Fish Waste Utilization for Food Security in the Pacific Region
Discover how tuna by-products are utilized for food security in the Pacific, including examples from Fiji and the Solomon Islands. Learn about the challenges and opportunities of repurposing fish waste for human consumption and pet food. Explore innovative strategies to ensure sustainable utilization of fish resources for regional food security.
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Tim Pickering SPC SPC/IFREMER Seminar on fish waste utilization June 11th 2012, Noum a, NC 1
Definitions: If tuna parts are being used for human food, then it is not a waste The likelihood of making alternative products from tuna by-products decrease if they are being used for human food One of three strategies to provide fish for food security is to have more of the oceanic fisheries catch landed and consumed domestically (Fisheries and CC Workshop) 2
Regional example: Fiji Tuna heads and skeletons are sold in Suva supermarkets for human food 3
Fiji tuna heads There is meat inside it, and it is cheap (FJD 2.50) But there are cold- chain issues that need to be addressed 4
Fish dust (saw meat) Even the fish dust can be sold for $1.00, as pet food 5
Solomon Islands - soltfish Reject tuna that is too low grade for export processing is sold in markets locally as soltfish These ones were SBD 40 or about SBD 8 per kg 6
Soltfish The quantity of solt fish in Honiara recently was 4x the quantity of fresh fish There are health issues not fresh, and high in salt 7
Conclusion Tuna by-products already make a contribution toward food security in the Pacific Interventions are needed to ensure that the by-product intended for human food is treated as a PRODUCT 8
