During these experiments, the fish were dried until there was no further appreciable weight loss. In commercial practice, it might not be necessary to dry the products to the same extent. Again using the method of Poulter et al., it is possible to suggest that, with a moisture content of 25% in the brined products, or 25 - 45% in the dry salted products (aw = 0.70), a shelf-life of approximately 100 days might be expected. If a longer shelf-life is required, the moisture content would need to be reduced to 15 - 20%, regardless of the salt concentration, to obtain a more stable product. As mentioned earlier in this report, it was not always possible to achieve this lower moisture level during sun drying. Therefore, when using the solar dryers, it is not only possible to achieve higher drying rates but also lower moisture contents and, in turn, a more stable product.