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Fish

Type	Size	Whole Fish	Fish Steaks	Fillets
Fatty	Large	2 months	1.5 months	1 month
	Small	1.5 months	1 month	1 month
Lean	Large	6 months	4 months	3.5 months
	Small	4 months	3 months	2.5 months

	Fat fish=Butterfish, Mackerel, Salmon, Shad, Trout, Tuna, Whitefish, etc.
	Lean fish=Cod, Carp, Flounder, Haddock, Halibut, Lake Herring, Pollock, Whiting, Swordfish See the Fat & Calorie table for other types of fish.

Shellfish

Lobsters and Crabs (meat)	2 months
Shrimp	6 months
Oysters, Scallops, Clams (shucked)	3-4 months

For a free printed copy of the complete brochure, "Home Freezing of Fish," by David A. Stuiber, email your mailing address to  linda@seagrant.wisc.edu