Kenyan fish leather, the new trade battling huge scale waste

[Article] In Kisumu, Kenya's third biggest city, fish is a culinary delight and one of the biggest economic activities of the city. But once the fish's most desired parts are sold off, the rest is wasted. Newton, a local tanner, has found an innovative way to make sure that no part of the fish is wasted: creating fish leather.

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Have you ever heard of leather made from Fish skin? Newton, a Kenyan tanner in Kisumu, specialises in just that.
Once the scales are off, the fish skins dry for a whole day under the sun, and now Newton can start tanning.
First the skins soak in a drum, then the remaining flesh is taken off so the...
This article was published Friday, 27 November, 2020 by AFP (292 words)
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