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Live Transportation of Food Fishes : Current Scenario and Future Prospects


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1 Faculty of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 016, India
2 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi 682 029, India
3 ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400 061, India
 

Live fish has emerged as a highly in-demand commodity in the recent past due to the progressive quality concepts of seafood consumers. Live fish transportation depends on several internal and external factors which need to be considered critically for improving survival as well as quality during transportation. The lack of a systematic approach for live fish transportation, from on-farm handling to marketing, is the most significant issue faced by the stakeholders. This article provides an integrated insight into the current state of knowledge in the field of live transportation of food fishes emphasizing the significance, present status, challenges and exploration possibilities.

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Aquaculture, Anaesthetization, Food Fishes, Live Transportation, Water Quality.
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Authors

Vishnu R. Nair
Faculty of Marine Sciences, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 016, India
U. Parvathy
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi 682 029, India
T. J. Jithin
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi 682 029, India
P. K. Binsi
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi 682 029, India
C. N. Ravishankar
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai 400 061, India

Abstract


Live fish has emerged as a highly in-demand commodity in the recent past due to the progressive quality concepts of seafood consumers. Live fish transportation depends on several internal and external factors which need to be considered critically for improving survival as well as quality during transportation. The lack of a systematic approach for live fish transportation, from on-farm handling to marketing, is the most significant issue faced by the stakeholders. This article provides an integrated insight into the current state of knowledge in the field of live transportation of food fishes emphasizing the significance, present status, challenges and exploration possibilities.

Keywords


Aquaculture, Anaesthetization, Food Fishes, Live Transportation, Water Quality.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv124%2Fi4%2F418-425