Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1: A History of the Seafood Industry; The fish curing industry; Fish canning; Canning salmon; 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; Further reading; 2: Harvesting Techniques; Classification of harvesting techniques; Fishing optimization; Miscellaneous and experimental gear; Acknowledgment; Further reading; 3: Groundfish; Introduction.

The Seafood Industry: Species, Products, Processing, and Safety, Second Edition is a completely updated and contemporary revision of Flick and Martin & rsquo;s classic publication, The Seafood Industry. Covering all aspects of the commercial fish and shellfish industries & ndash; from harvest through consumption & ndash; the book thoroughly describes the commercial fishery of the western hemisphere. The international audience will also find the coverage accessible because, although species and regulations may differ, the techniques described are similar worldwide, . The second edition contains a si.

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