Contents - Acknowledgements - Foreword - Illustrations - Chapter 1. About this book - Chapter 2. The handling of fish at sea - Chapter 3. The handling and distribution of fish on land - Chapter 4. The smoking of fish - Chapter 5. Salt curing - Chapter 6. Drying - Chapter 7. Freezing and cold storage - Chapter 8. Thawing - Chapter 9. Canning - Chapter 10. Fish meal and oil - Chapter 11. Retailing - Chapter 12. Fish as living animals - Chapter 13. What fish are made of - Chapter 14. Fish and physics - Chapter 15. Fish spoilage - Chapter 16. Instruments - Chapter 17. How to find out more - Index -