TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF MARINE BY-PRODUCTS IN INDIA
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Abstract
Marine by-products coming under the ancillary products group found
many applications in pharmaceutical and industrial sectors. Although many
of these products are fetching very high price at the export market, adequate
statistics regarding their current production, marketing and utilisation is
lacking. The present analysis deals with the production potential, level of
exploitation, uses, export growth rate and potential for the future of some
of these marine by-products. The analysis revealed that an estimated quantity
of 205 tonnes of shells, 10 tonnes of gastropod operculum, 4,932 tonnes of
shark liver oil and 4,384 tonnes of shark cartilage could be produced annually
in India with the current landings. The production potential of chitin is
estimated as 3,560 tonnes from shrimp shell wastes and 1,354 tonnes from
crab shell wastes. The high unit value of different products clearly indicates
the scope for their development by evolving appropriate utilisation and
marketing strategies.
Keywords: by-products, production potential, marketing, growth rate