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Preliminary studies on the chemical and weight composition of some commercially important species of fish and shrimp caught in the Nigerian inshore waters
Author(s) -
EMOKPAE A. O.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of food science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.831
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1365-2621
pISSN - 0950-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1983.tb00270.x
Subject(s) - shrimp , fishing , composition (language) , flesh , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , chemical composition , selection (genetic algorithm) , biology , marine fish , chemistry , computer science , art , literature , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence
Summary The paper mainly deals with the chemical composition of commercially important marine fish of Nigeria in relation to their nutritive values. The selection is restricted to those species which can readily be obtained by standard fishing techniques, and whose biological characteristics can be studied throughout the year. The paper also includes a study of the changes in the composition according to season of the year. In addition, the work was further extended to an investigation of the carcass composition (i.e. the percentage flesh, head, skin, tail, bones, liver and entrails).