The development of the freezing and export of prawns in India
The paper deals with an overview on the preservation of fish by freezing process. Until a few years ago the surplus catches of fish, prawns were being dried, salted or pickled. The Kerala coast had always yielded large catches of prawns and about 5000 tons of dried prawns were annually exported to Burma and other Eastern countries. The Government of India looking at the great potential of this industry, has now, with a view to encourage exports, provided a series of incentives towards this end.
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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1964
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Subjects: | Fisheries, processing fishery products, freezing storage, prawns fisheries, marketing, fishery economics, Penaeidae, India, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32000 |
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Summary: | The paper deals with an overview on the preservation of fish by freezing process. Until a few years ago the surplus catches of fish, prawns were being dried, salted or pickled. The Kerala coast had always yielded large catches of prawns and about 5000 tons of dried prawns were annually exported to Burma and other Eastern countries. The Government of India looking at the great potential of this industry, has now, with a view to encourage exports, provided a series of incentives towards this end. |
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