DIVERSIFICATION OF FISHERIES PRODUCTS

Abstract

Global market and product distribution development make us easy to find various products from other countries in Indonesia. We can find salmon from Europe or Tasmania in any supermarket in Indonesia. Fresh tuna from Indonesia can be found easily in Japan. These global marketing and distribution supported with development in fisheries products. Product diversification is fisheries product that giving value to the product. The value that added to the product makes it marketable and acceptable for consumer in a wider range. This book is delivered for students that study modern fisheries processing technology. This book discuss about diversification from fresh consumed products (fish, shelfish, and others) up to fish based breaded products. Beside describing modern product like sausage, burger, fish stick, etc., we also discuss about popular traditional products like 'pempek' , traditional product from Palembang, South Sumatra. Related processing methods to products diversification are also described as well as discussion about tuna and its derivated productts which are popularly consumed in Japan, famous fresh consumed fish in Japan.