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Fish Processing: Sustainability and New Opportunities
George Hall
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Description for Fish Processing: Sustainability and New Opportunities
Hardback. The seafood processing industry offers a good example of the difficulties in applying sustainability principles to a complex set of relationships, involving not just the technologies which could militate against environmental damage but also the economics and human societal imperatives behind them. Editor(s): Hall, George M. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TDCT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 22. Weight in Grams: 830.
This book seeks to address the challenges facing the international seafood industry via a two pronged approach: by offering the latest information on established technologies and introducing new ideas and technologies. An introductory chapter sets the tone for the book by presenting the background against which fish processing will exist in the near future. Chapter two looks at the environmental and sustainability issues relating to conventional fish processing, including processing efficiency and better use of the outputs currently considered wastes. The impact of mechanisation and computerisation on environmental sustainability is also addressed. Subsequent chapters examine the latest developments in established ... Read more
This book seeks to address the challenges facing the international seafood industry via a two pronged approach: by offering the latest information on established technologies and introducing new ideas and technologies. An introductory chapter sets the tone for the book by presenting the background against which fish processing will exist in the near future. Chapter two looks at the environmental and sustainability issues relating to conventional fish processing, including processing efficiency and better use of the outputs currently considered wastes. The impact of mechanisation and computerisation on environmental sustainability is also addressed. Subsequent chapters examine the latest developments in established ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405190473
SKU
V9781405190473
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About George Hall
About the Editor Dr George M. Hall, Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Reviews for Fish Processing: Sustainability and New Opportunities
“The book lays the groundwork for assessing seafood sustainability beyond the harvesting sector to encompass whole industry segments in the future. The authors present a fine academic analysis of both the potential and limits of the LCA approach, given basic disagreements on the definition of sustainability; appropriate inclusion and measurement of environmental impacts; and the role of regulations, costs, and ... Read more