Fema Merin Jacob

Worth reading...this fish story The Japanese have always loved fresh fish But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades.  So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.  The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh. To solve this problem, fish companies installed freezers on their boats.  They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea.  Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer.  However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish and they did not like the taste of frozen fish The frozen fish brought a lower price.  So, fishing companies installed fish tanks.  They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin.  After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost th...

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