Do fishermen process fish?
You bet. In fact, it is the fastest growing segment of the processing sector. The complexity of the processing depends very much on the fishery. For instance, in the Bering Sea pollock fishery, factory trawlers process much of the catch onboard. These huge boats, sometimes upwards of 300 feet in length, have all the sophisticated processing equipment of their shoreside brethren. For salmon fisheries, where State law prohibits the use of vessels longer than 58 feet, processing is often limited to gutting and freezing.
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