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MN301305 Seafood Processing

Course Code
MN301305

Course Name
Seafood Processing

Credits
10.00

Target Audience
3.rd year Bachelor of Marin Biology and Food Processing.

Prerequisites

MN201505 Food Technology

Objectives

On giving operational skills within Fishery- and Aquaculture based Food Processing, and enable the students to plan and manage processing within selected productions in the fish processing industry. Further, to give the students knowledge on properties of foods, and how these are exploited in various products.

Topics
  • Quality and utilisation of marine resources
  • By-products and processing methods
  • Slaughtering and boxing, chilling
  • Packaging and round freezing of pelagic fishes etc.
  • Filleting and fillet products
  • Fish mince and surimi
  • Fillet packaging and freezing
  • Salting and salted products
  • Drying and dried products
  • Smoking and smoked products
  • Technology for crustaceans and molluscs
  • Internal transport, sorting, weighing and registrering
Instruction

Lectures, demonstrations and practice in the laboratory.

Mandatory Assignments

Approved laboratory reports and exercises are mandatory for admission to the examination. These elements will be included in a portfolio to be delivered by a specific date.

Evaluation

Written examination 4 hrs.

Grades
A - F, where the grade F represents Failure

Revised date
2005.04.14

Revised by
Per M. Walde