Fish Processing Equipment
 Fish processing is a process, which takes place in the fish factory. Fish products are extremely popular all over the world. Fish and fish products have huge business prospects. Fish processing equipment, has to pass through various stages and quality norms.
Fish processing and its procedure requires a lot of safety measures included at every step. The products at every step have to be kept away from allergens to heavy metals, toxins, parasites and pathogens.
Before the fish processing equipment is put to use, the quality and the freshness of the fish at all stages have to be kept in mind. Factors such as quality, freshness and shelf life have to be determined.
Fish processing and preservation is an entire process which ranges from the basic fish drying to high pressure processing. Companies which are big in the business have their own fishing fleets along with private fisheries.
The operations which are a part of fish handling are: sorting, dressing, cutting, eviscerating, skinning, pre-cooking, breading, blanching, filleting, salting and packing.
Fish processing is divided into two categories which are: fish handling, where raw fish is processed and fish products manufacturing. As an initial process filleting and freezing of fresh fish is taken place towards the retail and catering outlets.
Some of the fish processing equipments are: fishing vessels, fish processing vessels and fish processing plants.
- A factory ship - is a fish processing vessel, this vessel is an ocean going vessel. It has advanced and extensive on board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish.
Fish processing ships consist of various types such as long line factory vessels, purse seine freezer vessels, stern trawlers, squid jiggers and freezer trawlers.
- Freezer trawler – This equipment processes the catch on the board itself, according to the specifications mentioned by the customer. This equipment is able to the process the fish into fillets as the fish is caught. These trawlers have the capacity to run approximately 60 to 70 meters in length. Freezer trawlers can go to the sea for around six weeks without a stop.
- Factory stern trawler – This processing equipment has added onboard processing facilities along with capacity of staying on sea for a long duration. A stern trawler works by towing a fishing trawl net and keep the catch stern.
- Factory squid jigger – The jigger is a completely specialized ship which attracts the squids with the help of powerful lights. The factory squid jigger is later able to fish thousands of squids at the same time. The factory squid jigger has the capacity to stay on the sea for a continuous span of around two years.
- Contemporary factory ships - also function as mother ships. Contemporary factory ships come under the category of automated and enlarged versions of whalers. These fish processing vessels are known to have sailed into water which are remote in nature, process the whale oil on the board itself and thereafter discard the carcass.
Fish processing equipments have come of age. You can choose from the best suitable equipment depending on the area of work.
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