South African fish products. Part XXIII. Variations in the oil and vitaminA contents of the liver of the cape hake (Merluccius capensis, cast.)

1946 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 281-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. R. Roux ◽  
C. J. Molteno
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Fish Products

South African fish products. Part XXI. Recovery of vitaminA in the unsaponifiable matter of fish liver oils

1946 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 249-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Black ◽  
M. Lamchen ◽  
W. S. Rapson ◽  
H. M. Schwartz ◽  
N. J. Van Rensburg
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Unsaponifiable Matter ◽  
Fish Liver ◽  
Fish Products

South African fish products. Part XXIX. The composition of the liver oil of the soupfin shark(galeorhinus canis, rond.)

1948 ◽  
Vol 67 (5) ◽  
pp. 193-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Karnovskv ◽  
A. W. Lategan ◽  
W. S. Rapson ◽  
H. M. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Fish Products

scholarly journals Misleading the masses: detection of mislabelled and substituted frozen fish products in South Africa

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 176-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie von der Heyden ◽  
Jaco Barendse ◽  
Anthony J. Seebregts ◽  
Conrad A. Matthee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Fish Products ◽  
Sustainable Seafood ◽  
Lutjanus Argentimaculatus ◽  
Frozen Fish ◽  
King Mackerel ◽  
The Masses

Abstract von der Heyden, S., Barendse, J., Seebregts, A. J., and Matthee, C. A. 2010. Misleading the masses: detection of mislabelled and substituted frozen fish products in South Africa. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 176–185. Mislabelling poses a threat to the sustainability of seafood supply chains and, when frequent, can significantly affect conservation efforts. Here we identify the most popular fish in the South African market through consumer and retailer surveys and data gathered by a sustainable seafood campaign. Of these species, we tested a number of widely available and generally high-market priced fish, utilizing mtDNA 16S rRNA sequencing. Tests of 178 samples revealed that about half of all fillets are mislabelled. Most problematic was kob, Argyrosomus spp., for which some 84% of fillets provided belonged to other species, including mackerel, croaker, and warehou. Phylogenetic analyses provided strong support that the fillets sold as barracuda and wahoo were probably king mackerel and that red snapper fillets included fillets of river snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, which is a species prohibited for sale in South Africa. We also discovered substitution of yellowtail for dorado. From preliminary population genetic comparisons, some 30% of kingklip samples probably had their origin in New Zealand, rather than southern Africa. The research revealed a market conducive to mislabelling through poor consumer and retailer awareness, and highlighted the value of sustainable seafood campaigns to draw attention to this.

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