Seafood science Archives

Black and red caviar in a tin can on a dark background

Why is Caviar So Expensive?

August 18, 2023 smitsa 0

Caviar is expensive! This delicacy consisting of the processed and salted roe (eggs) of sturgeon, a large and ancient fish species that can be found […]

A plate of oysters, lemon wedges and knife , all in ice in white bowl on a dinner table.

Oysters Are Not Just For Valentine’s Day

August 18, 2023 smitsa 0

The humble oyster used to be regarded as peasant food in the Middle Ages. A tasty treat to be collected from the estuaries of France […]

Mozuku Seaweed

March 4, 2019 smitsa 0

Mozuka seaweed is one of those seaweeds that deserves to be better known. It is known by its scientific name of Cladosiphon okamuranus and is […]

Hijiki Seaweed

March 4, 2019 smitsa 0

Introduction Hijiki seaweed is one algae not commonly found in Western diets but does make a significant portion of the Okinawan diet. Hijiki is also […]

What Is Wakame?

February 25, 2019 smitsa 1

Wakame (ワカメ), Undaria pinnatifida is an important edible seaweed and a distinctive marine food. Japanese farmers of marine algae have been growing this seaweed since the […]

Gloved hands of a microbiologist writing in their note book about the findings of a pour plate.

Norovirus

January 28, 2019 smitsa 0

Norovirus is one of the most contagious bugs anyone can catch, sweeping through nations and leaving anyone who is affected decidedly unwell. It is the […]

Hake

September 3, 2018 smitsa 2

Hake is one of those sea fishes that might not be of enormous interest if it wasn’t for the fact that it is so sought […]

Freezing And Thawing Issues In Shrimp And Prawns

August 7, 2018 smitsa 0

Shrimps and prawns are essential ingredients of the gourmet kitchen but for many of us, fresh seafood is often hard to come by. So what […]

Cooked prawns on a salad bed with dressing.

Pacific White Shrimps Rule Supreme

August 7, 2018 smitsa 0

Pacific white shrimps are now the most widely grown cultivated shrimp in the world and with good reason. On a recent trip to the west […]

Palourde Or Carpetshell Clams

January 23, 2018 smitsa 1

The Palourde or Carpetshell clam is thought of as the crème de la crème of the clam world in fine dining. It is a hard-shell […]

And end piece of pink salmon sitting on a slab.

Salmon – Could It Become A Luxury If Sea Lice Get Their Way?

January 15, 2017 smitsa 0

♦ Sea lice pose a major threat to salmon stocks and cause a price hike. Salmon was treated many years ago as a luxury item, […]

The Chinese Mitten Crab – An Oriental Delicacy

January 14, 2016 smitsa 0

The Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) is not a delicacy that immediately springs to mind in the Western world but having eaten them whole in […]

Whole baked fish with lemon slices and thyme cooked in a bag. High pressure processing improves fish quality for eating.

Fish Quality Improved Using Natural Antioxidants When Processed By High Pressure Processing.

October 2, 2015 smitsa 3

High pressure processing of fish would be a successful and commercial venture if it wasn’t for the rapid oxidative deterioration of the flesh that leads […]

Seaweed on a white plate with chopsticks, all on a wooden table.

Fucoidan

October 20, 2014 smitsa 1

Fucoidan may help in the battle against cancer. Fucoidan as its name suggests is extracted from various brown seaweeds such as bladderwrack, wakame and hijiki. […]

Chitinases

March 4, 2014 smitsa 0

Chitinase (EC 3.2.1.14) – the enzyme needed to catalyse the breakdown of chitin, forms a key structural component of many living organisms. It is highly […]

Intravenous Feeding Of Fish Oil Could Reverse Liver Damage

August 16, 2013 smitsa 0

Clinical studies at the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles have been showing that when intravenous (IV) soybean oil (SO) was replaced with fish […]