Investigating the roles of temperature and exercise in the development of chalkiness in Pacific halibut
By: by Robert J. Foy, Charles A. Crapo, and Donald E. Kramer.
Contributors: Crapo, Chuck.; Kramer, Donald E.; International Pacific Halibut Commission.; University of Alaska Fairbanks. Fishery Industrial Technology Center.
Series: Technical report -- no. 50; Technical report (International Pacific Halibut Commission) -- no. 50.
Publisher: International Pacific Halibut Commission
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
Subjects: Pacific halibut -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects.; Pacific halibut -- Effect of stress on.; Pacific halibut -- Composition.; Pacific halibut fisheries.
Description: Reports on a project attempting to reproduce chalky muscle, a condition occurring in commercially landed Pacific halibut affecting its marketability, in the laboratory. By monitoring multiple biochemical properties of the fish, the project aimed to elucidate the biochemical processes responsible for the condition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-23).