Chemical Composition and Nutricional Value of a Finfish Species Rejected to Sea: Rock Cod

4 pages, 1 figure, 3 tables.-- 34th WEFTA meeting, 12-15 September 2004, Lübeck-Germany
The fishing grounds of the Patagonian shelf support some of the most important fisheries in the world. Hakes (Merluccius hubbsi and Merlucius australis) and cephalopods (Illex argentinus and Loligo gahi) have been found to be the main commercial species, with important amounts of accompanying species such as Patagonotothen species which are discarded. The genus Patagonotothen has 14 species (P. Ramsayi, P. Guntheri, P. Magellanica,…) in southern South America (Falkland Islands). P. Ramsayi is the most abundant (Ekau, 1982; Norman, 1937; Hart, 1946). Little is known about the biology, ecology, chemical composition and nutritional value of these species. The Craft Project, Proposal N° CRAF-1999-71709, “Promoting higher added value to a finfish species rejected to sea” is aimed to examine various aspects of the biology of these species with a particular emphasis on chemical composition and nutritional value. The aptitude of these species to be onboard processed and frozen stored was also studied
The authors acknowledge financial support for the Craft Project, Proposal, N° CRAF-1999-71709, “Promoting higher added value to a finfish species rejected to sea” from European Community and Xunta de Galicia (Project PGIDIT04PXIC40201PM)