Aquaculture fish-by products: a source of marine collagen

Poster.-- World Seafood Congress 2023 in association with International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety, 25-27 September 2023, Peniche, PortugalCollagen is one of the most important structural proteins in the animal kingdom and it is present in different types of tissues and structures, such as connective tissues, bones or skin. Collagen and its denatured form, gelatine, exhibit a great number of industrial applications, such as ingredient for the cosmetic , nutraceutical and pharmaceutical ,food industries and even for biomaterial and tissue engineering. The potential of some aquaculture by-products for obtaining collagen as a main by-product in the framework of the H2020 project Green Aquaculture Intensification in Europe was studied.The main outcome of the project was to increase quantity, quality and sustainability of farmed productsAuthors thank the financial support received from the projects GAIN (EU, Horizon 2020 Framework Research and Innovation Programe under GA n 773330) and Xunta de Galicia (Grupos de Potencial Crecimiento, IN607B 2018/19).N