| Abstract: | The pollution abatement technologies are briefly reviewed with emphasis on those which may be suitable for application to fishery processing operation. Because of the structure of American fisheries (generally small, seasonal operations), most recommended technologies for handling waste which involve large capital investment are economically not feasible. Other attributes of fisheries, mainly their location in coastal resort areas or tidewaterland or rock outcroppings, limit the use of other pollution abatement technologies such as lagooning and landfill methods. The result is that relatively new and inexpensive methods must be sought to alleviate fishery processing wastes from becoming a pollution problem. Some methods are suggested and discussed in this review. These include: production of fish “silage”; blending or composting with other industrial wastes; and the production of high valued by-products. |
