The Seafood Industry

Although there are excellent books on specific aspects of the seafood industry, few, if any, offer both the breadth and depth of information that the editors and authors of The Seafood Industry provide here. The Seafood Industry is designed to cover the spectrum of seafood topics, taking the product...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flick, George J., Martin, Roy E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 A History of the Seafood Industry
  • The Fish-Curing Industry
  • Fish Canning
  • The Shrimp Fishery
  • Canning Oysters, Clams, and Crabs
  • The Fish Canning Industry
  • The Haddock Fishery
  • Early Pacific Fisheries
  • The Menhaden Fishery
  • The Whaling Industry
  • An Overview of Our Heritage
  • 2 Harvesting Techniques
  • Classification of Harvesting Techniques
  • Nets
  • Trap and Pot Gear
  • Hook-and-Line Fishing
  • Shellfish Dredging and Scooping Gear
  • Miscellaneous and Experimental Gear
  • 3 Groundfish
  • The Cod Family
  • Hake
  • Pollock
  • Halibut
  • Sablefish
  • Other Species
  • East Coast Groundfish
  • East Coast Fishing Industry: A Historical Perspective
  • West Coast Fishing Industry: A Historical Perspective
  • 4 Pelagic Fish
  • Physical Adaptation
  • Musculature
  • Methods of Capture
  • Preservation
  • Nutritional Value
  • Labeling
  • Quality Factors
  • 5 Shellfish-Mollusks
  • Natural History
  • Feeding
  • The Mollusk and Public Health
  • Conservation Regulations
  • Thawing
  • Temperature Indicators
  • 14 Handling of Fresh Fish
  • Review of Fish Spoilage
  • Temperature Effect
  • Bruises and Cuts
  • Bacterial Contamination
  • Washing and Sanitizing
  • 15 Merchandising and Managing a Fresh Seafood Department
  • Buying Fresh Seafood
  • Display Objectives and Techniques
  • Long-Range Planning
  • Management Commitment
  • Underlying Assumptions
  • Profile of a Trade Area
  • 16 Nutrition and Preparation
  • Major Nutrients
  • Trace Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Preparation
  • Smoking
  • Frying
  • Poaching
  • Steaming
  • Microwave Cooking
  • 17 Cleaning and Sanitation
  • Microbiology and Factors Affecting Microbial Growth
  • Principles of a HACCP Program
  • Chemistry of Water
  • Fundamentals of Cleaning
  • Fundamentals of Detergents
  • Fundamentals of Sanitation
  • Environmental Control in Processing and Packaging
  • 18 Aquaculture
  • History of Aquaculture
  • Types of Aquaculture
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Aquaculture
  • 23 Transportation, Distribution, and Warehousing
  • Transportation
  • Distributors That Take Ownership of Product
  • Warehousing
  • Basic Requirements for Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture Production
  • Culture Systems and Techniques
  • Future of Aquaculture
  • 19 Waste Treatment and Utilization
  • Seafood Wastewater
  • Wastewater Guidelines
  • Treatment
  • Solids Disposal
  • Utilization
  • Expectations
  • 20 Fish Meal and Oil
  • Wet Rendering Process
  • Production of Fish Meal
  • Production of Fish Oil
  • Production of Condensed Fish Solubles
  • Pollution Control
  • Quality Control
  • End Uses
  • Fish Oil
  • 21 Regulations
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Lacey Act
  • U.S. Customs
  • Other Legislation
  • State Regulations
  • Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC)
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • 22 Smoked, Cured, and Dried Fish
  • Economic Importance
  • Principles of Smoking, Drying, and Curing
  • Smoked Fish Processing
  • Spoilage and Contamination of Smoked Fish
  • Dried Salted Fish
  • Government Regulations
  • Quality Control
  • Major Commercial Species
  • 6 Shellfish-Crustaceans
  • Crabs
  • Shrimp
  • Lobsters
  • 7 Miscellaneous and Underutilized Species
  • Need for Exploitation
  • Tradition and Consumer Acceptance
  • Miscellaneous Underutilized Species
  • Development Projects
  • 8 Processing Finfish
  • Mince
  • Surimi
  • Surimi Manufacturing Procedures for White-Fleshed Fish
  • The Surimi Production Plant
  • Surimi Based on Dark-Fleshed Fish
  • Batters and Breading
  • 9 Processing Mollusks
  • Processing for the Live Market
  • Processing for the Fresh Market
  • Further Processing
  • Freezing
  • Canning
  • Pickled Mollusks
  • 10 Processing Crustaceans
  • Blue Crab
  • Shrimp
  • King Crab
  • 11 Freshwater Fish
  • Current Status
  • Other Fisheries
  • Markets/Processing
  • Composition and Quality
  • Selected Species
  • 12 Packaging
  • Why Package
  • Package Selection
  • Handling Characteristics of Packaging Materials
  • 13 Freezing
  • Factors Affecting Frozen Shelf Life
  • Storage Temperature
  • Packaging