A Review on Post-Harvest Losses in Artisanal Fisheries of Some African Countries

Kumolu-Joh, C.A.; Ndimele, Prince Emeka

doi:10.3923/jfas.2011.365.378

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“…As fish spoils, its nutritional value decreases, as the bacteria causing the spoilage degrade the protein which is intended for human consumption. However, bacterial action produces nitrogenous compounds with noxious odours and the affected fish will become highly unattractive because there is too much nutritional damage [3].…”

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“…Loss of available lysine and other essential monoacids could also occur at much lower temperatures, such as 0°C [3]. This raises the possibility that nutritional losses can occur when fish is sun dried.…”

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“…But these fisheries dependent communities encounter Post-harvest fish losses. For example spoilage accounts a loss of 10 to 12 million tons per year and 20 million tons of fish in a year are discarded at sea [3]. Post-harvest losses of fish occur in various forms.…”

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“…Related to these losses is the under-utilization of resources when small fish are converted into fish meal instead of being used for human food. Also there are many less popular fish which are seldom used for human consumption [3]. The second type of physical loss, which can be regarded as a loss of material, is a result of poor handling and processing of both fresh and cured fish.…”

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“…Although improved fisheries and environmental management could increase yields to some degree (19)(20)(21), and despite the considerable prospects for avoiding spoilage and waste of the landed catch in many fisheries (22), any such increase in supply will be outstripped by increasing global demand (23).…”

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Innovations in capture fisheries are an imperative for nutrition security in the developing world

Hall

Hilborn

Andrew

et al. 2013

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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This article examines two strands of discourse on wild capture fisheries; one that focuses on resource sustainability and environmental impacts, another related to food and nutrition security and human well-being. Available data and research show that, for countries most dependent on fish to meet the nutritional requirements of their population, wild capture fisheries remain the dominant supplier. Although, contrary to popular narratives, the sustainability of these fisheries is not always and everywhere in crisis, securing their sustainability is essential and requires considerable effort across a broad spectrum of fishery systems. An impediment to achieving this is that the current research and policy discourses on environmental sustainability of fisheries and food security remain only loosely and superficially linked. Overcoming this requires adoption of a broader sustainability science paradigm to help harness synergies and negotiate tradeoffs between food security, resource conservation, and macroeconomic development goals. The way society chooses to govern fisheries is, however, an ethical choice, not just a technical one, and we recommend adding an ethical dimension to sustainability science as applied to fisheries.

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Intervening fish post‐harvest losses to narrow the gap between demand and supply: A review on magnitude of fish post‐harvest losses in some Sub‐Saharan African countries

Abelti,

Teka

2024

Aquaculture Fish & Fisheries

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This review was aimed to summarize the extent and causes of fish post‐harvest losses (FPHLs) in Sub‐Saharan African (SSA) countries and suggests the necessary intervention measures to narrow the gap between demand and supply. Globally, an estimate of 10–12 million tons of fish is lost per year. FPHLs in SSA are higher than those in other parts of the world. In SSA, the values of fisheries are estimated at 24 billion USD, 1.26% of the GDP of all the African countries and 6% of agriculture GDP. The vast majority of FPHLs in SSA occur at the production (39%), handling (36%), distribution (13%), processing (7%) and consumption (5%). The major factors that cause FPHLs in SSA were long time spent in hauling of fishing gears, spoilage, size discrimination, species preferences, operational losses, animal predation, poor handling practices, lengthy duration of fishing cycle, failure to use ice, lack of storage facilities, lack of transportation and insect infestation. FPHLs amount one third of total production and financial losses of 2–5 billion USD in SSA countries. Furthermore, volarization of fish waste and converting waste into useful substances is a promising approach to reduce fish waste. It can be recommended that improving fish production, live fish handling, processing, preserving, and marketing in SSA could narrow the gap between fish demand and supply.

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A Review on Post-Harvest Losses in Artisanal Fisheries of Some African Countries

Cited by 37 publications

References 4 publications

Post-harvesting and Major Related Problems of Fish Production

Post-harvesting and Major Related Problems of Fish Production

Innovations in capture fisheries are an imperative for nutrition security in the developing world

Intervening fish post‐harvest losses to narrow the gap between demand and supply: A review on magnitude of fish post‐harvest losses in some Sub‐Saharan African countries

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