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A tray (10) for receiving a plurality of fish fillets (28) in a layer for compaction and freezing in a stack of layers. The tray is formed from a sheet (18) of material having a first portion (12) joined to a second portion (14) by a flexible hinge portion (16). The first portion is formed to define

A tray (10) for receiving a plurality of fish fillets (28) in a layer for compaction and freezing in a stack of layers. The tray is formed from a sheet (18) of material having a first portion (12) joined to a second portion (14) by a flexible hinge portion (16). The first portion is formed to define a plurality of first recesses (24) and the second portion is formed to define a plurality of negative second recesses (26). A fillet is received within each of the first recesses to form a layer, the tray is folded, and an additional layer of fillets is received within the second recesses. The tray is constructed and configured to be deformed and to enable the fillets to deform within the recesses, under the force of compaction, to form separable layers of substantially separate frozen fillets.

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A foldable tray for receiving a plurality of seafood pieces in a layer for compaction and freezing with a stack of adjacent layers of seafood pieces, comprising: a foldable sheet of material including a first portion formed to define a plurality of first recesses, each recess capable of receiving an

A foldable tray for receiving a plurality of seafood pieces in a layer for compaction and freezing with a stack of adjacent layers of seafood pieces, comprising: a foldable sheet of material including a first portion formed to define a plurality of first recesses, each recess capable of receiving and substantially surrounding a piece of seafood to form a layer of individual separated seafood pieces; a second portion defining a plurality of second recesses, wherein each second recess is capable of receiving and substantially surrounding a piece of seafood to form a second layer of individual separated seafood pieces, wherein said second recesses are oriented relative to said first recesses such that when said sheet is in an unfolded condition said second recesses are inverted relative to said first recesses; and a flexible hinge portion defined between the first portion and the second portion, the sheet being foldable along the hinge portion so that when the sheet is in an folded condition the second portion overlies and is substantially parallel to the first portion and the first and second recesses open in the same direction when said second portion overlies said first portion, the sheet being constructed and contoured to be deformable and to enable seafood pieces, when received in the first and second recesses, to deform within the first and second recesses under the force of compaction, to form first and second layers of substantially separate seafood pieces.