Atlantic species
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Atlantic species
Argentinian Hake (Merluccius hubbsi)
Product form
IQF (individually quick frozen), HGT (head off, gutted, tail off), IWP (individually poly-wrapped), packed in 20 kg master cartons
Blockfrozen, HGT (head off, gutted, tail off), Interleaved, packed in 20 kg master cartons
IQF fillets, skin off, packed in 18 kg master cartons (or according to customer specification)
Blockfrozen fillets, skin on, packed in 15 kg master cartons (or according to customer specification)Size grading
HGT, IQF, IWP – 60-200/ 200-300 / 300-500 gr / 500-800 gr / 800-1200 gr
HGT, blocks, interleaved – 60-200/ 200-300 / 300-500 gr
Fillets, skin on, blocks, interleaved, glazing 2%, 2/4-4/6-6/8-8/10 oz, 3×6 kg packaging
Fillets, skin off, IQF, glazing 2%, 60-120 / 120-200 / 200 gr up, 3x-5 kg -
Atlantic species
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
Brief description
Herring (Clupea harnegus) is referred to family clupenidae and is widely found in North Atlantic shoaling in large schools. Common size of Herring is 20-30 cm weighing 200-400 grams respectively. Herring have been salted in Europe for winter food for at least 1000 years. Disputes about access to Herring stocks started wars in medieval times and are still a problem for European Union. In 2012 commercial Herring landings totaled 1,5 million tonnes, most of which were caught in Norwegian waters. Herring is widely used for canning and salting so the fat content is critical to produce better products.
Product form
Blast frozen, whole round, blocks – 10 kg, packed in cartons 20 kg
Vertical plate frozen at sea, “butterfly fillets” / flaps, packed in cartons 20 kg
Vertical plate frozen at sea, single fillets – “Euro cut”, packed in cartons 20 kgSize grading
Whole round – 125-200 gr / 200-300 gr / 250+ gr / 300+ gr / 350+ gr
Flaps / Butterfly fillets – 10-16 / 8-12 / 6-10 / 5-8 / 4-7 pcs/kg
Single fillets “Eurocut”- 25-45 gr / 30-50 gr / 40-70 gr / 50-80 gr -
Atlantic species
Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)
Product form
Whole round (WR, WHG), landfozen or seafrozen in blocks or IQF, fat content 18-27%, branded cartons
Headed, gutted (H&G) (landfozen or seafrozen), H&G (headed, gutted), fat content 18-27%, branded cartons
Fillets – single cut / flaps, skin on, frozen in 20 kg blocks, branded cartons
Size grading
Whole round (WR, WHG) – 200-400, 300-500, 400-600, 500+, 600+ grams
Headed, gutted (H&G) – 130+, 150-300, 225+, 200-400, 250+, 300+, 300-500, grams
Fillets – single cut – 60-90, 70-130 grams
Fillets – flaps – 60+, 80+, 100+, 150+, 200+ grams -
Atlantic species
Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
Brief description
Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) is a small pelagic fish which is referred to Cod family that lives most of its life at 200 to 600 meters depth. Blue whiting can reach a length of 47 cm, but its usual length 20-35 cm. It is widely distributed in the North-East Atlantic and is therefore an important link in the marine food chain, feeding on plankton crustaceans and small fish and being itself prey to a wide range of predatory fish, squid and marine mammals.The most important fishing areas for blue whiting are the spawning grounds west of the British Isles – where the fishery takes place before, during and after the spawning in February-April. Annual catch of Blue whiting exceeds 1,5 million metric tonnes, most of which is processed into animal food and fish oil.
Product form
WR, Block frozen (landfozen or seafrozen), block size 15,18, 20 kg, packed in master cartons
HG (seafrozen), block size 15,18, 20 kg, packed in master cartonsSize grading
WR – 20+, 23+, 25+, 30+ cm
HG – 20+ cm -
Atlantic species
Capelin (Mallotus villosus)
Brief description
Capelin (Mallotus Villosus) belongs to the family of smelts. Capelin is common in the northern parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Found in the North Atlantic – the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Maine (USA). Capelin – it schooling pelagic fish feed on planktonic crustaceans. Capelin – purely marine species, lives in the open sea, in the upper layers of water (up to 300 m, at least 700 m). Common size of Capelin from 13 to 20 sm. Capelin is an important commericial fish. The stock of capelin is quite large, and in some years it is produced over half a mlllion tons. 2012 quota was set at 400,000 tons.
