Mass Species of the Sea Star Asterina Pectinifera as a Potential Object of Mariculture

Abstract

Starfish Asterina (= Patiria) pectinifera) is widely distributed along the western coast of the Pacific Ocean from Sakhalin Island to the Yellow Sea. This is the most numerous species in the Peter the Great Bay of the Sea of Japan. Asterina tissues in large quantities contain a mixture of carotenoids, the most famous of which is astaxanthin. The developed technology of complex processing of A. pectinifera starfish allows to obtain biologically active collagen peptides and carotenoid preparations enriched with astaxanthin, exhibiting immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. They can be used as a raw material for obtaining new medicinal, cosmetic and food products.