Smoked fish has a slightly longer shelf-life than fresh fish and doesn’t need to be kept on ice. Keep it refrigerated and use within the use-by date. If smoked fish does require further cooking ...

The actual smoking process varies a great deal, with each smokehouse using its own techniques. Generally, the fresh fish is salted, dried, washed, then air-dried and smoked over wood chippings.

But smoked fish won't last as long as other preserved animal proteins, like a log of dried sausage or a batch of cured egg yolks. How long your salmon will last in the fridge, unopened ...