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
Skipjack-class submarine Skipjack-class submarine The "Skipjack" class was a class of United States Navy nuclear submarines (SSNs) that entered service in 1959-61. This class was named after its lead boat, . The new class introduced the teardrop hull and the S5W reactor to U.S. nuclear submarines. The "Skipjack"s were the fastest U.S. nuclear submarines until the s, the first of which entered service in 1974. The "Skipjack"s' design was based on the USS "Albacore"'s high-speed hull design. The hull and innovative internal arrangement were similar to the diesel-powered "Barbel" class that were built concurrently. The design of the "Skipjack"s was very different