SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 



(Portland) 



Use of Frozen Processed Sea Food (Tables 1, g) 



Three fourths of all the establlshDients in Portland 

 said they bought sea food in the previous twelve 

 months. Among buyers of sea food, a substantial ma- 

 jority said they made purchases of sea food in the 

 frozen processed form. 



Thirty-three per cent of all the establishments said 

 they had bought frozen processed fish in November, 

 1958; 26 per cent said they had bought frozen proc- 

 essed shellfish ; ana 15 per cent said they had bought 

 portions . 



Among institutions (such as schools and hospitals), 

 the incidence of use of frozen processed sea food was 

 greater than among public eating places. 



Of the ten cities in the survey, Portland ranked 

 eighth, in terms of the percentage of all establish- 

 ments buying frozen processed sea food. 



B. Frozen Processed Fish - Purchases, Attitudes, 

 and Practices 



1. Purchases: Species and Amount of Pre- 

 preparation (Tables 3, **) 



Almost half of the users of frozen processed 

 fish bought frozen raw halibut during November, 

 1958. This was the most popular of the frozen 

 processed fish Items served in this area. Fro- 

 zen raw halibut was also the leading item, in 

 terms of total quantity purchased. 



Frozen raw salmon was also frequently bought 

 in Portland. Halibut steaks and salmon 

 steaks were each bought in a substantial quan- 

 tity by establishments in Portland. 



Other cities in the survey tended to prefer 

 frozen fish which had been processed into 

 steaks or fillets. Portland was exceptional 

 in that the leading species were bought in 

 the raw form where the processing consisted 

 mainly of cleaning and freezing. 



2. Attitudes Toward Prepreparation and Quality 

 and Condition of Fish (Tables 5, 51 



Most Portland purchasers were satisfied with 

 the present prepreparation of fish, and with 

 the quality and condition of the fish. 



3. Packaging of Fish (Tables 7, 8) 



Both of the leading Portland items --frozen 

 raw halibut and frozen raw salmon--were 

 bought in a great variety of package sizes. 



k. Methods of Preparing and Serving. Fish 

 (Table 9) 



Frying was the most popular method of pre- 

 paring fish among Portland establishments. 

 The average establishment served 70 per cent 

 of its fish fried. Frying was the leading 

 method in all ten cities of the study. 



