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Fresh Fish.....Satisfaction is death...

The Japanese have a great liking for fresh fish.  But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades.  So, to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring back the fish.  The longer it took them to bring back the fish, the stale they grew. The fish were not fresh and the Japanese did not like the taste.  To solve this problem, fishing companies installed the freezers on their boats.  They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea.  Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish.  And they did not like the taste of frozen fish.  The frozen fish brought a lower price.  So, fishing companies installed fish tanks.  They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin.  After a little hashing around, fishes stopped moving.  They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, t