Fish plant - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for fish plant: 🔊
- Fish processing establishment /fɪʃ ˈprəʊsesɪŋ ɪsˈtæblɪʃmənt/
- Fish processing plant /fɪʃ ˈprəʊsesɪŋ plɑːnt//
- Fish factory /fɪʃ ˈfæktərɪ/
- Fish processing factory /fɪʃ ˈprəʊsesɪŋ ˈfæktərɪ/
- Fish factory /fɪʃ ˈfæktərɪ/
- Fish processing facility /fɪʃ ˈprəʊsesɪŋ fasɪlɪtɪ/
1.2. Synonyms of fish plant:
8 international synonym(s) for fish plant. Notably:
- 🍧 Fish processing plant 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing factory 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing establishment 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish factory 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing facility 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing entreprise 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing establishment 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- 🍧 Fish processing facility 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
1.3. Etymology of Fish plant:
Three major terms are used internationally when referring to the concept of a structure, which processes fish. These terms are fish plant, fish factory and fish processing plant. With ‘fish plant’ being the most widely used term, followed by ‘fish factory’ and then ‘fish processing plant’.
The earliest term of all, fish factory, surfaced back in the nineteenth century and started becoming more popular in the 1880’s. The second term, ’fish plant’, was coined probably in the early twentieth century, around 1920, and rapidly rose to popularity with time. Lastly, in the 1930’s the third term sprang forth: ‘fish processing plant’.
Apart from those three, several other minor synonyms to ‘fish plant’ emerged notably, fish processing facility, fish processing establishment, fish processing factory, and fish factory. It is worth noting that the popularity of a synonym in the fisheries sector, varies with regions.
1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of fish plant:
- Usine de transformation du poisson
- Etablissement de transformation des produits de la pêche
- Usine de poisson
- Etablissement de traitement du poisson
- Installation de transformation du poisson
- Installation de traitement du poisson
- Usine de poissons
- Usine de traitement du poisson
- Usine à poisson
- Entreprise de transformation du poisson 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
- Établissement de transformation de poissons 🔊 ⏸•ılıılıılııl 0
1.5. Definition of fish plant in fisheries:
Fish plant, also known as fish processing entreprise, fish processing establishment or fish processing facility, means: an establishment, enterprise, factory, plant, facility or institution located near water bodies, inland or on fishing vessels, carrying out activities related to fish or fisheries products preparation (cleaning, scaling or cutting up), decoration (fish marking, tagging, etc.), preservation ( icing, freezing, irradiating, smoking, salting, cooking, etc.), or packaging (canning, bottling, or wrapping).
2 Other Definitions of Fish plant per Country
In Ghana:
"fish processing establishment" means a place, other than a licensed fishing vessel where fish is canned, dried, gutted, salted, iced, chilled, frozen, smoked or otherwise processed for sale by wholesale in or outside the country;
✏️ Source -- Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002, Part VI, Section 140 ( Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002 )
In Kenya:
“fish processing establishment” means any place other than a licensed fishing vessel where fish are canned, dried, gutted, salted, iced, chilled, frozen, smoked or otherwise processed or stored but does not include a restaurant, eating place, hotel, or place where fish is prepared for immediate retail sale or consumption;
✏️ Source -- Kenya Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2016, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Fisheries Management and Development Act, 2016 )
1.6. Plural of fish plant:
Fish processing plants; Fish processing factories; Fish-factories; Fish processing establishments; Fish factories; Fish processing facilities;
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Classification of fish or seafood processing factories
Depending on the processes used, fish processing plants/factories can be grouped under the following categories :
- Fish preparation factories: all fish factories that seek to make fish neater and easier to work with – usually prior to further processing. They often deal with cleaning, gutting, scaling, trimming, and filleting of fish, fishery products, or seafood as a whole.
- Fish transformation factories: factories/plants producing any substance or article from fish through a chemical or mechanical process, changing the physical structure or chemical content of the fish leading to derived and/or by-products. These englobes plants producing fish meal, fish oil, etc.
- Fish decoration factories: any industry/factory/plant that artificially adds items or paintings to the flesh or fins of a fish to alter its appearance or ease its identification. E.g., factories dealing with fish marking, tagging, pin clipping, etc.
- Fish preservation factories: factories involved with processes like chilling, icing, freezing, irradiating, smoking, or salting of fish to extend its decay time. These involve cold strores, fishmonger shops, etc.
- Fish packaging factories: these are fish processing factories whereby the fish is enclosed from external contact. E.g., fish canning, bottling, or wrapping factories.
Apart from the above categories of fish factories, some fish factories can fall under more than one category. That is the case with fish factories that prepare, transform and package the fish or fishery product, as well as deliver it to the final consumers.
Fishery terminology records for Fish plant
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