MONEY MAKING AVENUES IN FISH FARMING

One of the hobbies which is rapidly becoming very popular, especially among retired civil servants, retired army officers, ex-politicians, jobless individuals and many more is raising or growing of fish and this can be done in

·       Concrete Tanks behind the house or backyard fish farming

·       Septic Tank Pond

·       Block barricade Pond

·        Dug pond.

They are at one way or the other engage in fish farming business as a result of the money spinning nature of this cool and stress free business ventures.

There are so many ways to make money from fish farming business; some of those ways are enumerated below.

1.    Provision of food: fishes and other aquatic organisms are used as food for man and livestock as they supply high quality protein to human diets as well as vitamins and mineral salts. They are good substitute for meat in the diets of low income people.

Some fishes, for example, Cod supplies edible oil which is rich in vitamin D and E and this can be used to prevent vitamin deficiencies.

It is believed fishes will always be in very high demand as the world population will continue to increase and this is an avenue for an interested farmer to explore the fortune in this agricultural enterprise .

2.    LEATHER: Apart from providing food for man and livestock, the skin of cartilaginous fishes such as Shark is tough with spines. It is dry, specifically treated to produce special leather called –SHARGREEN which is used in making hand bags, wallets, belts and shoes.

3.    RAW MATERIALS SUPPLY: Fish is a major raw materials for some industries that produce fish by products like fish meal, fish oil, fish manure and fish skin that can be used for further  productions as follow:

ü FISH MEAL : This is used in making livestock and poultry feeds

ü FISH OILS: These are used in making paints, enamels, vanishes, candles, soaps, drugs etc.

ü FISH MANURE: The fishes that are not edible for having gone bad during processing and preservation are used in making fertilizers which are rich in phosphates and lime,

4.    ORNANMENTS: The scales of fishes are sometimes used to make artificial pearls which are worn as beads. Oyster shell can be polished and worn as jewelries.

5.    GELLATIN AND GLUE: Fish bye products such as bones and scales and other discards are used as raw materials for producing gelatin and glue .

6.    DECORATION: The shell of oyster shells and periwinkles are used in decorating walls and buildings.

7.    PETS: Fishes are kept in aquarium for pleasure, beautification and decoration purposes.

8.    GENERAL ACCEPTABILITY: Fish has a lot of advantages over pork, beef and mutton because it is not rejected or restricted by any religion or tribe.

From the above, it is clear  that there are so many ways to make money in fish farming  business, you can explore any of the above and I assure you that you will definitely thank God for directing you to this powerful blog.