Product form
WR, block frozen at sea, block size 5, 10, 15, 20 kg, packed in master cartons
Size grading
Females: 30-40, 35-45, 45-55, 55-65 ppk
Males: 25-35, 30-40, 35-45 ppk -
Atlantic species
Coldwater shrimp (Pandalus borealis)
Brief description
Coldwater shrimp (Pandalus borealis) – prawns are predominantly found in the Pacific, Atlantic Oceans. As the males, they grow to 120 mm in length, and become females “gather additionally” even 40-45 mm, and lives at depths of 20–1,330 m. Coldwater shrimp are one of the most important commercial species of shrimp in the world. The main producer countries of “Pandalus borealis” are Norway, Greenland, Iceland and USA. Annual catch for coldwater shrimp in Northern Atlantic has accounted for 200-300 mln tonnes.
Product form
CHOSO – Cooked, head on, shell on
Size grading
CHOSO – 80/100, 90/120, 120/150, 150/+, 180/+
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Atlantic species
Horse mackerel (Trachurus spp)
Product form
Landfrozen, HGT, blocks, 20/24 kg packaging, Morocco
Landfrozen, WR, blocks, 20/24 kg packaging, Morocco
Seafrozen, DRE, blocks, 20 kg packaging, New Zealand
Seafrozen, WR, blocks, 20 kg packaging, New ZealandSize grading
Morocco HGT – 10-16 ppk or 10,5 cm+
Morocco WR – 6-10 ppk or 15 cm+
New Zealand, DRE– 300-600 / 600-900 / 900-1200 gr
New Zealand, WR – 500-1000 /1000-2000 gr -
Atlantic species
Redfish (Sebastes marinus)
Brief description
Redfish (Sebastes marinus) belongs to the family Scorpaenidae. Redfish lives mainly in cold waters at a considerable depth – from 100 to 500 m.The smallest species of redfish reach a length of 20 cm, and the largest exceed 1 m.In the Norwegian Sea and the Arctic Ocean sea bass commits summer migration. The main fishing nations for Redfish are Norway and Iceland.
Product form
WR, FAS (or landfrozen), blocks, packed in cartons of 10, 15, 20 kg
HG (V-cut), FAS (or landfrozen), blocks, packed in cartons of 10, 15, 20 kgSize grading
100-200 / 200-400 / 300-500 / 500-700 gr
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Atlantic species
Sardine (Sardina plichardus)
Brief description
Sardine (Sardina pilchardus) is found in the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is caught primarily off the coast of Spain, Morocco, Portugal, and along the east coast of South Africa. Sardines are small, silvery pelagic fish very similar in appearance to small herring. Her back bluish-green, sides and belly silvery white, but the color fade quickly after catch, leaving the whole fish silver. Basically sardine grow up to 15-20 cm, rarely up to 25 cm. Catches in the western Mediterranean of about 250 000 tons, and in the northeast Atlantic of 700 000, together with lower production areas contribute to total more than million metric tonnes yearly commercial catch. Sardine is widely used for canning, smoked, frying and preserves production.
Product form
Block Frozen, WR, blocks – 12, 15, 20 kg
Block Frozen, HGT, blocks -12, 20 kgSize grading
13 cm+ – WR, 10 cm + – HGT
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Atlantic species
Sardinella (Sardinella aurita)
Brief description
Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) – is a small pelagic fish. Sardinella is found in abundance in waters Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is caught primarily off the coast of Spain, Morocco, and along the east coast of South Africa. Common commercial size of Sardinella is 15 – 25 cm, and at weight of 100 – 250 gr. Sardinella is a small, silver fish with bluish-green back and silvery white sides and belly. It inhabits coastal waters to a depth of 100 m, likes clear saline water with a minimum temperature below 24°C. Feeds mainly on zooplankton, especially copepods. Most of Sardinella’s commercial catch is used for canning purposes. Total annual catch accounts for more than 400 000 tones
Product form
Frozen, WR, blocks, 20/24 kg cartons
Frozen, HGT, blocks, 20/24 kg cartonsSize grading
WR – 4-8 ppk
HGT- 4-8 / 4-10 ppk