Fish - From the sea

to our dinner plates

By Cameron Lew

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How Fish Are Caught

Fishermen catch the

fish using nets,

poles and lines.

Processing Fish

Workers grade,

clean and cut the

fish for hand

packing to the Fish

Market.

Other Processing Methods

For fish which are not sold fresh, there

are other processing methods

including:

● Smoking

● Drying

● Flash Freezing

Smoking FishThere are five steps

to smoking fish

which are salting,

cold smoking,

cooling, packaging

and storage.

The most common

fish to be smoked

are salmon, trout

and mackerel.

Drying Fish

Drying works by

removing water

from the food,

which inhibits the

growth of

microorganisms.

Drying effectively

prevents bacteria

from surviving in

the food.

Flash Freezing FishFlash Freezing is

used to quickly

freeze perishable

food items such as

salmon, potato

chips, peas and

corn.

It is so cold that it is

below zero

degrees.

Arriving at the Fish Market

Using refrigerated

trucks, the seafood

is transported to the

Fish Market where

it will be auctioned

to the highest

bidder.

The local fishmonger

The local fishmonger

is usually located in

shopping centres

and sell to the

public.

Getting bought and cooked

Finally, the fish gets

sold to customers

and is cooked, then

making it to the

dinner plate.

Thank you.

Now you know how fish

gets from the sea to your

dinner plates.