2024 Vol. 30 No.2 PP 375-379

https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v30i2pp375-379

Fish waste to priceless asset a survey of fish waste from fish markets of Nanded city, Nanded (MS) India

^*Jayvardhan V Balkhande and Shaikh Azeem Issak¹ The amount of fish waste produced worldwide has increased dramatically. Significant economic and environmental issues are raised by the estimated two-thirds of fish that are thrown away as garbage. Therefore, the disposal and recycling of these wastes have become a key issue that must be addressed. India stood 02 position in inland fish production and the waste from fish was also in huge quantity, the use of discarded fish waste can be a sustainable strategy for implementing a circular bioeconomy, where valuable additional materials are produced. In this study, we highlighted the generation of fish waste from fish market in Nanded city and the huge role that fish waste can play in the socio-economic sector. During our study from October 2022 to September 2023, it was recorded that the amount of fish waste were huge in the months of October 22, November 22, December 22, June 2023 and September 23.

KEY WORDS : Fish markets, Fish waste, Marathwada, Nanded.