Valorization of Seafood waste and the production of Vermicompost – A Sustainable Solution

Vermicomposting was investigated as a potential solution for the appropriate disposal of seafood waste in the Alappuzha district. Ambalappuzha, a seaside town in Kerala, has long been a centre for the processing of seafood. Significant environmental and public health issues have arisen as a result of the area's many peeling sheds' inappropriate disposal of fish debris. The experimental setup was built on our college campus. For vermicomposting Eisenia foetida was chosen. Fish and vegetable waste were placed in equal amounts to two prepared vermibed beds, which were then left to break down for forty-five days. After being adequately dried, the vermicompost was gathered and sent to a soil laboratory for additional nutrient analysis. Vegetable and seafood waste vermicompost both exhibited comparable physical and chemical properties and composted in the same amount of time. A 319.8 kg/ha of potassium and 4.21% nitrogen were extracted from composted seafood waste. The vegetable waste compost contained 410 kg/ha of potassium and 4.6% nitrogen. This study can be used as a benchmark for the proper disposal of waste as well as making the waste as an organic bio fertilizer, thus alleviating the pollution problem associated with seafood waste disposal.