The seventh Jellyfish Blooms Symposium (JBS7), which concluded here on Saturday, has called for efforts to promote the consumption of jellyfish and value-added products from them by raising consumer awareness in the country.
In India, jellyfish caught as by-catches are at present treated as a waste product of fisheries. They need to be re-evaluated as an important source of high-value compounds within the context of a circular and sustainable economy, the symposium, organised by the department of aquatic biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, and ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), said.
“Jellyfish are more than a nuisance, and an ecosystem-based fisheries management approach, including the socio-economic benefits, needs to be emphasised for developing effective management strategies,” it said.
