Seafood Glossary

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Want to join us in learning to see food differently? Here’s where you can read up on our
wide — and ever-expanding — range of topics designed to help you learn all about seafood, our industry and the ocean.


All natural

A natural food or ingredient of a food is not expected to contain, or to ever have contained, any added vitamins, mineral nutrients, artificial flavouring agents or food additives. A natural food or food ingredient does not have any constituent or fraction thereof removed or significantly changed, except the removal of water.

ASP

Association of Seafood Producers

B Vitamins

These help your body create energy from food, as well as form red blood cells.

Bivalve

Any mollusk that has two shells hinged together by a strong muscle.

Bleeding

The method in which fishermen remove blood from harvested fish by severing an artery. Large meaty fish are routinely bled before further processing.