Ribje usnje

Cimperman, Laura (author), Gorjanc, Marija (mentor)

Ribje usnje je vrsta eksotičnega usnja, ki ga izdelamo iz ribje kože, ki je stranski produkt predelave rib v prehrambeni in drugih industrijah. Za ribje usnje je značilna udobnost, trajnost, biorazgradljivost in velika trdnost, vendar pa je proizvodnja ribjega usnja še vedno manjša kot proizvodnja usnja iz kož toplokrvnih živali, kar pripisujemo manjši površini usnja, ki jo pridobimo iz ene ribe, in manjši prepoznavnosti, kar je posledica same zgodovine proizvodnje ribjega usnja. Dostopnost do izdelkov iz ribjega usnja omejuje tudi visoka cena izdelkov. V zadnjem času ribje usnje ponovno pridobiva ugled, saj postaja vse bolj zaželeno v modni industriji. Namen diplomskega dela je raziskava zgodovine ribjega usnja, njegovih značilnosti, postopka izdelave, nege samega usnja, geografske razširjenosti proizvodnje, uporabnosti različnih vrst rib in razširjenosti izdelkov iz ribjega usnja. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da se največ ribjega usnja proizvede v Evropi, sledi ji Severna Amerika, nato sledijo Južna Amerika, Afrika in Bližnji vzhod. Najmanj ribjega usnja se proizvede v Aziji in Avstraliji. Ribe, ki so najpogosteje uporabljene, pa so morske (67 %), prevladuje losos (12 %). Večino izdelkov iz ribjega usnja predstavljajo modni dodatki, kot so torbice, denarnice, nakit ipd. Cene ribjega usnja se giblje med 4,30 EUR in 630,70 EUR na kožo ene ribe, izdelki iz ribjega usnja pa med 20 EUR in 4.600 EUR na kos. Z razširitvijo proizvodnje ribjega usnja bi pomembno prispevali k zmanjšanju količine odpadkov v ribji industriji in s tem k zmanjšanju onesnaževanja okolja, hkrati pa bi omogočili nova delovna mesta v proizvodnji ribjega usnja in izdelkov iz ribjega usnja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: ribje usnje, eksotično usnje, sladkovodne ribe, morske ribe, stranski produkt ribje industrije
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: NTF - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
• Year: 2021
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-134080
• Publication date in RUL: 23.12.2021

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Fish leather

Abstract

Fish leather is a type of exotic leather made from fish skin, which is a byproduct of fish processing in the food and other industries. Fish leather is characterised as comfortable, durable, biodegradable and tough, but its production is still lower than production of the leather from skin of warm-blooded animals, which is due to the smaller surface area of leather, obtained from a single fish, and lower recognisability, which is due to specific history of fish leather production. The high price of fish leather products also limits their availability. Nowadays fish leather is slowly regaining its reputation as it has become more popular in the fashion industry. The aim of the thesis is to research the history of fish leather, its characteristics, production process, leather care, geographical distribution of production, use of different fish species and distribution of fish leather products. The results of the researsh show that Europe produces the most fish leather, followed by North America, then South America, Africa and the Middle East. Asia and Australia produce the least fish leather. The species most commonly used for fish skin leather are marine fish (67%), dominated by salmon (12%). Most fish leather products are fashion accessories such as handbags, wallets, jewellery, etc. Prices for fish leather range from 4.30 EUR to 630.70 EUR per skin and for fish leather products from 20 EUR to 4,600 EUR per piece. Increasing fish leather production would make an important contribution to reducing waste in the fish industry, thereby reducing environmental pollution, and moreover, it would create new job opportunities in fish leather production.

• Keywords: fish leather, exotic leather, freshwater fish, marine fish, waste product