Process for the preparation of gelatin from fish parts includes the steps of washing the fish parts with an aqueous solution of a calcium hydroxide hydrate and ice to remove blood from the fish parts, treating the washed skins with an acid, and extracting gelatin from the fish skins at a temperature approximately between 100 Fahrenheit to 170 Fahrenheit and at an acidic pH approximately between pH 1.5 to pH 5.5.