Fast freezing for pole and line product

HIROYUKI MYOJIN, president of skipjack processor Tosakatsuo Suisan explains what makes pole and line-caught fish a higher quality to purse seine.

‘The pole and line fish gets frozen one at a time, whereas the purse seine caught fish are caught in a large load, so it takes time for them to get frozen.’

Pole and line caught tuna is hooked, then thrown live into tanks filled with -20 deg C brine. After it has been frozen, it is then frozen again down to -50 deg C.

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