Finding New Uses for Crab Shells in Agriculture

Photo caption: Crab shells contain chitosan, a valuable compound with a broad range of applications. Photo credit: Krit Kongcharoenpanich via Shutterstock. Article by Emily Baron Cadloff. Modern Farmer – April 11, 2022.

We’ve been looking at crab, and other crustaceans, all wrong. Going crabbing for food, digging into the (admittedly delicious) meat and tossing the shell away, all to end up in a landfill or compost pile? That’s just throwing away the most valuable part of the crab, argues Kevin Hammill, CEO of Tidal Grow, a branch of Tidal Vision. The company has gone all in on crab shells. Why? Because of chitosan. […]

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