Squalene was found present only in Chilloscyllium griseum liver oil among the 4 shark liver oils studied. The unsaponifiable matter (80% of oil) contained 71% squalene. The separation of squalene by column chromatography ...

Frame nets and simple gill nets of identical mesh size were experimented to determine their comparative efficiency for exploiting economic size group of Cat/a catla. The results indicated that frame nets of 90 mm mesh ...

Frog crabs (Family Raninidae) are cryptic, burying marine brachyuran crabs adapted for inhabiting soft and sandy bottoms across a wide bathymetric range of tropical to low-latitude temperate regions. The present account ...

A method of processing ready to fry dried products from low cost fish like silverbelly (Leiognathus splendens), sciaenids (Johnius carutta, Nibea maculata) and upenoids (Upeneus sulphureus) is discussed. It involves dressing ...

Flexible retort pouch is an ideal alternative to metal containers for heat-processed foods. Mackerel fish curry prepared in Goan style was processed and packed in indigenously developed retortable pouches having three-layer ...

The packaging materials should have physical strength, capacity to withstand the storage temperatures and barrier properties. With the advent of processed food stuffs there arose a need for packaging to withstand the rigrous ...