Blue Whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)

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  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

  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 cartons

  Size grading

  WR – 4-8 ppk
  HGT- 4-8 / 4-10 ppk

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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 kg

  Size grading

  13 cm+ – WR, 10 cm + – HGT

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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

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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

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  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 kg

  Size grading

  100-200 / 200-400 / 300-500 / 500-700 gr