SEAFOOD
We in Wales are fortunate to have coastline along the Northern, Western and Southern reaches of the principality and our chilly seas have yielded countless tons of seafood for many centuries.
RECIPES
ABOUT SEAFOOD
MODERNISATION
- It became apparent that new methods were required to prolong the shelf-life of fish and seafood. The invention of canning meat and fish in the early 1800s helped in no uncertain terms but world markets required a method of preservation that would keep seafood fresh for far longer periods of time. The development of mechanical refrigeration in the nineteenth century made this possible.
- The Americans were the first to realise the potential of frozen fish and it soon became one of their most important industries. Towards the turn of the century the USA was exporting frozen salmon to Europe but the freezing techniques were quite poor, which meant that the quality of the food suffered.
- In 1929, an American by the name of Clarence Birdseye discovered that the quality of the seafood would be much better if the food was frozen faster. He developed mechanical quick-freezing methods that revolutionised the industry. By this time, mechanised fishing vessels were in operation and were much larger, meaning that more seafood than ever before was being caught.
- Fishing fleets are indeed the norm today as the industry attempts to feed our ever-growing demand for this popular type of food. More people are eating seafood than ever before thanks to the wealth and variety of seafood products that are available to us. Nearly 100 million tons seafood is caught each year throughout the world making it one of the most important sources of food at our disposal.