Fish can also be processed by the fish culturist and sold retail. The best approach for most 4-H projects is to sell live fish directly to consumers. Processors offer a reasonably predictable price. Contracts guaranteeing a minimum price may be agreed upon before production begins. A processor may transport the fish to the plant for a fee.
Some processors also provide custom harvesting service.
This charge may be avoided by taking the fish off feed three days prior to harvest. Prices at the low end of this scale may not cover production costs. This method of marketing offers the least profit potential for small-scale fish culturists. For 4-H projects, processing plant outlets are best used for emergency fish sales. Retail Processing Processing your own fish into wholedressed, steaked or filleted products and marketing them at retail prices greatly increases profit compared with sales to the processing plants.