PURPOSE: To preserve and to transport fishes and shellfishes in a live state under an anhydrous condition by cooling fishes and shellfishes in water into a hibernating state, packing the fishes and shellfishes with a cushioning material and cooling to a low temperature.

CONSTITUTION: Fishes and shellfishes and crustaceans in water are gradually cooled from normal temperature to -3 to 10°C for 1-27 hours into a hibernating state. Then the fishes and shellfishes in a hibernating state are embedded in a cushioning material sawdust, Japanese paper pieces or cloth waste containing 1-90% water at -3 to 10°C in a bag made of a plastic such as polyethylene or nylon having 60-100mm thickness, packed with oxygen and sealed. Then, the sealed bag having the fishes and shellfishes is put in an expanded plastic container having 10-50mm thickness, topped with a cover made of the same material and stored at low temperature so that the fishes and shellfishes can be lightly transported for a long period of time and the fishes and shellfishes in a hibernating state can be readily revived.