INVESTIGATION ON LONG DISTANCE TRANSPORTATION OF FISH I. TRANSPORTATION OF FROZEN FISH FROM COCHIN TO CULCUTTA

Abstract

Oil Sardine ( Sardinella longfceps), mackerel ( Rastrelliger
kanagurta), cat fish (Arius sp.), threadfin bream (Nemipterus
japonicus) and ribbon fish (Trichurus sp.) were frozen in glazed/
unglazed blocks, packed in expanded polystyrene (EPS) insulated
plywood boxes with and without additional ice and despatched
in uninsulated parcel vans of trains from Cochin to Calcutta.
The consignments reached the destination in excellent condition
and were readily disposed off.