DEVELOPMENT OF FISHING PORTS FOR SANITARY HANDLING OF MARINE PRODUCTS

Applications of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) for safe food are increasing recently. Due to the food poisoning caused by O-157, the sanitary handling of marine products is strongly required. Before the marine products are supplied to consumers, they are handled in fishingports. Therefore, the sanitary handling of them in fishing ports is indispensable. Fisheries Agency hasperformed examination to improve the fishing ports for sanitary handling. It consisted of questionnaire investigation, hearing investigation and field survey. The results showed sanitary problems related tofacilities in many fishing ports. Better structures of port facilities are proposed to improve the sanitary conditions of them. The proposal will be adopted for the next Long-Term Fishing Port Development Planning.