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seafood processing; marine product processing
The industry and practice of processing raw fish and other marine products into preserved, prepared, or packaged food items. Includes smoking, drying, canning, and freezing of seafood.
この町は水産加工で栄えている。
This town thrives on seafood processing.
水産加工品の輸出が増えている。
Exports of processed seafood products are increasing.
北海道は水産加工業が盛んで、干物や缶詰を全国に出荷している。
Hokkaido has a thriving seafood processing industry, shipping dried fish and canned goods nationwide.
A compound of 水産 (marine products, fishery) and 加工 (processing). Japan's extensive coastline and fishing tradition make seafood processing a significant industry, particularly in northern regions like Hokkaido and the Sanriku coast.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 水産加工品: processed seafood products
- 水産加工業: seafood processing industry
- 水産加工工場: seafood processing plant
- 水産加工会社: seafood processing company
PRODUCT EXAMPLES:
- 干物: dried fish
- 蒲鉾: fish cake
- 缶詰: canned seafood
- 塩辛: salted and fermented seafood
- 練り製品: surimi products
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 水産業: fishery industry — the broader fishing and aquaculture sector
- 食品加工: food processing — a broader category not limited to seafood
- 水産物: marine products — the raw materials before processing