Recent advances in the processing and packaging of fish and fishery products

Fish, which was regarded as a cheap food years ago has became a luxury item in many parts of the world. Demand for fish exceeds the supply. As a result the price of fish continues to rise at a faster rate than that of meat and poultry. Several health benefits have been associated with the regular consumption of fish. This also adds to the increasing demand. Although the world fish production has reached 100 x 10^ tonnes, there are very limited possibilities of further increasing the production from major sources on which we are depending now