Abstract: Fish based food product consisting of two materials, a paste material and a fibrous material, the paste material being aerated by texturization, incorporating fibers whose diameter is between 1 &mgr;m and 1 mm, either isolated or in bundles, the product having a heterogeneous texture and a firm and elastic overall consistency similar to that of fish or crustacean muscle. The fibrous material obtained by extrusion cooking forms a network of macroscopic fibers whose diameters are in the order of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, ramified into microscopic fibers with diameters in the order of 1 &mgr;m to 0.1 mm.

Abstract: A method of measuring out and/or forming foodstuffs to impart a shape to the foodstuff with compromising the rheological and organoleptic properties, foodstuffs formed by this method, and packaging for foodstuffs formed by the method of the invention. In one embodiment of the invention, a foodstuff comprising fish flesh is measured into a receptacle which is sufficiently rigid to impart a desired shape to the foodstuff. In a preferred embodiment, the foodstuff comprises fish flesh, in particular the flesh of fish proper and/or of shellfish.

Abstract: The present invention relates mainly to a method of preparing foodstuffs based on fish flesh [i.e. the flesh of fish proper, and/or shellfish], and to foodstuffs obtained by this method. In the method of the invention, the fish flesh is mechanically mixed or kneaded to a moderate extent, i.e. the mechanical action avoids any significant irreversible spoiling of the fiber structure of the flesh, this action taking place in the presence of edible water-retaining compounds, in particular edible hydrocolloids. Mixing and/or kneading is continued until a uniform distribution is obtained in the mass of fish flesh of the water-retaining compounds and any other additives. The present invention is particularly applicable to the food industry. The present invention is mainly applicable to transforming fish proper, as distinct from shellfish.

Abstract: An anchoring system for a floating drilling vessel or the like comprises a wire rope having one end attached to an anchor and the other end secured to the drilling vessel. The secured end has attached thereto a floating tag line with a length greater than the location water depth, making it possible to easily recover a wire rope that is cast-off in the event the vessel is required to quickly leave its location, for example, in an emergency.