Abstract: A fish stunning apparatus comprising a fish stunning device including a striker; said striker including a cylinder and a piston, said piston movable between retracted position and an extended position; a fish guide having an entrance and an exit; said fish guide guiding a fish below said striker so that said piston contacts said fish when said piston is in the extended position; trigger to cause said piston to be moved from the retracted position to the extended position when said fish is passed through said fish guide; wherein said fish is moved unidirectionally from said entrance through said guide to the exit. A fish guide comprising an entrance, an exit and a pivotally movable floor and a table for distributing fish for stunning are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fish stunning apparatus comprising a fish stunning device (100) including a striker (400); said striker (400) including a cylinder and a piston (443), said piston (443) movable between a retracted position and an extended position; a fish guide (200) having an entrance (230) and an exit (240); said fish guide (200) guiding a fish below said striker (400) so that said piston (443) contacts said fish when said piston (443) is in the extended position; trigger (300) to cause said piston (443) to be moved from the retracted position to the extended position when said fish is passed through said fish guide (200); wherein said fish is moved unidirectionally from said entrance (230) through said guide (200) to the exit (240). A fish guide (200) comprising an entrance (230), an exit (240) and a pivotally movable floor (220) and a table for distributing fish for stunning are also disclosed.