Research needs for automated oyster shucking

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Wheaton, Fred ^a   Hall, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated oyster orientation; Automated oyster shucking; Mechanization oyster processing; Oyster processing research needs; Research directions; Seafood processing; Shellfish processing

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; FOOD PROCESSING; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESEARCH;

AUTOMATED OYSTER ORIENTATION; AUTOMATED OYSTER SHUCKING; MECHANIZATION OYSTER PROCESSING; OYSTER PROCESSING RESEARCH NEEDS; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; SEAFOOD PROCESSING; SHELLFISH PROCESSING;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

AUTOMATION; BIVALVE; EQUIPMENT; MEAT; RESEARCH;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 34247360706     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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