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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 kg

Size 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

Description

Catch methods

Trawls, seines, gill-nets

Catch areas

FAO 27, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands; FAO 21 – USA, Canada

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 kg

Size 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

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    Product form

    Frozen, WR, blocks, 20/24 kg cartons
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    Size grading

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    HGT- 4-8 / 4-10 ppk

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    Brief description

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    Product form

    Block Frozen, WR, blocks – 12, 15, 20 kg
    Block Frozen, HGT, blocks -12, 20 kg

    Size grading

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    Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

    Brief description

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    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 cartons

    Size grading

    WR – 20+, 23+, 25+, 30+ cm
    HG – 20+ cm

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    Brief description

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    Product form

    CHOSO – Cooked, head on, shell on

    Size grading

    CHOSO – 80/100, 90/120, 120/150, 150/+, 180/+

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    Product form

    Landfrozen, HGT, blocks, 20/24 kg packaging, Morocco
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    Seafrozen, WR, blocks, 20 kg packaging, New Zealand

    Size grading

    Morocco HGT – 10-16 ppk or 10,5 cm+
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    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
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