Title: Harvest crop.
Course: Aquaculture Infusion Units (AIU) > Section: Harvesting Fin Fish, Crustaceans, and Mollusks

Harvest should include

- methods of harvesting
  - seining (ponds)
  - draining (ponds)
  - crowding and collecting (tanks)
  - trapping (natural ponds and streams)
  - hooking
  - cage (oysters, clams, mussels)

- time of harvest
- cooling method (and validation of the process)
- type of equipment used
- written instructions for harvest
- sanitation (equipment and personnel)
- storing aquatic crops

in accordance with BMPs.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is meant by the validation of a cooling method?
- Why is proper cooling critical for quality?
- Why is sanitation important to maintain quality?
- What should be cleaned and sanitized?
- How should equipment be cleaned and sanitized?