Marine natural products have recently attracted industrial
applications not only as a source of pharmaceutical products but
also for their beneficial effects on human health. There is a
tremendous increase in the number of marine substances and
natural products derived from marine organisms finding
commercial applications in industries every year. The main sources
of collagen for industrial use have been limited to land-based
animals, such as bovine or porcine skin and bone. However, the
outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and foot-andmouth
disease (FMD) crisis in recent decades have raised concerns
among consumers over collagen and collagen-derived products of
land-animal origin [4]. In addition, the collagen extracted from
porcine is not suitable for use as a component in some foods due to
social and cultural concerns. Therefore, alternative source of
collagen should be explored. Researchers have found that the skin,
bone, scale, fin and cartilage of freshwater and marine fishes proved
to be the good source of the same. Apart from these, the type I
collagen derived from the scallops mantle; Ascidian muscle layer and
the pearl oyster adductor muscle were also good source of collagen