A fish factory, also called a fish plant, fish processing facility, is a facility where
fish processing
The term fish processing refers to the processes associated with fish and fish products between the time fish are caught or harvested, and the time the final product is delivered to the customer. Although the term refers specifically to fish, in ...
is performed. Fish factories range in the size and range of species of fish they process. Some species of fish, such as
mackerel
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of pelagic fish, mostly from the family Scombridae. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living along the coast or offshore in the oceanic environment.
...
and
herring
Herring are forage fish, mostly belonging to the family of Clupeidae.
Herring often move in large schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic Ocea ...
, and can be caught at sea by large pelagic
trawlers and offloaded to the factory within a few days of being caught. Or the fish can be caught by freezer trawlers that freeze the fish before providing it to factories, or by
factory ship
A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier ...
s which can do the processing themselves on board. Some fish factories have
fishing vessel
A fishing vessel is a boat or ship used to catch fish in the sea, or on a lake or river. Many different kinds of vessels are used in commercial, artisanal and recreational fishing.
The total number of fishing vessels in the world in 2016 was ...
s catching fish for them at a given times of the year. This is to do with quotas and seasons conflicting how much and when the fish can be landed.
Gallery
Image:Factoría de salazones 001.jpg, Remains of an ancient garum
Garum is a fermented fish sauce that was used as a condiment in the cuisines of Phoenicia, ancient Greece, Rome, Carthage and later Byzantium. Liquamen is a similar preparation, and at times they were synonymous. Although garum enjoyed its g ...
fish factory at Baelo Claudia
Baelo Claudia was an ancient Roman town of Hispania, located outside of Tarifa, near the village of Bolonia, in southern Spain. Lying on the shores of the Strait of Gibraltar, the town was originally a fishing village and trade link when it wa ...
, in Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' ( Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
. This Spanish garum was exported to Ancient Rome
In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–50 ...
.
Image:Fiskvinnslukonur-1910-1920-kirkjusandur.jpg, Women working with stock fish in a fish factory in Kirkjusandur, Reykjavík
Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a pop ...
, Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
, around 1910–1920
Image:Halteyri04.jpg, Women working in a modern fish factory in Halteyri, Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
Image:Barge.png, Floating fish processor Atlantis
See also
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Cannery Row
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Factory ship
A factory ship, also known as a fish processing vessel, is a large ocean-going vessel with extensive on-board facilities for processing and freezing caught fish or whales. Modern factory ships are automated and enlarged versions of the earlier ...
*
Fish company
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Gulf of Georgia Cannery
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List of harvested aquatic animals by weight
This is a list of aquatic animals that are harvested commercially in the greatest amounts, listed in order of tonnage per year (2012) by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Species listed here have an annual tonnage in excess of 160,000 tonnes ...
References
* Garrity-Blake, Barbara J (1994
''The Fish Factory: Work and Meaning for Black and White Fishermen of the American Menhaden Industry''University of Tennessee Press.
* http://p2pays.org/ref/24/23296/f_chp2.pdf
* https://web.archive.org/web/20160409141334/http://www.radialnutrition.com/50-fish-oil-facts/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120328080524/http://www.mdi-nepal.org/case4.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110728003506/http://dare.co.in/opportunities/agriculture-rural/fresh-water-fish-farming.htm
External links
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