FAO Fisheries Circular No. 735


FIIU/C735(En)

 

 

 

Planning and engineering data
1. Fresh fish handling

 

Prepared by

 

M. Myers
Production Engineer
White Fish Authority
Industrial Development Unit
Hull, England

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, May 1981

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Table of Contents


PREPARATION OF THIS MANUAL

1. INTRODUCTION

2. PHYSICAL DATA

3. ICE

3.1 Physical Properties - Fresh Water Ice
3.2 Seawater Ice

4. ICE PLANTS

4.1 Block Ice
4.2 Flake Ice
4.3 Plate Ice
4.4 Tube Ice
4.5 Selection
4.6 Capital Costs
4.7 Area Requirements
4.8 Direct Running Costs
4.9 Power
4.10 Labour
4.11 Water
4.12 Maintenance

5. ICE STORAGE

5.1 Block Ice
5.2 Flake Ice
5.3 Plate Ice
5.4 Tube Ice
5.5 Simple Bin Stores Using Manual Discharge
5.6 Ice Store Costs
5.7 Ice Crushers

6. ICING OF FISH

6.1 At Sea
6.2 Ashore
6.3 Handling Ice

7. CHILL STORES

7.1 Design and Construction
7.2 Physical Parameters
7.3 Technical Parameters
7.4 Costs

8. FISH BOXES

8.1 Material
8.2 Strength
8.3 Weight
8.4 Drainage
8.5 Nesting
8.6 Stacking
8.7 Useful Life
8.8 Dimensions and Capacities
8.9 Fish Box Washing

9.INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION

9.1 Sack or Case Truck
9.2 Jak-tug
9.3 Hand-drawn Truck
9.4 Electric Tow and Platform Trucks
9.5 Hand Pallet Truck
9.6 Powered Pallet Truck
9.7 Fork Lift Trucks
9.8 Roller Conveyors
9.9 Powered Belt Conveyors and Elevators
9.10 Flumes

10. PALLETS

10.1 Types
10.2 Materials
10.3 Costs

11. INSULATED CONTAINERS

11.1 Description
11.2 Calculation of Fish, Ice and Water Quantities

12. FISH WORKING PREMISES

12.1 Location
12.2 Design
12.3 Costs

13.UNITS

13.1 Selected Conventional Metric Units
13.2 Selected International System Units