1st Edition

Marine Biotechnology A Gateway to Blue Economy

Edited By Anjana K. Vala, Dushyant R. Dudhagara Copyright 2026
230 Pages 12 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

230 Pages 12 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The marine environment has always been beneficial to mankind in one way or another. With advancements in scientific knowledge and technological development, novel aspects of marine resources have been and are being revealed that can be harnessed for sustainable development of blue economy. The book Marine Biotechnology: A Gateway to Blue Economy is an attempt to present before the scientific... Read more

1. Harnessing Seaweed Bioactive Compounds for Health  

Sheyma Inoubli, Kai L. Baltrusch, María Dolores Torres, Herminia Domínguez and Noelia Flórez-Fernández  

 

2. Fish Collagen Peptides: Preparation, Characteristics and Potential Applications 

Hari Eko Irianto and Giyatmi Gyatmi  

 

3. Halophilic Microorganisms and their Biotechnological Potential in Agricultural Systems 

Mayara Baptistucci Ogaki  

 

4. Marine Microbes for Bioremediation of Fishing Industry Wastes towards the Blue Economy 

Sihono, Endar Marraskuranto, Nurhayati, Muhamad Darmawan and Hari Eko Irianto  

 

5. Omics Translation: Marine-Derived Pharmaceuticals for the Blue Bio-economy  

Parthkumar Prajapati, Bhavika Parekh, Rimpal Bhanderi, Chandrashekar Mootapally and Neelam Nathani  

 

6. Industrially Important Red Seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii: Emerging Applications in the Domain Marine Biotechnology 

Digvijay Singh Yadav, Doniya Elze Mathew, Sumit Sudhir Phakatkar, Cathrine Sumathi Manohar and Vaibhav A. Mantri  

 

7. Ulvan from Green Seaweed as a Sustainable Source of Sulfated Polysaccharide for Biomedical Applications 

Dina Fransiska, Bakti Berlyanto Sedayu, Ellya Sinurat, Endar Marraskuranto and Hari Eko Irianto  

 

8. Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Marine Microorganisms for Novel Anticancer Drugs 

Bhumi Javia, Anjana K. Vala and Dushyant R. Dudhagara  

 

9. Biotechnological Application of Probiotic and Biocontrol Properties of Marine Bacillus Species in Developing the Blue Economy 

Shubhra Singh and Douglas J. H. Shyu 

 

 

Biography

Anjana K. Vala, associated with Department of Life Sciences, M.K. Bhavnagar University, is a Ph.D. in Microbiology. She has 25 years of PG teaching and research experience. Her research areas include marine microbial diversity and physiology, bioremediation and nanobiotechnology. She had received DST Fast Track Young Scientists, CSIR SRA and DST Women Scientists (WOS-A) fellowships. Dr. Vala has over 70 publications, 3 books, 1 co-edited special issue of journal and 1 patent to her credit.


Dushyant R. Dudhagara is a Faculty at the Department of Life Sciences, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University. He is a Ph.D. in Microbiology and recipient of National Post-Doctoral Fellowship and international senior research fellowship. Dr. Dudhagara's research areas of interest include marine and environment microbiology and microbial ecology. Based on his research work, he has published more than 35 research papers. He is an editorial board member in Elsevier Journal. He has received various international awards.