UTILIZATION OF FRESHWATER FISH FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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2007
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Karnataka Veterinary Animal And Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
Abstract
Fishery is one of the most important areas which provide good quality food, promote health, and generate income to human being. It is an integrated activity directed towards food production and change in the availability of the resources affect catching, processing and marketing. During the last two to three decades, considerable progress and changes have taken place in the production of fish in India, but most of the attention has been focused virtually on production of fish and less on the associated utilization aspects. Out of the total fish production in India about 90% is being utilized for human consumption in various forms (fresh fish 70%, curing 12%, freezing 8%) while a large quantity of fish is lost through improper handling and processing (Gopakumar, 2005). Post harvest aspects of fish can enable more fish to be brought to the table as food for human consumption, through improved handling practices.