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Yellowfin tuna being thawed in water. Excessive water pickup andsogginess can be a problem. Increasing amounts of fish frozen at sea or frozenraw materials are being thawed for further processing. Advanced electronic andvacuum-stema thawing techniques are being investigated. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Fisheries Collection; P. 474 of Our Changing Fisheries 1970 Centenary NMFS centenary volume)