Abstract
The fish production in Brazil in 2011 was 544,500 tons, generating approximately 381,200 tons of waste. Tilapia is the freshwater species of fish most industrialized in Brazil, with 235,800 tons in 2011, the yield is around 30%, generating 163,000 tons of waste, with great potential for use. Being 70% the water content, its use would get approximately 50 thousand tons of products with a h…