food and non-food products. The flesh of many fish is primarily valued as a source of food; there are many edible species of fish, and many fish produce edible roe. Familiar marine molluscs enjoyed as a food source by humans include many species of clams, mussels, oysters, winkles, and scallops. Some crustaceans commonly eaten are shrimp, prawn, lobster, crayfish, and crabs. Echinoderms are not as frequently harvested for food as molluscs and crustaceans; however sea urchin roe is quite popular in many parts of the world. Most shellfish eat a diet composed primarily of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Shellfish are among the most common food allergens. It is now possible to wear shoes made of salmon leather, a jacket made of perch leather, or a handbag made of wolffish or cod leather. Sharkskin and rayskin which are covered with, in effect, tiny teeth can be used for sandpaper. These skins are also used to make leather and manufacture hilts of traditional swords. Apart from the medicinal values and their usefulness in the construction industry of fish products and other animals, their uses as poultry feed, craft, arts, architectural decorations, traditional use as tools and fish hooks, personal atonements, cultural and religion significance, horticulture, musical instruments cannot be overemphasized. This paper revels potentials and uses of fish products and other aquatic animals to stimulate research and utilization of fisheries resources in the near future. in Nigeria and other interested countries.
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J. F. N Abowei , E. N Ezekiel
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