SAFETY AND QUALITY OF MARINE FISH DEPEND FROM THE METHOD OF CONSERVATION

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a significant overfishing of fish and aquaculture in the Black Sea, which has led today to a general decline in fishing in our region. Catches of sturgeon, salmon, bull, mullet and other Black Sea fish, both marine and migratory, have decreased. Some species of Black Sea ichthyofauna: listed in the Red Book of Ukraine; are in a depressed state; in recent years, their commercial fishing has been prohibited. In addition, from February 24, 2022 until today, a rather dangerous ecological situation has developed in the Black Sea, which requires and requires the most thorough control and regulation of checking the content of harmful substances of exogenous origin in fish and aquaculture, which can pose a danger to human health and animals

Safe and high-quality live sea fish, regardless of the place of catch, must be mobile. well-fed, skin condition without damage, shiny eyes and red gills, and most importantly, a pleasant smell. The main methods of storing fish are: cooling, freezing, freezing, salting, drying, drying. Each of these methods is based on suppressing or completely stopping the vital activity of microorganisms that are in the fish's body. Over time, fish begin to spoil due to enzymatic processes and the vital activity of microorganisms.