The rapid increase of world population in last decades puts added pressure on the aquaculture industry to improve fish production, quality and shelf life. One of the focuses is to implement advanced fish preservation means for all after harvest operations. Shrimp is one of the most delicate and highly perishable seafood products. It spoils fast at higher surrounding temperatures. Once quality is lost, no amount of manipulation can restore it. Proper cooling and preservation of shrimp is therefore of great importance in maintaining its premium quality, especially during the harvesting and transportation process.
This paper introduces an advanced cooling and preservation technology - ice slurry, and highlights its key features and benefits for the shrimp harvesting and processing operations. An efficient two-in-one slurry solution is provided to deal with challenges involved in today's harvesting and transportation process. Installation examples of ice slurry in the shrimp industry demonstrate that ice slurry is a rewarding technology. It provides three time faster cooling rate as compared to other ice technologies and maintains shrimp in low temperature levels, therefore improving quality and food safety. It improves yield and extends shelf life. It also saves operating costs in labor, sulfite, energy and ice.