With the introduction of educational courses in fisheries by the Agricultural
Universities and Departments of Higher Education in India books dealing with
different disciplines in fisheries have become the most urgent need of the
students and the teachers. Post-harvest Technology of Fish and Fish Products, it
is hoped, will meet this need in the discipline of fish processing. This book
contains 19 chapters dealing with different aspects of fish processing
technology. Being basic to the understanding and teaching of processing
technology, the initial two chapters highlight the biochemical and
bacteriological aspects of fish and is followed by a chapter on onboard handling
and preservation. Chapters on drying, smoking,