ABSTRACT
Very recently, biotechnological processes such as biocatalytic and fermentation processes have emerged as an integral part of seafood processing; they serve not only as an attractive alternative to chemical, physical, and mechanical methods in the processing of seafood byproducts, but also as tools for recoveringvarious valuable components. It is well recognized that biotechnological processes are ecofriendly and provide a possibility to recover additional useful components other than the target component from the raw materials. In recent years, scientific research in this area has grown significantly, attracting the interest of scientists, food processors, policy makers, and so on. Perhapsthis is mainly due to the increased demand for complete utilization of the abundant seafood processing by-products not only as untapped sources of bioactive molecules but also to minimize the related environmental issues. In this chapter, the scope for valorization of the enormous quantity of seafood processing by-products is explored toward deriving useful biologicals and novel biomolecules.
