Fisheries Technological Research in the Gulf of Mexico by the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries
The research function at the Pascagoula Technological Laboratory is described. The staff, the equipment, and the microbiology and chemistry programs are briefly discussed. Biochemical studies of fish and shellfish are a major program at the laboratory. The deterioration of fresh iced shrimp was studied recently by following the increase in pH, analyzing the amino acid, hydroxyproline, and evaluating the variation in the nitrogen values of fractions eluted by different solvents. Microbiological studies accompanied the biochemical studies. Daily total plate counts demonstrated the...
