Course details

Improve your knowledge of fish quality and further develop your fish filleting techniques in this workshop facilitated by Hal Dawson, an experienced trainer and filleter who has worked in the industry for many years.

Topics covered will include:

  • Species identification
  • Causes and control of spoilage
  • Quality assessment
  • Hygiene and safety
  • Workstation preparation
  • Safe knife handling
  • Filleting techniques
  • Handling and packing techniques

Filleting techniques covered will include:

  • Block/Butterfly filleting
  • Side filleting
  • Flatfish filleting
  • Skinning
  • High value trimming, to include V-Boning, J-Cutting and Pin-Boning
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Bord Iascaigh Mhara

We_They mission is to grow a thriving Irish seafood industry; expand the raw material base, add value and develop efficient supply chains that together deliver on the Government’s Food Harvest 2020 targets for seafood and create sustainable jobs.We help to develop the Irish seafood industry by providing:

  • technical expertise
  • business support
  • funding
  • training
  • and by promoting responsible environmental practices
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