Written by experts in the field and filled with the latest research data, this comprehensive work presents important information on the nutritional properties of fish oils for human health and the analysis of fatty acids. Included is information on the breakdown, production and refining of fatty acids, as well as the newest methods of analysis and fractionation of fish oil fatty acids. This book should be of interest to seafood industry personnel, researchers, nutritionists, food scientists, biochemists and chemists and scientists in the pharmaceutical industry using fish oil.