Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The main factors and principles associated with fish transport
  • 2.1. Quality of fish
  • 2.2. Oxygen
  • 2.3. pH, carbon dioxide and ammonia
  • 2.4. Temperature
  • 2.5. Density and activity of transported fish
  • 2.6. Biochemical changes and stress in transported fish
  • 2.7. General notes
  • 3. Closed systems of fish transport
  • 3.1. Polyethylene bags
  • 3.2. Other sealed containers
  • 3.3. Fry densities in plastic bags
  • 3.4. General notes on the transport of juvenile fish in bags
  • 3.5. Transport of large fish in bags
  • 3.6. General notes on the transport of brood fish in bags
  • 4. Open systems of fish transport
  • 4.1. General technological notes
  • 4.2. Technical designs of transport units
  • 4.2.1. Small transport units
  • 4.2.2. Large transport tanks
  • 4.2.3. Single-purpose transport trucks
  • 4.3. Water aeration/oxygenation and temperature
  • 4.4. Fish densities in transport units
  • 4.5. Transport of pike-perch
  • 4.6. Railway fish transport
  • 5. Chemical methods for water and fish treatment during transport
  • 5.1. Use of fish tranquilizers
  • 5.2. Application of sodium chloride and calcium chloride
  • 5.3. Chemicals as oxygen sources
  • 5.4. Bacteriostatic chemicals
  • 5.5. Buffers
  • 5.6. Ammonia control
  • 5.7. Antifoam chemicals
  • 6. Conclusions
  • 7. References.