Sensory, physicochemical and microbiological profile of Blue Shark eviscerated on board.
Prionace glauca, fish, quality, handling.
The quality of the fish is directly related to the handling of the fish in the fishing
vessels and how long they remain stored until their processing in the industry. The
project aims to determine through microbiological, physicochemical and sensorial
analysis the quality profile of blue shark (Prionace Glauca) eviscerated on board. Three
(3) treatments with 16 repetitions were applied. Treatment 01: Fish caught and stored
above 11; Treatment 02: Fish caught and stored in the period above 6 to 10 days;
Treatment 03: Fish caught and stored up to 5 days. The fish were identified with
different color seals that allowed individual visualization at the moment of discharge. All
samples collected are from the same vessel and the same cruise. An average of 900g
of sample was collected per individual, which was fractionated, identified, stored in
plastic bags, and frozen for later shipment to the laboratory.