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Ikejime (活け締め) or ikijime (活き締め) is a method of killing fish that maintains the quality of its meat. [1] The technique originated in Japan , but is now in widespread use. It involves the insertion of a spike quickly and directly into the hindbrain , usually located slightly behind and above the eye, thereby causing immediate ...
Ikejime translates to “alive kill” in Japanese. It is a historic Japanese method that dramatically improves the shelf life, taste, texture and appearance of fish. On his Fearless Fish Market ...
Pithing, also known as ikejime (or ikijime), involves sticking a sharp spike through the brain of the fish. If done properly, it can kill quickly, however, if the operator misses the brain, the results may be stressful for the fish, which is why resources such as the ikijime.com database [22] have been developed to define the brain location of ...
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As of 2019 Raid Ant & Roach Killer contains pyrethroids, imiprothrin, and cypermethrin; [3] other products contain tetramethrin and prallethrin as active ingredients. [4] Raid Flying Insect Killer, a spray, uses piperonyl butoxide and D-phenothrin. [5] The brand was sold as Ridsect for Malaysian market.
Rotenone is used as a nonselective piscicide (fish killer). [9] Rotenone has historically been used by indigenous peoples to catch fish. Typically, rotenone-containing plants in the legume family, Fabaceae , are crushed and introduced into a body of water, and as rotenone interferes with cellular respiration , the affected fish rise to the ...
The World Health Organization published in 2004 that "Prallethrin is of low mammalian toxicity, with no evidence of carcinogenicity" and "is very toxic to bees and fish but of low toxicity to birds." [2] Prallethrin is a member of the pyrethroid class of insecticides. Pyrethroids have historically been classified into two groups, Type I and ...
On "River Monsters," Jeremy Wade traveled to South America to investigate where a Bolivian man named Oscar was killed when face was ripped off while swimming across the South American River.