Horse Mackerel

Product Name and General Description:

Horse Mackerel

Whole Round

Blast Frozen and IQF

Latin Name:

Trachurus Capenis

Catch Area:

South-East Atlantic, FAO 47

Catching Method:

Trawler Vessels

Nature of Fish:

Wild Origin

Piece Weight:

Individual

Product Grading:

Individual

14cm+, 16cm+, 18cm+, 20cm+,

Very limited 25cm+, 30cm+

Method of freezing:

Blast Frozen to attain a product temperature of -18 C or below after thermal stabilization.

IQF spiral freezing for Retail and Deli Packaging

Storage:

Storage- and transportation temperature must be kept at minimum of -18ºC

Best Before:

24 months from date of production/catch

Method of Packing:

Jumble Packed but for the 5 Kg and 15 Kg boxes

the fish is finger laid individually in the carton in such a way that each fish can be separated easily in a frozen state

Carton Weight:

Available in 15Kg and 20Kg net

Carton Specs:

15Kg – packed as 3 x 5kg – hand laid

20Kg – packed as 2 x 10Kg – machine laid

General Information:

16cm- = 160 fish per box and ca. 65gr per fish - pack only 2 x 10kg

16cm+ = 125 fish per box and ca. 82gr per fish - pack only 2 x 10kg

18cm+ = 110 fish per box and ca. 93gr per fish - pack only 2 x 10kg

20cm+ = 70 fish per box and ca.150gr per fish - 2 x 10kg

25cm+ = 35 fish per box and ca. 180gr per fish - 3 x 5kg