The present invention relates to a conveying and distributing apparatus for delivering fish slaughtered by means of a plurality of slaughtering machines to at least one distributing device, comprising longitudinal conveyors downstream of each of the slaughtering machines, which are configured to receive the slaughtered fish longitudinally in a head to tail orientation, wherein each of the longitudinal conveyors comprises a weighing device for detecting the weight of the slaughtered fish, at least one first transfer device is arranged on each of the longitudinal conveyors, which are designed and configured to transfer the slaughtered fish to at least one transverse conveyor, wherein the at least one transverse conveyor is adapted to receive the slaughtered fish transversely with respect to the head to tail orientation, a feed device arranged on the end of the transverse conveyor, which is designed and configured to remove the slaughtered fish from the transverse conveyor and to feed the same to a distributing device, and a control device, wherein the control device comprises a position tracking means for tracking the respective positions of slaughtered fish and an allocation means for allocating the detected weights to the respective tracked positions of the slaughtered fish, and wherein the control device is designed and configured to control the distributing device on the basis of the detected weights when the slaughtered fish enter the distributing device according to a predefined distribution rule. The invention further relates to a corresponding arrangement and a corresponding method.

This disclosure relates to a reciprocating saw blade for filleting and preparing fish. The reciprocating saw blade can comprise a blade and a wing. The blade can be attachable to a reciprocating blade. The blade can comprise a tip, a spine, a cutting edge and a heel. The spine can be at one side of the blade. The spine can have a concave form from the tip up to the middle side edge section of the blade and can form a straight edge from the middle section up to the rear side edge section of the blade. The cutting edge can have a continuous set of serrations formed through a tooth from a plurality of teeth. The cutting edge can comprise a grind that divides the spine and the cutting edge. The grind can taper from the middle section of the blade to the cutting edge.

Method and apparatus for a portable fish cleaning station which can be removably attached to the outside surface of the gunwale of a hull of a boat so that the device can be easily portable from one boat to another boat. The device includes a cutting board mounted on left and right pivoting and telescoping frame members which are pivotally connected to a generally rectangular shaped plane so that the frame can be easily attached and removed from the gunwale of a boat. The cutting board is attached to left and right frame members which have telescoping legs or spacers which are useful for leveling the cutting board against the side of the hull of the boat in order to prevent the hull of the boat from being scratched by the frame. The spacers are also useful to level the cutting board into an appropriately level cutting position. An elongated hook is attached to an upper end of the rectangular frame so that the device can be mounted to a boat.

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a meat processing machine having a meat processing unit for processing input meat products fed thereto into output meat products, an input sensor unit, and a control unit for controlling the meat processing unit, wherein the control unit is connected to the input sensor unit, comprising the steps: feeding input meat products to the meat processing unit, acquiring input product data, in particular geometric data and/or weight data, of the input meat product fed to the meat processing unit by means of the input sensor unit, and determining a tolerance variable for a yield-relevant processing parameter by means of a mathematical model or a database, in each case depending on the acquired input product data. The invention further relates to a meat processing machine for performing the method.

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a meat processing machine having a meat processing unit for processing input meat products fed thereto into output meat products, an input sensor unit, and a control unit for controlling the meat processing unit, wherein the control unit is connected to the input sensor unit, comprising the steps: feeding input meat products to the meat processing unit, acquiring input product data, in particular geometric data and/or weight data, of the input meat product fed to the meat processing unit by means of the input sensor unit, and determining a tolerance variable for a yield-relevant processing parameter by means of a mathematical model or a database, in each case depending on the acquired input product data. The invention further relates to a meat processing machine for performing the method.

A method for taking fish up from a body of water comprising the steps of providing a duct (14) having a lower open end below the water surface and an upper open end arranged at a floating working platform (5) above sea level; introducing water into the duct (14) from the upper open end to give a water stream from the upper open end of the duct to the lower open end of the duct; and allowing the fish to swim up in the duct against the water stream therein. The incoming water is directed to flow into the duct, and the fish is separated from the flowing by means of a grating (16) inclining upwards from the top end of the duct to a separation plate (17) arranged above the water level in the duct. A device for taking up fish, using the mentioned method is also described.

An integral hand-held device for manually securing a fish to facilitate its immovability during a fish cleaning process. The fish securing device has a handle which is adapted to be gripped by a user. The handle encases a portion of a cylindrical stem having an inner and outer surface. The portion of the stem not encased by the handle has at its forward end a serrated edge adapted to engage a fish. A user grips the handle with one hand and applies downward pressure with the securing device so that the edge penetrates a fish securing it to a cutting surface while the other hand utilizes an instrument, such as a knife, to clean the fish by filleting, skinning, gutting and/or scaling the fish. Depending on the fish type or thickness it may be necessary for a portion of the stem not encased to also penetrate the fish.

A fish processing apparatus. The fish processing apparatus includes a cutting board, a first clamp and a second clamp. The first clamp is coupled to the cutting board. The second clamp is slidably coupled to the cutting board so that the second clamp may slide towards and away from the first clamp.

The present invention relates to an improved method and a device for mechanically filleting and removing pin-bones from gutted fish using conventional filleting devices, where the fish rests on a saddle on a conveyor using pairs of circular knives to separate the fillet from the backbone. The apparatus and method are designed to facilitate mechanical filleting and pin-bone removal of gutted fish with the head intact. The present invention provides a more accurate method of positioning the pin-bones in the gutted fish.

Moisture is retained in cooked or thawed food by adding to the food an aqueous suspension of animal muscle protein obtained from animal muscle tissue. The aqueous suspension is obtained by mixing comminuted animal muscle tissue with a food grade base to form an aqueous basic solution of animal muscle protein. The basic solution is mixed with a food grade acid to precipitate the protein in an aqueous composition. The precipitated protein then is comminuted to form an aqueous suspension of comminuted animal muscle protein.