Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company brine in hermetically sealed can and sterilized to achieve commercial sterility by application of heat. The fish is treated by Blast or brine freezing method. The frozen species are Katsuwonus Pelamis “Skipjack” and Thunnus Albacares “Yellowfin” tuna. Fishmeal, a fertilizer as well as an essential ingredient in poultry, and fish feed, this is by product of the cannery. To reduce amount of waste exhausted from fish products, fish meal is produced from the waste fish from the cannery. Katsuobushi is the Japanese name for a specific type of smoked dried tuna. Although Katsuobushi is a form of dried skipjack, the
USS Skipjack (SSN-585) preparation for a refueling overhaul at General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division. After conducting a few more exercises, "Skipjack" entered the shipyard for overhaul in the summer of 1974 and remained inactive until the fall of 1976. "History from 1976 to 1979 needed." "History from 1980 to 1986 needed." On August 16, 1980, 'Skipjack' was in port in Callao, Peru, along with another US Navy surface vessel. In 1986, "Skipjack" deployed on a "Northern Run" to the North Atlantic Ocean. In 1987 "Skipjack" deployed to the Mediterranean Sea, returning in early September and entering dry-dock for the September – November time