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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

Description

Catching methods

Trawls, seines, gill-nets, hooks

Catch areas

Argentina, Falkland Islands

Brief description

Argentinian hake (Merluza hubbsi) is referred to family (Merlucciidae) . Argentinian hake colour is greyish on dorsal region and silvery white on belly. Argentinian hake weighs 300-1200+ gr and is smalles that its relative (Merluza australis) which is caught nearby. Maximum recorded length is 95 cm. Males common size is up to 50 cm, females up to 60 cm. Argentinean hake undertakes migrations associated with high-production oceanic fronts in the area it migrates north from the continental shelf to deeper waters in summer/autumn and returns at the beginning of spring. Hake is important commercial fish in Argentina and Uruguay with annual catch of approximately 80,000 tonnes.

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

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