Constraints of Traditional Frozen Technology in Handling Seafood

Seafood, is possibly the most delicate when it comes to handling and transportation after it is caught. So, what typically, happens to seafood once it’s caught?

Once the fresh catch is generated, it is cleaned and processed. This processing involves a mix of chemicals to sanitize the product. The sanitized product is then frozen using traditional freezing mechanisms and then packed. The packed product, then has to be transported to the destination in refrigerated containers. To ensure that there is no delay in the transport, the frozen seafood is transported by air, thereby making the logisitics a very expensive proposition.

Issues that seafood cold chains face

Conventional supply chain solutions for seafood also faces two major issues. Owing to delay in initiating freshness locking steps at source and use of chemicals in the sanitization process, the deterioration in product quality sets in, immediately after the fish is caught.

Also, the traditional freezing mechanisms, limits the extent to which the product can be frozen, and is prone of temperature abuse, at various stages in the logistics chain. Moreover, the current thawing mechanisms lead to high drip loss and product quality damage, while being hugely time consuming.

The conventionally frozen product has a very short shelf life. This leads to the need for speedy logistics solutions that transport the product to the destination in the shortest possible time.

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