2019
DOI: 10.23880/ijoac-16000178
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Assessment of Post-Harvest Fish Losses at the Landıng Site and during Transportatıon at Tema Fishing Harbour, Ghana

Abstract: The fisheries sector in Ghana plays a significant role in food security and nutrition for many people, especially the poor.Fisheries importantly contribute to the animal protein supplies to many countries in the world, both the developed and developing ones. In developing countries, fisheries play an important role in food security. Fish is vulnerable to postharvest deterioration. Damage by post-harvest can be in the form of fleshly damage or spoilage. Mishandling of fish leads to physical damage whereas depri… Show more

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“…This massive financial loss could have been greater if the study included fisheries from all fishing gear and different value‐added fish products. Specific to Tema fishing Harbour, Ghana, high temperatures, poor handling procedures, lengthy distances and hours of fishing, time spent to discharge fish and distance from the landing site to the market were the main reasons for FPHL (Assan et al., 2019). The types of FPHLs were physical loss (86%), quality loss (68%), market force loss (60%) and economic loss (38%).…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…This massive financial loss could have been greater if the study included fisheries from all fishing gear and different value‐added fish products. Specific to Tema fishing Harbour, Ghana, high temperatures, poor handling procedures, lengthy distances and hours of fishing, time spent to discharge fish and distance from the landing site to the market were the main reasons for FPHL (Assan et al., 2019). The types of FPHLs were physical loss (86%), quality loss (68%), market force loss (60%) and economic loss (38%).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Specific to Tema fishing Harbour, Ghana, high temperatures, poor handling procedures, lengthy distances and hours of fishing, time spent to discharge fish and distance from the landing site to the market were the main reasons for FPHL (Assan et al, 2019). The types of FPHLs were physical loss (86%), quality loss (68%), market force loss (60%)…”
Section: Fish Post-harvest Losses In Ghanamentioning
confidence: 99%