INDEX 



385 



Composition, 339-349 

 amino acids, 344-346 

 bibliographic references, 376-377 

 clams, 189 

 crabs, 196 

 fish meal, 255-256 

 fish solubles, 144-145 

 latent heat, 297 

 lipids, 346-347 

 lobster, 196 

 oil, 346-347 

 oysters, 186 



physical properties, 297 

 protein, 344-346 

 proximate, 340-343 



of parts of fish, 343-344 

 specific heat, 297 

 vitamins, 348 

 water, 344 



yield of fillets and steaks, 339-340 

 Conservation, 13-21, 120 



bibliographic references, 375-376 

 Cookers, fish meal, 224-225 

 for menhaden meal, 154 

 for sardine meal, 141 

 Core oils, 266 

 Crabs, 193-205 



biochemistry of, 195 

 blue crab, 196-200 



canned, 199-200, 317 



description of, 196-197 



fishing methods, 44-47, 197 



fresh and frozen meat, 197-199 

 composition of, 196 

 description of, 193-195 

 distribution of, 196 

 Dungeness, 200-203 



canned, 202-203, 317 



distribution of, 200 



fishing methods for, 44-47, 200 



fresh and frozen, 201-202 

 king, 203-205 



canned, 203-205, 317 



distribution of, 203 



fishing methods, 45, 47, 203 



frozen, 205 

 live holding of, 195 

 meal and oil from, 221 

 precooking of, 195 

 season of harvesting, 39 

 statistics, 27, 30, 194 

 Creatine, 349 

 Croaker, 27, 31 



Crustaceans. See individual species as 

 Crabs 



Curing, 323-335. See also specific prod- 

 ucts as Pickled fish, Smoked fish 

 bibliographic references, 381-382 

 principles of, 325-327 

 production methods, 327-334 

 statistics, 37, 324-325 



Dehydrated fish. See Dried fishery 



products 

 Denaturation of proteins, 358-359 

 Detergents, 268-269 

 Discoloration. See Color and discolora- 

 tion 

 Diseases in fish, 18 

 Dredges, 43-44 



clam, 188 



oyster, 184 



scallop, 190 

 Dressing fish 



haddock, 64 



halibut, 122, 126 



salmon, 116-117 



sardines, 133-134, 139-140 



at sea, 64, 122, 281 



shrimp, 172 



tuna, 93 

 Dried fishery products 



principles of drying, 325-326 



production of, 324-325 



shrimp, freeze-dried, 181 



shrimp, sun-dried, 180-181 

 Dry salting, 327-329 

 Dryers, fish meal, 226-227 



for sardine meal, 142-143 



Enzymatic changes. See Autolysis 

 Exports. See Imports and exports 

 Eyes, fish, 7 



Fats. See Fish oils 



Fatty acids, 261, 264-265, 346. See also 



Fish oils 

 Fertilizer, fish, 252 

 Filleting 



description of, 283-285 



flounder and sole, 73 



fresh water species, 85 



haddock, 64 



ocean perch, 69-70 

 Fillets 



characteristics of, 276 



transportation of, 286-287 



yield of, 340 

 Fins, 5-6 



Fire retardants, 267 

 Fish hatchery feed, 239 



