Blue Fashion: From Lake Turkana to the runway
21 November 2018, Kitale, Kenya - Blue Fashion is an emerging sector in the Blue Economy, as, next to petroleum, the fashion industry is the second most polluting industry in the world. Blue, sustainable fashion focuses on the use of marine raw materials and by-products to develop sustainable bio-alternatives for the fashion industry.
In a fish processing factory in Kitale, skilled workers are now fileting fish caught in Lake Turkana in a way that best preserves the skin. The fish skin is then washed and drained before going through the various stages – liming, fleshing, de-liming, bating, degreasing and pickling. Afterwards, the tanning process begins to convert the fish skin into leather. Next comes dyeing and finishing.
The additional products made from locally caught fish adds value to the catch, offering higher prices to the fishers and creates alternative local employment for the community.
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In a fish processing factory in Kitale, skilled workers are now fileting fish caught in Lake Turkana in a way that best preserves the skin. The fish skin is then washed and drained before going through the various stages – liming, fleshing, de-liming, bating, degreasing and pickling. Afterwards, the tanning process begins to convert the fish skin into leather. Next comes dyeing and finishing.
The additional products made from locally caught fish adds value to the catch, offering higher prices to the fishers and creates alternative local employment for the community.
For more information: www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1171688/
For higher resolution files: photo-library@fao.org
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