July 1966 



COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



47 



stomus xanthurus ). Other food fishes were 

 taken at the following maximum rates: 

 croakers ( Micropogon undulatus ), 161 pounds 

 averaging i pound each; black sea bass (Cen- 

 tropristes striatus ), 208 pounds averaging i 

 pound each; and flounders ( Paralichthys sp.), 

 50 pounds averaging \\ pounds each. 



A total of 33 half -hour drags was made 

 with a 6 -foot tumbler dredge in areas neigh- 

 boring the Cape Kennedy calico scallop bed 

 and northward along the outer shelf. No large 

 concentrations were observed although scat- 

 tered small scallops (P. gibbus ) were found 

 northward to 40 fathomis off Sapelo Island, 

 Ga. 



Three little tuna ( Euthynnus alletteratus ) 

 were caught on trolling lines. Two were 

 tagged and released. 



Note; See Commercial Fisheries Review . April 1966 p. 38. 



Transportation 



UNIFORM HIGHWAY LOADING 



REQUIREMENTS FOR 



FROZEN FOODS ESTABLISHED : 



A formal set of "Uniform Highway Load- 

 ing Requirements for Frozen Foods' has been 

 established by the Refrigerated Division, 

 Common Carrier Conference, Irregular Route, 

 and the Traffic and Warehousing Committee 

 of the National Association of Frozen Food 

 Packers. The requirements are for volun- 

 tary acceptance by shippers and carriers of 

 frozen foods. Many of the carriers who han- 

 dle fish as an exempt product are members 

 of the Common Carrier Conference. 



The requirements as set forth follow: 



A, EQUIPMENT: 



1. Trailers must be so constructed 

 and properly insulated that, when equip- 

 ped with appropriate refrigeration 

 units, they will be capable of maintain- 

 ing product at 0° F. or lower through- 

 out the load in all movements. 



2. All floor drain holes must be suit- 

 ably closed to prevent air leakage. 



3. Unless trailer is of envelope-type 

 construction or uses freon or liquid 

 nitrogen as a refrigerant, sidewalls 



may be stripped, racked, rippled or 

 baffled to provide clearance for air 

 circulation around the load. (See Sec- 

 tion C-3.) 



4. K product is loaded on pallets, no 

 floor racks are necessary. 



5. If product is loaded on extruded 

 floors, such floors must be free from 

 any dirt and debris. 



6. Equipment must be free from any 

 dirt, debris, and offensive odors. 



7. All doors must be tight fitting to 

 prevent air leakage. 



8. It is preferred that on mechanical 

 refrigeration units, air circulation 

 ducts extend from the circulating fans 

 to at least three -fourths the length of 

 the load. 



B. PRECOOLING: 



1. All units must be precooled to at 

 least 20° F. before loading. 



C. LOADING AND UNLOADING: 



1. Product temperature must be no 

 higher than 0° F. when tendered at 

 tailgate to motor carrier for loading. 

 Shipper, consignor or warehouse must 

 not tender to a carrier any container 

 which has been damaged or defaced to 

 the extent that it is in an unsalable con- 

 dition. 



2. Carriers must provide their driv- 

 ers with appropriate testing thermom- 

 eters and instruction in proper pro- 

 cedure to enable them to determine 

 that product they receive is at 0° F. 

 or lower. Arrival product tempera- 

 tures will be taken inside the trailer 

 within a reasonable time after arrival 

 and prior to any unloading. However, 

 the carrier must continue to protect 

 the product until such time as the con- 

 signee is ready to accept that which the 

 carrier is ready to tender. 



Note: Technical Service Bulletin No. 7 

 (Revised August 25, 1965), issued by the Na- 

 tional Association of Frozen Food Packers, 

 entitled "Frozen Food Temperatures --Their 

 Meaning and Measurement" describes suit- 



