Eyo, A.A. (1992) Utilization of freshwater fish species in Nigeria. In: 10th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) , 16-20 November, 1992 , Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Abstract
The paper examines the pattern of utilization of freshwater fish species in Nigeria. It was observed that although fishermen have a preference for fresh fish sales only 30% of fresh fish captured actually get to the consumers. The rest are preserved by smoke curing (60-65%), salting and sundrying (less than 5%), deep frying and fermentation (about 1%). Constraints to fish utilization were identified which include poor infrastructure, losses of fish and fish products as a result of traditional post harvest technology and socio economic factors. The need for the development of appropriate research to solve the problems of traditional post harvest technology was emphasised
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
|---|
| Title: | Utilization of freshwater fish species in Nigeria |
|---|
| Personal Creator/Author: | |
|---|
| Page Range: | pp. 32-38 |
|---|
| Date: | 1992 |
|---|
| Event Title: | 10th Annual Conference of the Fisheries Society of Nigeria (FISON) |
|---|
| Event Type: | Conference |
|---|
| Event Location: | Abeokuta, Nigeria |
|---|
| Event Dates: | 16-20 November, 1992 |
|---|
| Issuing Agency: | Fisheries Society of Nigeria |
|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nigeria; fishery products; freshwater fish; processing fishery products; product development |
|---|
| Subjects: | Fisheries |
|---|
| Item ID: | 3342 |
|---|
| Depositing User: | Mr Luigi Baldassari |
|---|
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jun 2010 08:57 |
|---|
| Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2011 19:32 |
|---|
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/3342 |
|---|
Actions (login required)
![[img]](http://aquaticcommons.org/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
