**7. Harvest and commercialization**

At the end of the larval culture period, the commercial product will be obtained as eel like that is called, crystalline juvenile with no, or only slight, coloration a body length of 4-6 cm and a body weight of 0.3 g, before harvesting, the fish are starved for 2 days and are placed live in tanks of clean water for depuration (Mardones, 2003; Dantagnan et al., 2007; Mardones et al., 2008). These specimens are slaughtered by asphyxia, washed in a solution of 5 g\*kg-1 chlorine and citric acid or ascorbic acid at 5 g\*kg-1, ready for subsequent transportation to the packaging plants (Mardones, 2003; Mardones et al., 2008). Currently , whitebait is sold fresh as well as frozen in Chile and New Zealand, at a price that fluctuates between 10 and 45 USD\*kg-1. It is known that, in Chile the product is sold fresh on the beach at price of 10 USD\*kg-1 is required (Mardones, 2003; Mardones et al, 2008).
